Reviewing which document helps tailor supports for a student with special needs?

• A. Report Card
• B. Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
• C. Attendance Record
• D. Curriculum Map

Answer: (B)

The main idea is that tailoring supports for a student with special needs relies on a document that spell out the individual’s current abilities, specific goals, services, accommodations, and how progress will be measured. The Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is that document. It’s created by a team and serves as a roadmap for special education services, detailing present levels of performance, measurable annual goals, the special education and related services the student will receive, accommodations and modifications in the classroom, and how the student will participate with nondisabled peers. It also covers testing accommodations and plans for transition as the student grows. Because it is built around the unique needs of one student, it directly guides instruction, placement decisions, and the supports that will be provided and monitored. The other documents serve different purposes: a report card tracks grades and progress toward general education goals; an attendance record tracks whether the student is present; a curriculum map outlines what will be taught across a course. So for tailoring supports for a student with special needs, the IEP is the guiding document.