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IEP Review

Difficulty
Intermediate
Domain
Education
Subdomain
Accessibility
Environment
Remote meeting with a K–12 private school
Region
California, USA
Time Estimate:
23 min.
Avg. Length per Line:
7 sec.
Introductory Summary
It is time for a sixth grader's annual IEP evaluation. School staff, parent, and interpreter meet remotely via video conference.
IEP Definition
An IEP (individualized education program) is a legal document required under the US federal law known as the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which makes a student eligible for individualized special education services. To qualify for special education services, a student must meet one or more of 13 federally recognized disability categories. IEP meetings occur on an annual basis. However, if the need for more meetings within a year arises, this can be requested by the parent and/or legal guardian.
Disclaimer:
This text is an original work of fiction based on real scenarios. Any similarities between people or places are purely coincidental.
Participants
Abbr. Role Language(s)
Int Interpreter en-US es-US
Pr Parent es-MX
AA Administrative Assistant en-US
OT Occupational Therapist en-US
P Principal en-US
SET Special Education Teacher en-US
SP Speech Pathologist en-US
Contributors
Author
Romina Espinosa
Co-Author
Ana Soler
Editors
Devin Gilbert
Yohana Imperio
Allison deFreese
Audio Engineer
Omar Mendoza
Voice Actors
Principal
Delaney Johns
Special Education Teacher
Skylar Lees
Parent
Pamela Martínez Ruiz
Administrative Assistant
Pamela Martínez Ruiz
Occupational Therapist
Nathaniel Murphy
Speech Pathologist
Nathaniel Murphy
Interpreter
Daniel Norat
Full Summary
It is time for a sixth grader's annual IEP evaluation. School staff, parent, and interpreter meet remotely via video conference. The parent shows engagement in the meeting by asking several questions. A clear explanation of the goals is given to understand the student's progress.
Main Challenges
The conversations can last a long time when the speech pathologist and occupational therapist review the annual IEP goals. Also, the occupational therapist speaks fast. Terminology from special education can pose a challenge, as well as phrases unique to Mexico, for interpreters that are unfamiliar with these things.
Key Terminology and Vocabulary
English español
IEP individualized education program programa individualizado de educación --- ---
--- prompting estímulos indicaciones señales
--- occupational therapy terapia ocupacional --- ---
--- accuracy precisión --- ---
--- speech pathologist patólogo del habla --- ---
--- tap tocar --- ---
--- struggle batallar --- ---
--- motor control habilidades motoras habilidades motrices ---
--- bilateral control coordinación bilateral --- ---
--- shoelaces agujetas cordones pasadores
--- speech goal meta de lenguaje meta del habla ---
--- fine motor coordination coordinación de habilidades motoras finas --- ---
--- functional expressive vocabulary vocabulario expresivo funcional --- ---
--- jeez híjole --- ---
--- procedural safeguards garantías de procedimiento --- ---
--- strengths fortalezas --- ---
--- first set of letters primer grupo de letras primera serie de letras ---
--- baseline estándar básico punto de referencia ---

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Supplementary Resources
IEPs [Individualized Education Programs] (California Courts)
What is an IEP? (Understood.org)
A History of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (US Department of Education)
English-Spanish Glossary for Educational Settings (California Department of Education)
Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice (NAETISL)
Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice for Educational Interpreters of Spoken Language (Minnesota Department of Education)
English-to-Spanish Glossary of Educational Terminology (2nd Edition, Rodolfo Valentán)

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