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Special Education Flashcards

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Law passed in 1975

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Requires states to provide FAPE for every child between 3 and 21.
Provided to children of those ages regardless of handicap or severity of handicap

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IEP

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Individualized Education Plan (Covers age 3 to 21)

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Law today state

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Children from birth to 21 have rights to services and require and IEP.

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IDEA

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1997- Individuals with Disabilities Act
States that educational rights are to be granted to all people from birth age to age twenty one who have cognitive, emotional, or physical disabilities.

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Law Guarantees Five Rights

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FAPE 
Fair and Nondiscriminatory evaluation
IEP
An education in the LRE
Due Process
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Identification and Evaluation

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Referral to special ed can come from parents, teachers, or physicians.
School and parents must agree to the testing
Initial referral determines whether the student is eligible for services.

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Evaluation must be

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Non discriminatory
Multidisciplinary
Comprehensive

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All areas that can impact the educational setting are tested

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Identification and Evaluation

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If testing determines they are eligible, an IEP is developed.

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Identification and Evaluation

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Identification and Labeling is important because

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Teachers can make generalizations regarding choices involving social and academic development

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Identification and Labeling is important because

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Social and political interest groups can promote and support the special interest of students receiving special education services.

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Identification and Labeling is important because

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Federal funds are only provided when students have been identified as having special needs.

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IEP

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Present Levels
Strengths and Needs
Annual Goals and objectives
Instructional Strategies
Support Services
Evaluating Criteria
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Participants of the IEP process

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Sp.Ed Teacher
Gen Ed Teacher
Parents
administrator(LEA)
IEP Specialist, more than likely a sped teacher
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IEP

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students who are 14 and older should be encouraged to participate in their meetings.

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IEP

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Provides present levels, unique needs, necessary modifications, related services, goals, and transition planning.

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Placement

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Placement opportunities exist for students with special services.

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Inclusion

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The LRE mandated by the IDEA adovcated that students should be placed in the general education classrooms setting if their academic, physical, and social needs can be satisfied there

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inclusive setting

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students are placed in the regular classroom and are provided with necessary support services to ensure success.

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Inclusion

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individualization for all students and involves cooperating teachers in which two teachers, regular education and special education teach all students

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Research shows

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Special education students achieve at a higher rate when placed in settings with non disabled classmates.

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Also cites

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improved behavior, opportunities to interact with non disabled peers. enhanced self image, and improved attitude towards school

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Modification

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Adjust size of assignment
vary the time allowed
increase the amount of support provided
decrease level of difficulty
alter extent of participation
provide alternate assignments that highlight strengths
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Legal Implications

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Due process serves a safeguard. It guarantees the involvement of parents in the placement of their child
Parents have access to records, opportunity for independent eval, and right to interpreter.
If needed and reimbursement for legal fees if a parent prevails in law suit against the school and district.

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Teachers are responsible for following though with IEPs. By implementing IEPs, teachers draw upon the strengths and adequately compensate for weaknesses increasing success.

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Legal Implications

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Clearly defining behavioral expectations ensures success for students with special needs.
Consequences and rewards must be consistently applied.

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Legal Implications

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To encourage positive social interaction between students with special needs and those in general education, teachers may employ peer tutoring and collaborative learning groups.

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Legal Implications

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Cognitive or academic challenges characteristics

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Characteristics: challenges in cognitive processes such as memory, language, or perception.

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Cognitive or academic challenges manifestations

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Learning disabilities, speech, and communication disorders, ADHD.

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Cognitive or academic challenges Strategies

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Implement the IEP, create routines, limit distractions, analyze students work to identify and assist with specific challenges.

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Social/ Behavoral Challenges- Characteristics

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Exhibit behaviors that are disruptive and. or notably disrupt academic performance.

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Social/ Behavoral Challenges- Manifestations

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Autism and Behavioral Disorders

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Social/ Behavoral Challenges- Strategies

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Implement IEP, Create routines, limit distractions, establish clear guidelines, cooperative learning and peer tutoring, limit unsupervised activities.

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Delays in cognitive/ social performance- characteristics

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below average intelligence, insufficient adaptive behavior

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Delays in cognitive/ social performance- Manifestations

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Mental Retardation

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Delays in cognitive/ social performance- Strategies

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Implement IEP, create routines, establish reasonable goals, use direct instruction and peer tutoring.

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Physical/Sensory DIfficulties- CHaracteristics

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Medical or physical conditions of the body or senses

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Physical/Sensory DIfficulties- Manifestation

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Hearing or visual impairments or loss, health or physical difficulties.

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Physical/Sensory DIfficulties- Strategies

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Implement the IEP, provide means for participation, assistive technology for instructional goals.

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Advanced Cognitive development- Characteristics

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advanced intellectual ability or talents

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Advanced Cognitive development- Maninfestations

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Giftedness

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Advanced Cognitive development- Strategies

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Implement the IEP, encourage autonomy by teaching research strategies and promote the use of higher-order thinking skills.

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