Based on 25 years of field-testing and widely used by thousands of education teams, COACH is the educational planning choice for students ages 3-21 with intensive special education needs in supported general education settings. This edition organizes planning into a clear step-by-step process that has never been easier to implement. Professionals and families will have an effective process to help them collaborate on individualized educational plans that promote inclusive opportunities for students with a range of developmental disabilities.

Education teams will discover how to

implement a collaborative and family-centered approach to teamwork
explore the current and future status of valued life outcomes
identify appropriate curriculum areas to assess
rate and select high-priority learning outcomes to be targets of instruction
determine which aspects of the general education curriculum should be targets of instruction
choose the supports students need to reach their goals
develop meaningful annual goals and short-term objectives that reflect each student's individual priorities
create a program-at-a-glance that keeps critical information handy throughout the school day

COACH comes with the essential materials educators need to engage in collaborative educational planning. Ready-to-use, fillable forms and tools--now on our Download Hub for easy access--help educators organize goals and objectives, determine their students' learning styles, schedule class activities, plan and adapt instruction, evaluate the impact of instruction on student outcomes, and more. To model successful COACH implementation, this book also walks readers through three complete examples of the COACH process for a kindergartner, an elementary school student, and a transition-age teenager.

With COACH, educators and families will ensure that each student's education plan has real substance, addresses individual goals, and leads directly to positive, meaningful outcomes.

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