posting something after a very long time ... in the coming weeks will post more on the activities that can be done for improving attention span of children..

preparing the IEP

IEP s the individualized education program / plan for the child observed and assessed. Assessment can be done using various tools.

The IEP of the child includes the goals set for a period of time , this has to be discussed with the parents once it has been framed. This will help the parents understand what will be the goals and what they can expect out of the child. This also helps them to work in the same line as the special educator.  

there are three types of assessments done. Formative , process and summative. 

Formative - As the name suggests this assessment is done in the initial stages to understand the level of the child and then the IEP is formed .

Process - In between we do carry out assessments to see if the child is following the concept , or if the strategy we are using helps the child understand or should we be changing the teaching method

Summative - In summative assessment the child is assessed after the period of intervention is over. This is the evaluation that is done at the end of the intervention period. The degree of difference from the expected plan is used to evaluate success.

To begin with

Observe the child intently, but it is always better that the child doesn't know that he is being observed, as it might reflect upon his behavior.The best way this can be made possible is by not interfering when the child is doing something or by just allowing the child to work with someone he is comfortable with. I don't think there is any specific period for which a child has to be observed. The child can be observed till the required information is collected.

Never plan on how the observation should go on and try not to expect the child to exhibit behaviors that you are looking for . The policy i feel that helps us a lot is to just trying to gather as much as data from whatever the child is doing rather than collecting data according to what we want.It will surely be useful sooner or later.

once observation is done, then comes the next stage........

Introduction

This blog is just an attempt to share my ideas and views on how a concept could be presented and taught to a child, who requires special attention and care from everyone around him. This is a small effort taken to help parents, professionals learn more through sharing their knowledge with one another, which in turn will help our children reach greater heights.

please feel free to share your comments on each topic, since this increases the scope of learning.