Using lead4ward Resources to Inform IEP Development

USING LEAD4WARD RESOURCES TO INFORM IEP DEVELOPMENTwww.lead4ward.com SBISD SPED 11/13

The Process

Prioritizing Critical Needs How big is the gap between the student’s enrolled grade

level and the current skill level? Is the needed skill related to a “life-long” skill (for example,

making inferences, problem-solving, make predictions, etc)? Of all of the critical needs identified, what are the most

significant needs the student has in each class/subject related to the grade level standard?

What is the student’s rate of learning? Consider this in planning how much you can ask the student to realistically do in one year.

What are the student’s post-secondary goals? Which needs will help the accomplishment of this goal?

Will addressing this need make a significant difference for the student in the coming year?

Resources STAAR Snapshots (for tested grades/subjects) TEKS Snapshots (for untested grades/subjects) Process Standards by content The Verbs of the TEKS TEKS Scaffolding Student Recording Sheet STAAR Vocabulary

Critical Needs to Goals – Where to look

How big is the gap between the student’s enrolled grade level and the current skill level?

Is the needed skill related to a “life-long” skill (for example, making inferences, problem-solving, make predictions, etc)?

Of all of the critical needs identified, what are the most significant needs the student has in each class/subject related to the grade level standard?

What is the student’s rate of learning? Consider this in planning how much you can ask the student to realistically do in one year.

What are the student’s post-secondary goals? Which needs will help the accomplishment of this goal?

Will addressing this need make a significant difference for the student in the coming year?

Activity

Is this a critical need? 

What resources could you use?

Which TEK would you use for a goal?