Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
This can be a way for students with disabilities to receive targeted instruction, and when not showing progress through this approach, they may receive SDL classification based on a math or reading disability, such as dyslexia or dyscalculia.
What is RTI?
Many early learners are classified in this category of disability because of how they pronounce words, their articulation, etc. Sometimes, students will be declassified from these services in early elementary.
What is Speech or Language Impairment?
Fetal alcohol syndrome is a condition in a child that results from alcohol exposure during the mother's pregnancy. If this results in health issues, what could the classification be?
What is Other Health Impairment?
What team is responsible for determining a student's disability classification?
Who is the Committee on Special Education?
What is zero reject?
The number of weeks students are typically screened in research-based interventions...
What is 8-12 weeks?
A student with partial sight and/or complete blindness would be classified in this category?
What is Visual Impairment, Including Blindness?
A developmental disability that affects verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction (e.g., pretend play, having friends).
What is Autism?
Who is the Committee on Special Education (CSE)?
A child at your school has a diagnosis of ADHD from the pediatrician. You see that the child is distracted from learning at times, but the student's academic performance is at grade level or above his peers. While the child is not eligible for special education services, you can see if preferential seating and some additional checks for understanding would help. In a legal document, what would this be called?
What is a 504 plan?
A neurobiological learning disability that primarily affects reading and spelling, causing difficulties with accurate and fluent word recognition, decoding, and spelling.
What is dyslexia?
One of your students was identified for a new Response to Intervention reading program for 8-12 weeks with the most intensive small-group support. During these weeks, the student was absent for four weeks. During week 13, the CSE met to make this determination.
What is ineligible?
You are the special education teacher receiving this note. My child has been missing part of his left foot since birth. I would like him evaluated for special education services so that he can have more time in the resource room. After evaluating the child, the psychologist reports that there is no limitation to learning in the academic setting, including the PE class.
The frequency an Individualized Education Plan is reviewed.
What is annually?
A sixth-grade student in your class has recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The student has a long history of disengaged classroom behaviors, excessive absences due to anxiety about school, and aggressive peer and teacher conflict. The student is receiving treatment for depression.
What is Emotional Disability?
What is Response to Intervention (RTI)?
My child does not meet any of the criteria for the categories of disabilities. However, I know he or she would be more successful if there were access to a special education teacher and time spent learning in the resource room.
What is ineligible?
Your friend's daughter has had a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder since she was three. She also has a recent diagnosis of a muscular dystrophy, which causes progressive muscle wasting. You are thinking that this child will receive school-age services for learning under a specific category.
What is Multiple Disabilities?
A full revaluation is conducted every three years, including all testing for a child with a disability.
What is a triennial review?
Hellen Keller was at one time a student who was deaf and had blindness. If living in the modern age, this classification would most likely apply.
What is Deaf-Blindness?
Students who are not failing their grade level can receive special education services because of what phrase in the law?
What is "adversely affected?"
If a brain impairment is caused by birth trauma, this classification would not apply (relates to brain injury).
What is Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)?
A child in your class was recently tested. You knew the child had been diagnosed with a rare genetic condition, but you are learning through testing that the child has sub-average intellectual functioning, which will require specialized instruction after kindergarten. You are wondering what category of disability will be applied to the IEP.
What is Intellectual Disability?
Under federal law, public schools must look for, find, and evaluate kids who need special education
What is Child Find?
This category reflects a classification based on a medical diagnosis or condition in which limited strength, vitality, or heightened alertness to environmental stimuli adversely affects educational performance.
What is Other Health Impairment?