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Executive Functioning | Measurable IEP Goals | Accommodations | Strategies

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Executive Functioning IEP Goals Executive function is an umbrella term for cognitive processes such as planning, working memory, attention, problem solving, verbal reasoning, inhibition, mental flexibility, multi-tasking, initiation, and monitoring of actions. Executive functioning describes a set of mental processes that helps people to connect past experience with present action. Wikipedia If your child or […]

Printable List of Behavior Goals for an IEP.

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Behavior Goals I can’t believe I haven’t tackled this topic before. Well, ok, I can. It’s an IEP subject area that is incredibly complex. It also is one that affects our kids day-to-day the most, and in my opinion, is usually handled the worst. I see horrible FBAs completed by well-intended staff who have no […]

What’s the Difference between IEP Accommodations and Modifications?

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IEP Accommodations, Modifications, Supplementary Aids and Services All three of the above items are a part of the meat and potatoes portion of the IEP. It’s a huge concern for parents. I know this because it’s often one of the first sections you turn to when you are handed a new draft IEP. On most […]

12 Seizure Action Plans for your IEP

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Seizure Action Plan I could handle the not talking. I could handle the stimming. I could handle the developmental delays. And the picky eating, and the clumsiness due to poor motor planning, and the meltdowns. But seizures might break me. I have PTSD-like behaviors from watching him have so many seizures. When he has a […]

Toileting/Potty Training and your IEP: How to add it + sample protocols.

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Can I get potty training or toileting added to my IEP? Short answer: Yes, absolutely! However, making that happen is often a different story. Read further for tips on getting toileting or potty training added to your IEP. Then at the bottom, I have included a sample toilet training schedule or protocol. It’s downloadable so […]

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IEP Meeting Advice for Parents

{Football Bingo} Free Football Bingo Cards for Kids of all Abilities.

Football Bingo Are you planning a Super Bowl party or another football-themed event? Looking for some free football bingo cards to print? Well, welcome! This football bingo game is a great way to involve all ages and abilities on the day of the big game. In the coming weeks, football talk will be everywhere. Actually, […]

Fact or Fiction? The Myth That We Have Specific Learning Styles, Debunked.

Learning Styles The following article on learning styles is written by Dr. Rachel L Schechter, HMH’s Vice President of Learning Sciences. Have you ever tried explaining a new concept to someone, and the person you’re speaking to suddenly replies, “Well, I’m a visual learner!” as an explanation of why they aren’t understanding? That puts you […]

How to Write IEP Goals.

How to Write IEP Goals. IEP goals are the future. IEP Present Levels is where the child is now; goals are where we want them to be. Writing IEP goals, while based on data, is part art, part science. It’s also something I find that many educators are not prepared for or trained in. Colleges […]

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