Including Student Voice in IEP Meetings through Use of Assistive Technology

Autor/inn/en	Biegun, Daniel; Peterson, Ynez; McNaught, John; Sutterfield, Chloe
Titel	Including Student Voice in IEP Meetings through Use of Assistive Technology
Quelle	In: TEACHING Exceptional Children, 52 (2020) 5, S.348-350 (3 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0040-0599
DOI	10.1177/0040059920920148
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Individualized Education Programs; Barriers; Self Determination; Meetings; Preferences; Assistive Technology; Communication Skills; Student Participation; Student Needs; Student Interests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Individualized education program; Individualisierendes Lernen; Selbstbestimmung; Meeting; Tagung; Kommunikationsstil; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Studieninteresse
Abstract	Annual individualized education program (IEP) meetings are a time for a student's IEP team to review data, discuss student progress, and set goals for the year. For those students who attend their meetings, simply being in the room is not enough. Why don't students take an active role in their IEP meeting? Davis and Cumming (2019) posited that students often have poor self-determination skills and lack the necessary communication skills to take on a leadership role. The student's perspective is often overlooked in the IEP process. Assistive technology (AT) can be beneficial in helping students address these barriers. AT allows students to actively participate by expressing their strengths, interests, preferences, and needs. There are many available devices, apps, and web tools that students and educators can use to support active participation in the IEP process. Educators must work to address any barriers that limit a student's voice from being at the forefront of the IEP. Assistive technology solutions can offer students equitable opportunities to express themselves and emerge as leaders in the planning of their futures. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01