How Do You Write An Individualized Education Plan?
An Individualized Education Plan, or IEP, is a legal document that details how a school intends to provide individualized services to a special needs child. Creating an IEP that meets the needs of the child while also satisfying legal requirements can be challenging. With this step-by-step guide, however, you will create a solid IEP that is sure to help the child be successful. Gather data on the child from as many sources as possible. This may include observing the child in various settings and making records of those observations, talking with the child’s parents and teachers, meeting with medical professionals that work with the child, or having the child complete certain types of testing. Identify the educational needs of the child based on the data you have gathered and write a “Needs Statement” that describes the student’s needs. Create long term goals that you want the child to achieve within the next school year. The goals should be observable and measurable. Write short term g
