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Should IEPs include life skills?


Published: Mar. 3, 2022Updated: Jul. 14, 2022

Even if a child is in a Special Day Class (SDC), IEP goals should focus more on academic skills, rather than life skills. As parent and Undivided Navigator Iris Barker explains, academics are for school and life skills (such as tying shoelaces) are for home!

For more parent advice on IEP goals and inclusion in the classroom, go here.

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