Chapter 1 Understanding Special Education

Question 1

What are the 6 major provisions of IDEA?

Answer 1

1. Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
2. Non-Discriminatory Evaluation
3. IEP- Individualized Education Program
4. Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
5. Parent Participation
6. Procedural Safeguards and Due Process

Question 2

What does the FAPE do?

Answer 2

states that schools must provide students with educations that emphasizes special education and related services to meet their needs

Question 3

zero reject & what is it under?

Answer 3

every child with disabilities is entitled to a free + appropriate public education ; no child is “uneducatable”
-under FAPE

Question 4

What is non-discriminatory evaluation?

Answer 4

addresses how we conduct assessments to determine if a student has a disability

Question 5

What are some conditions under non-discriminatory evaluation?

Answer 5

-tests must be done by a multi-disciplinary team
-must use multiple tests/precedures
-testing materials must not be racially or culturally discriminatory
-must be given in the native language

Question 6

2 court cases associated with non-discriminatory evaluation

Answer 6

diana court case and riles court case

Question 7

T/F- the diana court case was the case where 9 Mexican children were placed in special ed cause they were tested in English test

Answer 7

T

Question 8

Riles court case was a case in riles was placed in general ed when he was supposed to be in special ed

Answer 8

F - African Americans had a culturally biased test

Question 9

What is the IEP (individualized education program)

Answer 9

consists of IEP document, IEP team - speical ed teacher, gen. ed. teacher, admin, nurses, etc.

Question 10

what does the IEP document consist of?

Answer 10

info on the student/blueprint

Question 11

What does the LRE address?

Answer 11

placement- where the child will be educated

Question 12

we want kids to be placed in where as much as possible

Answer 12

general ed

Question 13

the hierarchy of where children are place

Answer 13

(least restrictive) gen ed. -> part-time gen ed. + RSP (less than 40% of the day) -> SDC (more 40% of the day) -> separate special school -> residential school -> home, hospital (most restrictive)

Question 14

Parent Participation

Answer 14

input from parents must be taken into account for all educational planning and decisions relating to child with disability

Question 15

What is the Procedural Safeguards and Due Process?

Answer 15

procedural safeguards - legal requirements that protect the rights of children with disabilities and families
due process - a formal way to resolve special education disputes b/w parents and schools

Question 16

504 plan

Answer 16

legal document that outlines a plan of services to assist students who don’t qualify for IEP

Question 17

T/F- students can have both an iep and 504

Answer 17

F

Question 18

what is the plan process of the 504 plan?

Answer 18

parents or school initate evaluation, 504 plan is developed by 504 team, plan describes specific accommodations, annually renewed,

Question 19

accommodations

Answer 19

adaptations in educational environment that helps students overcome barriers

Question 20

do accommodations change expectations for learning?

Answer 20

no, they can only change the presentation, response, setting, timing, schedules

Question 21

what do modifications change?

Answer 21

the material/curriculm

Question 22

what are the 4 provisions of the ada

Answer 22

employment practices, public services, public accommodation, telecommunication

Question 23

what does employment practices do?

Answer 23

prohibits discrimination based on disability, requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations

Question 24

what does public services do?

Answer 24

state/local agencies commuting, can’t deny participation in activities to people with disabilities. transportation must be accessable

Question 25

what does public accommodation do?

Answer 25

restaurants, hotels, retails,

Question 26

what does telecommunication do?

Answer 26

telephone services, must have reliable services