Description: This useful and practical guide for teachers and parents contains the latest updates (through August 2006) to the 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Throughout the book is a focus on both the intent and spirit of the law. How to Write an I.E.P. takes into consideration the role of the family and clearly states the rights of the parents and child in the I.E.P. process. Also included are samples of the ways that goals and objectives can be written for use by special educators in all fields.