A Case Study Approach to Writing Individualized Special Education Documents: From Preschool to Graduation

This book follows a special education student through her entire education program. The case study provides readers the relevant information to complete special education documents beginning with the Individualized Family and Service Plan (IFSP) and ending with the Transition Plan.

This book was created for anyone wanting to practice writing an IFSP or any of the required Individual Education Program (IEP) documents.

Kathleen A. Boothe, PhD, has served the special education community in several capacities. She has been a classroom teacher, a district level behavior specialist, and is currently Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of Special Education at Southeastern Oklahoma State University (SE). Dr. Boothe is currently a member of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and an active member of the CEC Teacher Education Division. She also serves on the board of the Oklahoma Council for Exceptional Children. Her research focuses on improving educator preparation programs, especially as it relates to Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and classroom/behavior management. She presents at CEC Teacher Education Division conferences and has published in several journals such as the Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, Preventing School Failure, and Multicultural Learning and Teaching. She recently won a Faculty Senate Award from SE for Excellence in Scholarship. She loves to travel with her husband and scope out local craft breweries.

Andrea R. Hathcote, PhD, has been part of the special education community as a classroom teacher, administrator, professor, and most importantly, parent of children with special needs. She is currently a professor at Tyler Junior College (TJC) and a member of the Texas Community College Teachers Association. She served as Coordinator of TRIO Student Support Services, a federal grant-funded program providing guidance to first generation students, students from low-income backgrounds, and students with disabilities. In that capacity, Dr. Hathcote was part of the team that wrote a successfully funded competitive Department of Education grant. Her research focus is creating undergraduate research opportunities for freshmen and sophomores within the Presidential Honors Program at TJC. Her work has been published in several journals, including Preventing School Failure and Multicultural Learning & Teaching. In 2013, Dr. Hathcote won the Susan Phillips Gorin Award from the Council for Exceptional Children. She is a wife and mother who enjoys traveling the world through the flavors of her kitchen.