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The content of goals in individual educational programs for students with complex communication needs

Nina KlangDepartment of Education, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Charity RowlandInstitute on Development and Disability, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA;
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Melanie Fried-OkenInstitute on Development and Disability, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA;
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Sandra SteinerInstitute on Development and Disability, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA;
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Mats GranlundCHILD, Institute of Disability Research, School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden
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Margareta AdolfssonCHILD, Institute of Disability Research, School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden
Pages 41-48 | Received 30 May 2015, Accepted 16 Dec 2015, Published online: 02 Feb 2016
 
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ABSTRACT

The aim of the study was to explore the contents of communication-related goals in individualized education programs (IEPs) for students with complex communication needs. Goals in 43 IEPs were linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, Children and Youth version (ICF-CY). The results show that the communication-related IEP goals contain information on multiple domains of functioning in the ICF-CY. However, judging by the amount of codes linked to ICF-CY chapters, the IEPs contain a relatively small proportion of goals that focus on interaction with others, or participation in classroom and leisure activities. Special education teachers and speech-language pathologists working with students with complex communication needs may need support to formulate communication-related IEP goals with a focus on interaction and participation in school activities.

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