BEST PRACTICE
providing supports that do not change the expectation
What are accommodations?
written for students with problematic behaviors that disrupt the learning process or classroom environment
What is a behavior management plan?
13
what is the number of disabilities as defined under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education?
10 days
what is number of days for notice of meeting sent to parents?
plan or program developed to ensure that a child who has a disability identified under the law and is attending an elementary or secondary educational institution receives specialized instruction and related services.
What is an IEP? (Individualized Education Plan)
tailoring instruction to meet individual needs
What is differentiation?
a process that identifies specific target behavior, the purpose of the behavior, and what factors maintain the behavior that is interfering with the student's educational progress
What is a Functional Behavior Analysis?
disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations. T
What is a Specific Learning disability?
60 school days
what is the number of days schools have to complete an evaluation?
the requirement in federal law that students with disabilities receive their education to the extent possible, with non-disabled peers
What is the Least Restrictive Environment? (LRE)
general education classroom in which students with and without disabilities learn together.
What is inclusion or inclusive practices?
methods and processes through which a teacher controls their classroom environment so that student learning prevails because student misbehavior is effectively minimized and redirected
What is classroom management?
significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently [at the same time] with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.
what is an intellectual disability?
School districts are required by law to seek out and identify every eligible student with a disability living within their jurisdiction.
What is Child Find?
formal process for preparing students for post high school life
What is a transition plan?
Small Group Interventions. Some students receive more targeted support in small groups. ...
What is Tier 2
disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development.
What is attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder? (ADHD)
Children ages 3-9 who may have a delay in learning, cognitive development; • physical development; • communication development; • social or emotional development; and • adaptive development;
What is "developmental delay?"
supports to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education.
What are related services?
FERPA
What is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
a way of thinking about teaching and learning that helps give all students an equal opportunity to succeed.
What is Universal Design for Learning?
praise and nonverbal communication (e.g., smile, nod, thumbs up) social attention (e.g., a conversation, special time with the teacher or a peer) tangibles such as stickers, new pencils or washable tattoos.
What is positive reinforcement?
developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age three, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.
what is Autism?
products, equipment, and systems that enhance learning, working, and daily living for persons with disabilities
What is assistive technology?
Children with disabilities are entitled to a public education appropriate to their needs, at no cost to their families.
What is FAPE? (Free and Public Appropriate Education)