EDU PSY- Accommodating Student Variability

Question 1

IDEA mandates…

Answer 1

all school-aged individuals, regardless of

disability status, receive a free and appropriate public education

Question 2

Provisions of IDEA

Answer 2

* All students will receive a pre-placement evaluation in order to
establish disability status and needs
* Based on these evaluations an IEP created for the student outlining the goals and proposed interventions
* The student is to be put in the Least Restrictive Environment that their disability will allow

Question 3

Frequent reasons to refer a child for assessment…guidelines from one school

Answer 3

• Teachers or parents frequently express concerns
• Student has multiple discipline problems including suspensions and expulsions
• Student is identified as ADHD
• Student exhibits a pattern of substance abuse

Question 4

Teacher’s roles in accommodating for student need

Answer 4

• Multidisciplinary Assessment Team (Maryland)
• The parent
• Not less than one special education teacher
• Not less than one general education teacher
• A representative of the local school or school system
• An individual who can interpret evaluation results
• The student, if appropriate

When appropriate: Speech and language clinician, social worker, school nurse, medical per., occ and phys therapists

Question 5

Multidisciplinary Assessment Team

Answer 5

Responsible for conducting a comprehensive assessment
of the child
- In all areas of hypothesized disability
- Typically involving Response to Intervention (RTI)

Question 6

IEP

Answer 6

• “A written statement that describes the educational
  program that has been designed to meet the child’s unique needs”
  Statement of the child’s existing levels of educational performance
• List of annual goals, including short-term instructional objectives
• Description of the specific special education and related services to
  be provided to the child
• Projected dates for initiation and duration of services
• Annual objective criteria and evaluation procedures

Question 7

Mainstreaming

Answer 7

the goal of having as many children enter the

general education track as possible by attending classes with non disabled students.

Question 8

Inclusion

Answer 8

(the present iteration of mainstreaming)
- Keeping special education students in general education
classrooms and bringing support services to them.
- Elimination of pull-out programs

Question 9

Ability grouping is based on premise that:

Answer 9

• Intelligence is fixed

- Students learn best when with same-ability peers

Question 10

Types of ability grouping

Answer 10

• Between-class ability grouping
• Within-class ability grouping
• Regrouping
• Joplin plan

Question 11

Between-class ability grouping

Answer 11

Pros: - Allow for instruction at student level - Easier for teachers
Cons: - “Tracks” students - Teacher expectations - Denies benefits of mixed-ability instruction

Question 12

Within-class ability grouping

Answer 12

Pros: - Allow for instruction at student level - Easier for teachers
Cons: - Requires greater teacher skill - Teacher expectations - instruction

Question 13

Regrouping

Answer 13

Pros: - Allow for instruction at student level - Easier for teachers - Students can move between groups
Cons: - Requires teachers to be able to assess students continually - Teacher expectations

Question 14

The Joplin Plan

Answer 14

Pros: - Allow for instruction at student level - Easier for teachers - Prioritizes ability over grade level
Cons: - Requires greater teacher skill - Teacher expectations - instruction

Question 15

Learning Disabilities

Answer 15

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