Laws and Policies
This law ensures students with disabilities receive a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE).
What is IDEA?
This is the most common disability category in schools.
What is Specific Learning Disability (SLD)?
This document outlines special education services and goals for a student.
What is an IEP?
These frameworks use tiers of support to meet all students’ needs. There are 2, 1 is fine.
What are MTSS/ RTI?
A student with asthma needs access to water and rest breaks but does not need special education. What plan is appropriate? IEP or 504?
What is a 504 Plan?
This law protects students with disabilities who may not qualify for special education but still need accommodations.
What is Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act?
ADHD typically qualifies under this IDEA category.
What is Other Health Impairment (OHI)?
This plan provides accommodations but not specialized instruction.
What is a 504 Plan?
RTI is primarily used to support students in which academic area?
What is reading (or literacy)?
A student showing signs of dyslexia is not making progress despite Tier 2 interventions. What should happen next?
Referral for special education evaluation
This Supreme Court case raised the standard for FAPE beyond “de minimis” progress.
What is Endrew F.?
This disability involves significantly below-average intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior.
What is Intellectual Disability (ID)?
Name two required members of an IEP team.
Parent, General Education Teacher, Special Education Teacher, LEA Representative, etc.
Name the three tiers of RTI and who is served within each.
Tier 1: Universal - all students, Tier 2: Targeted - at risk, Tier 3: Intensive - at risk, or special education
A student with Autism has strong academic skills but struggles with transitions. What might be included in their IEP?
Accommodations that address - social skills, visual schedules, behavior supports
This principle ensures students with disabilities are educated with their non-disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate.
What is Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)?
This category includes students with challenges in social communication and repetitive behaviors.
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?
What is the difference between accommodations and modifications?
Accommodations = how content is accessed; Modifications = what content is taught
This design framework helps teachers plan lessons that are accessible to all learners.
What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?
A student with a hearing impairment, but not learning difficulties uses hearing aids and has an accommodation to sit near the front or close to classroom speakers. What plan supports this, IEP or 504?
504 Plan
Name three of the eight core principles of special education.
Zero Reject, FAPE, LRE, Nondiscriminatory Evaluation, Parent Participation, Procedural Safeguards, Appropriate Evaluation, Individualized Education Program
Name two differences between high-incidence and low-incidence disabilities.
High-incidence = more common, often less visible; Low-incidence = less common, may require more specialized services
At what age must transition planning be included in an IEP?
What is age 16 (or 14 in some states)?
Name two ways UDL supports students with and without disabilities. Think of its principles.
Answers: Multiple means of representation, engagement, expression; proactive planning; flexible materials
A student with ADHD struggles significantly with attention, organization, and completing tasks. Despite classroom accommodations, they are not making academic progress. What IDEA category might they qualify under, and why might an IEP be more appropriate than a 504 Plan?
What is Other Health Impairment (OHI)?