How Well Does Your IEP Measure Up? Quality Indicators for Effective Service Delivery - Softcover

Twachtman-Cullen, Diane, Ph.D.; Twachtman-Reilly, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0966652924 ISBN 13: 9780966652925

Publisher: Starfish Speciality Press, 2003

Synopsis

Diane Twachtman-Cullen and Jennifer Twachtman-Reilly are to be applauded for tackling the difficult and crucial issue of designing effective individualized education program (IEP) goals. The authors supply incredibly practical and helpful hints for designing IEP goals that are both meaningful and measurable, while addressing the core areas of difficulty for students with autism spectrum disorders. As the focus on accountability in schools increases, this book will serve as a critical tool for all educators to use in designing appropriate programming for students across the autism spectrum.'

- Dr. Cathy Pratt, Board of Directors, Autism Society of America

'Timely, and much needed... [The authors] need to be congratulated for such an excellent reference book. Their work documents clearly how to marry the theory to the practical in IEP development specifically for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Their work serves as an easy to follow blueprint for designing and implementing appropriate and effective IEP programming. And it adds true benefit to the service providers and parents by providing `hands on' examples based on well conceived, proven methodologies with essential outcomes review and measure of the program's effectiveness. This book is a must for every parent of a school age child with autism and for every service provider that works with children with ASD.'

- Lee Grossman, President, Autism Society of America

This book provides a step-by-step guide to help parents and professionals working with children on the ASD spectrum obtain or write an individualized education plan (IEP). The individual chapters set out the 'blueprint' detailing the crucial building blocks for IEP development. Part 1 aims to arm the reader with the specific information needed to generate the types of meaningful goals and objectives that lead to effective service delivery. Part 2 presents several models so that parents and professionals can see how the various elements can deliver an appropriate individualized education programme.

How Well Does Your IEP Measure Up? presents information in an accessible and reader-friendly format making it an essential reference for parents and professionals.

About this title

From the Back Cover

This accessibly written guide shows educators and parents how to get the right education plan in place for students with ADD/ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, emotional/behavioral disturbance, nonverbal learning disorder, and language impairment. Step-by-step, the book addresses the crucial building blocks of effective IEP development: present levels of performance; underlying conditions; methodology; criteria for performance; prompt levels; generalization; goals/objectives; and evaluation/data collection. The book offers a truly comprehensive, educator- and parent-friendly guide to creating clear, measurable, and meaningful IEPs, and:

• Provides up-to-date, user-friendly advice for writing goals and objectives consistent with current special education law

• Addresses often neglected areas of functioning such as social cognition, critical thinking, and executive function, as well as least restrictive environment, assessment, and accommodations

• Includes content-area specific sample goal and objective templates, teaching strategies, and useful resources

The authors guide readers through the process of creating thoughtful, intelligent IEPs that consistently deliver high-quality, need-based educational programming to exceptional students.

"Too often, IEPs contain meaningless goals that are useless to teachers and parents. In this book, the authors provide a framework for writing goals and short-term objectives that mesh with popular progress reporting schedules. This book should be required reading for every special educator and every parent of a child with special educational needs."
—from the Foreword by Peter W. D. Wright, Esq., Wrightslaw

"I get asked all the time about how to write IEP goals for this population. I finally have the resource I need."
—Peg Dawson, Ed.D., author, Smart But Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential

A previous version of this book, covering only autism spectrum disorders, was published as How Well Does Your IEP Measure Up?

About the Author

Diane Twachtman-Cullen, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is executive director of the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Consultation Centre in Connecticut. Jennifer Twachtman-Reilly, M.S., CCC-SLP is a communications disorders specialist and licensed speech-therapist who specializes in autism spectrum disorders.

Edition details

• Publisher: Starfish Speciality Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0966652924
• ISBN 13: 9780966652925
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 250