title: The content of goals in individual educational programs for students with complex communication needs.
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.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Education , Uppsala University , Uppsala , Sweden ;
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Klang
authors.affiliation: b Institute on Development and Disability, Oregon Health and Science University , Portland , OR , USA ;
authors.forename: Charity
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rowland
authors.affiliation: b Institute on Development and Disability, Oregon Health and Science University , Portland , OR , USA ;
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fried-Oken
authors.affiliation: b Institute on Development and Disability, Oregon Health and Science University , Portland , OR , USA ;
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.affiliation: c CHILD, Institute of Disability Research, School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University , Jönköping , Sweden.
authors.forename: Mats
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Granlund
authors.affiliation: c CHILD, Institute of Disability Research, School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University , Jönköping , Sweden.
authors.forename: Margareta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adolfsson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder; D002547:Cerebral Palsy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D003147:Communication Disorders; D004519:Education, Special; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology; D013334:Students; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Complex communication needs; ICF-CY; children; individual educational program; intervention goals; participation