By Cindy Soo Hoo, TAP Consultant csoohoo@ces.org Summer has come to an end, and you’re preparing to start a new school year. Perhaps, you’ve already begun. No doubt, you will be busy preparing lesson plans for the students you serve. However, it’s also important to...
Compliance Corner
An Important Role Is Determining Progress Toward Goals
By Cindy Soo Hoo, TAP Consultant csoohoo@ces.orgIt’s almost the end of another school year! Are you counting down the days? No doubt, students had a school year full of learning opportunities. Now, everyone is looking forward to a summer of fun! With the school...
C to B Because the Child Turned Three
By Cindy Soo Hoo, TAP Consultant csoohoo@ces.org Did you know children with disabilities who enroll in the public schools as preschoolers have likely received services as infants and/or toddlers? The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C provides...
Special Factors: Don’t Let Them Become a Distractor
When determining the needs of students who are eligible for special education services, members of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team must consider five areas of possible concerns and need. This section of the IEP is called Consideration of Special...
It’s Apparent: You Need to Include the Parent(s)!
Parents play a crucial role in their child’s/children’s education. They are essential partners in helping students become academically and socially successful in life. Their contributions, whether it is through volunteering in the classroom, baking goodies for a class...
Transition Services
If asked what the most desired outcome is for educating children, one may receive a variety of answers. Some may say it’s to: prepare students to compete in a global marketplace, prepare students to be skilled workers, teach students to become critical thinkers or...
Accommodations and Modifications:Â Are They Required? Â Is There a Difference Between the Two?
The terms accommodation and modification are often used interchangeably but differ in definition. Both are meant to address deficits that students with disabilities exhibit. However, one helps to level the playing field while the other changes the playing field. ...
ES(WHY)?
By Cindy Soo Hoo, TAP Consultant csoohoo@ces.orgI believe it’s safe to say that many students, including students with disabilities, lose skills following breaks from instruction. For some students with disabilities, this may result in a loss of skills for which it...
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By Cindy Soo Hoo, TAP Consultant csoohoo@ces.org(B) Meet each of the child’s other educational needs that result from the child’s disability; (ii) For children with disabilities who take alternate assessments aligned to alternate academic achievement standards, a...