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SMARTER GOALS CREATE IMPROVED IEP OUTCOMES
YOU NEED TO KNOW ENOUGH -
TO ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS -
TO GET THE RIGHT ANSWERS
What you don’t know will hurt you!
November of 1981, the issue of Management Review contained a paper, There's a S.M.A.R.T. Way To Write Management's Goals...
PITFALLS TO AVOID
WHEN HOMESCHOOLING
Truancy, Compliance, and
Progress Monitoring
By: Jen Fauls-Leaver
New groups of homeschooling families are being welcomed each day. Many families are feeling they are not ready to have their children return to in-person schooling and inste...
BEHAVIORAL CURRICULUM
The last of the five curriculums you will find in an IEP is that for behavior. The behavior curriculum is implemented when a student’s behavior impedes the student’s learning or that of others. At that point the IEP team must consider the use of positive behavioral interventi...
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY and the IEP
Today we are focusing on assistive technology and its importance in assisting the student in accessing their education. While everyone considers things like reading and math and the programs that support the struggling learner, we frequently do not consider the many...
5 IEP CURRICULUMS #3 EXPANDED / FUNCTIONAL
Usually, parents do not think of accommodations or modifications as part of an actual curriculum. It does help to look at things from a different perspective because each of the 5 curriculum areas complements each other so that the child can have as full...
5 IEP CURRICULUMS
Surprise, surprise, its not just reading, writing and arithmetic that we address in the IEP. The purpose of the IEP is to come up with a plan that will allow the child to access all of their education. That means that the accommodations and modifications that can be associated wi...
18 PARTS OF AN IEP - PART 2 (#10-18)
THERE ARE 18 ESSENTIAL PARTS OF THE IEP
This brings us to the last blog of this series, where we address the last 9 parts of the IEP and their functions. PARENTS MUST UNDERSTAND THE FUNCTION OF EACH PART AND HOW TO USE THEM! What you do not know can delay progr...
18 PARTS OF AN IEP I-9
THERE ARE 18 ESSENTIAL PARTS OF THE IEP
The annotated IEP document reaches 40 pages with no information about the student yet, so it is not surprising that some parents find it to be daunting and intimidating. That is why we want to make sure you are aware of, not only each...
WHO DEVELOPS THE IEP?
The IEP is developed by a team. This team includes school personnel and the child’s parents and as appropriate the child. This team meets AS OFTEN AS NECESSARY, but at least once a year.
Parents and Child
- the parents of the child with a disability are vital members of the ...
IEP VS. A 504 ACCOMMODATION PLAN
The Section 504 plan is NOT an IEP and that is the only part that is clear. Understanding the differences can be critical. If you have a child who should have an IEP and you are given a 504 accommodation plan instead, you will not be able to get the supports necessa...
WRITE THE IEP RIGHT THE FIRST TIME
The IEP is the child's individualized plan to attain functional goals. It makes no difference if we are looking at reading, social competence, or anyone or combination of needs, if they are not addressed in the IEP there will be no focus on them. Most parents an...
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