Talk:Individualized Education Program

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One thing wrong

What I don't like about this how the classified people and person with a speech impairment should not be under the same rules as some one with a metal or physical impairment.downtowndontay

Well, you may not like it, but that indeed is how it works. 69.29.207.109 (talk) 19:50, 16 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Name dispute

There is no such thing in IDEA as an "Individualized Education Plan". An "IEP" is an "Individualized Education Program".

No their certainly is, trust me, I've been in Special Education a majority of my life and an Individualized Education Plan is indeed real. Deathawk 21:02, 13 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The IEP is commonly referred to using "Plan" instead of "Program." In the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act it refers to the mandated IEP as a "Program." I changed the name of the article to reflect this and added reference to the mistaken full name of an IEP. Assawyer 04:21, 3 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup

I added the {{cleanup}} tag to the article because I believe the article to be written in a "how to" not an encyclopedia style. There is a lot of good information, it just needs to be reworked. I will attempt to do some additional work on the article in the near future. Assawyer 04:21, 3 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

pronunciation?

how do most pronounce this?

like "eye-ee-pee"? or like "ee-ehp"? or like "yep"?

thanks – ishwar (speak) 23:58, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Eye-ee-pee", it's an initialism, not an acronym. 69.29.207.109 (talk) 19:51, 16 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation?

yes, like "eye (long I)-ee (long E)--Pee (long P)" you're welcome, jeannaf

Reference Sources

I am surprised that there is no reference to three other superb resources:

1. www.wrightslaw.com (Pete and Pam Wright's website with any information you need about IDEA and the parents rights and responsibilities, with many current and past topics and how to write your child's Individualized Education Program (IEP); 2. www.fcsn.org (The Federation for Children with Special Needs); 3. www.ldonline.org (Learning Disablities On Line website).

These 3 sources of information have proven best for our family and our IEP information requests for our child. Its called Individualized Education Program, because the goal is to develop an entire program for the child, which includes education, therapy, other services, and transportation needs, etc. It is an entire "program" for the child's life away from home. jeannaf

Information misplaced

IEP Creation section includes a couple of subsections that are not part of developing an IEP; rather, they are the steps in qualifying for special education services. This detailed information information should really go into the special education US article, but it's appropriate to include a summary here. smoran 11:10, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Misconceptions section

I'm not sure what this section is supposed to be about, or how the content currently in the section relates to the section title. How is someone intentionally failing an assessment a misconception? Could someone please clarify the intent here? Thanks. smoran 21:06, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Revised Components of an IEP section

Here is the original information so that it is easily accessible if more changes need to be made.

Accommodations necessary in class
Subject areas impacted by the student's disability
Goals and objectives to be achieved during the course of the IEP (1 year or less)
Standardized testing accommodations
Transportation services
Schedule modifications
Service delivery with necessary personnel
Parental or guardian concerns
Team's vision statement

Rosmoran 22:27, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Removed Misconceptions section

I requested clarification on the intent of this information on June 8 of this year. Since there has been no response, and since I cannot revise the text without understanding the editor's intent, I'm removing it.

Best, Rosmoran 04:34, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

IEPs in Canada

Does anyone know the legal basis in Canada that establishes the IEP?

I'm thinking that the Canadian law probably isn't identical to what is required by the IDEA in the US, so it probably isn't enough just to cite what this type of document is called in Canada. The rest of the article is specifically about what the IDEA requires, which is of course specific to the US, so we should also provide specifics about the Canadian law (if we want this article to cover this topic for Canada).

I'm not sure whether it makes sense to include the legal requirements for both countries in the same article. There is an entire set of articles about IDEA, of which this is one. I don't have a strong opinion about how this should be handled, but we do need to make a decision so that we can implement a similar structure for the other articles that would also apply.

Are there any Wikipedia articles containing info about the Canadian special education laws?

Do we want to cover detailed legal issues for two countries in the same article?

Best,

Rosmoran 02:06, 18 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that Canada has a national law for special education. I believe that each province/territory has a different law. WhatamIdoing (talk) 07:54, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

_ ------ ----------------------- _ -------------------_----------------------_------------------_ IEP depends On the Province and School System such as public/Private —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.247.102.57 (talk) 20:01, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Examples

I think the section on "Services that may be provided to a child with a disability" would benefit from more examples of program modifications that are common in IEPs. Does this seem like a good idea to anyone else? Does anyone have ideas about specific examples? WhatamIdoing (talk) 07:34, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

need help with my child

my name is diane <PERSONAL INFORMATION REMOVED> iam confused about my son education pleas i need all your help thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.246.155.90 (talk) 03:19, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, this isn't an appropriate place to make requests like this. It's unwise to publish your home address and phone number on a website, and I have removed it from this page for your safety. Rather than trying to get advice from a stranger (who is probably completely unqualified and certainly knows nothing about your son's specific situation), why don't you talk to a teacher at your son's school? WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:33, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Call your local school or board. Please do not Agree 100% with the teachers cause teachers look for the easy way out —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.247.102.57 (talk) 20:03, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

HUGE problems, content missing, article tone is wrong

Just got turned on to this article, and one major omission, and problem with how the article is written, is that it completely omits any mention of gifted students, and is written as though only disabled students get IEP's. This is a MAJOR problem that needs addressing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.33.134.146 (talk) 06:00, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]