Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Running Head: COLLABORATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY: MD IEP
Collaborative Learning Community: MD IEP
Grand Canyon University
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
The Individual Educational Plan (IEP) is the driving document that promotes academic
success. It is important when designing the Individual Educational Plan that the annual goals are
determined based on the team analyzing the disability, student’s strengths, and student’s
weaknesses. The annual goals and objectives need to be stated in measurable terms so that any
professional working with the student can understand what the annual goal is and how the goal is
going to be measured for success. The annual goal should be developed with the expectation
that the student can achieve mastery successfully during the Individual Educational Plan
timeline. Each annual goal should have three components which are the condition, observable
behaviors, and how well the student must perform the task/activity.
The short term goals with the objectives are benchmarks in the necessary progress towards the mastery of the annual goal. The short term objectives need to be stated in behavioral terms in accordance to what the student will do and the criteria to determine successful completion of the short term objective. The type of criteria is determined based on grade level, rate, time, percentage, or a descriptive statement. In measuring all goals for mastery, the measurement needs to be very specific to the student, needs to be entirely objective, quantifiable, and clear. Accommodations and additional supports need to be identified on the Individual Educational Plan to provide the level of support that promotes student success.
Current level of performance
The student who is a 13 year old male is a very
Collaborative Learning Community: MD IEP
Grand Canyon University
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
The Individual Educational Plan (IEP) is the driving document that promotes academic
success. It is important when designing the Individual Educational Plan that the annual goals are
determined based on the team analyzing the disability, student’s strengths, and student’s
weaknesses. The annual goals and objectives need to be stated in measurable terms so that any
professional working with the student can understand what the annual goal is and how the goal is
going to be measured for success. The annual goal should be developed with the expectation
that the student can achieve mastery successfully during the Individual Educational Plan
timeline. Each annual goal should have three components which are the condition, observable
behaviors, and how well the student must perform the task/activity.
The short term goals with the objectives are benchmarks in the necessary progress towards the mastery of the annual goal. The short term objectives need to be stated in behavioral terms in accordance to what the student will do and the criteria to determine successful completion of the short term objective. The type of criteria is determined based on grade level, rate, time, percentage, or a descriptive statement. In measuring all goals for mastery, the measurement needs to be very specific to the student, needs to be entirely objective, quantifiable, and clear. Accommodations and additional supports need to be identified on the Individual Educational Plan to provide the level of support that promotes student success.
Current level of performance
The student who is a 13 year old male is a very
References: A.D.A.M. (2012). PudMed Health: Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001724/ Nereo & Hinton (2003)Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 24 (2), 96-103 Snell, M. E. & Brown, F. (2005). Instruction of Students with Severe Disabilities (6th ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN-13: 9780131143357 "Teaching the Terminally Ill Child" by Ainsa from Education (1981), located in the GCU eLibrary at http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=4717323&site=ehost-live&scope=site