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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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