Diane Twachtman-Cullen, Jennifer Twachtman-Bassett

The IEP from A to Z

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This accessibly written guide shows educators and parents how to get the right education plan in place for students with ADD/ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, emotional/behavioral disturbance, nonverbal learning disorder, and language impairment. Step-by-step, the book addresses the crucial building blocks of effective IEP development: present levels of performance; underlying conditions; methodology; criteria for performance; prompt levels; generalization; goals/objectives; and evaluation/data collection. The book offers a truly comprehensive, educator- and parent-friendly guide to creating clear, measurable, and meaningful IEPs, and: * Provides up-to-date, user-friendly advice for writing goals and objectives consistent with current special education law * Addresses often neglected areas of functioning such as social cognition, critical thinking, and executive function, as well as least restrictive environment, assessment, and accommodations * Includes content-area specific sample goal and objective templates, teaching strategies, and useful resources The authors guide readers through the process of creating thoughtful, intelligent IEPs that consistently deliver high-quality, need-based educational programming to exceptional students. "Too often, IEPs contain meaningless goals that are useless to teachers and parents. In this book, the authors provide a framework for writing goals and short-term objectives that mesh with popular progress reporting schedules. This book should be required reading for every special educator and every parent of a child with special educational needs." --from the Foreword by Peter W. D. Wright, Esq., Wrightslaw "I get asked all the time about how to write IEP goals for this population. I finally have the resource I need." --Peg Dawson, Ed.D., author, Smart But Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential A previous version of this book, covering only autism spectrum disorders, was published as How Well Does Your IEP Measure Up?

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780470562345
• ISBN-10: 047056234X
• Artikelnr.: 32694436

Autorenporträt

Diane Twachtman-Cullen, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is a communication disorders specialist and licensed speech-language pathologist specializing in autism spectrum disorders and related conditions. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of Autism Spectrum Quarterly. Jennifer Twachtman-Bassett, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a communication disorders specialist and licensed speech-language pathologist specializing in working with students with autism, emotional/behavioral disturbance, and related communication and language impairments.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments.

The Authors.

Authors' Note.

Foreword.

Introduction.

PART ONE: ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE IEP.

1 Past Perspectives and Present Practices.

2 The "Gold Standard" for Setting Goals andMeasuring Progress.

3 Setups for Successful Performance.

4 Methodology: No Longer a Sacred Cow.

5 Scaffolding Student Success.

6 The Case for Generalization.

7 Getting to the Heart of the Matter: How to Write MeaningfulGoals and Objectives.

8 Measuring Student Performance: More than a Simple"Numbers Game".

9 In the Shadow of No Child Left Behind.

PART TWO: MOVING FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE.

10 Tools for Assessment and Decision Making.

11 Comprehension: The Power That Fuels Expression.

12 The Many Different Faces of Expression.

13 All Things Social.

14 Executive Function: The Pinnacle of CognitiveDevelopment.

15 Critical Thinking: An Essential Life Skill.

Epilogue.

Appendix A: Tips for Teaching Skill Development andGeneralization.

Appendix B: Helpful Teaching Resources.

References.

Index.