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Test your knowledge of Reading the IEP.
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Reading the IEP
Your child is 15. What should start showing up in the IEP soon?
Explanation: A transition plan must be in place by 16, and some states start earlier. It covers goals for school, work, and independent living.
Reading the IEP
The evaluation found your child has trouble with focus and organization, but the IEP has only reading goals. What should you do?
Explanation: Each need found in the evaluation should be addressed in the IEP. Gaps between the evaluation and the IEP are worth raising.
Reading the IEP
You learn a new math teacher has never seen your child's IEP. What's true?
Explanation: Teachers and providers need to know their responsibilities to follow the IEP. Ask the case manager how the IEP is shared.
Reading the IEP
Your child's behavior keeps getting in the way of learning, but the IEP doesn't mention behavior. What can you ask?
Explanation: When behavior blocks learning, the team must consider positive behavior supports. A behavior assessment can help plan them.
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The IEP lists 'Reading support: as needed.' What should you ask?
Explanation: Services should have a set amount and frequency. 'As needed' makes it hard to know what your child is actually getting.
Reading the IEP
Progress reports say 'progressing' every quarter, with no numbers. What should you ask for?
Explanation: Progress should be measured with data. Seeing numbers lets you tell whether your child is really closing the gap.
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Your child's IEP goal says: 'Sam will improve his writing skills.' What's the main problem?
Explanation: A goal should name the skill, the target level, the date, and how progress will be measured. Otherwise no one can tell if it was met.
Reading the IEP
Your child loses skills every summer and takes months to recover. What should you ask about?
Explanation: ESY is decided for each child by the IEP team. Bring data on skills lost over breaks and how long they take to come back.
Reading the IEP
Which of these is an accommodation, not a modification?
Explanation: Extra time changes how your child shows what they know, not what they're expected to learn. The others change the expectations.