Parent & Family

Presentation
By: Emma Bauman
Contents
• IDEA: Individuals with disabilities Education Act
• IFSP: Individualized Family Service Plan
• IEP: Individualized Education Program
• FBA: Functional Behavioral Assessment
• RTI: Response to Intervention
• Support for your child
• Summary
• Reflection
• Reference Page
IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act

“The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring

services to children with disabilities throughout the nation.” (“IDEA- Building
The Legacy of IDEA,” n.d.) This program governs the way that states and
public agencies provide help to students that need it.
IFSP: Individualized Family Service
Plan
A plan for specialized services for young children that have developmental delays.
It is a written treatment plan that maps the services that the child will have. The document
also includes when and how the treatments will be given. The plan also documents the
child's current levels of functioning, specific needs and goals for treatment. This document
is family-based meaning that it is developed with the entire families input and the features
are put in place to benefit and support the entire family. (“What is an Individualized Family
Service Plan?,” n.d.)

Every IFSP must contain key components which include; people and organizations
involved, current levels of the child's functioning, family information, services that the child
will receive, and lastly the outcomes and goals that are relevant and measurable. After the
IFSP is created, the team that made the ISFP is required by law to meet every six months
determine if the child is making progress and if they need to make updates and set new
goals for the child. Before the child turns three, a transition plan is formed to see if the
child is eligible for services then the child will develop into an individualized education
program once they turn three. (“What is an Individualized Family Service Plan?,” n.d.)
IEP: Individualized Education Program
An IEP is an Individualized Education Program for students who receive special
education services. It is a legal document that spells out a child’s learning needs and the
services the school will provide and how progress will be measured. It is a law that students
have it. It takes many people to compose the document such as teachers and parents of the
child. During the process of creating an IEP a parent can learn helpful tools to help their
child make progress in school.
By law, an IEP must include a statement of the child’s present level of
performance, annual educational goals, special education supports and services that the
school will provide, as well as modifications and accommodations the school will provide.
The document must also include the accommodations that a child will be allowed to have
while taking tests, how the school will measure a child’s progress, and lastly transition
planning that prepares teenagers for life after high school. (Stanberry, n.d.).
This shows the
formula for
creating a goal
with an IEP
 FBA: Functional Behavioral Assessment
According to behavioradvisor.com, “Functional behavioral assessment is a variation on
procedures originally developed to a certain the purpose or reason for behaviors displayed by individual
with severe cognitive or communication disabilities.” Students who have disabilities can often display
inappropriate behaviors and the students can be labeled as having an emotional disturbance. There
often are times where children display inappropriate behavior and be placed into that category when
that actually is not the case. The Functional Behavioral Assessment is an assessment that teachers
can use to figure out why a child is behaving the way that they are.
“Anytime that educators have concerns about the behavior of a student with a disability, they
are required by IDEA to undertake the functional behavior assessment process in order to determine
why the youngster is showing such actions.” (McIntyre, n.d.) This is important because once an
educator understands why a student is displaying inappropriate behaviors, they can come up with
interventions that will help the student learn how to display appropriate behaviors.
 RTI: Response to Intervention
Response to Intervention (RTI) is a multi-tier approach to the early identification and support of students
with learning and behavior needs” (Gorski, n.d.) The process begins with high quality instruction and a screening of
all children in a general education classroom. Then, the students that are struggling are provided with interventions
that will help to accelerate their rate of learning. The services are given by a variety of different people like
specialists, special education teachers, and general education teachers. The educators closely monitor the progress
that the students are making so that they can gear the instruction to their exact needs and make sure that they are
responding to the instruction designed for them.

In order for RTI to work there needs to be specific components that are implemented in a rigorous manor.
The students need to placed in a general education classroom where they are where they receive high quality
instruction that is research based. Next, there must be ongoing student assessments to be sure that the student is
making progress with their learning rate. Then, the child will received tiered instruction to make sure that the
instruction is different for all students. Lastly, parent involvement is crucial to be sure that the parents are aware of
the progress that their child is making and that the parents know exactly how their child is receiving
assistance. (Gorski, n.d.)
Support For Your Child, You, & Your
Family
If your child is receiving any of these services don't hesitate to ask questions and be as
involved as you possibly can. It is important that along with the help that they are
receiving from the school and these programs, it will never be completely successful
without the support of their families. Be sure that you are keeping up with the progress
that your child is making in school to be sure that they are receiving every bit of help that
can be provided to them. The next most important thing is to make sure to continue
instruction at home like helping with homework if possible. Lastly, is something that
parents don't often consider when worrying about the success for their children. It is
important that you take care of yourself and make sure that you are happy and in the best
state to help support your child. It could be just as easy as writing down your thoughts in
a journal or if needed, turn to someone outside of your family for support like a support
group. There are support groups for people of any age and it is very beneficial to see that
you are not alone.
 Summary
During this presentation, I shared with you some key concepts that I wanted you to
be aware that can help a child with disabilities over the course of their child through the
transition to adulthood after high school. First you read about the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act that ensures services to children all over the country. Next, we
discussed the Individualized Family Service Plan which was geared towards helping children
under the age of three. Next we discussed the Functional Behavioral Assessment which is a
tool used to detect why individuals display behaviors the way that they do and learn how to
help the student. Then, Individualized Education Program was presented and shared with
you the law that students have a right to educational services. After that, we talked about
RTI, response to intervention. A multi-tier approach to identify and support students with
learning and behavioral disabilities. Lastly, some tips to support your child, yourself and your
family while living life with children with disabilities.
 Reflection
In doing this project, I wanted to get the most out of it that I possibly could. I wanted to write it for a
family member of mine who has a child with behavioral disabilities and uses special education services. I chose the
concepts, IDEA, IFSP, FBA, and RTI because they focused on help throughout a child’s childhood and through high
school. I first spoke about IDEA because with out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, students would ’t
be able to have the services that they have access to now. I choose to next speak about ISFP. Individualized Family
Service Plan is a plan for children under the age of three, then they have the opportunity to transition to using an
IEP. IEP stands for Individualized Education Program and it is a legal document that explains a child’s learning
needs and a plan that was designed to meet the child's needs.
Following the IEP, I put a spotlight on FBA, Functional Behavioral Assessment is a procedure developed
to assess why a child is acting the way that they are and try to figure out a way to help the child display more
appropriate behaviors. Lastly, I chose to talk about Response to Intervention (RTI) This multi-tier approach helps
to identify students with learning and behavior needs then helps support them to make progress. All of these things
highlight important help that a child who is struggling with learning and behavioral disabilities to make structured
progress in their academic career.
Reference:
Gorski, D. (n.d.). What is RTI? Retrieved September 17, 2017, from
http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/what/whatisrti
IDEA - Building The Legacy of IDEA 2004. (n.d.). Retrieved September 16, 2017,
from http://idea.ed.gov/
McIntyre, T. (n.d.). FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT (FBA) .
Retrieved September 16, 2017, from http://www.behavioradvisor.com/FBA.html
Response to Intervention (RtI). (n.d.). Retrieved September 17, 2017, from
https://www.aleks.com/k12/rti/
Response To Intervention Explained. (n.d.). Retrieved September 16, 2017, from
http://www.specialeducationguide.com/pre-k-12/response-to-intervention
Stanberry, K. (n.d.). Understanding Individualized Education Programs. Retrieved
September 16, 2017, from https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-
services/ieps/understanding-individualized-education-programs
What is an Individualized Family Service Plan? A guide to the IFSP. (n.d.).
Retrieved September 16, 2017, from http://www.specialeducationguide.com/early-
intervention/the-who-what-why-of-an-individual-family-services-plan-ifsp/
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