When developing your child’s IEP, it is important to remember the I in IEP. However, no need to build another mousetrap. You can read over our many lists of IEP goals, IEP accommodations, IEP strategies and supports, and 504 accommodations and modify them to meet your child’s needs.
I have IEP goal and accommodation ideas for just about everything!
Social Skills IEP Goals It’s no secret that many kids with disabilities struggle socially and struggle to build and maintain friendships. When Brian tells me stories of kids at school who sound like they have a disability of some kind, I always encourage (read: nag!) him to go the extra step. I encourage him to…
IEP Goal Bank A well written IEP goal is essential to the IEP and special education. How can you monitor progress if you don’t know what you are aiming at? I often am asked, “Can you put together an IEP goal bank?” The number of possible IEP goals is infinite. The list could go on…
Kindergarten IEP Goals and Objectives So, there’s a reason why I am now just doing this post after the blog is more than 10 years old. I am philosophically opposed to this list. It doesn’t make sense to make a list of kindergarten IEP goals. No, really, stay with me here. Remember, IEPs are needs-driven….
Importance of Self-Advocacy We do so much for our kids, and we mean well. But time marches on whether we want it to or not. We have to prepare our kids for independence and life on their own. As scary a thought as that is sometimes. Every person, not just IEP students, should have self…
IEP Accommodations and Strategies You want ideas to submit to the IEP team, but you just don’t know where to start. Well, here you go! You asked for it, you got it! I’ve received many, many reader requests for a list of SDIs or strategies. I hope this list of SDIs, strategies, and accommodations for…
Handwriting Skills for Students When a child lacks a skill, you either teach the skill or make accommodations for the lack of skill. Or, you can do both. Handwriting is a good example of this, but many schools and parents fail to realize this. Handwriting does not have to be ‘either, or.’ In that the…
Math IEP Goals I will never forget this one day when Kevin was a preschooler. We had an IEP meeting, and one of his proposed goals was to be able to visualize and identify what 2 of something looks like, or what 3 of something looks like. That same day, my younger son came up…
Auditory Processing Disorder Auditory Processing Disorder is actually an umbrella term that describes various issues that affect how the brain perceives and processes what the ears hear. APD is a hearing disorder in which your brain has trouble processing sounds. It is often mistaken for other disorders, can present kids with learning challenges and warrant…
Functional Money Skills Remember when we were little, and we thought nickels were worth more than dimes, just because they were bigger? Ah, those were the days. As part of adulting, we need to teach our kids practical money skills. Money as a topic usually falls under math. However, for kids with IEPs, it is…
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