Contemporary Issues In Special Education

• Define 504 and IEP
• Your experiences with both 504 and IEP as a parent, educator, and/or by-stander. •
How are students served under 504 compared to IEP?
• Analyze what you see as the benefits and pitfalls of both.
• Identify a perceived misconception from either side. (When doing this, list the actual
sentence(s) or portion of the sentence, citing the page number that you are referring
to, then write your response as to why you think it is a misconception. The key word
is “perceived.”