Unit 15 Flashcards
What is the 1975 Education for All Handicaped Children Act (EACHA or EHA)
Required states to provide a free and appropriate public education for children with disabilities (5 to 18)
Required individualizations education programs (IEP)
Least restrictive environment
What are the 6 principles of IDEA?
1) free appropriate public education (FAPE)
2) appropriate evaluation
3) individualized education program (IEP)- goals and objectives
4) least restrictive environment (LRE)
5) parent and student participation in decision making
6) procedural safeguards- right to appeal decision
What is inclusion?
Opportunities for interaction with non-disabled peers are incorporated into the program
What is true inclusion?
Student are not only physically integrated, but also socially, culturally and emotionally integrated
What are some new components of IDEA from 1990?
People first language
Extending special education services
2 new categories to disability: autism and traumatic brain injury
Bilingual education
Educate students to transition to employment
Individualized transition programs
What are some new components of IDEA from 1997?
Services must be continued even if they got expelled from school
Access to general education curriculum
Required a gen ed teacher
Students with disabilities must take part in state wide and district wide assessments
Meditation
Proactive behavior management plan
What are the key concepts related to IDEA?
FAPE- free and appropriate public education
IEP- individualized education plan
LRE- least restrictive environment (child can not be put in a typical environment b/c of disability)
Equal protection- we’re all equal
Due process- a legal process must be present to withdraw rights (equal protection) from someone
What is the education of the handicapped amendments?
Provide services to infants and toddlers
Home based it center based programs
IFSP (individualized family service plan)
Support to family and child
Emphasized frequent evaluations (every 6 months)
What are the 4 interrelated components of the Positive behavior support (PBS)
1) System change
2) environmental alterations
3) skill intrusion- teaching the student alternative behaviors
4) behavioral consequences
What is ABA (applied behavior analysis)?
A systematic approach for influencing socially important behavior through the identification of reliably related environmental variables and production of behavior change techniques
Process of studying behavior in order to put into place appropriate behavioral interventions
What does IDEA mandate when the child is removed form school for 10 days?
IDEA mandates that a child who is removed from school placement for more than 10 days during a school year receives a functional behavior assessment and a positive behavior support plan
What are the different types of behavior analyst?
Board certified behavior analyst (BSBA)- graduate level certificate
Board certified assistant behavior analyst (BCaBA)- under graduate level certificate
What is integration?
Services or therapy to help the child fit into a classroom
