Vocab

Question 1

Zero Reject

Answer 1

A rule against excluding ANY student

Question 2

Nondiscriminatory Evaluation

Answer 2

A rule requiring schools to evaluate students FAIRLY to determine if they have a disability and, if so, what kind and how extensive

Question 3

Appropriate Education

Answer 3

A rule requiring schools to provide individually tailored education for each student based on evaluation and augmented by related services and supplementary aids and services (FAPE=free appropriate public education)

Question 4

Least Restrictive Environment

Answer 4

A rule requiring schools to educate students with disabilities alongside students without disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate for the students with disabilities (LRE)

Question 5

Procedural Due Process

Answer 5

A rule providing safeguards for students against schools’ actions, including a right to sue schools in court

Question 6

Parental and Student Participation

Answer 6

A rule requiring schools to collaborate with parents and adolescent students in designing and carrying out special education programs

Question 7

relative isolation phase of Special Education

Answer 7

Included the first 60-70 years in the 20th century, students were denied access to public schools or permitted to attend in only isolated settings.

Question 8

integration phase of Special Education

Answer 8

Began in the 1970s - Students with disabilities were mainstreamed, or integrated, into gen. ed, programs where appropriate. Special Ed students placed in Gen. Ed.

Question 9

inclusion phase of Special Education

Answer 9

Since the mid-1980s, where the emphasis is placed on students with disabilities being included in all school programs and activities. Assumed that students with disabilities belonged in the Gen. Ed. classroom.

Question 10

Empowerment & Self-determination phase of Special Education

Answer 10

The focus is to better prepare students for the highest degree of independence possible.

Question 11

IDE’s definition fo disability “child with a disability”

Answer 11

Means a child -
1) with intellectual disabilities, hearing impairments (including deafness), speech or language impairments, visual impairments (including blindness), serious emotional disturbances (referred to in this title as ‘emotional disturbance’) orthopedic impairments, autism, traumatic brain injury, other health impairment, or specific learning disabilities;
and
2) who, by reason thereof, needs special education and related services.

Question 12

intellectual disabilities

Answer 12

Usually identified through intelligence tests and measure of adaptive behavior. Significant limitations in intellectual functioning has been characterized as an IQ score of at least two standard deviation below the mean.

Question 13

learning disabilities

Answer 13

In general, students classified as having learning disabilities do not achieve at their expected levels, without any explanations.

Question 14

emotional disturbance

Answer 14

Students that exhibit inappropriate behaviors or emotions that result in disruptions for themselves or other in their environment .

Question 15

hearing impairments

Answer 15

Students with permanent or fluctuating impairments in hearing that adversely affect their educational performance.

Question 16

visual impairments

Answer 16

Students who are partially sighted and those who are blind and whose educational performance may be adversely affected because of impairments in vision even with correction.

Question 17

orthopedic impairments

Answer 17

Students wo experience problems related to their physical abilities.

Question 18

Other Health impairments

Answer 18

Students that have limited strength, vitality, or alertness due to chronic or acute health problems. Examples include asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, hemophilia, and leukemia.

Question 19

autism

Answer 19

A lifelong disability that affects primarily communication and social interactions.

Question 20

traumatic brain

Answer 20

A head injury that results in one or more of the following symptoms or signs: observed or reported decreased level of consciousness, amnesia, or objective neurological or neuropsychological abnormality or diagnosed intracranial lesion.

Question 21

speech or language impairments

Answer 21

Speech or language difficulties which result in impairments.

Question 22

Eligibility for Section 504 and ADA

Answer 22

Is based on impairments that result in substantial limitations of such major life activities as breathing, walking, seeing, hearing, and learning.

Question 23

gifted or talented

Answer 23

Traditionally defined as a student with an IQ score of 120 or greater but the definition varies.

Question 24

At Risk For Developing Problems

Answer 24

Students that manifest characteristics that could easily lead to learning and behavioral problems. Examples: non-English speaking, those living in poverty, in abusive homes, drug use. etc. NOT ELIGIBLE FOR Sp. Ed. services.

Question 25

Individualized Education Plan

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(IEP) - Based on information collected during a comprehensive assessment, is developed by a group of individuals, including general classroom teachers who are knowledgable about the student.

Question 26

least restrictive environment

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(LRE) - Schools must provide educational services for students with disabilities with their non-disabled peers, in general classroom settings, unless the needs of the child cannot be met there.

Question 27

RtI

Answer 27

A framework that uses student performance data to determine if instruction is effective for most students and to identify students who need supplemental intervention to attain benchmarks.

Question 28

Methods to use to facilitate successful inclusion

Answer 28

1) Increasing the acceptance of the students with disabilities.
2) Providing appropriate services to support their academic success.