2. An individualized plan for a
student with disabilities
Outlines the responsibilities of
the teachers
Describes the student’s goals
for the school year
Lists any special support
needed to help the student
achieve the goals
(Lyness, 2014, pp. 1)
3. Students with…
learning disabilities
attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD)
emotional disorders
cognitive challenges
autism
hearing impairment
visual impairment
speech or language impairment
developmental delay
(Lyness, 2014, pp. 1)
4. In either – or both – general education class
or a special resource room
For more extreme cases, a special school
environment is used.
Due to LRE (least restrictive environment),
effort is made to help kids stay in a general
education class.
(Lyness, 2014, pp. 2)
5. Gather specific data about the
student (Lyness, 2014, pp. 3)
Then, implement strategies to
help the student be more
successful (Lyness, 2014, pp.
3)
This video better explains the
referral and evaluation
process of IEP (Gillett, 2012).
https://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=CS_lKsruRPA
6. Psychologist
Physical therapist
Occupational therapist
Speech therapist
Special educator
Vision or hearing specialist
Others, depending on the child's specific needs
Once the team completes their assessments,
they develop a comprehensive evaluation report
(CER), which discusses the child's educational
needs.
(Lyness, 2014, pp. 4)
7. At the meeting, the team…
will discuss your child's educational needs
will come up with specific, measurable short-term
and annual goals
will recommend special services such as…
special education
counseling
medical services
vision or hearing therapy
Reviewed annually
Changes can be made throughout the year.
(Lyness, 2014, pp. 5)
8. One service provided is assistive
technology
Any item, piece of equipment, or product
system used to increase, maintain or
improve functional capabilities of
individuals with disabilities (Cennamo,
Ross, &
Ertmer, 2014, pp. 151).
Further information
ATA Center/Play Information:
Family Center on Technology and
Disability
KITE Project, Pacer Center
Let’s Play Projects, Center for Assistive
Technology
Tots ‘n Tech
(WETA, 2010)
9. Choosing A.T. is done with a team of
professionals and consultants
The Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA) is the federal law whose purpose
is to ensure that a Free Appropriate Public
Education (FAPE) is available to all students
with disabilities and that the appropriate A.T.
services are used.
(ATIA, n.d.)
10. Depends on the technology
Some services are of little to no cost.
Know what services are needed.
Charities
State or community funding
Private foundations
(ATIA, n.d.)
11. Parents have rights!
They can disagree with the team members and
follow the steps to finding an agreement.
Rights may change with private school
Two major differences between private and
public schools:
Private: Children with disabilities may not get
the same services
offered in public
school.
Private: Not all kids
with disabilities will
receive services.
(Lyness, 2014, pp. 6)
12. ATIA. (n.d.). What is Assistive Technology?
How Is It Funded?. - Assistive Technology
Industry Association. Retrieved October
2, 2014.
http://www.atia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3
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Cennamo, K., Ross, J. D., & Ertmer, P. A.
(2014). Technology integration for
meaningful classroom use: a standards-based
approach (2nd ed.). Belmont, CA:
Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
Gillett, S. (2012). Special Education:
Referral, Evaluation and the IEP (Part 2
of 4). YouTube. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS_lKsruRPA
13. Lyness, D. (2014). Individualized Education
Programs (IEPs).KidsHealth - the Web's
most visited site about children's health.
Retrieved October 2, 2014
http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/learning/i
ep.html#
WETA. (2010). Help for Young Learners: How
To Choose AT?. LD OnLine: The world's
leading website on learning disabilities
and ADHD. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
http://www.ldonline.org/article/8088
