Educational SLP

Question 1

What year was the first degree program in speech correction?

Answer 1

1921

Question 2

What school offered that degree?

Answer 2

University of Wisconsin in Madison

Question 3

What was the original name of ASHA?

Answer 3

American Society of Speech Correction (ASSC)

Question 4

Approximately what percent of SLPs work in schools?

Answer 4

~55%

Question 5

Children of this century have different needs with more diverse life experiences - examples?

Answer 5

Immigration, autism, more single-parent homes, preemie babies living longer, etc.

Question 6

What does CCSS stand for?

Answer 6

Common Core State Standards

Question 7

What does RtI stand for?

Answer 7

Response to Intervention

Question 8

What are the 6 critical roles and responsibilities of SLPs in a school?

Answer 8

1 - working across all levels
2 - serving a range of disorders
3 - ensuring educational relevance
4 - providing unique contributions to curriculum
5 - highlighting language/literacy
6 - providing culturally competent services

Question 9

Special education is governed by federal and state laws. At the federal level, these are called what?

Answer 9

Public laws

Question 10

Federal laws are translated into CFRs. this stands for what?

Answer 10

Code of Federal Regulation - the operational rules we’re governed by

Question 11

What is the year where the biggest changes occurred for our field/special education?

Answer 11

1975

Question 12

ESEA stands for?

Answer 12

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965)

Question 13

What is EAHCA? Year? What did it establish/make requirements for?

Answer 13

EAHCA = Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975). Established special education as it is known today. Requirements for: services, procedural safeguards, and funding mechanism.

Question 14

What are procedural safeguards that the EAHCA established?

Answer 14

Timelines for evaluations, access to and review of records, parental involvement, consent, and input, and procedures for complaints.

Question 15

What’s significant about the Amended Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1986?

Answer 15

It extended protections of EHA to infants and toddlers (0-3)

Question 16

What does IDEA stand for, and what was significant about it?

Answer 16

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1990) - Included birth to 21; expanded categories of disability areas to include autism and TBI; added definitions for assistive technology and service; and expanded transition services.

Question 17

What is the civil rights law to prohibit discrimination?

Answer 17

ADA

Question 18

FAPE

Answer 18

Free and appropriate public education

Question 19

LRE

Answer 19

Least restrictive environment

Question 20

What is people first language?

Answer 20

Saying “a man with a disability” instead of “a disabled man”

Question 21

What was IDEA renamed to? What year?

Answer 21

2004 - Reauthorized and renamed to Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement act (IDEIA)

Question 22

What are the six major principles of special education law?

Answer 22

1 - zero reject
2 - testing, evaluation, and placement
3 - free, individualized and appropriate education
4 - least restrictive environment
5 - procedural due process
6 - parent participation and shared decision making

Question 23

How does IDEIA view a child differently than NCLB?

Answer 23

IDEIA focuses more on the individual, NCLB is more about group entitlement.

Question 24

What disability area did IDEIA add?

Answer 24

Developmental disability

Question 25

NCLB stands for what, and what was it a reauthorization of?

Answer 25

No Child Left Behind - reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Question 26

What does NCLB ensure?

Answer 26

That all children reach proficiency on state content standards and state assessments.

Question 27

What was the latest special education act to be passed? What did it reauthorize, and what did it replace?

Answer 27

ESSA = Every Student Succeeds Act (2015). Reauthorized ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) and replaced NCLB.

Question 28

What act generated the original ten eligibility areas?

Answer 28

Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975)

Question 29

What act was about group entitlement?

Answer 29

No Child Left Behind Act (2002)

Question 30

Which legislation added the categories of autism and TBI?

Answer 30

IDEA (1990)

Question 31

Which legislation prohibited discrimination on disability (education, right to vote)?

Answer 31

The Rehabilitation Act (1973)

Question 32

Which legislation prohibited discrimination on disability for employment, public accommodations, and telecommunications?

Answer 32

Americans and Disabilities Act

Question 33

Which legislation authorized ESEA and replaced NCLB?

Answer 33

Every Student Succeeds Act

Question 34

Which legislation set the stage for what's currently known as FAPE and LRE?

Answer 34

Education for All Handicapped Children (1975)

Question 35

What is Response to Intervention?

Answer 35

RTI is a systematic and data based method for identifying, defining, and resolving students' academic, behavioral, and/or speech difficulties.

Question 36

Describe the prevention-based model of RTI.

Answer 36

Primary - before any problems exist (specialized, quality classroom education) Secondary - at the first sign of problems (specialized group instruction; implementation of strategies) Tertiary - reduce effects of problems (individualized instructional time); comprehensive evaluation for spec. ed.

Question 37

What is Aimsweb?

Answer 37

A general outcome measurement used for universal screening and progress monitoring.

Question 38

What 8 domains must be evaluated in a special education assessment?

Answer 38

``` 1 - general intelligence 2 - academic performance (past and present) 3 - health history 4 - social/emotional 5 - communication status 6 - hearing 7 - vision 8 - motor ```

Question 39

How long does a team have to complete an evaluation after the parents have presented with documentation for an eval?

Answer 39

60 days

Question 40

What do MDAT and MDC stand for?

Answer 40

``` MDAT = multidisciplinary assessment team MDC = multidisciplinary conference ```

Question 41

What determines a child's eligibility for special ed services?

Answer 41

Domains of evaluation are presented and it is determined if a disability exists and if there is an adverse effect on student's academic achievement and functional performance

Question 42

What are the 13 eligibility categories?

Answer 42

``` 1 - intellectual disability 2 - hearing impairment, including deafness 3 - speech or language impairment 4 - visual impairment, including blindness 5 - serious emotional disturbance 6 - orthopedic impairment 7 - autism 8 - traumatic brain injury 9 - specific learning disability 10 - deaf-blindness 11 - multiple disabilities 12 - developmental delay 13 - other health impairment ```