Reading quiz 1 Flashcards
General Education Curriculum
The course of study offered to students in a school or district. Decided upon by the administrators and curriculum committee
Educational Standards
goals and grade level expectations
What is the down side of a standards based curriculum
Narrows the curricular scope and creates high stake, stressfull tests.
Common core standards
Common educational goal expectations from K-12 for English and math. Developed to prepare students for after HS. A national curriculum
Legislation that supports OT in education
Every students succeeds act.
Individuals with disabilities Educational Improvement Act
Every students succeeds act - ESSA
Most recent iteration of Elementary and secondary education act of 1965 (ESEA) - federal government tried to equalize education across all socioeconomic areas.
ESSA - allows districts to establish their own goals and accountability systems and identified specialized personnel like OTs to support academic achievement
IDEA and OT
focuses on the evaluation of students at risk of suspected of having a disability was expanded to emphasize prevention through early intervention
Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is a
framework that helps educators provide academic and behavioral strategies for students with various needs. MTSS grew out of the integration of two other intervention-based frameworks: