EX 317 Ch 1 Flashcards
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Analysis
The processing and understanding of patterns in a child’s educational, social, developmental, environmental, medical, and emotional history.
Assessment Approach
The way information is collected for making an educational decision.
Assessment
A process that involves collecting information about a student for the purpose of making decisions.
Autism
A developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age 3.
Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson School District v. Rowley
The obligation to provide an appropriate education does not mean a school must provide the best education or one designed to maximize a student’s potential.
Brown v. Board of Education Topeka, KS.
it was illegal under the 14th amendment to arbitrarily discriminate against any group of people.
Collection
Process of tracing and gathering information from background information on a child (School records, observation, parents intakes, teacher reports)
Consent for evaluation
A means of ensuring that parents have both full knowledge of school actions and involvement in the decision-making process.
Daniel R.R. v. State BOE
opened the door to increased inclusion of children with disabilities in regular education classes
Determination
the determination of the presence of a suspected disability using knowledge of the criteria that constitute each category.
Developmental delay
Experiencing delay in one or more of the following areas: physical, cognitive, communication
Diana v. BOE
California was mandated by the court to correct bias in assessment procedures used with Chinese american and Mexican american students.
Due Process
the right to an impartial hearing if parents do not agree with the decisions made about their child during the assessment process.
Education of All Handicapped Children Act (EHA)
federal law procedural safeguards for children with disabilities and their parents.
Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments (1886)
Amended P.L. 94-142, requiring states to provide a free and appropriate public education to children with disabilities ages 3 through 5.
Eligibility and diagnosis
determination by assessment whether a child is eligible for special education services and what classification the child will receive.
Emotional Disturbance
a disability where the child of typical intellegence has difficulty, over time and to a marked degree, with various emotional and behavioral issues.
Georgia State Conference of the Branches of NAACP v. State of Georgia
ruled that overrepresentation of African American children in classes for the mentally retarded by itself was not sufficient to prove discrimination.
Gerstmeyer v. Howard county Public Schools
when a a school district delays an evaluation for 6 months, parents can sue for the costs associated with the delay and be reimbursed for all associated costs.
Guadalupe v. Tempe Elementary
children could not be placed in educable mentally retarded classes unless they scored lower than two standard deviations below population mean on IQ test
Hobson v. Hansen
the D.C. school system’s tracking system was invalid
IDEA ‘97
strengthened parents’ roles and the LRE mandate
IDEA 2004
most recent IDEA
Informed consent
rights of the parents to know exactly what will happen to their children in the process of assessment