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Proposal Topic: Describe your topic.
| You are a parent of a child who requires an Individualized Education Program (IEP). Conduct research to find out what an IEP is and how IEPs are used. Create a proposal on how to improve your child’s IEP. |
Plan for Developing and Executing a Research Strategy
| Explain 2–4 criteria that should be considered when finding credible and relevant sources to support this topic. | When researching something as important as your child’s education, there are many factors that need to be considered when trying to find the right program to help them. First and foremost, the sources that we use must have experience in this arena. Not just experience, but proven, tried and true success with creating and facilitating effective IEPs. The program must meet the states minimum federal requirements. Looking at current federal, state, and local websites, that list out all IEP services, laws, regulations, and requirements. One should also consider finding sources that have experience with the type of learning issues that your child has. |
| Explain 2–4 reasons why the information or argument in a source would not be reliable. | If a source has limited experience with IEPs, I would argue that they may not be the most helpful of sources. If a source doesn’t mention mandated requirements and processes, I would not consider using the information they provide. |
| Identify 2–4 specific databases, publications, or sites that are likely to yield credible and relevant sources for this topic. | U.S. Department of Education – www2.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.htmlTeacherVision – www.teachervision.com/teaching-strategies/special-needs/iep-resourcesLD Online – www.ldonline.org/ld-topics/special-education/developing-your-childs-iep |
| Identify 2–4 search terms or phrases that are likely to yield appropriate sources for this topic. | IEP sourcesIEP samplesIndividual education plansSpecial Education |
Credible Sources: Identify 4–6 sources found during your research and use the following table to explain their credibility and relevance.
Source 1
| Reference Citation: Identify the author, date, title, and source location, as available. | LD Online – By: Theresa Rebhorn, 2003, Developing Your Child’s IEP – Online website, www.ldonline.org/ld-topics/special-education/developing-your-childs-iep |
| Credibility: Explain why the author, organization, or publication of the source is credible. | Theresa Rebhorn, MSW is also a writer/editor with expertise/content knowledge related to individuals with special needs and families, advocacy, assistive technology, best practices, early intervention, recovery/resilience, parenting, and special education. She is well respected in the field and has over 20 years of experience in education with and for individuals with disabilities. |
| Relevance: Explain the relevance of the source to your chosen topic. | Theresa Rebhorn created a parents guide to developing your child IEP. It is extremely thorough, well thought out, and easy to read and navigate. It covers every aspect of an IEP and gives examples, lists resources, and provides links to federal laws and mandates. |
Source 2
| Reference Citation: Identify the author, date, title, and source location, as available. | TeacherVision, multiple contributors, website information updated daily, IEP Special Education Resources, online website, www.teachervision.com/teaching-strategies/special-needs/iep-resources |
| Credibility: Explain why the author, organization, or publication of the source is credible. | This publication/website has been in existence since 1999. They provide support to over 6 million educators every year. The provide teaching materials specific to the teacher’s needs. They even break down the IEP materials by grade level, and/or diagnosis. Although this is a website geared towards teachers, as a parent I would find this very helpful as well. |
| Relevance: Explain the relevance of the source to your chosen topic. | The paperwork, forms, and general information that this website offers could potentially be a one-stop-shop for creating an IEP for your child/student. |
Source 3
| Reference Citation: Identify the author, date, title, and source location, as available. | U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, July 2000, A Guide to the Individualized Education Program, Online website, www2.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/iepguide.pdf |
| Credibility: Explain why the author, organization, or publication of the source is credible. | This is our federal governments website and has the laws and mandates that schools must follow when creating IEP’s for students. |
| Relevance: Explain the relevance of the source to your chosen topic. | This source would be very relevant especially as a first step for parents to know what the law states and requires for schools to provide for students with special educational needs. |
Source 4
| Reference Citation: Identify the author, date, title, and source location, as available. | Kentucky Department of Education, Revised June 2023, Guidance for Individual Education Program (IEP) Development, Online website, www.education.ky.gov/specialed/excep/forms/Documents/IEP_Guidance_Document.pdf |
| Credibility: Explain why the author, organization, or publication of the source is credible. | I wanted to have information specific to the state that I live in. This information, though specifically stated that it is for “nonregulatory guidance” and “informal guidance”, is provided by the Kentucky Department of Education and is very credible. |
| Relevance: Explain the relevance of the source to your chosen topic. | This source is very detailed and breaks down every aspect of an IEP from beginning to end. It also provides links to forms, statutes, compliance review documents, and many other helpful resources. |
Source 5 (Optional)
| Reference Citation: Identify the author, date, title, and source location, as available. | |
| Credibility: Explain why the author, organization, or publication of the source is credible. | |
| Relevance: Explain the relevance of the source to your chosen topic. |
Source 6 (Optional)
| Reference Citation: Identify the author, date, title, and source location, as available. | |
| Credibility: Explain why the author, organization, or publication of the source is credible. | |
| Relevance: Explain the relevance of the source to your chosen topic. |
Weak Sources: Identify two additional sources found during your research and use the following table to explain their weaknesses in terms of credibility, relevance, or usefulness.
Weak Source 1
| Reference Citation: Identify the author, date, title, and source location, as available. | WebMD, Hilary Parker, June 21, 2022, Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for Autism, Online website, www.webmd.com/brain/autism/individualized-education-programs-ieps-for-autism |
| Explain why the source is not credible, relevant, or useful. | This source is credible, but I searched “IEPs” and this specific link came up. If my child was autistic the information would be helpful, but if my child has any other diagnosis, the information would be irrelevant. |
Weak Source 2
| Reference Citation: Identify the author, date, title, and source location, as available. | JustAnswer, JD Ray, attorney, Feb. 20, 2024, IEP Lawyer Chat, Online website, www.justanswer.com/sip/education/iep |
| Explain why the source is not credible, relevant, or useful. | I again searched for “IEPs” and this website link came up. If I had a legal question this could possibly work but who really knows if the information you are receiving is from a board-certified attorney? |