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Friday, February 11, 2011
Reflective Journal #3 - IEP
The IEP is very important for educators. It list in detail the strengths and weaknesses of the child. It also states the goals set for the child so that the educator will be accountable for doing everything possible to help the child meet these goals. Based on the goals set for the child, services are determined accordingly. If the child has speech/language goals, then a speech teacher may be involved. However, the goals on the IEP must be realistic for the child. They cannot be too advanced or too easy to accomplish. The IEP also includes assessments done in order to qualify the child for services. It is always helpful to have these to refer back to in order to see what areas are of interest. IEP progress reports are important so that parents and the educators can see what has been accomplished so far. An annual review of the IEP is a time for everyone involved to sit down and discuss the things that were successful and things that were not. This is an opportunity to reflect on what more the child needs.
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Good point to remember, the goals of the IEP must be realistic for the child. For the goals are not realistic then the child will not succeed. We must also not forget that the IEP looks at the strengthens and the weakness of the child.
ReplyDeleteIEP goals do need to be realistic and not to hard for the child but it is also important to make sure the goal is not too easy. If it is to easy and can be accomplished in a day, then it is not something that needs to be listed for long term goals. An IEP does look at the strenghts and weaknesses of a child. I think it is helpful to see where the child is stronger that way you can implement that into building the weaknesses.
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