While a commonly used acronym in the education world, the IEP meaning may be less understood. IEP stands for Individualized Education Program, and it is a formal document that details a student's disability, goals, and services that relate to receiving specialized instruction in school (also know...
During the Intersection of Race and Disability listening sessions, I know this topic came up a few times. That link will take you to the videos. Anyway, this is something I could rant about for days. But rather than do that, let’s just do a deep dive into the Emotional Disturbance ca...
b. Annual goals. The IEP must state annual goals, including academic and functional goals, for your child, meaning what you and the school team think he or she can reasonably accomplish in a year. The goals must relate to meeting the needs that result from your child's disability. They m...
“If it’s a learning disability, a mild mental disability, autism or a behavior disorder, then that does not require any medical diagnosis,” she says. “That is testing we do in-house within the district to determine if they qualify for what the state requires to get them an IEP for...
Add in a learning disability, trauma, food insecurity, and who knows what else…why do we act surprised and disappointed when a child cannot self-regulate? As children grow and learn about the world around them, they begin to develop these skills. Still, many need direct instruction in self...
There are as many IEP goals as there are students. But the longer you teach special education, the more you’ll find yourself searching for just the right reading comprehension goal for a student with a learning disability or a behavior goal for a kid who has ADHD. That’s where an IEP...
We Are Teachers This is a list of accommodations that could be helpful for most students with IEPs. Start here when planning accommodations for a student who has a learning disability, and use this list for additional accommodations for students with other disabilities depending on their profiles ...
Decisions are a “team” decisions, meaning that what parents say and think doesn’t matter because if other “team” members (teaches and admins) aren’t in agreement then it goes their way, not the parents way. It’s very frustrating and I’ve given up trying to negotiate with ...
An example would be when a second-grade class is working on beginning multiplication while a child with special needs is still learning addition. In this situation, the curriculum has been modified, meaning the content has been changed to meet the learner's needs. Question 10 Which elements ...
Decoding in reading refers to the process of translating written text into understandable language. It involves recognizing and interpreting individual letters, letter combinations, and words in order to comprehend the meaning of the text. Decoding skills are essential for fluent reading, as they allow...