Stage: Foundation Group: EYFS | KG (Reception | KG 2) Topic: Number Sense Focus Areas: Counting & Cardinality + Subitising Method: Play & Learn (Activities + Games) Strategy or Approach: CRA (Concrete Representational Abstract) or CPA (Concrete Pictorial Abstract)
Curricular Goal: Demonstrate fluency in counting concrete, discrete and abstract objects up to 10. Learning Objectives: → Count objects with an understanding of cardinality (understanding that the last number you say when counting a set of objects represents the total number of objects in that set). [Progression: One-One correspondence + correct order → last number represents total no. of objects.] - Accurately count objects (concrete → representational → abstract) with understanding of cardinality up to 5 → 10 → Subitising - Estimate or guess number of objects shown without counting them individually (up to 5)
Please click on the following link to download and learn more about CRA Approach:
Begin your career or strive as a Special Educator with this free, simple and comprehensive course module that tries to diligently demystify the process of preparing an (Individualized Education Plan) IEP for your students.
IEP 101 is an 'all in one' style course or playlist for Special Educators based on the format and guidelines published by Directorate of Education, Delhi (DoE, Delhi). It was developed by us from scratch with patience and diligence based on my experience and insights received from my gurus during the course of my journey as an educator and is meant to serve as a guide (a tutorial or reference manual) for fellow educators and trainees who are engaged in the science and art of creating inclusive and joyful learning environment for students under their care.
Finding a course (or tutorial or guide) on how to prepare an IEP) (as detailed and comprehensive as this) is rare!
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We hope this free course will help you in understanding the value of an Individualized Education Plan and guide you in preparing meaningful and relevant IEPs for your students.
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Course Module: The What! The Why! & The How! of an IEP
IEP 101.1: Basic IEP (Individualized Education Plan) Format I| Directorate of Education (DoE, Delhi)
A quick look at the basic IEP Format or Individualised Education Plan Format published by the Department of Education (Government of Delhi). This format can be used by special educators in inclusive schools as a starting point to create an IEP for their students and can even be adapted/modified to suite the needs of their students.
A simple and comprehensive video tutorial on how to prepare an IEP (Individualised Education Plan). It is based on the format and guidelines published by Directorate of Education (DoE, Delhi) & my experience of working as a special educator under the guidance of prolific educators at different mission oriented special and inclusive schools. IEP 101.3: Introducing CC| Imaginary Student in Reception|KG| Foundation Stage
In this segment, we introduce you to CC (a 4 year old imaginary student studying in Reception or KG with the help of a 'Student Notes Document' used by Special Educators to create learner profiles (or student profiles) and develop Individualized Education Plans for students under their care.
IEP 101.4: Sample IEP for CC|A Child in Reception or KG|Foundation Stage |Part A
In this video we will help you understand how to prepare Part A of the Basic IEP (Individualized Education Plan) Format published by Directorate of Education (DoE, Delhi).
IEP 101.5: Sample IEP| Part B & C of CC's IEP| Personal, Social & Emotional Development Domain
In this video we will help you understand how to prepare Part B of the Basic IEP (Individualized Education Plan) Format published by Directorate of Education (DoE, Delhi).
IEP 101.6: Sample IEP| Part B & C of CC's IEP| Mathematics Domain
In this video we will help you understand how to prepare an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) for a child in Reception or KG who is finding it difficult to work with numbers or is experiencing difficulty in developing a hold on the concept of Number Sense.
Acknowledgements: All of you have played an important role in my journey. I am grateful for everything I have learned from each one of you. This video wouldn’t have been possible without your priceless insights and guidance. Thank you for being patient with me. Please forgive me if I've caused you any pain. + The everlasting Grace of God + Family + Friends + My Teachers, Students, Mentors | Professors and Fellow Educators | Colleagues from St. Paul’s School, IILM, Teach for India, Student Competitions, HCL, Opportunity Desk, Ufaber, ScrapLabs, CONCOR, Global Peace Chain, EVE, University of Hyderabad, Durgabai Deshmukh College of Special Education, Blind Relief Association, Green Field School, SAKSHAM, The British School and Kerala School.
To easily access and download the Basic IEP (Individualized Education Plan) Format (including the guidelines) published by the Directorate of Education (Govt. of Delhi), please click on the following link: https://kivespervibo.blogspot.com/2025/01/basic-iep-individualised-education-plan.html
To access and download the Sample IEP for CC based on the format and guidelines published by Directorate of Education, Delhi (DoE, Delhi), please visit the following web page:
Is there any scope for improvement? Yes, there is a good scope of improvement in how we gather and make notes about our student for creating a student or learning profile and develop an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for each student under our care. The idea is to give you a solid baseline that you can build upon based on your understanding and experience, share our experience in the art of teaching and learning and enable you to create meaningful learning experiences for your students. We encourage you adapt or modify the documents or formats and plan to suite the needs of your student, educational setting and inclusion policy.
Notes | Suggestions: - Modifications can be made in the Individualized Education Plans and Format based on your student’s need, goals and intervention strategies picked for the child.
- Idea behind this video tutorial is
to provide special educators working in inclusive and special schools with a
simple and comprehensive tutorial on ‘how to prepare a meaningful IEP
(Individualized Education Plan) for students under their care’.
- Click on or switch on Captions to
view the subtitles.
- For Quick Reference, we have added Comments to the plan. Please feel free to use the plan with or without the comments, once you get familiarized with the terms|ideas used in the plan.
- If you are able to achieve the learning outcome set for the child, you can move forward, prepare a new lesson plan and work on the next learning objective for the child. Or if you feel you need to work on the same learning objective again with the child, you can do so by modifying or adding new activities to the same lesson plan based on the child’s response and your reflections instead of creating a new lesson plan for the same learning objective in the interest of time. Repeating the same activity (with or without variations) and new activities (based on the same learning objective) will help cement the child’s understanding and recall.
- To all passionate educators out there! We would like to hear or see your ideas in action too. Unleash your creativity and share your ideas or views with us.
Sources | References: - Team of Special Educators, Resource Persons and Teachers who worked on creating the basic IEP format and guidelines - Directorate of Education (DoE), Inclusive Education Branch, Government of Delhi - Revised Format and Instructions for Developing IEP - Annexure I to III [Directorate of Education (Delhi), May, 2022] - National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage 2022 (NCERT, 2024) - Early Years Foundation Stage Profile Handbook (2023) - National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023 (NCERT, 2024) - Learning Outcomes for Elementary Stage (NCERT, 2017) - https://intensiveintervention.org/sites/default/files/Reinforcement_Strategies_508.pdf
Thank you. May God's grace be upon all of us. With Hope.
📚 Sample Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for a Child in Reception or Kindergarten (Foundation Stage or Early Years) for Special Educators working for Children with Special Needs (CwSN)
This IEP is based on the format and guidelines published by Directorate of
Education, Delhi (DoE, Delhi) & my experience of working as a
Special Educator under the Guidance of Prolific Educators at different
Mission Oriented Special and Inclusive schools.
To download the Sample IEP for CC (a Child in Reception or KG), please click on the following links:
All of you have played an important
role in my journey. I am grateful for everything I have learned from each one
of you. This video wouldn’t have been possible without your priceless insights
and guidance. Thank you for being patient with me. Please
forgive me if I've caused you any pain.
+ The everlasting Grace of God
+ Family
+ Friends
+ My Teachers, Students, Mentors |
Professors and Fellow Educators | Colleagues from St. Paul’s School, IILM,
Teach for India, Student Competitions, HCL, Opportunity Desk, Ufaber,
ScrapLabs, CONCOR, Global Peace Chain, EVE, University of Hyderabad, Durgabai
Deshmukh College of Special Education, Blind Relief Association, Green Field
School, SAKSHAM, The British School and Kerala School.
To easily access and download the Basic IEP (Individualized Education Plan) Format (including the guidelines) published by the Directorate of Education (Govt. of Delhi), please click on the following link: https://kivespervibo.blogspot.com/2025/01/basic-iep-individualised-education-plan.html
Is there any scope for improvement? Yes, there is a good scope of improvement in how we gather and make notes about our student for creating a student or learning profile and develop an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for each student under our care. The idea is to give you a solid baseline that you can build upon based on your understanding and experience, share our experience in the art of teaching and learning and enable you to create meaningful learning experiences for your students. We encourage you adapt or modify the documents or formats and plan to suite the needs of your student, educational setting and inclusion policy.
Notes | Suggestions:
- Modifications can be made in the
Individualized Education Plans and Format based on your student’s need, goals
and intervention strategies picked for the child.
- For Quick Reference, we have added
Comments to the plan. Please feel free to use the plan with or
without the comments, once you get familiarized with the terms|ideas used in
the plan.
- If
you are able to achieve the learning outcome set for the child, you can move
forward, prepare a new lesson plan and work on the next learning objective for
the child. Or if you feel you need to work on the same learning objective again
with the child, you can do so by modifying or adding new activities to the same
lesson plan based on the child’s response and your reflections instead of
creating a new lesson plan for the same learning objective in the interest of
time. Repeating the same activity (with or without variations) and new
activities (based on the same learning objective) will help cement the child’s
understanding and recall.
- To all passionate educators out
there! We would like to hear or see your ideas in action too. Unleash your
creativity and share your ideas or views with us.
Sources | References:
- Team of Special Educators, Resource
Persons and Teachers who worked on creating the basic IEP format and guidelines
- Directorate of Education (DoE),
Inclusive Education Branch, Government of Delhi
- Revised Format and Instructions for
Developing IEP - Annexure I to III [Directorate of Education (Delhi), May,
2022]
- National Curriculum Framework for
Foundational Stage 2022 (NCERT, 2024)
- Early Years Foundation Stage Profile
Handbook (2023)
- National Curriculum Framework for
School Education 2023 (NCERT, 2024)
- Learning Outcomes for Elementary
Stage (NCERT, 2017)
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