The key point of this week assignment were to explain different strategies of writing an IEP for EBD students, and classroom management in relation to EBD. In response to the assign topic we were to explain how specific measurable goals are to be measured in writing an IEP and explain what these difficulties are. In response to the assignment, I found that an Individual Evaluation plan is simple a course plan to help guide students. This plan helps maintain a reasonable insight for educators to help a student academically and socially. An IEP can be modified, reviewed, and revised in accordance to a student need. I found the difficulty of writing an IEP for a student who has an emotional behavior disorder can be a little tricky due to the …show more content…
The annual goals is to identify what knowledge, skills and behavior a student is to exhibits and demonstrate. The annual goal should be done in a specific period of time. The expected outcome of an IEP is implemented annually until the next scheduled review. Consequently, the concept of an annual goals must be identified to meet a student’s needs. A goal is a measurable statement that describes what a child is expected to accomplish from the specialized educational program during the school year (NASP, 2015). Secondly, this week assignment focused on J. Kounin (1970). Kounin, the author of “Discipline and Group Management in Classrooms” found that many factors of misbehavior among students were the result of poor planning by the teacher. Kounin stated; “It was better to be proactive than reactive when it came to classroom management”. Hence, Kounin observed that there were weak areas in the classroom management skills of teaching that contributed to behavioral problems. I agree, that one of the exceptional qualities Kounin emphasized was the “with-it-ness,” theory. The with-it-ness theory is simple being aware of what is going on in the class. In reference to this week assignment, I gained detailed information about the process of writing an IEP for