Effective IEP's

Greening, J. Friendship Circle. (2011, May 3). Special education: 9 Steps to writing an effective IEP for your child. Special Education. Friendship Circle: Special Needs Resources. Retrieved from https://www.friendshipcircle.org/blog/2011/05/03/9-steps-to-write-an-effective-iep-for-your-child/. These 9 steps are based directly off of the Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004. It emphasizes how parents should play crucial roles in developing IEP's with children & school personnel. Some of the strategies include giving teachers a copy of your IEP goals and ideas at least two weeks in advance of a scheduled IEP meeting. Also, social goals should be included to improve chances of becoming fully included in a general education class.
(2007, March 23). Guide to the individualized education program. U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from https://www2.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.html. This government webpage includes tons of information from the basic special education process under IDEA to options for parents who do not agree with the IEP that is written for their child. It also includes other helpful resources on IEP's and a sample IEP form for stakeholders to view.
Rebhorn, Theresea. (2017, March). Developing your child's IEP. Center for Parent Information & Resources. Retrieved from https://www.parentcenterhub.org/pa12/. This resource, intended for parents, gives great insight into the IEP process that they can expect to experience. Additionally, it covers the important student entitlements under FAPE as it applies to special education services. Finally, it contains links to several other resources related to IEP's and special education services.
(2018). Contents of the IEP. Reading Rockets. National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. Retrieved from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/contents-iep. This webpage covers the broader picture of what an IEP is, and how it includes 3 main areas of student's school life including; the general education curriculum, extracurricular activities, and non-academic activities. Lastly, it covers a list of the content IEP's should contain and extra IEP content that may be included.
(2007). How to determine measurable annual Goals in an IEP. National Association of Special Education Teachers. Retrieved from https://www.naset.org/index.php?id=760. This webpage explains how to write effective IEP goals that cannot only be evaluated properly, but also goals that children can achieve. It discusses how goals must be clearly defined with benchmarks and short-term objectives. Likewise, it talks about the step-by-step procedures for determining measurable annual goals.

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