Acronyms
IEP
Individualized Education Program
TRUE OR FALSE:
PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania established that all students with disabilities have the right to a free and appropriate public education.
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE:
"Disability" refers to an individual who has a loss of physical functioning or difficulty in learning and social adjustment.
TRUE
David, a student with disabilities, receives most of his instruction in his second grade general education classroom with some pullout for speech and language services. This is an example of ___.
partial inclusion
Comorbidity research investigates the degree to which children and youth ___.
exhibit evidence of multiple disabilities or conditions
LRE
least restrictive environment
Definition of disability in the ADA requires what?
have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity.
The term "exceptional" describes individuals who ____.
deviate either higher or lower from the norm and may require specialized services
Ameila has been receiving support from family, friends, and a support network of mutual caring that promotes inclusion. This is an example of ___.
natural supports
Jose is a second grader with limited English proficiency, and he has begun to show serious academic difficulties as the year progresses. The overall population of emergent bilingual learners at his school is low. How likely is he to receive special education services?
less likely
FAPE
Free and Appropriate Public Education
TRUE OR FALSE:
IDEA mandates that the general education teacher must participate on the IEP team if the child is, or may be, receiving services in the general education classroom.
TRUE
Funds of knowledge refers to what?
experiences and knowledge parents and children bring to educational settings
Diego is a person who is deaf. He wants to attend a community meeting about neighborhood safety, but the organizers did not provide a sign language interpreter or captioning. As a result, Diego cannot fully participate in the discussion. The term that most accurately describes the relationship between Diego’s condition and his lack of access to the meeting is a ____________.
handicap
Education was reaffirmed as a right and not a privilege by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of ___.
Brown v. Board of Education
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners
IDEA addresses the need for special education and related services for students with disabilities. Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act address the issues of ___.
nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for students with disabilities.
self-determination
right to make choices about their own lives, such as where to live and who to live with, and to have a say in decisions that affect them
Landon, a student with severe disabilities, has STEM in the general education classroom with non-disabled high school peers. During an observation you notice him building with DUPLO LEGOs from a manual while the rest of the class is building with traditional LEGOs of their own design. You might collaborate with the STEM teacher to ___.
provide an age appropriate activity
Intelligence among individuals with learning disabilities is ___.
generally average or near-average
IFSP
Individualized Family Service Plan
The fundamental purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act is to ___.
prevent discrimination agains people with disabilities.
Purpose of Part C for infants and toddlers in IDEA
minimize the potential for future developmental delay
TRUE or FALSE
More than 87% of students with disabilities exiting school leave with a diploma.
FALSE
The Civil Rights Movement moved education from a _____ to a ____ for children with disabilities in the United States.
privilege to a right