High-Incidence Disabilities
This federal disability category has the highest prevalence.
Specific learning disability (about 32%)
What does RtI stand for?
Response to Intervention
Using this instructional framework will guarantee successful inclusion of students with disabilities into general education.
Nothing. There is no one perfect framework.
What does FAPE stand for?
Free Appropriate Public Education
Are general education teachers qualified to identify and diagnose disabilities?
No.
This disability category describes students with significantly below average cognition or intellectual functioning.
Intellectual disability
What does PBIS stand for?
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
Describe how you might set up your classroom environment so that it promotes inclusion of students with disabilities
(Many possible answers)
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Federal special education legislation that guarantees a free and appropriate public education for students with federally recognized disabilities that affect their academic performance
If a child struggles to behave appropriately, what do we do?
We TEACH the child how to behave!
What is the difference between a speech impairment and a language impairment?
Speech impairment: when a person's production of speech sounds is unintelligible, is unpleasant, or interferes with communication
Language impairment: disrupts communication and interferes with accurate understanding of messages, the intent of communications, and interactions among people
Describe the three tiers of RtI.
Tier 1: universal instruction (general education)
Tier 2: short-term, targeted intervention (general education)
Tier 3: individualized, intensive intervention (special education)
Full inclusion practices do not align with LRE and FAPE requirements of IDEA. Student placement decisions must be made based on individual student need.
Describe what a least restrictive environment (LRE) is.
The legal requirement that students with disabilities be educated with their non-disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate. This means that students with disabilities should not be removed from general education classrooms unless their disabilities are so severe that supplementary aids and services cannot provide them with an appropriate education.
What is the difference between an accommodation and a modification?
Accommodation provides supports for a student to access content by removing a barrier (e.g., reading a test to a student with a word-level reading disability when their reading is not being assessed).
Modification alters the learning goal and also what the student does.
An emotional disturbance means a child is exhibiting one or more of specific behavioral/emotional concerns to a marked degree and over a long period of time that adversely affects this
The child's educational performance
What is the purpose of progress monitoring in Tier 1?
To determine whether individual students are making adequate progress in the general education curriculum.
Describe a strategy you will put in place to foster successful co-teaching between general and special education.
(many possible answers)
Are parents allowed to deny any point in the eligibility and IEP process?
Yes.
Describe how you intend to collaborate with your special education counterparts in your future career.
(many possible responses)
A specific learning disability is a disorder in the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using what?
Language (spoken or written)
This MTSS is the only legal method to determine whether a child has an SLD in Wisconsin.
RtI
Describe how you might tell a parent(s) that you are referring their child for special education evaluation.
(many possible responses)
Best practice suggests this should be done before any referral for special education is initiated.
Prereferral interventions with documentation of effectiveness.
Dr. Bresina has an obsession with these colorful office supplies.
Pens! But also paper clips and binder clips :)