Guide to Writing Quality Individualized Education Programs : What's Best for Students with Disabilities?

by Gibb, Gordon S.; Dyches, Tina Taylor

• ISBN13: 9780205316922
• ISBN10: 0205316921
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

This easy-to-follow guide reduces the complexity of IEP development to seven basic steps based on the requirements if IDEA '97. Pre-service and in-service educators will find the user-friendly format invaluable for enhancing their IEP writing skills. This helpful guide features case studies of four students of different ages with specific disabilities. Step-by-step instructions show how to develop a program by explanation, modeling, practice, and feedback. Also included are instructions for transition planning, a model IEP for comparison, and references for further learning. This guide is best used with theWhat's Best for Matthew? Interactive CD-ROM by Egan, ISBN: 0-205-26660-6. For pre-service and in-service special education teachers.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction: Individualized Education Programs	1	(3)
Describe the student	4	(2)
Describe the student's present levels of educational performance	6	(6)
Write the student's annual goals, with benchmarks or short-term objectives	12	(21)
Describe the special education and related services needed to achieve the goals	33	(11)
Describe the extent to which the student will not participate in the general curriculum	44	(5)
Explain the student's participation in statewide and district assessments	49	(5)
Describe ways that the student's parents will be regularly informed of progress toward goals	54	(4)
Summary	58	(3)
Appendix	61	(2)
Sample blank IEP Form	63	(6)
Completed sample IEP Form	69	(8)
Resources	77