Language That Lifts: Simple Shifts for Powerful IEPs (PDF)

This handout includes 60 colorful and bolded terms that reflect deficit-based, medical model language often used in educational settings. Each term is followed by three examples of reframing it into…

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You can access a free PDF of the book on this web page, along with translations available in Spanish, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. You can also purchase a physical copy…

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