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SMARTER GOALS - ATTAINABLE iep goals Nov 28, 2020

SMARTER GOALS - A

 

DEFINE ATTAINABLE ADVANCEMENT THAT IS TIME BOUND.

So many times goals are about balance in addition to all of the other issues that need to be considered.  The goal needs to be attainable within the year, yet there needs to be enough challenge to it that progress...

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SMARTER GOALS - MEASURABLE iep development iep goals present levels of performance progress monitoring Nov 23, 2020

SMARTER GOALS – M

 

MEASURABLE AND MEANINGFUL DATA COLLECTION MUST BE ESTABLISHED

Identification of needs requires defined meaningful data collection that determines next steps in evaluations, research based programing, & other areas of need. The IEP is designed in order to allow...

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SMARTER GOALS - SPECIFIC evaluations iep development parental concerns Nov 21, 2020
 

SMARTER GOALS – S

SPECIFIC AREAS OF NEED MUST BE IDENTIFIED IN ACADEMIC, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND FUNCTIONAL SKILL SETS  

It is difficult to underestimate the importance of specificity when dealing with the process of developing an IEP. Whether considering the results of...

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UNDERSTANDING SMARTER GOALS evaluations iep goals iep preparation Nov 16, 2020

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!

 

  HISTORY:

November of 1981, the issue of Management Review contained a paper, There's a S.M.A.R.T. Way To Write...

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PITFALLS TO AVOID WHEN HOMESCHOOLING compliance home school progress monitoring truancy Nov 14, 2020

 
 

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...

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5 IEP CURRICULUMS -Behavior behavior Nov 09, 2020

 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...

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5 IEP CURRICULUMS - #4-Assistive Technology assessments assistive technology Nov 07, 2020

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...

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5 IEP CURRICULUMS #3 Expanded / Functional accommodations iep development modifications parent concerns Nov 02, 2020

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...

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5 IEP CURRICULUMS #1-Core & #2-Extracurricular accommodations curriculums research based instruction Oct 31, 2020

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...

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18 PARTS OF THE IEP - Part II iep development parts of the iep special education twice exceptional Oct 26, 2020

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...

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18 PARTS OF AN IEP - Part 1 iep development parental concerns parts of the iep Oct 24, 2020

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...

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WHO DEVELOPS THE IEP? iep development iep preparation iep team parent participation parent responsibilities Oct 19, 2020

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...
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