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Connie SankwichParticipant
Hi Dawn,
I agree that these were tough to determine whether they were good statements or not, based on the little information we had for each one. Reading the snippets of information led me to think about all the completely different and individualized circumstances every child has. We can make no assumptions, but we must devise the right language so that it is both understandable and showing compassionate for the parents. Negative connotations have no place in an IEP.Connie SankwichParticipantDayton prefers to play in isolation and becomes upset (e.g., cries and hits others) when another child comes too close. As a result, his peer interactions at playtime are limited.
Green and Red: Although I believe this statement is fair and without negative connotations, I think it lacks measurability and specificity. In what settings does Dayton’s behavior occur (e.g. at recess; in the gym; during free-play; across settings)? How often does this behavior occur (e.g. only during unstructured play time? More specifics and more precise measurable data would make this a stronger statement.As measured on the EOWPVT-R, Carmen’s (48 months) expressive vocabulary is at 19 months and as measured by the ROWPVT-R her receptive vocabulary is at 26 months.
Green: This statement is specific and measurable, however the parent is probably going to need an explanation of what EOWPVT-R and ROWPVT-R mean.Elise is essentially non-verbal and uses many ways to communicate including: gestures, facial expression, eye gaze, vocalizations, word approximations, head nods for yes, head shakes for no, and use of a Dynavox 3100 augmentative communication device which she accesses with a head switch.
Green and Red: This statement highlights Elise’s strengths well. It describes her current communication skill levels objectively, but I think it lacks measurability.Damien’s attention problems result in failure to follow the teacher’s directions, talking out of turn and responding inappropriately during group activities.
Red: There are negative connotations throughout statement. Words like “problems”, “failure”, “responding inappropriately”, could be very hurtful to the parent(s). A bester statement might be: “Damien’s lack of attention tends to causes him to miss the teacher’s directions.” I don’t know what “responding inappropriately” might mean, so I think I would leave that out, unless it could be written with more specific detail. Responding inappropriately could simply mean that he didn’t provide the correct answer, and if that is the case, we don’t want to dissuade a student from contributing at all.Zung understands and remembers what he hears about a subject. Learning by reading or looking at pictures is difficult for him and doesn’t work as well.
Green and Red: I like the first sentence. The second sentence is vague. Is it telling the reader that Zung is a struggling reader? Perhaps he is a ELL and in a new (maybe foreign) environment? I want to know why reading and looking at pictures doesn’t work for Zung.Mark doesn’t know his colors. He can count to 3 but doesn’t always remember the number 2. He can stack 3 blocks.
Red: This statement has negative connotations and is not measurable. Here is what I might state about Mark: When presented with six primary and secondary colors (red, yellow, blue, green, white, black), Mark was unable to identify any color with accuracy. He can count to 3, six out of 10 times with accuracy. -
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