The federal law "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act"
PL 94-142
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IEP: Individualized Education Plan
A written, legal, document that specifies the student's short and long term educational goals, learning environment(s), and related services.
100
Individualized transition plan (ITP)
Part of the reauthorization of IDEA (97). A written legal document with goals and objectives specifically developed to aid in the transition from school to vocational skills for sped age 16 and above
100
Learning Trial
An instructional antecedent, a student's response, and positive or corrective instructional information.
100
Adaptive Behavior
The effectiveness of degree with which the individual meets the standards of personal independence and social responsibility expected of his or her age and social group.
200
IDEA
Zero Reject
Nondiscriminatory Identification and Evaluation
Free, Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Due Process Safeguards
Parent and Student Participation and Shared Decision Making
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Breaking down complex or multiple step behaviors or skills into small, easier to teach subtasks.
Task analysis
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Three kinds of interventions when dealing with sped
Preventive, remedial, and compensatory.
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Part of IDEA, schools must use non-biased, multi-factored methods of evaluation to determine whether a child has a disability, and if so whether special education is needed.
Nondiscriminatory identification and evaluation
200
Section 504
Part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1073, another important law that extends civil rights to people with disabilities. Requires the provision of "auxiliary aids for students with impaired sensory, manual, or speaking skills."
300
Explaining a person's disability without making them the disability. "Sally is my student, she has autism." NOT "Sally suffers from autism."
People first language
300
Positive behavioral support
Using the findings of assessment data to construct a comprehensive, individualized program of interventions
300
Applied Behavior Analysis
A systematic approach to teaching based on scientifically demonstrated principle that describe how the environment affects learning
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Communication disorder
A problem with the transmission and reception of speech, language and/or communication
300
"Bright-line" Test
"...if a licensed physician is required to perform a service, the school district is not responsible for paying for it. If a nurse or a health aide can perform the service, even if it's medical in nature, it is considered a related service that the school district must provide under IDEA..."
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When should the student be included in the IEP team?
The student should always be included unless he or she is too young to attend.
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Individualized family services plan (IFSP)
Part of IDEA, a written document prescribing family focused early intervention services for the family of the young child who is at risk for or has a disability
400
Active student responding (ASR)
An observable student response made to an instructional antecedent
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The difference between disability and handicap
Disability is a reduced functioning or loss of a particular body part or organ. A handicap is a problem with a person with a disability of an impairment encountered when interacting with the environment.
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A systematic prereferral and early intervention process that consists of universal screen and several tiers of increasingly intensive trials of research-based interventions before referral for assessment for special education eligibility.
Response to Intervention (RTI)
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The definition of exceptional children
Children whose physical attributes and/or learning abilities differ from the norm, either above or below, to such an extent that an IEP is needed.
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A group of inherited disorders marked by progressive atrophy of the body's muscles
Muscular dystrophy
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Manifestation determination
Part of the reauthorization of IDEA, determining if a behavior problem is the result of a disability.
500
What are some related services for special education classes?
Special transportation, counseling, speech, physical, or occupational therapy required to meed the student's IEP goals.
500
Incidental Learning
Informal learning from experiences and interactions with the environment.