April 24, 2008

A Tutor’s Guide to Individualized Education Programs

By Shari Nielsen,

It is not uncommon for parents to use education lingo during the initial consultation with a new tutor. One term that seems to come up quite often is the "IEP" or "Individualized Education Program." This article will highlight what a tutor needs to know about the IEP process so that they may better communicate with the parent.

Any child in a public school who receives special education services must have an IEP. Regular education teachers, special education teachers, parents, school administrators, related services personnel such as a speech therapist, and often the students themselves work together to create a document that reflects a student’s individual needs and goals. Members of this IEP team discuss their experience with the student, the student’s disabilities, strengths, and weaknesses, and decide how the student can be most successful with the general curriculum offered by the school. They also set annual goals for the child and determine how progress toward these goals will be measured and reported.

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