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 Before we start ...
How many term/s in the list do you really understand?

IEP

Impairment vs. Disability vs. Handicap

Chronological Age vs. Mental Age

Accomodations vs. Interventions vs. Modifcations

Developmental Milestone

 What is IEP?
AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLAN (IEP)

IT IS A PLAN THAT TEACHERS AND PARENTS DEVELOP TO HELP A CHILD

WITH LEARNING DISORDERS AND OTHER TYPES OF DISABILITIES
SUCCEED IN SCHOOL.

IT IS LIKE A ROAD MAP THAT ESTABLISHES WHERE YOUR LEARNER IS IN

THEIR LEARNING JOURNEY WHERE YOU'D LIKE THEM TO END UP AT THE
END OF A SCHOOL YEAR, AND STEPS TO HELP THEM GET THERE.
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INFORMATION

DIFFICULTIES,
B BARRIERS AND

IEP ENABLING
SUPPORTS

Compon ent s
C LEARNERS GOAL

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D LEARNER
TRANSITION
 In states that transfer educational rights at the age of
majority, all of the educational rights provided to the
parents transfer to the student when he or she reached
the age of majority.

These educational rights may include the rights to:

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receive notice of and attend Individualized

Rights th a Education Program (IEP) meetings

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consent to reevaluation

Tran sf consent to change of placement

request for mediation or a due process hearing

to resolve a dispute about evaluation,
identification, eligibility, IEP, placement, or other
aspects of a free appropriate public education
(FAPE)

Source: https://www.pacer.org/transition/resource-library/publications/NPC-19.pdf
IEP Goal Formula
SECTION C: LEARNER GOALS

To support identification of learner goals, also confirm:

• What opportunities are available at the school to support learner goals?
• What are the student interest areas?
• What disability-specific skills does the learner need to develop to support their participation/ attainment of goals?
Goals (eg – Skills to improve participation in education or daily living skills. Goals should be SMART (Strategic, Measurable, Achievable,
Realistic and Time-bound)
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discord make harm
difficulty lies opportunity.”

Albert Einstein

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