Special Education Pt.1 Module 6: Assignment "Communication Between Teachers and Parents"

Assignment - The Individual Education Plan (IEP)

As stated above the IEP is a legal document so it is important that you do learn as much as you can about developing one. For this assignment, you will complete an Individual Education Plan for "Peter".

IEPs are developed based on years of data collected and by a variety of contributors. You have limited resources in which to create your IEP. Demonstration of your understanding of assessment and program planning for students with exceptionalities is key to this assignment. Assessment based on what you know of a student and applying that knowledge in developing an IEP is an essential skill to have as a teacher.

The goal of this assignment is to take the information you do have and complete the IEP based on that information. The IEP you are developing for this assignment will be based on a case study where you will need to make inferences and rely on your own interpretation of the text presented in the case study.

It is important to note that the case study will not provide you with all the resources, data and information you would have as a teacher to complete the IEP so there will be some areas which you will just not have sufficient data to complete. There will be other areas such as Subject or Course and Learning Expectations on page 3 where you will apply what you know or can infer from the details in the case study to complete a program goal with the subject area and learning expectation included.

Your are encouraged to refer to the IEP examples in the IEP Resource Guide if you are unsure of the information that you would include in specific sections of the IEP. The instructor is looking for your understanding of an IEP in support of student learning. Ask your instructor if you have questions about this assignment or IEPs in general.