Article Review by Maggie Masimore
Posted by cloetz on Feb 04, 2008
"Developing Standards-Based Individualized Education Program Objectives for Students with Significant Needs," Teaching Exceptional Children, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 36-39; Sharon Lynch and Paula Adams.
With the focus in IDEA 2004 on standards-based goals and objectives, as well as the focus of NCLB on high standards for all students, many are struggling with the balance between providing access to the general curriculum standards while still addressing the individualized needs of students with disabilities. This article provides guidance on this challenge, and includes concrete examples of standards-based goals and objectives for students at varying levels of needs, from students with significant cognitive disabilities to those with academic skills that are greatly below grade level.
