Key Defintions
A child who requires special education and related services due to a disability or giftedness.
What is an exceptional child?
Educating students with disabilities alongside their non-disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate.
What is Inclusion?
A written document outlining special education services and goals for a student with disabilit
What is an IEP?
Speech therapy and occupational therapy
What are two examples of Related Services?
A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
What is a disability?
Explain Least Restrictive Environment (LRE).
The educational setting that allows students with disabilities to learn with non-disabled peers as much as possible.
The right of students with disabilities to receive education at public expense tailored to their needs.
What is FAPE?
It helps address developmental delays early, improving long-term academic and soci
What is early intervention?
A disadvantage imposed on a person by society or the environment because of a disability.
What is Handicap
Accomodations
Supplementary services such as speech therapy, counseling, and transportation that support a student’s education.
What are related services?
Accommodations change how a student learns the material; modifications change what the student is expected to learn.
What is the difference between Accommodations and Modifications?
When a child does not reach developmental milestones within the expected timeframe.
What is Developmental Delay?
Changes that alter the curriculum expectations or learning goals for a student.
Services provided to young children with developmental delays or disabilities to improve outcomes.
Students who have a higher probability of academic failure or dropping out due to various factors.
What is at risk?