IEP Development/ Diagnostic Testing

There were several important resources that I found on diagnostic testing and IEP development. For my blog I chose resources that would be more directed toward use by parents and educator of students with disabilities. The resources that I found are the: Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Standard-Based Individualized Education Program (IEP) Development: Question & Answer Document, IDEA 2004 Close Up: The Individualized Education Program (IEP) and Harcourt Assessment Launches Online Version of Stanford Diagnostic Tests for Reading and Math. Each of these documents provides information that will be beneficial to educators and parents when it comes to finding out more information on the subjects of diagnostic testing and IEP development. I also found an informative article that I will provide a link to that is specifically directed to inform student with disabilities about their IEP. The name of the on-line article is: A Student's Guide to the IEP.

The first document that I am going to provide a link to is: IDEA 2004 Close Up: The Individualized Education Program (IEP). This document provides a look into IEP development for parents of children with disabilities. It explains the new legal information about IDEA 2004 for parents. The information that this article covers information that should be considered when writing an IEP including: factor to consider when developing an IEP, contents of an IEP, who the IEP team consist of, procedural safeguards and what to do when moving.
The information in this article will be very beneficial for parent and provides them with specific tip on how to address situation that may come up in an IEP meeting. I think that this article is a great resource for parents because it can help guide them through the IEP process. The following link will take you to this article.

http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/2978

The next article that I found is about diagnostic testing for reading and math. It is called: Harcourt Assessment Launches Online Version of Stanford Diagnostic Tests for Reading and Math. This article provides information on an alternative to a pencil and paper test. These tests provide teachers with immediate feedback and give information that they may have previously had to wait weeks for instantly. I think that parents could use this information to help educators search for alternatives to the old pen and paper assessment that we are all used to. Teacher would also appreciate the instant feedback provided form an assessment like this because they can intervene sooner which would in turn benefit the students greatly. The following link will take you to the article described in this paragraph.

http://www.allbusiness.com/company-activities-management/company-structures/5762143-1.html

The final document that I found for parents and educators is called: Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Standard-Based Individualized Education Program (IEP) Development: Question & Answer Document. I found this document to be very informative. It gives parents of student with disabilities in the state of Texas an guide to help them better understand what TEKS are, standards that they may want to consider, what standard based goal are and much more. This guide has lots of information that is essential for parents of students with disabilities in Texas, and what they need to know about their child’s IEP. This document can help them in a variety of ways when it comes to developing an IEP that will be beneficial for their child. The link below will take you to the article.

http://portal.esc20.net/portal/page/portal/doclibraryroot/SpecEdAGCNav/455A8DE8D9D1A915E040640A0487182E

The final article that I found is called: A Student's Guide to the IEP. This article is geared to help student with disabilities understand what an IEP is and why it is important to them. It also helps students to better understand why it is so important for them to be involved in the IEP process. I really think that this document will benefit parents as well. It will help all understand why it is so vital to have student input in the IEP meeting and in setting their own educational goal for their futures. The link to this article is provided at the end of this paragraph. I really found this article to be very informative.

http://www.ldonline.org/article/5944