Chapter 1 Understanding Special Education Flashcards
What are the 6 major provisions of IDEA?
- Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
- Non-Discriminatory Evaluation
- IEP- Individualized Education Program
- Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
- Parent Participation
- Procedural Safeguards and Due Process
What does the FAPE do?
states that schools must provide students with educations that emphasizes special education and related services to meet their needs
zero reject & what is it under?
every child with disabilities is entitled to a free + appropriate public education ; no child is “uneducatable”
-under FAPE
What is non-discriminatory evaluation?
addresses how we conduct assessments to determine if a student has a disability
What are some conditions under non-discriminatory evaluation?
-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
2 court cases associated with non-discriminatory evaluation
diana court case and riles court case
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
T
Riles court case was a case in riles was placed in general ed when he was supposed to be in special ed
F - African Americans had a culturally biased test
What is the IEP (individualized education program)
consists of IEP document, IEP team - speical ed teacher, gen. ed. teacher, admin, nurses, etc.
what does the IEP document consist of?
info on the student/blueprint
What does the LRE address?
placement- where the child will be educated
we want kids to be placed in where as much as possible
general ed
the hierarchy of where children are place
(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)
Parent Participation
input from parents must be taken into account for all educational planning and decisions relating to child with disability
What is the Procedural Safeguards and Due Process?
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
504 plan
legal document that outlines a plan of services to assist students who don’t qualify for IEP
T/F- students can have both an iep and 504
F
what is the plan process of the 504 plan?
parents or school initate evaluation, 504 plan is developed by 504 team, plan describes specific accommodations, annually renewed,
accommodations
adaptations in educational environment that helps students overcome barriers
do accommodations change expectations for learning?
no, they can only change the presentation, response, setting, timing, schedules
what do modifications change?
the material/curriculm
what are the 4 provisions of the ada
employment practices, public services, public accommodation, telecommunication
what does employment practices do?
prohibits discrimination based on disability, requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations
what does public services do?
state/local agencies commuting, can’t deny participation in activities to people with disabilities. transportation must be accessable
