Written by special guest blogger: Katie Curran, MAPP It’s that time of year – IEP season! Whether you are a parent of a child who needs an Individualized Education Plan or a special educator tasked ...

A few weeks ago, I hosted a chat on writing standards-based individualized education program goals aligned to common core reading and math standards. The guests, Barbara Van Haren and Carol Kosnitsky, ...

I started teaching special education in 1970, prior to the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, or PL 94-142. I welcomed the enactment of that legislation, because it forced school ...

-Suggested standards and skill-based short-term objectives to support the IEP -Skill-based Progress Monitoring to track progress on the exact objectives chosen for the IEP -Copy and paste PLAAFP goal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steven covers accessibility and assistive technologies. Earlier this year, I had an opportunity to sit down with Antoinette Banks.

Assessment is an on-going process of information gathering. When formal and informal evaluation results are review, they identify the child’s needs and strengths. The information is the base for ...

An Individualized Education Program, generally referred to as an IEP, is often necessary for a child with autism spectrum disorder or a developmental disability to succeed. The law supporting your ...