IEP's

Over the next few blogs, I will introduce a set of five IEP's along with their present levels and annual goals. For those that may not know what an IEP is, it's an acronym for a students Individualized Education Program. As these documents are essential to making sure a student with disabilities receives the proper services needed, a section that outlines the appropriate AT device is also included in a student's IEP. 

For each IEP, I will include the actual present level and annual goal for the student, as well as a picture of an appropriate device that would help the student meet the goal that he/she would use to be successful with achieving the specific goal. 

First IEP is:

*ERIC      

Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance: Eric participates in regular education programs for his academic subjects. His hand strength is limited and he fatigues quickly when doing any handwriting task. Civics and English homework are a particular problem because of lengthy assignments and reports that need to be completed.

Annual Goal: Eric will use a computer or portable word processor to complete 100% of his assignments in 10th grade English and Civics classes.

Since Eric's hand strength is limited and he becomes very weak when he completes any type of writing task, a portable word processor shown above is an example of an appropriate AT device that would be beneficial and used to help Eric achieve success. He can complete his assignments with 100% accuracy (as asked to do in his goal) since the keyboard would be used as an alternate to the normal pencil and paper method of writing an assignment; a task that Eric does not have the physical strength to complete. The word processor allows Eric to quickly and accurately type all of his assignments to the best of his ability. 

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