IDEA Foundations
This 1975 federal law first guaranteed students with disabilities the right to a Free Appropriate Public Education in the Least Restrictive Environment.
What is the Education for All Handicapped Children Act
The most common IDEA disability category
What is a specific learning disability
The team that determines special education eligibility
What is the multidisciplinary evaluation team
Default assumption emphasizing education with nondisabled peers
What is the least restrictive environment
Leads instruction in general education and collaborates with specialists
Who is the general education teacher
The principle requiring individualized supports at no cost
What is Free Appropriate Public Education
Requires limits in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior
What is an intellectual/cognitive disability
Model evaluating response to interventions before eligibility
What is Response to Intervention
Placement used when general education cannot meet needs
What is a more restrictive placement such as a separate classroom or school
Two teachers sharing planning, instruction, and assessment
What is co‑teaching
The document outlining goals, services, accommodations, and placement
What is an Individualized Education Program
Includes ADHD when it affects educational performance
What is other health impairment
The document parents sign that allows the school to begin the initial special education evaluation
What is informed parental consent
The related service provider who supports students with communication needs, including articulation, language, and social‑pragmatic skills
Who is the speech‑language pathologist
Ensures IEP implementation and progress monitoring
Who is the case manager
The requirement to use multiple data sources for eligibility
What is nondiscriminatory evaluation
Involves persistent emotional or behavioral patterns affecting learning
What is an emotional disturbance (EBD)
The IDEA requirement that schools actively identify, locate, and evaluate all children who may have disabilities
What is Child Find
The specialist who helps students develop fine‑motor, sensory‑regulation, and functional school participation skills
Who is the occupational therapist
Required to have meaningful involvement in decisions
What is the family in the IEP process
The protection allowing families to challenge school decisions
What are procedural safeguards
Applies when a medical condition requires specialized supports
What is an other health impairment related to a medical condition
The eligibility requirement stating that a student’s academic or behavioral challenges cannot be primarily caused by lack of instruction or limited English proficiency
What is ruling out exclusionary factors
The Supreme Court case that clarified the standard for what constitutes services that support students so they can make progress that is appropriate.
What is Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District
The age at which IDEA requires students to be invited to any IEP meeting where transition services will be discussed
What is 16