How To Efficiently Take IEP Minutes During a Special Education Meeting

To write effective IEP minutes, it’s important to start with a clear outline, be concise, use bullet points. Make sure to include specific details, get input from all parties, review and revise, and keep organization. By following these tips, you can ensure that your IEP minutes are accurate, concise, and useful for all parties involved in the IEP process.

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How To Be Ready For An IEP Meeting

Running your first or last IEP can feel so exhausting and overwhelming. You do not need to feel this way. Everyone is just as anxious. Remember everyone in that room ultimately wants what is best for the student.

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Data Collecting in a Special Education Classroom: Frequently Asked Questions

If you’re a special education teacher, you know how important data collecting is for tracking your students’ progress and making informed decisions about their needs. But if you’re new to the field, or just looking to improve your data collection practices, you may have some questions. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions about data collection in a special education classroom, along with some helpful answers.

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Must Have Independent Living Tasks for Special Education Classrooms

Independent living skills or activities of daily living (ADLs) are those things we normally do in daily living including any daily activity we perform for self-care such as feeding ourselves, bathing, dressing, grooming, work, homemaking, domestic and leisure. The ability or inability to perform ADLs can be used as a very practical measure of ability/disability in many disorders.

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What Fine Motor Tasks Can Do For Special Education Classrooms

Fine Motor work tasks and activities can be an awesome addition to your special education classroom! This is a skill perfect for all ages and ability levels. There is no pre-requisite to using fine motor tasks in your classroom. Make sure to consult with your occupational therapist for any help and support in this area.

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Have You Used Sorting Tasks for Special Education?

Sorting work tasks and activities can be an awesome addition to your special education classroom! This is a categorization and differentiation skill perfect for all ages and ability levels. Once my student has mastered matching tasks and work, they move to sorting tasks!

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