Acronyms
Eligible Disabilities
History of Special Education
Evaluation and Placement Process
IEP vs. 504
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Special Education
What is SPED?
100
The functional limit of the eyes causes this impairment.
What is visual impairment?
100
Prior to THIS YEAR people with disabilities were excluded from society and considered unable to learn.
What is 1940's?
100
Request for evaluation
What is the first step in the Evaluation and Placement process?
100
This is a Special Education process that creates goals for student to best achieve.
What is an Individual Education Plan?
200
Least Restrictive Environment
What is LRE?
200
Mild, moderate, severe, profound loss of the ability to hear.
What is Hearing Impairment?
200
Between these TWO DECADES there was a general shift in society's attitudes toward people with disabilities, parent advocacy groups developed, and Civil Rights Movement was in full swing?
What is 1940's to 1960's?
200
Determine whether student is eligible for SPED services or not.
What is Evaluation completion?
200
This is a plan created for a student with disabilities that incorporate accommodations for best achievement.
What is a 504 Plan?
300
Individual Education Plan
What is IEP?
300
An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory or health factors.
What is Emotional Disabilities?
300
After this DECADE, there was an increased number of course cases concerning Special Education, many new laws were passed, and there was a shift towards philosophy of inclusion.
What is 1970's?
300
IEP is developed after THIS determination.
What is eligibility for services?
300
This has a Behavior Intervention Plan to address behavioral issues.
What is an I.E.P.?
400
Free and Appropriate Public Education
What is FAPE?
400
A range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication, as well as by unique strengths and differences.
What is Autism Spectrum Disorders or Autism?
400
This act was placed into law in 2004 and requires schools to provide regular reports of progress for students with disabilities, use of Individual Education Plan (IEP), involvement in statewide testing, and the addressing of behavioral issues and assistive technology.
What is Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?
400
Parents begin this 3STEP process when they disagree with IEP/services.
What is state complaint, mediation, due process?
400
Designate additional services such as O.T., Speech, Adaptive P.E.
What are both I.E.P. and 504 Plan?
500
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
What is IDEA?
500
Attention deficient disorders, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, cardiac conditions, cancer, etc.
What are Other Health Impairments (OHI)?
500
This court case, in 1954, was a landmark case revoking "separate but equal" doctrine.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
500
This is the meeting that takes place EVERY year to report progress, determine new goals, and services.
What is annual IEP meeting?
500
Students with these can attend general education classes with supports and accommodations.
What are both I.E.P. and 504 Plan?
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