Free IEP Tools for Parents
These are the free IEP tools for parents I wish I had when I started navigating my kid’s evaluations. Each one translates a specific piece of the process into something you can actually use at the IEP table, so you walk in knowing what the numbers mean and what to ask for.
The Reading Profile Builder turns a stack of subtest scores into a one-page picture of your child’s reading strengths and gaps. The Confidence Interval Calculator shows how much wiggle room is really in any single standard score, which matters a lot when a team says your kid is “two points off” from qualifying. The Spelling Under Load simulator shows the team (or a skeptical grandparent) why your kid can spell a word in isolation but falls apart in a full sentence.
All three are free. All three run in your browser. Nothing gets sent to a server or saved anywhere beyond your own device. Pick the one that matches what you are trying to decode today.
Interactive Tools
Small things that make the big stuff click.
Evaluation reports, reading assessments, and IEPs often read like they were written for someone else. These tools are here to help you translate what you’re looking at, build a real picture of your kid, and get a feel for what they feel. Use one today, come back when the next report lands, send it to a grandparent who wants to help but doesn’t know where to start.
Confidence Interval Calculator
You get a report back and there it is: “Standard Score 98 (95% CI: 92-104).” What does that actually mean for your kid? Plug in the score, get a plain-English read on what the range is telling you, what it isn’t, and why the number in parentheses matters more than the one in bold.
Open the calculator →Reading Profile Builder
Reading isn’t one thing, it’s a whole stack of things: phonological awareness, decoding, fluency, comprehension, and the bridges between them. This walks you through your kid’s strengths and soft spots across the whole stack so you can see the shape of their reading, not just a single score on a single test.
Build a profile →Spelling Under Load
Ever watched your kid ace a spelling list on Monday and then butcher the same words in a sentence on Wednesday? This is a short interactive experience that simulates what spelling feels like when your working memory is already carrying a load. Five minutes, and you’ll never look at a messy draft the same way again.
Try the experience →More tools on the way. If there’s something you wish existed, tell me about it and I’ll see what I can build.