It is critical that special education teams lean to design effective IEPs that improve student outcomes and meet legal requirements. The second edition of
The IEP Checklist: Your Guide to Creating Meaningful and Compliant IEPs is special educators' one-stop IEP guide with all the answers a team needs to create great IEPs and put them into action. Clarissa Rosas, Ph.D., and Kathleen G. Winterman, Ed.D., start with a solid introduction to IEPs: their purpose, their components, and the legal mandates they need to meet. This new edition then provides a comprehensive framework for IEP development, featuring a unique, in-depth checklist that breaks the whole process into small, manageable steps and walks educators through each one. IEP team members will learn how to assess a student's present level of performance, effectively collaborate during an IEP meeting, use student-centered planning to foster empowerment and leadership, develop meaningful IEP goals, collect and report data on student progress, use progress monitoring data to make instructional decisions, and support successful transitions from school to adulthood. The new edition has new chapters that address culturally responsive IEP practices, how to create behavior intervention plans (BIPs), and supporting students with disabilities in private and parochial schools. Packed with planning tips, case examples based on the authors' experiences, practice activities, reflection questions, and chapter objectives, this book is the step-by-step guide to meaningful, legally compliant IEPs that help students reach their goals and meet state standards.
How can special education teams create effective IEPs that improve student outcomes and meet legal requirements? Find practical answers in the second edition of this one-stop IEP guide, updated with new chapters on key topics, online resources, and practical features that make this edition perfect for either preservice courses or in-service teamwork.
Current and future education teams will get a thorough introduction to IEPs and a comprehensive framework for IEP development, featuring a unique, in-depth checklist that breaks the whole process into small, manageable steps. IEP team members will learn how to collaborate during a meeting, assess a students present levels of performance, develop meaningful IEP goals and objectives for all students (including culturally diverse learners), choose accommodations, use progress monitoring data to make instructional decisions, and support transitions from school to adulthood. Practical content throughout the bookincluding planning tips, vivid examples, reflection questions, and practice activitiesgives readers the knowledge and experience they need to create legally compliant IEPs and put them into action.
WHATS NEW:
- New chapters on making IEP practices culturally responsive, designing behavior intervention plans, and supporting students with disabilities in private and parochial schools
- Student-friendly features such as chapter objectives, reflection questions, a glossary, and challenge scenarios to encourage critical thinking skills
- Updated activities that help guide and improve IEP development
- All-new online resources, including English- and Spanish-language parent surveys
- Updates on critical new research and practices in the field of special education
INCLUDES READY-TO-USE TOOLS: IEP meeting preparation checklists, the IEP Checklist for confirming that required elements are included, an IEP Rubric for evaluating each element, and a template for making corrections based on the IEP Rubric.