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Gargiulo, R., & Bouck, E. (Eds.) (2018). Instructional strategies for students with mild, moderate, and severe intellectual disability. SAGE Publications, Inc., https://doi.org/10.4135/9781506369785

• Read pp. 49-56 of Chapter 3: Educational Issues Affecting Students with Intellectual Disability. In this section you will read more about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act and the requirements for Individual Education Plans (IEP).

Lawless, F. C., & Richards, S. B. (2020). Essentials of special education: What educators need to know. Taylor & Francis Group.

• Read Chapter 5 to understand the required components of an IEP and see samples of each required element in a sample IEP.

PEAK Parent Center (2023). Common IEP and special education Terms. Denver: Colorado Department of Education.

• Use this pdf guide to help you understand terms related to the IEP process. It may also be useful as a glossary for parents who are going through the IEP process.

Yell, M. L., Bateman, D. F., & Shriner, J. G. (2021). Developing educationally meaningful and legally sound IEPs. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated.

• Use Chapters 4 – 7 to help you understand the core elements of IEPs including assessments, developing present levels of academic achievement and functional performance statements, crafting measurable annual goals, determining appropriate special education services, and monitoring and reporting on students' progress

IEP tip sheet: Measurable annual goals (2020). Progress Center.

• This resource will be useful when establishing the annual measurable goals in your signature assignment IEP.

Gargiulo, R., & Bouck, E. (Eds.) (2018). Instructional strategies for students with mild, moderate, and severe intellectual disability. SAGE Publications, Inc., https://doi.org/10.4135/9781506369785

• Read Chapter 13, pp. 363-397 to develop an understanding of the transition service mandates in IDEA. You will also discover research-based transition practices that can be used in transition planning including career planning, employment., college, and life skills.

The IRIS Center. (2024). Secondary transition: Interagency transition.

• You will complete these IRIS Module on transition planning before creating your Community Resource Map/Guide for your final assignment.