IEP Supports and Services

IEP Supports and Services - Supplementary aids to support your child:

Definitions:

Supplementary - [adj] added to complete or make up a deficiency [WordNet Dictionary at hyperdictionary.com].

Support - [n] any device that bears the weight of another thing; [n] something providing immaterial support or assistance to a person; [v] establish or strengthen; [v] give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage [WordNet Dictionary at hyperdictionary.com].

Services - [n] performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others [WordNet Dictionary at hyperdictionary.com].

Aid - [n] the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; [n] the work of caring for or attending to someone or something; [n] a resource; "visual aids in teaching"; [v] improve the condition of; [v] give help or assistance; be of service [WordNet Dictionary at hyperdictionary.com].

Any device, provision of help, or activity that adds to or completes a child's education by making up a deficit is a supplementary aid or service. Supplementary aids and services enhance a child's ability to access general curriculum, to learn and participate.

From the LDOnline.org: A child may require any of the following related services in order to benefit from special education. Related services, as listed under IDEA, include (but are not limited to):

* Audiology services * Counseling services * Early identification and assessment of disabilities * Medical services * Occupational therapy * Orientation and mobility services * Parent counseling and training * Physical therapy * Psychological services * Recreation * Rehabilitation counseling services * School health services * Social work services in schools * Speech-language pathology services * Transportation

Visit these sites for examples of Supports and Services:
Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative
Maryland Schools about ESY
Missouri Department of Education
MO Dept. of Ed Innovations in Education

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