What is the difference between an Individual Learning Plan and the Individual Education Plan?
The Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is a document mandated by law for children in public schools. The IEP guides the delivery of special education support and services for the student with significant physical, emotional, behavioral, or learning differences. The IEP creates an opportunity for teachers, parents, school administrators, related services personnel, and students (when appropriate) to work together to improve educational results. The IEP is the cornerstone of a quality education for each child with a challenge to learning in the traditional school setting. The difference between the IEP and the ILP is this: The IEP focuses on services to support a student to adapt and adjust to the education system they are enrolled in The ILP supports the student in the process of becoming an effective and efficient learner.
