Individual Education Plans by ULStudent:THUY DUONG.PHAM https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs Mit einer rätselhaften Aura erstellt en-us 2022-03-04 16:31:42 UTC 2026-03-24 00:22:24 UTC hello@padlet.com Let's get started 21373485 https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078246303 Hello! Great to see that you are interested in how to support our star learners. Let's start this journey together. On this page you will find more information on IEPS:
1. What are IEPs?
2. Why do we need them?
3. What are the key components?
4. Who is involved in the process?
5. How does an IEP look like?
5. What are our key take aways?
6. Where can I find more detailed information about IEPs?]]> 2022-03-04 16:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078246303 Definition 21373485 https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078250645 "An Individual Education Plan (IEP) is a written document prepared for a named student which specifies the learning goals that are to be achieved by the student over a set period of time and the teaching strategies, resources and supports necessary to achieve those goals." (NCSE, 2006, p. xii)]]> 2022-03-04 16:38:31 UTC https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078250645 21373485 https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078251021 What do you need to consider when creating an IEP? (Government of Ireland, 2004; NCSE, 2006)

1. A learner’s strengths and needs
2. A learner’s current level of performance
3. A learner’s priority learning needs
4. SMART learning targets
5. Teaching methods and strategies to be used (including any assistive technologies needed)
6. Resources and personnel involved
7. Evaluation plans
8. Implementation of the plan
9. Date of review of the IEP
]]> 2022-03-04 16:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078251021 IEP Process 21373485 https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078251887 Click on the image to see all the IEP process!

Principles that underlie the process of developing and implementing the IEP (NCSE, 2006; Barnard-Brak and Lechtenberger, 2010): 

  • multi-disciplinary collaboration process with the involvement of pupil and parents
  • continuous process
  • involves the setting of specific, measurable goals (SMART)
  • IEP meetings 
  • appropriate target review systems
]]> 2022-03-04 16:39:18 UTC https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078251887 IEP Team - a Collaborative Process 21373485 https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078252579 Click on the image to see who is involved in the IEP process.]]> 2022-03-04 16:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078252579 IEP Example 21373485 https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078253216 Curious how an IEP looks like? Click and view this example provided from the NCSE (2006).]]> 2022-03-04 16:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078253216 Fun Fact 21373485 https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078256060 Let's start with a fun or not so fun fact about IEPs in Ireland:

Did you know that in many countries IEPs are common standard? In Ireland the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act (EPSEN) in 2004 pointed out the importance of IEPs for approriate and inclusive education. The preparation, implementation and review of IEPs were a legal requirement. However, due to economic decline, in 2008 this section was deferred. Ireland's spending on education is one of the lowest in Europe. Therefore, teachers in Ireland are not legally required to prepare IEPs. The low fundings have a direct impact on student support and their development support (Banks et al., 2015), so the  real victims are our hard-working students!]]> 2022-03-04 16:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078256060 The ABCs of IEPs 21373485 https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078260168 https://youtu.be/1xHwk5gzDE0


]]> 2022-03-04 16:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078260168 Involvement of the Learner 21373485 https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078280253 Always involve our star learners! Here are six tipps on how to include them in the process:

1. EPSEN recommends that the learner is at the heart of the process
2. ‘Supported and encouraged to participate fully in the IEP process’ (NCSE, 2006, p.46)
3. Set their own targets
4. Give information about how they learn, their skills, 
5. Can monitor their progress
6. Implementation of this involvement – mixed results (Williams-Diehm et al. 2014) 
]]> 2022-03-04 16:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078280253 Involvement of the Parent 21373485 https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078286227 Always take the parents on the journey and actively involve them!

  1. UK/US studies found that parental involvement increases academic and social outcomes for students with IEPs (Desforges and Abouchaar, 2003; Henderson and Mapp, 2002; Jeynes, 2005; 2007) 
  2. EPSEN Act points out the importance of the involvement of parents
  3. Consult parents  about their child's education plan
  4. Give copies of plans to the parent
  5. Informed the parents about IEP
  6. Send reports of any reviews to the parent
]]> 2022-03-04 16:58:42 UTC https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078286227 https://youtu.be/tGYO9XWhI2Y 21373485 https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078311233 Watch Amanda Morin explaining what an IEP is.]]> 2022-03-04 17:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2078311233 21373485 https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2123416966 Banks, J., Frawley, D. and McCoy, S. (2015). Achieving Inclusion? Effective Resourcing of Students with Special Educational Needs. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 19(9): 926–943.

Barnard-Brak, L. and Lechtenberger, D. (2010). Student IEP Participation and Academic Achievement, Remedial and Special Education, 31(5), 343-349.

Desforges, C. (2003). The Impact of Parental Involvement, Parental Support and Family Education on Pupil Achievements and Adjustment: A Literature Review. Education, 30.

Henderson, A. T., Mapp, K. L., & Davies, D. (2006). Beyond the bake sale: The essential guide to family-school partnerships. New York, NY: The New Press.

Jeynes, W. H. (2005). A meta-analysis of the relation of parental involvement to urban elementary school student academic achievement. Urban Education, 40, 237–269. 

Jeynes, W. H. (2007). The relationship between parental involvement and urban secondary school student academic achievement. Urban Education, 42, 82–110 

National Council for Special Education (NCSE) (2006). Guidelines on the Individual Education Plan Process, Trim: NCSE.

Rosenthal, R. and L. Jacobson, (1968). Pygmalion in the classroom. The Urban Review, 3(1), 16–20.

Special Education Support Service (n. D.), Individual Education Planning. URL.: https://www.sess.ie/resources/individualised-planning

Williams-Diehm, K. L. , Brandes, J. A., Chestnut, P. W. and Harin, K. A., (2014). Student and Parent IEP Collaboration: A Comparison across School Settings, Rural Special Education Quarterly, 33(1), pp. 3–11. 


]]> 2022-03-31 11:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2123416966 Guidelines on the Individual Education Plan Process 21373485 https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2123439473 2022-03-31 12:06:51 UTC https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2123439473 IEPs must have SMART Goals 21373485 https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2123442090 While writing an IEP you should consider that the goals are SMART. Watch the video to find out more.]]> 2022-03-31 12:08:30 UTC https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2123442090 Writing an IEP 21373485 https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2123565529 Click on the image to see the different steps involved in writing an IEP.

Writing targets means identifying (SESS, n.D., p. 22):
• What the student will do and what material and
supports are required
• How the student will perform the task within a
specific timeframe
• Where the student will perform the task
• When the student will perform the task
• Who might support the student

Avoid to overload the IEP. Try to prioritise and phrase the statements regarding behaviour, condition and criterion (SESS, n. D., p. 23):

"When walking down the stairs (condition), Susan will always (criterion) hold the handrail with one hand while decending   the stairs step by step (behaviour)."

]]> 2022-03-31 13:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2123565529 Importance of Equity and Accessibility 21373485 https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2125328223 The IEP intends to ensure that (NCSE, 2006; SESS, n.D):
  • all educational activities meet the priority learning needs of students with special education needs (SEN)
  • teaching is tailored to fit individual needs and learning styles
  • that appropriate adjustments are made to enable access to a broad and calancescurriculum
  • the teaching is structured
  • there is a continuum of support
  • records are kept
IEPs ensure that all students get the education they rightly deserve!

]]> 2022-04-01 12:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2125328223 Rosenthal Effect 21373485 https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2125431404 Did you know that, when teachers have high expectations of their pupils, the pupils' performance are higher? It is true! A study of Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968) found this. So believe in your star students. They can and will succeed!]]> 2022-04-01 13:29:42 UTC https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2125431404 21373485 https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2125444808 2022-04-01 13:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2125444808 Special Education Support Service 21373485 https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2125699979 2022-04-01 16:10:28 UTC https://padlet.com/21373485/IEPs/wish/2125699979