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Define Special Education in Legal Terms

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This is defined as free specially designed instruction to meet the unique needs of the student that has a disability. This includes but is not limited to instruction in the classroom, at home, in a hospital, and in an institution. This also includes physical education

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What does LRE stand for and what does it mean in Special Education

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LRE means least restrictive environment

Students will be spending that maximum amount of time in the general education classroom as they can. they want to be taught with other students that are their age and they also do better when the instructional and learning material meets their needs.

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What does FAPE stand for and what does it mean for Special education

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FAPE stands for Free and Appropriate Public Education

This means that the students that qualify for special education services will have access to them in a public school setting at no cost to the family.

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What is Continuum of Services

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This is a range or educational placements from least restrictive to most restrictive environment for a student that is receiving special education services

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List at least 4 educational placements

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Full Time General Education
Self-Contained Classroom Placement
Resource Class Placement
Separate Day School
Residential School
Home Environment
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Why is a multidisciplinary team required when a student is being evaluated for special education services

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These professionals must come from a variety of disciplines to be involved and this is so that they student receives the most unbiased and equal opportunity that there is.

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What does IDEA stand for

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Individuals with Disabilities Educational Improvement Act

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What is IDEIA

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This is Federal Law that provides FAPE to students that are receiving or identified for special education services ages 3-21

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What does it mean fora student receiving special education services to have access to the general education curriculum?

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This means that any student that is receiving special education services must also have access to the the same learning materials that peers of their same age also have access to

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What are Transition Services?

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These are appropriate measurable goals that re based from the transition assessments ans are related to the training, education, employment, and when appropriate independent living skills. This will also include courses that may be taken to assist reaching these goals.

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What is the purpose of them?

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This is to make the transition to secondary or post-secondary education setting as smooth as possible and being able to function as successfully as possible.

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When do they Begin?

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They must begin no later than the first IEP meeting so that they can be in effect when the child turns 16 and they get updates yearly after that.

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How often must and IEP team meet?

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Once a year (annually) by law

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What does IEP stand for

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Individualized Education Plan

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What is an IEP

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This is a federal legal document that develops an individual plan for each student that is receiving special education services. This provides the students current level of academic performance. This includes goals, objectives, accommodations, and adaptations, support services, assistive technology, transportation services and testing arrangements that are specific to the needs of each child. This will also outline the placement and location of the services and where the services will be carried out.

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What is meant by full inclusion

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This means that any student receiving special education services is being taught fully 100% in a general education classroom setting

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Who are the 6 key participant in an IEP meeting

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Parent or Guardian
Student
Administrator or Admin. Rep
Special Education Teacher / Case manager
At least one General Education Teacher
Other Related Service or Support Professionals
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What are the 8 components of and IEP

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Current Academic and Behavioral Performance
Measurable annual Goals
Services and and Supplementary Aids that will be received
Extent of participation in Special Education
How the student will participate in state and district wide assessments
When the services will begin
How progress will be monitored
explanation of transition services at age 16 and post-secondary goals

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What are 4 of the 9 factors in determining hot serious a learning problem is

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Persistence of the Problem
Severity of the problem
Speed of progress
Motivation
Parental Response
Other Teacher responses
Relationship with the teacher
Instructional Modifications
Adequate instruction
behavior-age discrepancy
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The 6 principles of IDEIA

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Procedural Due Process
Appropriate Education
Least Restrictive Environment
Parent and Student Involvement
Nondiscriminatory Environment
Zero Reject
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HI

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Hearing Impaired

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VI

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Visual Impaired

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SLP

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Speech and Language Impaired

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SLD

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Special learning Disability

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ED
Emotional Disturbence
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ID
Intellectual Disturbence
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AU/AI
Autism Spectrum Disorder
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TBI
Traumatic Brain Injury
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OI
Orthopedic Impairment
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GT
Gifted and Talented
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OHI
Otherwise Health Impaired
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MD
Multiple Disabilities
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D/B
Deaf and Blind
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D
Deafness
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Parent/ Student Rights (name 2)
The Right to Call and IEP meeting | The right to bring advocates to the IEP meeting
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What year was the first special education legislation passed
IDEA was passed in 1975
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What was the intent of the Legislation
This was enacted by congress to to make sure that children with disabilities could receive free and appropriate education just like all other kids
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What was it referred to as
When it was passed it was known as The Education for all Handicapped Children Act
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What is NCLB stand for
No Child Left Behind and it is the national general education law
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When was it passed
It was passed in 2001
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What did it replace
It replaced Title I: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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What does NCLB mean in terms of Teachers
They must be highly qualified to teach core academic subjects in title I programs
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What does NCLB mean for Research-based Practices
Interventions must be backed up by research. This encourages the use of only programs that have been backed up with rigorous research
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What does NCLB mean in terms of students with a disability
All students must be tested and assessed in the processes that are used to report AYP. This includes students that are receiving special education services. These students will receive the accommodations and support that the IEP team has determined and what is written in their IEP
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What is PBS
Positive Behavior Support
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What is the purpose of PBS
The purpose is suppose to be a proactive systematic prevention approach to assist schools to establish a consistent effective and positive school wide environment to support the students and staff behavior
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Primary Preventions
to have 80% of the student population to follow.This includes all students, staff, parents and any others that are in the school setting
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Secondary Prevention
to have 15% of the student population. This focuses on the students that are at risk who need behavior support that can be obtained in a small group setting to improve this behavior
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Tertiary Behavior
This should only be 5% of the student population. This should focus on the students that have high risk behavior problems. This can be improved by individual support for the behavior
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What is EBP
Evidence Based Practice
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State 2 pieces of legislation that mandate EBP
NCLB (no child left behind 2001) | IDEIA (Individuals with disabilities education improvement act 2004)
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what are two additional terms that are used to describe this
Research-Based Practices | Scientifically Based-Research Practices
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What is RTI
Response to intervention
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Tier 1
This is focusing on high quality education for all students in the classroom in the general education setting
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Tier 2
For students who are not responding to and not making progress with the instruction that was given in Tier 1.
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Tier 3
This is for students who are continually struggling and not making progress in tier 1 and Tier 2. More individualized support for a longer period of time and more frequently receive this support is ideal.
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What is PFL
Person first language
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Why is this the best language
This is the best because it puts the person before the disability and This describes what the person has and not what the person is
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What is UDL
Universal Design for Learning
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What is the UDL concept.
it is a set of principles for the curriculum that gives all students an equal opportunity to learn. This is a flexible approach that can be changed based in the needs of the student. it is a framework that addresses the primary barrier to fostering expert learners within instructional envoronments
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What is DI
Differentiated Instruction
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What is the DI concept
It is a process that mes you able to recognize students varying background knowledge, readiness, language, preferences in learning, interests and to react responsively. It is an approach to teaching and learning for students of differing abilities in the same class. This is to maximize each students growth and success by meeting where each student is and assisiting in the learning process
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Screening Involvment
``` General education teacher School nurse Guidance counselor Related service professionals Administrator or Rep. ```
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What is included in screening
They review information in academic or behavior challenges that the student shows. This includes classwork,class tests, past work, health Issues, attendance, school records, and behavior. The team then implements changes and adjustments to the student's learning, focusing on how the information is presented, delivered or how the student is assessed.
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Who oversees the Process
General Education Teachers
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What is the Parent Role
To provide information on the on the birth and health History and What the student is displaying at home in terms of academic and/or behavioral challenges
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What decisions can this lead to
The student remaining in special education or this can lead to a referral for an evaluation for special education services
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What is the Evaluation pupose
To determine the students eligibility for special education services
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What happens in the evaluation process
The multidisciplinary evaluation team that is made up of the school psychologist, general education teachers, special education teacher, related support personnel, guidance counselor, parents, and the school nurse. They implement a comprehensive assessment that is informal and formal testing in the area that the student is having difficulty in. They review past records, testing, health, behavior, academic history, and classwork. The team observes the student in a variety of settings and collect data on the performance of the student.
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Who is in control
The School Psychologist
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What is the parent Role
To give permission for the evaluation to take place as well as what is students is displaying at home in terms of academic and/or behavioral challenges also the Birth and health history
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What decision can be made
The student can either be eligible for Special education services or not

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