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Sample Individualized Educational Program

 

PLEASE NOTE: The following sample IEP has been provided for illustrative purposes only and may or may not be indicative of the type of IEP that may be appropriate for your child.

 

Name: Max

Assessment Procedure: ABLLS-R

 

The following skills have been targeted:

 

A) COOPERATION AND REINFORCER EFFECTIVENESS

A5. When one of Max's reinforcers is available but he must engage in a known response to receive the

reinforcer, does Max approach and perform the response being requested?

A8. When Max is participating in learning activities, will he sit calmly,  wait for the instructor to ask him to do a task, and keep his hands off the materials until he is told what to do?

A9. When Max is participating in a learning activity, does he scan the materials and then look at the

instructor to see what he should do next?

A10. When Max is participating in a learning activity that involves instructional materials, does Max

scan the materials prior to responding to instructions?

 

B) VISUAL PERFORMANCE

B8. Can Max sort non-identical items into piles when samples of those items are displayed in an array (e.g., dogs, trees, people)?

B18. When provided with a model of items that have a certain feature/part, can Max sort pictures of items

into groups of items that have the same feature/part.

B19. Can Max sort pictures of items into classes to which the item belongs when provided with a model of

items from each class (e.g., dog with other animals, shirt with other clothing)?

 

C) RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE

C8. When an adult holds out his/her hand and asks for an item, will Max follow instructions to give a named, non-desired item?

C9. Will Max follow an instruction to do a simple motor action upon request (e.g., "Clap hands")?

C13. Can Max select a specified object from a selection of two common objects?

C16. If you place six or more objects on a table in any position and ask Max to select one of those items,

can he select the named object?

C17. If you place six or more pictures of common objects on a table in any position and ask Max to select one of those items, can he select the named object?

 

D) MOTOR IMITATION

D7. Can Max imitate actions when the instructions are varied?

D8. Will Max imitate gross motor movements that he observes being modeled by others in a mirror when

asked to "Do this"?

D13. Will Max imitate touching objects in a sequence switching to touch the next item when the model

touches that item?

D15. Will Max imitate a motor action involving the manipulation of an object matching the speed of an

ongoing model when asked to "Do this"?

 

E) VOCAL IMITATION

E9. Is Max able to repeat sound combinations in which the model requires him to repeat consonant-vowel-consonant-vowel combinations?

E10. Is Max able to repeat sound combinations (words) in which the model requires him to repeat

consonant- vowel-consonant combinations

E11. Can Max imitate words which include consonant blends (e.g., STReet, CHip, reaCH, againST, riNG)?

E12. Can Max imitate words upon request (including the final sounds of the word)?

E13. Can Max imitate phrases upon request?

E16. If a word is presented in a deliberately loud or quiet (whispered) manner, will Max match the volume

of the words said to him?

 

F) REQUESTS

F4. If you ask "What do you want," will Max ask for an item or an activity?

F6. How many specific items or activities can Max spontaneously ask for using a specific response?

F9. When an item is needed to complete a task, does Max ask for the missing item?

F14. Does Max ask others to attend to his actions (e.g., "Mommy, look at me," "Watch this")?

F15. Can Max ask others to remove an item or stop activity?

 

G) LABELING

G11. Does Max use a variety of carrier phrases when labeling items; and if so, does he frequently use those carrier phrases without prompting?

G12. Can Max label the parts or features of objects?

 

I) SPONTANEOUS VOCALIZATIONS

I4. Does Max sing songs along with others singing a song?

I6. Does Max spontaneously repeat words said by others?

I7. Does Max spontaneously request items, actions or activities?

I8. Does Max spontaneously label items, actions, or events?

 

K) PLAY & LEISURE SKILLS

K1. Does Max actively explore available toys?

K3. Does Max engage in appropriate independent outdoor play activities?

K4. Does Max engage in appropriate independent indoor leisure activities?

K5. Does Max actively play with toys?

K8. Does Max play with other children?

K9. Does Max play with several of his peers, either individually or in a group activity?

K10. Can Max pretend to be somebody or pretend to do an activity

 

L) SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

L6. Does Max approach and attempt to physically engage others in interactions even when the other person does not have a reinforcing item?

L7. Does Max look at the person who is about to do something to produce a desired outcome (e.g., about to release the end of a balloon to let it fly around the room)?

L9. Does Max attend to the behavior of peers?

L10. Does Max return greetings to others?