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100
This exceptionality refers to a learning disorder evident in both academic and social situations that involves one or more of the processes necessary for the proper use of spoken language or the symbols of communication, and which results in a significant discrepancy between academic achievement and assessed intellectual ability.
What is learning disability?
100
The provisions governing special education in Ontario were introduced into the Education Act by the Education Amendment Act, 1980, more commonly known as this.
What is Bill 82?
100
The number of days from either the beginning of the school year or from student registration that is allotted before and IEP must be developed and sent home.
What is thirty days?
100
The four most key players in the development of an IEP
What are the student, the parents, the classroom teacher, and the special education teacher?
100
Published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), this manual offers a common language and standard criteria for the classification of mental disorders
What is the DSM?
200
This exceptionality is a severe learning disorder that is characterized by deficits in using communication for social purposes, impairment of the ability to change communication to match context or the needs of the listener, and difficulties following rules for conversation and understanding what is not explicitly stated
What is autism?
200
Published in 2013, this resource is designed to share information with educators about evidence-based and research-informed educational approaches including Assessment for Learning, Universal Design for Learning, Differentiated Instruction, and the Tiered Approach. It builds upon its predecessor, Education For All.
What is Learning For All?
200
The number of days notification required to give parents when an IPRC is scheduled.
What is 10 days?
200
This committee, after reviewing all the data determines whether a student shall be declared exceptional and may recommend a change in program or classroom placement.
What is the IPRC?
200
A documented plan or program developed to ensure that a child who has a disability identified under the law and is attending an elementary or secondary educational institution receives specialized instruction and related services.
What is an IEP?
300
While a behaviour exceptionality may include an inability to make and maintain relationships, excessive fears or anxieties, a tendency to compulsive reaction, or an inability to learn that cannot be traced to other factors, it must also be demonstrated that there is a marked impact on this over time to qualify as a diagnosis.
What is learning?
300
This attachment to the Education Act provides information about the Identification, Placement, and Review Committee (IPRC), and sets out the procedures involved in identifying a pupil as “exceptional”, deciding the pupil’s placement, or appealing such decisions when the parent does not agree with the IPRC.
What is Regulation 181/98?
300
The number of days a Principal has to acknowledge a parent request for an IPRC, and to provide the Board's brochure outlining the IPRC process.
What is fifteen days?
300
Comprised of trustees and representatives of local associations that further the interests and well-being of groups of exceptional children or adults, this is the committee of a school board or a school authority that provides important advice on special education.
What is the Special Education Advisory Committee?
300
Five possibilities for placements that an IPRC can be offer include these.
What is What are indirect support, resource assistance, withdrawl assistance, partially integrated and fully self contained?
400
A learning disorder characterized by an ability to profit educationally within a regular class with the aid of considerable curriculum modification and supportive service and an inability to profit educationally within a regular class because of slow intellectual development; while, at the same time, a potential for academic learning, independent social adjustment and economic self support.
What is Mild Intellectual Disability?
400
This regulation defines the requirement for each school board to maintain a special education plan for the delivery of special education programs and services, and sets out the authority for the Minister of Education to require a school board to amend its plan if necessary.
What is Regulation 306: Special Education Programs and Services?
400
According to former Education Minister Laurel Broten, of 10, 20, 30 or 40, this is the percentage of students receiving special education services in Ontario without a formal exceptionality.
What is 30 percent?
400
An IPRC cannot occur without one of these.
What is a Principal?
400
Commonly used in educational assessments to discern cognitive ability, thi is an individualized, standardized and norm referenced test designed to offer an ability score and to offer information about a subject's skills in a variety of areas including verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory, and processing speed.
What is the Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children (or the WISC)?
500
According to the Ministry of Education, gifted students have an unusually advanced degree of general intellectual ability that require differentiated learning experiences of a what and what beyond those normally provided in regular programs?
What is depth and breadth?
500
Introduced in 2012, this regulation outlines the responsibility of educators to report all acts of bullying to the school Principal.
What is Bill 13: The Accepting Schools Act?
500
Still insufficient since 79% of the province’s school boards spend more on special education than they receive from the province, this is the percentage of the total $2.72 billion provincial budget that is allocated to Special Education.
What is ten percent?
500
While the school's special education support team often includes a Special Education Resource Teacher, a psychologist, a social worker, an administrator, and other support staff, this member of the team is often the most key player in providing direct information to a school team meeting about student strengths, needs and progress.
Who is the classroom teacher?
500
Specialized non school settings providing educational programs in government approved facilities for care, treatment and custodial or correctional purposes, these programs are NOT placements offered through the IPRC Process.
What is Section 23?
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