Unit 1 Flashcards
Difference between disability and handicapped
- condition
- mental attitude
What are the two categories for disability prevalence?
High (mild/more frequent) and Low (severe&profound/less frequent) incident
What is full inclusion?
General education no matter what
What are four expectations for Special Educators?
- academic instruction
- management of serious behavior problems
- evaluating technological advances
- knowledge of special education laws
What did PAARC cause?
Education for all handicapped children
What did EAHC cause?
IDEA
What are the 8 Provisions of IDEIA?
- Free, Appropriate, Public Education (FAPE)
- Due Process
- Confidentiality
- IEP
- LRE
- personnel development, inservice
- parent/guardian surrogate consultation
- Nondiscriminatory evaluation
What is an IEP? Who’s involved?
Individualized Education Plan
-trained teachers
Why are IEP’s important?
spells out how a school plans to meet an exceptional student’s needs, and the plan must be approved by the student’s parents/guardian
Can teacher’s ignore an IEP/IFSP?
- Yes but there are sever consequences
- No they have to follow instruction to the letter