[blindkid] IEPs

Tue Apr 7 10:18:30 UTC 2009

Thank you soooo much!

EJ

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From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of SUSAN POLANSKY
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 10:21 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)
Subject: Re: [blindkid] IEPs

EJ

I have listed some sample goals and objectives from my son's IEP. His is
done in November so most of this started in 3rd grade and continued into the
first few months of fouth grade. This is not the entire IEP. Our IEP's have
always included academic goals and what is needed  to achieve them, also O&M
goals, technology goals,  goals related to social skills, and goals to
increase indepedence in all area.  I also included the equipment he had in
fourth grade and the service hours he received. 

Equipment: Electronic Braille note taker, Braille Writer, talking
calculator, talking dictionary, JAWS screen reader, printer, Braille
Embosser
Accommodations: adjusted workload [we rarely used this except for math],
alternative media, extra time [again not used much except for math],
modified materials, modified schedule [so he could be pulled out for time
with the TVI when needed], preferential seating [used so he could sit where
there was room for his supply cart to be within easy reach for him and where
his IA could sit close by if needed], staff training

Services: TVI = 10hrs/week, O&M = 1 1/2hrs/week, instructional assistant 32
1/2hrs/week, OT to consult as needed

Goal: will learn new procedures for his technical equipment and be able to
demonstrate
Objectives: use spell check on note taker, use spell check using JAWS on a
standard computer, use the print command to print documents, correctly use
the numeric keypad and arrow keys, etc

O&M
Goal O&M: Will cross a variety of familiar residential and business streets
to access designated destinations
Objectives: use physical landmarks and traffic sounds to establish his
alignment for street crossing independently 9 out of 10 trials, identify
correct time to initiate a street crossing at a traffic light controlled
intersection and complete the crossing with adult supervision at distances
less than 10 feet, will recover from veers toward and away from the parallel
street when crossing both stop sign and traffics light controlled
intersections, etc
Goal:  [these were to be prepared to move to a new school the next school
year and were written to get him familiar with the new building, he had the
buliding he was in down pat ] will locate the entrance and exit doors of the
building from 3 distinct starting points, will travel between classes/the
restroom/the cafeteria/ and the gym and locate a designated destination
Goal: will increase independence in the cafeteria, will manage food and
other lunch related items in the cafeteria
Objective: will independently carry his lunch tray, will ask the servers
what is available and inform them of  his lunch choices ,will place his tray
on the table without spilling food, will find the trash can / properly
dispose of his trash and place his tray in the appropriate location, will
exit to the playground independently, etc

Social
Goal: will demonstrate appropriate social skills in the school environment
Objective: will be able to name every student who is sitting in his grouping
in the classroom, will call students in small group setting by name when he
wants that persons attention, will know who is at his lunch table, will turn
to face the person with whom he is conversing, will initiate conversation
with at least 2 classmates daily at lunc and/or recess, will place his cane
where he can easily access it, 

Academic
Goal: Will demonstrate knowledge of the Nemeth Code and its functions as is
appropriate for a ______ grader 
Objective: will write in proper Nemeth format [what ever the curriculum
states will be learned in his math grade and level 

Goal: will independently prepare for class when arriving at the
instructional site [my son had a problem with not being ready  for class to
start so for him this was important]
Objective: will ask a peer or appropriate adult what the class is doing,
will without prompts put paper in brailler and braille his name and date to
be ready for class to begin, will do the same when using a braille note
taker, when the teacher indicates what page to open a book to - will open
book to the corresponding braille page

Goal: will improve skimming and scanning reading habits
Objective: when finding a page or receiving a paper will skim the page to
see how many paragraphs or numbered items there are on a page, when there
are charts/graphs/or other tactile displays will locate it and skim the
display before beginning to work, 

Goal: will improve proof reading skills
Other academic goals specific to my son and the curriculum

For the IA
Will be trained in specific vision related tasks
Will supervise organizational tasks
Will not pack or unpack the book bag
Will monitor for safety in traveling the school envioroment with distant
supervision [our son did not walk in line with the other students to go from
place to place in the school, he went ahead of the others for O&M
reinforcement so the IA was required by the school to keep him in sight]
Will not "hover" in the classroomm, cafeteria or the playground
Will make tactile graphics as needed
Will reinforce social skill goals and objectives
Will accompany  him on O&M lessons and reinforce O&M skills on a daily basis
Will read material from the board or overhead if Brailled copy is not
available
Will carry out directives from the TVI
Will consult daily with the TVI
Will  not foster dependency 

 Susan 

________________________________
From: EJ Buhrke <ej_buhrke at hotmail.com>
To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 3:02:45 PM
Subject: [blindkid] IEPs

This list if filled with a lot of knowledge and that is why I'm asking these
questions here?  My son's 3 yr re-evaluation and annual IEP are scheduled
for Apr 24th and I'm gathering ideas to walk in with.  I'm interested in
hearing about goals that you had or have for 4th graders. I realize each of
our children are different and that IEPs are individualized, but in hearing
about some of the goals out there for this age or grade level I hope to get
some ideas for setting the bar high for him. The rest of the team can bring
down the avg so I'm looking to get a couple in there that may not be
attainable in just a year or that he can't meet over the summer. The sky is
the limit for your ideas!  Thanks in advance for your input.

EJ

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