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In reply to the discussion: Obama needs to call Arne Duncan out for his new tactics for special education students. [View all]AnotherMother4Peace
(4,239 posts)It's through their Individualized Education Program. The IEP is developed by a team of specialists (parents, speech, teacher, OT, etc.), depending on the needs of the child. Assessment is done in each area, present levels are determined, area of needs are determined, baseline performance is determined, from that objectives and goals are developed. If the team deems tying shoes is important, that might be one goal. Perhaps it can be using social stories for proper social interactions, or developing sentences, paragraphs, or narratives. Service delivery is determined, ie: how often the child will be receiving speech, OT, DHH services, or whatever it is deemed necessary. This is all determined by the IEP team. The IEP is pretty detailed as to the how, when, where, what, level of mastery, and it is a legal and living document. Any of the team members can call a mtg to propose changes to it. All team members sign the IEP and are held accountable for their part. Progress reports are sent home 4x's a year, and yearly IEP mtgs are held, in addition to parent conferences.
THESE STUDENTS DO HAVE A RIGOROUS CURRICULUM. Their providers are held accountable for the students progress. The students' goals/academic program are based on functional skills instruction and/or State standards and/or gen. ed. curriculum.
If tying IEP to common core benefits the child - great. If it interferes by requiring to the teacher to manufacture some sort of tie-in to create a dog and pony show to satisfy some political hack.....