INFORMING, EDUCATING, EMPOWERING FAMILIES

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“ Creating a Vision” Produced by the Parent Training and Information project at the Federation for Children with Special Needs. Supported in part by grant #H328M990025 from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.

Workshop Agenda Capture an understanding of vision How vision can be included into the IEP Measurable Annual Goals Write a Vision Share your Vision Celebrate YOUR “VISION”

Capture an understanding of vision

How vision can be included into the IEP

Measurable Annual Goals

Write a Vision

Share your Vision

Celebrate YOUR “VISION”

VISION… What a GREAT IDEA! “ Improving educational results for children with disabilities is an essential element of our national policy of ensuring quality of opportunity , full participation, independent living and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities.” IDEA Sec 1400 (c) (1) www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/idea2004

“ Improving educational results for children with disabilities is an essential element of

our national policy of ensuring

quality of opportunity , full participation, independent living and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with

disabilities.” IDEA Sec 1400 (c) (1)

www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/idea2004

Developing a Vision Means: T = Taking time to talk…to listen… to your child R = Remember that you are the constant in your child’s life A = Advocate! Don’t let anyone second guess the vision N = Not everyone knows that vision is always evolving S = Surround yourself and your child with family and friends I = Initiate your own ideas… DARE TO DREAM! ! T = Tell others the DREAM I = Identify supports from your community O = Operate on the assumption that the vision will come to fruition N = NEVER GIVE UP!

T = Taking time to talk…to listen… to your child

R = Remember that you are the constant in your child’s life

A = Advocate! Don’t let anyone second guess the vision

N = Not everyone knows that vision is always evolving

S = Surround yourself and your child with family and friends

I = Initiate your own ideas… DARE TO DREAM! !

T = Tell others the DREAM

I = Identify supports from your community

O = Operate on the assumption that the vision will come to fruition

N = NEVER GIVE UP!

Example of a Vision We want Bella to feel good about herself and to become potty trained, but we need help. We want Bella to learn and experience all of things her classmates do including music and art. We want Bella to be able to make friends, talk with them and even go to a birthday parties. We want Bella to go on all the field trips even if a nurse must go too. We want Bella to be independent and happy.

We want Bella to feel good about herself and to become potty trained, but we need help.

We want Bella to learn and experience all of things her classmates do including music and art.

We want Bella to be able to make friends, talk with them and even go to a birthday parties.

We want Bella to go on all the field trips even if a nurse must go too.

We want Bella to be independent and happy.

Example of a Vision Living : Scott will live in his own apartment with a roommate near to where his family lives. Transportation : Scott will ride public transportation. Education : Scott will audit a class in photography at the local community college. He will complete an internship with a local photographer. Work : Scott will continue to add documentation into the data base at work. Community Involvement : Scott will continue working out at the gym and attending services and activities at his church.

Living : Scott will live in his own

apartment with a roommate

near to where his family lives.

Transportation : Scott will ride public

transportation.

Education : Scott will audit a class in

photography at the local community college. He will complete an internship with a local photographer.

Work : Scott will continue to add documentation into the data base at work.

Community Involvement : Scott will continue working out at the gym and attending services and activities at his church.

Feelings… Overwhelmed Shut down Disagreements Low expectations Compromised STRESS Unrealistic In control Working Agreement HIGH EXPECTATION Unwavering Peace BELIEVING IN

Overwhelmed

Shut down

Disagreements

Low expectations

Compromised

STRESS

Unrealistic

In control

Working

Agreement

HIGH EXPECTATION

Unwavering

Peace

BELIEVING IN

P T D

P T D

What to say… “ Don’t let yourself be limited by what others think you can do!” - unknown “ If you can dream it… you can do it!” Walt Disney “ Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” - Helen Keller “ Don’t let the services that are presently available limit your dreams!” - unknown

“ Don’t let yourself be limited by what others think you can do!” - unknown

“ If you can dream it… you can do it!”

Walt Disney

“ Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” - Helen Keller

“ Don’t let the services that are presently available limit your dreams!” - unknown

Colleen Tomke says… Let not our NEED determine OUR DREAM But let our DREAMS DETERMINE our NEED. Keep the focus of your vision on your child’s strengths, interests and what you and your child value

Let not our NEED determine

OUR DREAM

But let our DREAMS

DETERMINE our NEED.

Keep the focus of your vision on your child’s strengths, interests and what you and your child value

DIGNITY to Try And DIGNITY to Fail… Or “SUCCEED” just like everyone else! - Julie Sinclair

DIGNITY to Try

And

DIGNITY to Fail…

Or “SUCCEED”

just like everyone else!

- Julie Sinclair

20/20 VISION Self Discovery Expand the experiences Define the interests and preferences Seek out the strengths No limits Find the passion. . .

Self Discovery

Expand the experiences

Define the interests and preferences

Seek out the strengths

No limits

Find the passion. . .

IEP Review Parent and Student Concerns Student Strengths - Evaluation Results V I S I O N Present Level of Education Performance ( PLEP 1+2) Current Performance Levels Identify Specific Goal Focus Handout “What is Your Vision?”

Parent and Student Concerns

Student Strengths - Evaluation Results

V I S I O N

Present Level of Education Performance ( PLEP 1+2)

Current Performance Levels

Identify Specific Goal Focus

Handout “What is Your Vision?”

What skill will make the biggest difference ? In one year’s time…remembering the VISION … what do you believe is the SKILL that will make the BIGGEST DIFFERENCE for your child? Have High Expectations ! Handout “Vision Vision Vision”

In one year’s time…remembering the VISION … what do you believe is the SKILL that will make the

BIGGEST DIFFERENCE for your child? Have High Expectations !

Handout “Vision Vision Vision”

IEP Specific Goal Focus

MEASURABLE : Goal, Objective and Benchmark Ingredients TARGET BEHAVIOR: THE SKILL THAT IS GOING TO MAKE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE. Condition: Circumstance under which the target behavior is to occur. Criteria : Acceptable level of performance of the target behavior .

TARGET BEHAVIOR: THE SKILL THAT IS GOING TO MAKE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE.

Condition: Circumstance under which the target behavior is to occur.

Criteria : Acceptable level of performance of the target behavior .

Measurable Goal Bella will initiate and utilize each step found in the picture task analysis for all the steps to follow when using the bathroom independently.

Bella will initiate and utilize each step found in the picture task analysis for all the steps to follow when using the bathroom independently.

Goal... Bella will TARGET BEHAVIOR: INITIATE AND UTILIZE EACH STEP OF USING THE BATHROOM Condition: found in the picture task analysis Criteria : independently

TARGET BEHAVIOR: INITIATE AND UTILIZE EACH STEP OF USING THE BATHROOM

Condition: found in the picture task analysis

Criteria : independently

Measurable Goal Scott will ride public transportation Monday-Friday, to and from work independently arriving at work on time for 20 consecutive working days. Handout “Vision”

Scott will ride public transportation Monday-Friday, to and from work independently arriving at work on time for 20 consecutive working days.

Handout “Vision”

GOAL…Scott will TARGET BEHAVIOR: RIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK Condition: Monday-Friday Criteria: independently arriving at work on time for 20 consecutive working days Handout “What’s Your Vision?”

TARGET BEHAVIOR: RIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK

Condition: Monday-Friday

Criteria: independently arriving at work on time for 20 consecutive working days

Handout “What’s Your Vision?”

Handout What do you love about your child? What are your dreams for your child? What are your fears for your child? What are your child’s strength? What are your child’s needs? What skill will make the biggest difference?  Share your vision! Using “Vision, Vision, Vision” pair and share!

What do you love about your child?

What are your dreams for your child?

What are your fears for your child?

What are your child’s strength?

What are your child’s needs?

What skill will make the biggest difference?  Share your vision!

Using “Vision, Vision, Vision” pair and share!

Planning is Key “ Failure to PLAN is… PLANNING to fail!”

“ Failure to PLAN is…

PLANNING to fail!”

Balance Have vision for yourself and others Strengthen your networks Know your limits…ask for help Leave empty space on your calendar … Life is unpredictable … plan for it! Start a gratitude journal… amazing things will happen Laugh at least 3 times a day Celebrate success…no matter how small

Have vision for yourself and others

Strengthen your networks

Know your limits…ask for help

Leave empty space on your calendar … Life is unpredictable … plan for it!

Start a gratitude journal…

amazing things will happen

Laugh at least 3 times a day

Celebrate success…no matter how small

Foundations of Vision Post Secondary- Education Career/ Employment Social Skills Housing Options Financial/Legal- Concerns Adult Relationships Transportation Community Participation Medical Leisure/Recreation Life Skills

Post Secondary- Education

Career/ Employment

Social Skills

Housing Options

Financial/Legal- Concerns

Adult Relationships

Transportation

Community Participation

Medical

Leisure/Recreation

Life Skills

How do we know we are doing it right? It’s YOUR CHILD’S Celebrated VISION ! IEP: Written with HIGH EXPECTATION Enabling access to the general education curriculum by SKILL IDENTIFICATION . Goals, objectives/benchmarks pass the “MEASURABILITY TEST” We can… DOCUMENT progress. Student SELF ESTEEM is raised!

It’s YOUR CHILD’S Celebrated VISION !

IEP: Written with HIGH EXPECTATION

Enabling access to the general education curriculum by SKILL IDENTIFICATION .

Goals, objectives/benchmarks pass the “MEASURABILITY TEST”

We can… DOCUMENT progress.

Student SELF ESTEEM is raised!