Guide to creating legally correct and educationally useful IEPs

“A well designed IEP can change a child’s schooling experience from one of repeated failure, loss of self-esteem and limited options to one of achievement, direction and productivity.” Dr. Barbara Bateman

Special educators and legal experts Dr. Barbara Bateman and Dr. Mary Linden discuss the meaning and legal implications of the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA). Providing the services to which every special education child is entitled hinges on the ability to write meaningful, legally correct and educationally sound IEPs. Unfortunately, many IEPs are still written using the old one size fits all approach. Using a simple three-step process, Better IEPs helps educators write meaningful, measurable and legally sound IEPs.

Topics discussed include: IDEA updates, IEP team planning, BIPs, RTI, the three-stage IEP process, do’s and don’ts and legal issues concerning confidentiality.

Softbound book, 276 pgs., updated 2006.

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