Special Education; Parents' Library of Useful Information
This no-nonsense, no interview program is for parents who want to hear research-based information about the IEP process.`
In addition, parents can hear about the latest research in the field that has practical implications for classroom practices.
Research is clear that parents who know more about the special education process are able to get better IEP programs and outcomes for their children with disabilities
(https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10631414/).
David Poeschl is a retired school district special education director and California State University Lecturer. He currently works as a parent advisor with a non-profit agency in Northern California providing no fee consultancy and training to parents in the area.
This program is intended to be a library for parents who need information on a wide variety of special education related topics. Most of the research reviews are the result of questions from parents the host works with.
Special Education; Parents' Library of Useful Information
Positive Behavior Support - Part 2, Function of Behavior
To understand how to create an effective behavior plan* a crucial piece is to understand why a behavior occurs. Without this piece of information, accurately determined, a behavior plan will simply not work.
It is more complex than it might seem to figure out why a child does what they do, obvious answers can often be wrong. The IEP team needs to know how and what to teach as a replacement behavior that meets the same need as the problem behavior.
As a parent, your input into this process is vital because you know your child better than anyone.
It becomes very helpful to the IEP team, and to your child, to know why a behavior occurs, it can greatly reduce the emotional response that many of these behaviors can generate in caregivers.
Once you know why something is happening, it's much easier to emotionally accept it. You can start analyzing and problem solving instead of reacting.
See the transcript for links to citations and resources.
* Note: you may find that behavior plans can have somewhat different names such as Positive Behavior Support Plan (PBSP), a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) or a Behavior Support Plan (BSP)
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