Individualized Education Program

Individualized Education Program In the United States there are approximately 132,183 K-12 school and 98,817 are public schools. (2011) There was a total of 54,876,000 were enrolled in school in 2011, a number that increases every year. A whopping 6,419,000 are students with disabilities. (2011) Students enrolled in school, public, private, or charter are all required to have an Individual Education Program (IEP). IEP 's were created to help teachers, parents, and school staff to work jointly to improve the educational outcome of students with disabilities. Once a student has been identified as needing special educational services the school has 30 days to after the evaluation and eligibility are decided to write an IEP. A meeting is usually…

IEPs: Writing Quality Individualized Education Programs by Gibb and Dyches (2016). This summary will address the seven sections used to write an efficient Individualized Education Program (IEP) which is a legal document mandated by law under the Individuals with Disability Improvement Act (IDEA). The sections addressed in this paper are divided into seven steps. First step is determining the present levels of academic achievement and functional performance (PLAAFP). The second step is…

I walked into my school with confidence on the first day of my junior year. I walked down to my advisory with a big, bright smile on my face grinning from ear to ear that this school year would be an excellent year. When my advisor, Ms. Taverna gave me my schedule, I noticed I had two teachers in two of my classes (AP literature and algebra two) instead of one. That's when I realized that I was still under the 504 plan that was placed on to me in middle school. A 504 plan is similar to an I.E.P.…

Special education is defined as a range of social and educational services by the public school system along with other educational institutes to individuals who are between the ages three and twenty-one that have disabilities. “Special education is designed to ensure that students with disabilities are provided with an environment that allows them to be educated effectively” (“Special Education.”). Special education is staring to grow in popularity across the U.S and has been raising awareness…

parents that I needed additional help with my education. My teacher and my parents got together and started the Special Education process which included four phases; Phase One- Initiating the Referral, Phase Two- Assessing Student Eligibility and Educational Need, Phase Three- Developing Individualized Education Program (IEP) and Phase Four- Determining the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) (Hardman, Drew, & Egan, 2015). During Phase One Initiating the Referral, my teacher and…

It is important that social workers consider their own beliefs about dyslexia as they work with so-called “dyslexic” clients, and it would behoove researchers to do so as well. We make commitments to our clients, and we need to honor those commitments with respect for their individuality. Interventions can only be effective if we have a sound basis of knowledge on which to formulate our intervention strategies for those unique clients. In this way, we can assist them in finding learning…

President Gerald Ford signed The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) into law in 1975. The law became known as the “Bill of Rights” for children with disabilities and their families, and it helped to establish the advancements and strides in Special Education policy as well as advocacy. EHA was created to make sure that children with disabilities were able to have access to public education that was free and appropriate to their conditions. It became local and statewide support and…

Inclusion-When and How Every child has their own set of schedule that they follow on a daily basis. Throughout the day, the children goes in and out of the life skills class to attend their respective classes for inclusion. They have a chart pinned on the wall which serves as a visual aid. The chart was used by the teacher and children as well for them to work in a well-organized and competent way. In result, through the help of a more structured schedule tasks are executed in a timely manner.…

In 1975 the United States Congress passed the Education for Handicapped Act (EHA) which guaranteed handicapped children in public schools would receive one free meal per day and would have access to public education. The schools required to provide those services to handicapped children accepted federal funds for operations. Under EHA, handicapped children were defined as children who had either mental or physical disabilities. The act mandated that a lesson plan must be created for each of…

Special education was created after several landmark court cases arguing the right of education for all handicapped children. On November 19, 1975, Congress enacted Public Law 94-142, also known as The Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1975. Prior to this Act, parents were informing the public information about children with disabilities. During that time, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was also bring other rights to children with disabilities. It establishes a right…