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Highlights of the Law: IDEA-1997 • Strengthens the role of parents • Ensures access to the general education curriculum • Increases attention to racial, ethnic, and linguistic diversity • Requires transition planning at age 14 • Encourages working out parent-school differences through mediation Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 2

The Assessment-Teaching Process • Referral Stages – Pre-referral – Referral and initial planning • Instruction Stages – Implementing the teaching plan – Monitoring progress • Assessment Stages – Multidisciplinary evaluation – IEP meeting Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 3

Stages of the IEP Process

Participants at the IEP • Parents • General education teacher • Special education teacher • LEA (Local Education Agency) representative • Person who can interpret instruction implications of evaluation • Child, if appropriate • Others, invited by parents or school who have special knowledge Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 5

Contents of the IEP • Present levels of performance • Annual goals and benchmarks (short-term objectives) • Special education services needed • Explanation of the extent to which child will not participate in general education Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 6

Contents of the IEP (cont. ) • Individual modifications in the administration of achievement tests or explanation of why such modifications are not appropriate • A projected date for beginning services and anticipated services, frequency, location, and duration • Measures of progress toward annual goals Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 7