Early interventions and school based services under IDEA Flashcards
when was IDEA put in place?
1990, then revised in ‘97 and ‘04
what is IDEA part B
sped kids aged 3-21
what is IDEA part C
ITS and sped for infants and toddlers, aged: birth to 3 years
what is FAPE?
free and appropriate public education
LRE?
least restrictive environment (children with disabilities to the most appropriate extent are educated with children w/o disabilities)
related servies
PT, OT, ST, audiology, counseling, nursing, transportation, etc.
assistive technology device
any item, piece of equipment or product system that is to be used to increase maintain or improve the functional capabilities of children with disabilities
AT service
a service that directlyl assists a child with a disability in the selection, acquisition or use on an assistive technology device.
what is a legal document outlining a child’s individualized education plan?
IEP
in the school, where is the Eval done?
in natural environments
in the school, how often are kids re-evaled?
every 3 years
whats the process of getting a kid into services?
>areas of concern identified >eval request/completion >evaluation meeting and report >eligibility determination >IEP development >annual IEP review >progress/ongoing assessment
is a standardized instrument required by IDEA?
no
IDEA has how many disability categories?
13
what are the 13 IDEA eligibility categories
- autism
- deaf-blindness
- deafness
- emotional disturbance
- hearing impairment
- intellectual disability (MR)
- multiple disabilities
- orthopedic impairment
- other health impairment
- specific learning disability
- speech or language impairment
- TBI
- visual impairment
- developmental delay not one of the 13 but considered…
what is the broad disability category for children with general delays in physical, cognitive, communication or social or emotional or adaptive developmental needs??
Development delay category
>this category differs by state, usually children ages 3-9 and the goal is to switch to one of the 13 categories by the end of kindergarten.
how would a medical diagnosis of CP be categorized?
Orthopedic impairment or multiple disabilities
how would a medical diagnosis of ASD, asperger’s syndrome, or pervasive developmental delay- not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) be categorized?
Austism
or
Speech impairment
who decides the child’s category?
the treatment team, everyone involved
who is on the IEP team?
- parent/guardian
- related service providers
- sped coordinator
- regular ed teacher
- sped teacher
- student (if they are high school aged)
- rep from local education agency (principal)
- others
what is required to attend or be excused from an IEP meeting
written submission prior to the meeting
who gets the draft of the IEP before the meeting?
parents
is the IEP a legally binding document?
yes
when is the IEP updated?
yearly, addendums can be made also, prior to review date
what is PLAAFP
present level of academic achievement and functional performance (in IEP)
what is included in an IEP?
- PLAAFP
- goals (academically functional)
- description of how progress toward goals will be
- measured
- statement of sped related services, aids and devices, equipment
- explanation of what child will NOT participate in with their non-disabled peers
- statement of accomodations necessary for state and district wide assissment
- modifications and accomodations
- projected date for beginning/ending services, freq. location, durationc, etc.
when does post-secondary school transition planning begin for kids?
when they are 16
whats a typical treatment time for school based therapy?
30-90 mins/ week
how often are progress notes made in IEPs
quarterly or semester
components of a well written goal?
- name
- direction (inc. dec. maintain)
- statement of skill or behavior to be achieved
- under what conditions
- criteria to be used to determine progress
what is decontextualized vs. contextualized?
behavior being taught occurs in isolation vs. behavior happens in everyday experiences among natural environment and peers and objects
what if a kid doesn’t qualify for sped but still needs PT?
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act has a broader definition of “qualified handicapped person” than the IDEA
what is defined as 25% or more than 1.5 SD below the mean in one area OR
20% delay or more than 1SD below mean in 2 areas
developmental delay according to KS ITS
what does MO First steps define developmental delay as?
50% delay in at least one area
who is eligible for KS ITS?
0-2 years, physical or cog. dx or dev. delay
who is eligible for MO First steps?
0-3 years, physical or cog. dx or dev. delay
IFSP goals… how are they different?
not PT goals, discipline non-specific,
written to be achieved in 6 mo-1 year
based on family needs/concerns
multidisciplinary vs. interdisciplinary vs. transdisciplinary
mulit= work together, each do their own thing inter= merge goals and plans of care into one program trans= one primary face as the rep of the team
