Students today are being encouraged by IDEA updates to get involved in their own IEPs. Helping students understand and participate in their own IEPs gives them self-determination skills that prepare them for successful futures.

Building Electronic Portfolios

Using presentation software such as PowerPoint, students learn to create attractive presentation software slides about their work experiences, skills, interests and accomplishments to show at IEP meetings, to classmates or prospective employers. Authored by Professor Susan J. Glor-Scheib of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Covered spiralbound book, 90 pgs., 2006. Includes a Win/Mac CD with printable PDF.

Building Life Skills Portfolios

A highly structured, comprehensive curriculum that allows students to work toward independence by learning functional life and academic skills. Following this program, students build a portfolio they take with them through the grades as they approach graduation. Each of five sections contains 25-40 skill areas which vary in difficulty from 1-5. Sections include: Functional Academics; Home; Outdoors; Recreation and Health; Community, Country and World. A PDF on CD contains lots of supplemental materials to those provided in the book. Created by classroom teachers. Covered spiralbound book, 200 pgs., 2006.

Both books also available separately: Buiding Electronic Portfolios, and Building Life Skill Portfolios.

Item No. BEP-05