IEPs: Guide to Writing Individualized Education Programs, 4th edition

Published by Pearson (July 12, 2021) © 2022

  • Gordon Gibb Brigham Young University
  • Tina M. Taylor

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Title overview

IEPs includes step-by-step instructions backed by examples, practice and feedback. It helps you gain the critical skills needed to write legally acceptable IEPs. This essential resource begins with an easy-to-understand summary of IDEA. The IEP process is then broken down into 7 manageable steps. This text is ideal for teacher candidates, in-service educators, parents and IEP team members.

The 4th Edition aligns with the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act. It features new cases, sample IEPs and more. There's also further writing level guidance for academic achievement and functional performance (PLAAFP) statements. The text can be used for whole group instruction, out-of-class assignments or independent study.

Table of contents

  • Introduction: Special Education and the Individualized Education Program
  • Meet Our Students
  • STEP 1. Describe the Student's Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance
  • STEP 2. Write Measurable Annual Goals
  • STEP 3. Measure and Report Student Progress
  • STEP 4. State the Services Needed to Achieve Annual Goals
  • STEP 5. Explain the Extent, if Any, to Which the Student Will Not Participate with Nondisabled Students in the Regular Class and in Extracurricular and Other Nonacademic Activities
  • STEP 6. Explain Accommodations Necessary to Measure Academic Achievement and Functional Performance on State- and District-Wide Assessments
  • STEP 7. Complete a Transition Plan for Students Aged 16 and Older
  • Appendix: Answers to Exercises

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