SPED by the Letters
IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
NCLB for short
No Child left behind
The I in IEP stands for this
Individualized
IDEA serves students in this age range
3-22 years
An MTSS
Multi Tierd System of Supports
FAPE
Free and Appropriate Education
Doe
CBI is community based this
Instruction
Transition services must be provided at this age in Ohio
14
This approach is modeled using a triangle
RTI
SDI
Specially Designed Services
Prior to this case, the "separate but equal doctrine" allowed public schools to deny admission to students based on race.
Brown vs. the Board of Education
DIBELS the Dynamic "This" of Basic Early Literacy Skills, an early reading assessment.ED
Indicator
Students with learning disabilities are typically identified in this grade.
3rd
You should use these letters when evaluating educational technology
SAM-R
PLOP
Present levels of Performance
Prior to this case, a Pennsylvania law allowed public schools to deny admission to students with cognitive disabilities. The district court hearing the case found the law unconstitutional and required that the state ensure the right to free education for children with disabilities at an appropriate level for the individual child.
Pennsylvania Association of Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth
In a BIP, the I means this
Improvement
They're created for eligible kids from birth to age 3 who need extra help with physical, communication, self-help, cognitive, or social-emotional skills.
IFSP
If a child is having continued and frequent outbursts in the classroom that significantly disrupts the learning process, you conduct one of these, and implement one of these.
FBA and BIP
FERPA
Federal Education Records Privacy Act
Shortly after the PARC v. Commonwealth decision, several children challenged the District of Columbia public schools in court for both expelling and refusing admission to disabled students. The schools argued that they did not have the funding or resources to provide an education to disabled children.
Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia
In an IEE, the "I" is critical for both parties
Independent (Educational Evaluation)
The IFSP must be reviewed "every this" Wow, that is twice as much as the IEP!
6 Months
Transition services were mandated in 1990 under IDEA, these two categories of disability were also added, making the total 13.
Autism and TBI