The IEP can look finished and still need clearer details.
Families may hear that a student can use a scribe or speech-to-text, but the plan may not explain who records responses, how edits happen, if spelling tools are allowed, or what testing rules apply.
The free audit checks the language in the actual IEP against the student's documented needs so you can focus on the pages and questions that matter most.
Start with the situation you are actually in.
This page is for moments when the IEP mentions a scribe, speech-to-text, dictation, word prediction, spell-check, typing support, or other written-response accommodation. First pull accommodation page, testing plan, present levels, evaluation data, teacher email, and one implementation example. Do not blaming staff before checking if the support is specific enough to implement.
This page is for preparing clearer school questions, not for deciding legal claims. The strongest next step is usually a specific written request tied to the IEP page and the data behind it.
The audit can review the IEP pages you include.
It does not stop at one concern or a short checklist. When the relevant pages are included, the audit reviews major IEP sections for unclear language, missing context, documentation gaps, and issues that may deserve a written question.
Evaluations and Present Levels
Check that the IEP describes the student's needs, strengths, baseline data, and current performance.
Goals and Progress Monitoring
Confirm goals are measurable, tied to documented needs, and supported by clear progress-reporting methods.
Services and Accommodations
Look for supports that are individualized, specific enough to follow, and clear about provider, frequency, duration, and setting.
Placement and Access
Review how the plan addresses classroom access, least restrictive environment, behavior, communication, and related-service needs.
Parent Concerns and Team Decisions
Make sure parent input, school refusals, Prior Written Notice, and important meeting decisions are documented clearly.
Procedure Questions to Verify
Identify notice, timeline, refusal, or vague-commitment questions that may need local verification before a parent relies on them.
What this review pays attention to
Along with the included IEP pages above, the audit pays special attention to these issues that may be relevant to this concern. These are examples of extra scrutiny, not the limits of the review.
Check if the plan names the support: human scribe, speech-to-text, word prediction, spell-check, keyboarding, or another written-response tool.
Confirm the IEP explains who records the response, how exact words are captured, and how the student reviews or corrects the final answer.
Look for records showing the support applies to classwork, essays, worksheets, classroom tests, district tests, state assessments, or only certain subjects.
Make sure spelling, grammar, dictionary, internet, phrase prediction, or stored-word settings are allowed or disabled when they could change what is measured.
Review the page for signs that staff training, device setup, privacy, separate setting, or test security needs are written.
A useful result points to a record, not a panic spiral.
This is the kind of parent-facing output the page is built around: a specific IEP section, the reason it deserves review, and one calm next step before any broader escalation.
Finding
Written-response support is unclear
Evidence to check
The IEP says the student may dictate answers, but it does not say if a human scribe, speech-to-text, word prediction, or spell-check is used, or how the student reviews the response.
Parent-safe next step
Ask the IEP team to identify the support, settings, review process, and test limitations.
Upload only the records needed for this concern.
You do not need a perfect binder or every school record. Start with the current IEP pages tied to the issue, then add only the few records that explain the concern most clearly.
Written-response support page
Upload the IEP text that lists a scribe, speech-to-text, word prediction, spell-check, typing, or written-output support.
Writing and access data
Include writing samples, keyboarding data, OT notes, speech-language data, spelling data, or evaluation findings tied to written output.
Testing accommodation records
Add assessment accommodation pages or school policy notes if the support is intended for tests.
First written request
"Please clarify which written-response support is provided, how the student's exact answer is captured and reviewed, which assignments and assessments it applies to, and what tool or testing limits apply."
Ask one question the team can answer.
"What writing barrier is the accommodation addressing, and how will the team make sure the final response is the student's own work?"
Get clearer questions from your actual IEP.
You do not need to compare every page to a checklist. Upload the relevant pages and let the audit help organize sections that may need clarification, weak language, or possible next questions.
Check the IEP LanguageWhat you get from the audit
The result is a prioritized review of the document, not another generic article.
Check the written commitment
The audit looks for missing provider, frequency, duration, setting, baseline, or progress-reporting details.
Tie concerns to records
It keeps the focus on IEP pages, evaluations, service records, progress data, and written decisions.
Prepare one safer question
The result helps parents ask for clarification without turning a document issue into a broad legal claim.
Check if written-response support protects the student's answer without adding adult help or unapproved tools.
Which support details are missing: tool, staff role, review process, settings, or test limits.
Look for records showing the assistive technology checker should review device access and training.
Which state or assessment policy should be checked before using the support on standardized tests.
How the free audit works
Upload the IEP you want checked
Use the current document from the school. You do not need to highlight it, organize it, or know which section is wrong first.
The audit reviews the pages you upload
When those pages are included, it reviews goals, services, accommodations, progress monitoring, parent concerns, and procedure questions for unclear language or missing context.
Get prioritized findings
See which sections may need review first, which page to ask about, and what to raise with the school.
Reasons parents run this audit
If any of these sound familiar, the written IEP deserves a closer look.
The IEP says scribe but does not say how responses are recorded or reviewed.
Ask if the student can review and correct the scribed response.
Speech-to-text is allowed but no device, microphone, or quiet setting is listed.
Ask how the tool will work during real assignments or tests.
Word prediction or spell-check is listed without subject or test limits.
Ask if tool settings change what the assignment or assessment is measuring.
You do not have to sort through the IEP by yourself.
Start with the concern. When you want document-specific help, upload only the relevant IEP pages and the few records that explain the issue.
Check the IEP Language