discipline students in the same manner as those without disabilities.
It must adversely affect a childs education performance
Specific learning disabilities.
Autism, Blindness,Deafness, EmotionalDisability(ED),
Hearing Impairment, Mental retardation,
Multiple Disabilities (MD), Orthopedic Impairment,
Other Health Impaired (OHI) , Specific Learning Disability, Speech/Language Impairment Traumatic Brain Injury,Visual Impairment
6 True/False Questions
Who are the people that IDEA specifically requires to be members of an IEP team → Intellectual Disability
Current special education law requires parents to be involved in what areas of the education of their children with disabilities → 1.)Academic content and achievement standards, IEPs and access to general curriculum.
2.) Participation in all state and district wide assessment
3.)Qualified general and special education teachers
What is LRE and what does it require? → Least restrictive environment.
Students with disabilities should be educated with children to the maximum extent appropriate and that students with disabilities be removed to separate classes only when the severity impedes appropriate education
What is an IEP and what age does IDEA require an IEP be developed and implemented for every students with a disability? → Least restrictive environment.
Students with disabilities should be educated with children to the maximum extent appropriate and that students with disabilities be removed to separate classes only when the severity impedes appropriate education
What condition must be present for a student to be identified as having an intellectual disability → Characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviors as expressed in conceptual,social & practical adaptive skills. That disability originates before age 18 and IQ below 70
What are some of the factors leading to the over representation of African American students in special education? → low income families, bias in the assessment process