1st Edition

Writing a Legal, Robust and Useful IEP The Foundation of an Effective Special Education Program

By Annmarie Urso, Dee Berlinghoff Copyright 2026
130 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

130 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

130 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This text provides teachers and administrators with an understanding of the legal requirements of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) under law, including clarifications of how much benefit an IEP must provide based on the recent United States Supreme Court’s 2017 Endrew F. decision on the meaning of a free appropriate public education (FAPE). The book uses a case study and scenario... Read more

Section 1: Historical Foundations of the IEP; 1. IDEA and the IEP; 2. The IEP Process: Purpose, Parts, and Participation; 3. Procedural and Substantive Requirements of the IEP; Section 2: Practical Considerations for the IEP; 4. Present Levels of Academic and Functional Performance and Individual Needs; 5. Consideration of Special Factors; 6. Writing Academic IEP Goals; 7. Writing Behavioral and Social-Emotional Learning IEP Goals; 8. Related Services; 9. Accommodations, Modifications, and Supplemental Aids and Services; Section 3: Special Topics; 10. Advocacy: Considering the Caregiver Perspective; 11. Transition Planning for Adolescents

Biography

Annmarie Urso, Ph.D., has been an educator for over 40 years. She taught special education in K-12th grade rural and suburban New York State schools. Dr. Urso is a professor of teacher education at the State University of New York College at Geneseo, preparing the next generation of special education teachers to educate students with disabilities.

Dee Berlinghoff, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita in the Division of Education at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York. She worked in public education and higher education for over 40 years, serving as a classroom teacher, professor, and embedded coach for teachers.