Answer Sheet for IEP

Mrs. Riceberg, Instructor

Name: Brittany Smith Date: February 3, 2016 Wednesday.

Students Strengths and Needs:

Areas of Strength (add 2)
1. Rita likes music
2. She has strong verbal skills
Areas of Need
3. Social Skills
4. Focusing on the task / assignment in front of her

Instructional Accommodations
Writing Skills
5. Require a minimal amount of writing per day- gradually increase the expectation.
6. Give Rita specific instructions- gradually decrease structure as confidence builds.
Arithmetic
7. Have Rita verbalize the process to teacher or tutor.
8. When teaching abstract concepts use diagrams and visual demonstrations to establish a concrete
relationship.
Word Problems
9. Simplify and rephrase vocabulary in word problems.
Reading Comprehension:
10. Help Rita re- read key ideas and highlighted content.
11. Simplify complex text by rewording (breakdown a complex sentence into several shorter sentences)
Cognitive Learning Skills
12. Have Rita repeat the directions for a task.
13. Use extra visuals, verbal cues and prompts.
Environmental Accommodations
14. Make sure Ritas desk is clear except for tropic materials.
15. Seat Rita away from the window or any other possible distractions.
Assessment Accommodations
16. Simplify test wording, rephrase test questions or directions.
 17. Allow Rita additional time when taking quizzes or tests.
Social Skills
18. Makes sure Rita accepts responsibility for her own actions.
19. Make sure Rita is participating in group activities.
20. Have Rita introduce herself to someone new on the playground.

Benchmarks:

Manuscript Writing
Benchmarks:
21. Rita will practice manuscript writing using a 3rd grade level work book with 90% accuracy.
Cursive Writing
Benchmarks:
22. Rita will write in cursive 10 words (words changing daily) a day with 85% accuracy.

ARITMATIC
Benchmarks:
23. Rita will practice solving 3rd grade level math problems with 80% accuracy.
WORD PROBLEMS
Benchmarks:
24. Rita will learn ways to break down word problems into smaller parts to help her solve and
understand them better.

READING COMPREHENSION
Benchmarks:
25. After each page of reading Rita will summarize verbally what she just read with 70% accuracy.

COGNITIVE LEARNING SKILLS

Benchmarks:
26. When confused about what is taking place in class or with an assignment Rita will ask questions
with 75% accuracy.

SOCIAL SKILLS
Benchmarks:
 27. Rita will introduce herself to a non-familiar classmate once a week with 70% accuracy.

Implementing and Monitoring

28. While working on class assignments Ritas teacher will make sure she is prepared, by having a
study guide as well as any other tools she may need before the lesson starts.
29. Ritas teacher will make sure she understands assignments by having her verbalize the directions
back to the teacher.
30. Encourage Rita to social with the other students. Both in the classroom (group assignments) or on
the playground (group sports activity).