From Gobeldygook to Clearly Written Goals
Dr. Barbara Bateman, Ph.D., J.D., began her special education career in the 1950s in public schools and institutions where she taught children with mental retardation, visual impairments, autism, speech and language disorders, dyslexia, and other disabilities. Dr. Bateman is a consultant in special education law. She consults with and provides training to parents, attorneys, school districts, and others involved in special education legal disputes. Her numerous publications number include Writing Measurable IEP Goals and Objectives, Why Johnny Doesn’t Behave: Twenty Tips for Measurable BIPS, and Better IEP Meetings, a companion volume to BetterIEPs.