For parents of kids with an IEP
See what's missing from your child's IEP before the next meeting.
Upload the IEP and LightMap reads every page. You'll see where the plan and your child don't line up: supports left "at the teacher's discretion," sections that contradict each other, dates that have passed. You get the questions to bring to the team and an email ready to send. You know your child best. LightMap lines the plan up against what you know, so it's all in one place when you walk in.
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Sam's IEP, read
What's missing
Afternoons are hardest, and breaks are written into Science only.
The plan says behavior doesn't affect learning. Two teacher reports describe disruption.
The reevaluation was due in August. No date is set.
Sam and these findings are invented.
What the plan provides, class by class, in plain words
The gaps: contradictions, vague supports, missed dates
Questions to bring to the team
An email to your case manager, ready to copy
How it works
- 1
Upload the IEP, and an evaluation if you have one.
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Answer 4 quick taps about your child.
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Read your findings and copy the email.
Walk in with evidence
Log hard moments for two weeks, and LightMap builds a School Report for the team: what you're seeing next to the supports in the plan, what helps, and what you're asking for.
Upload your child's IEPMore than one report
This is just a taste.
The IEP read is one report out of many. Inside LightMap you'll also find the School Report, the Therapist Summary, Go Deeper, and Muse, a thinking partner who knows your child's history.
And the tools that help at home can matter even more than any report: logging hard moments in LightMap so Muse can help you understand what's behind them, stories and songs for big feelings, workbooks, and the Foundations course for parents. All of it comes with one membership.
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Is my child's IEP private?
Yes. Only your account can see it, it's never shared, and you can delete it anytime.
Does this replace an advocate?
No. It helps you walk in prepared, and it's a good thing to bring to an advocate too.
What does it cost?
The first read is free. The School Report and Muse come with a membership, $12.99 a month or $99 a year after a 14-day free trial.
Birch & Light is not a law firm or a medical provider. Findings are questions to raise with your child's team, not legal or clinical advice.