Sped Law
This process determines whether a student’s behavior was related to their disability before a placement change for discipline.
What is a manifestation determination?
Students with visual impairments may need these materials to access printed instruction.
What are enlarged print or Braille materials?
Meaningful inclusion involves participating in these with appropriate supports.
What are shared classroom activities?
This section of the IEP guides the development of goals and services.
What is the PLAAFP?
Parents are considered this important part of the IEP process.
What are equal members of the educational team?
Under IDEA, students with disabilities should be educated with nondisabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate.
What is Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)?
This related service professional often assists with positioning and mobility recommendations.
Who is the occupational therapist or physical therapist?
This strategy best increases peer interaction in inclusive classrooms.
What are structured peer supports and cooperative learning activities?
Effective annual goals must include these two features.
What are observable and measurable criteria?
What are observable and measurable criteria?
Using assessments in the student’s native language supports this IDEA requirement.
What is nondiscriminatory evaluation?
If parents disagree with a district evaluation, they may request this at public expense.
What is an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE)?
This instructional strategy breaks vocational tasks into teachable steps.
What is task analysis?
IDEA requires teams to first consider this placement option.
What is the general education classroom with supplementary aids and services?
IEP goals for students with severe disabilities should support this long-term outcome.
What is independence?
This instructional framework provides flexible methods of engagement, representation, and expression.
What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?
What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?
Schools must provide written notice when they propose or refuse to change identification, evaluation, or placement.
What are procedural safeguards/prior written notice?
A student using a communication device should use it across these settings.
What are multiple instructional and social settings?
Paraprofessionals should use this instructional approach to promote independence.
What is systematic prompting and fading?
When parents want more inclusion opportunities, teams should consider these supports.
What are supplementary aids and services?
These supports help students with severe disabilities participate successfully in general education settings.
What are accommodations, modifications, and assistive technology?
This practice violates federal special education law during eligibility determination.
What is determining eligibility from a single intelligence test score?
Instructional goals for students with severe intellectual disabilities should focus on these types of skills.
What are functional and individualized skills?
UDL encourages students to access content and demonstrate understanding in these ways.
What are multiple means of engagement, representation, and expression?
This is an example of an appropriate postsecondary transition goal.
What is participation in supported employment after graduation?
This federal law guarantees students with disabilities a Free Appropriate Public Education.
What is IDEA?
What is IDEA?