Disability Classifications
Teaching Strategies
Co-Teaching Strategies
SWD
Grab Bag
100

A student with this disability may have difficulty reading small print.

Visual Impairment

100

True or False 

A medical or educational diagnosis automatically qualifies a student for special education.

 FALSE 

100

What is the least effective method of co-teaching

One teach, one observe

100

This is a specified plan for a student with a disability

IEP

100

The most intensive Tier of instruction

Tier 3

200

A student with this disability may have difficulty forming social relationships with peers

ASD

200

True or False

A student can receive accommodations without an IEP.

True - Section 504! 
200

One teacher provides instruction to a large group while the other provides instruction to a small group

Alternative Teaching

200

The majority of students with disabilities are educated here

The General Education Classroom

200

IDEA stands for this

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

This is the foundational federal law that mandates public schools to provide eligible children with disabilities a free appropriate public education (FAPE) and specialized services tailored to their needs.

 

300

A student with this disability may have difficulty managing behavior

EBD

300

True or False 

General education interventions should be considered before referral.

Yes! 

300

Both teachers are involved with the lesson with no detectable division of authority

Team Teaching

300

The fastest rising disability category

ASD

300

Pencil Grip, iPad, Speech to Text

Assistive Technology

400

This is the most common disability a teacher would find in an inclusive classroom

LD

400

True or False

Students must show educational impact to qualify for an IEP 

True 

400

The teacher and co-teacher teach the same material simultaneously

Parallel Teaching

400

What is TORC?

Time Out of Regular Class 

400

The number of responses a SWD may need to retain new material

100

500

A person with ADHD would fit into this disability category

OHI - Other Health Impaired

500

True or False 

Classification decisions are made by one evaluator.

False 

500

Each teaches different materials simultaneously in different centers, a third center may be involved

Station Teaching

500

LIst 6 of the 13 federal/NYS disability classifications

LD, OHI, ASD, EBD, Speech/language, Hearing Impairments, Visual Impairment, Deaf-Blind, ID, Deaf, Orthopedic Impairment, TBI, Multiple Disability

500

True or False 

From the day of consent received, the school district must conduct all evaluations and hold the meeting within 60 days. 

True 

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