Exceptional Children
This term refers to students who have disabilities that significantly affect their ability to learn, requiring special education services.
What is "Exceptional Children"?
This is a condition marked by challenges in social interactions, communication, and repetitive behaviors, and is commonly referred to as a spectrum disorder.
What is "Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)"?
This term refers to the teaching techniques and strategies that help children with disabilities access the general education curriculum.
What is "Differentiated Instruction"?
This 1975 law, later reauthorized as IDEA, was the first major legislation that required public schools to provide a free, appropriate education to children with disabilities.
What is the "Education for All Handicapped Children Act"?
This legal requirement ensures that students with disabilities are taught in the least restrictive environment possible, alongside their non-disabled peers.
What is the "Least Restrictive Environment" (LRE)?
This federal law guarantees special education services to children with disabilities in the United States.
What is "IDEA" (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)?
This condition is characterized by excessive inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, and it often requires a combination of behavioral therapy and medication for management.
What is "Dyscalculia"?
This term describes an educational setting where students with disabilities learn alongside their non-disabled peers.
What is "Mainstreaming"?
This law, passed in 1990, ensures that people with disabilities are not discriminated against in areas like employment, public accommodations, and transportation.
What is the "Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)"?
This North Carolina law allows for the establishment of programs to support students with disabilities by facilitating access to both educational and community-based services. These programs can include services like transition planning for students as they move from high school to adulthood.
What is the "North Carolina Transition Services for Exceptional Children"?
This is a document that outlines the specific educational accommodations and modifications a student with a disability will receive.
What is an "IEP" (Individualized Education Program)?
This condition is characterized by excessive inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, and it often requires a combination of behavioral therapy and medication for management.
What is "Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)"?
This law requires schools to provide children with disabilities a free and appropriate public education (FAPE).
What is "Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act"?
This act, passed in 2004, is a reauthorization of IDEA and focuses on accountability, early intervention, and improving educational outcomes for students with disabilities.
What is the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act"?
This process involves determining whether a child has a disability and is eligible for special education services.
What is "Child Find"?
This type of disability is characterized by significant difficulty with reading, spelling, or writing, and affects about 5-15% of the population.
What is "Dyslexia"?
This physical disability affects a child’s ability to move and can result from conditions like cerebral palsy or spinal cord injuries.
What is "Physical Disability"?
This service provides support to children with disabilities outside of the traditional classroom setting, helping them to develop social, motor, and communication skills.
What is "Therapy" (Speech, Occupational, or Physical)?
This section of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in programs and activities, including education, that receive federal funding.
What is "Section 504"?
This important case in 2017 clarified the standard for FAPE, ruling that an education that is merely "more than de minimis" (barely above the minimum) is not enough for children with disabilities.
What is "Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District"?
The educational approach where children with disabilities are taught alongside their peers without disabilities to the greatest extent possible is called this.
What is "Inclusive Education"?
This genetic disorder causes intellectual and developmental delays, as well as characteristic physical traits like a flat facial profile and an upward slant to the eyes.
What is "Down Syndrome"?
This is the term for the formal process of identifying students with disabilities and determining their eligibility for special education services.
What is "Evaluation"?
This law, passed in 2001, mandates that states develop academic standards and assessments for all students, including those with disabilities, to ensure accountability.
What is the "No Child Left Behind Act"?
This 1986 case focused on the rights of students with disabilities to participate in extracurricular activities. The Court ruled that educational programs must integrate students with disabilities into extracurricular activities unless it significantly disrupts the program
What is "Marshall v. Georgia"?