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Volume 20 Number 2

Form versus Function: Using Technology To Develop Individualized Education Programs
for Students with Disabilities
Gloria Lodato Wilson
Hofstra University
Craig A. Michaels, Howard Margolis
Queens College, City University of New York

Abstract

This article discusses the use of IEP software applications from the perspectives of form (i.e., legally correct documents) and function (i.e., educationally appropriate individualized programs). The article provides an overview of the basic components of two fairly comprehensive IEP software programs and discusses the general strengths and weaknesses of IEP software. Suggestions and strategies are offered to help educators become involved in software evaluation and purchasing decisions. Lastly, we offer some optimistic yet cautionary notes about the form versus function aspects of using software to develop IEPs.

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