Definitions
inclusion
A philosophy that brings diverse students, families, educators, and community members together to create schools and other social institutions based on acceptance, belonging, and community
Multidisciplinary Team
professionals and family members who make important decisions concerning the education of students
high incidence disabilities
learning disabilities, mild emotional/behavioral disorders, mild intellectual disabilities, attention deficit disorders and speech language disorders
cooperative learning
an instructional arrangement where students work with their peers to achieve a shared academic goal
Universal screening
assessment given to all students several times during the school year to compare their performance to an established standard to predict a difficulty in learning
low incidence disabilities
students with physical, sensory and more significant cognitive disabilities
LRE
an individually based principle that calls for schools to educate students with disabilities as much as possible with their peers who do not have disabilities
progress monitoring
conducting ongoing assessments to make data based decisions regarding students' learning progress and the effectiveness of instructional practices
specific learning disability
RTI
a multilevel prevention, assessment, and instructional data based decision model for assessing the extent to which students respond to a series of more intensive and individualized research based intervention
Present levels of performance
provides a summary of the student's current academic, socialization, behavioral, communication and functional skills
speech and language impairment
communication disorder that affects educational performance
Early reading intervention programs
develop students' phonological awareness, the awareness of sound, and promote phonemic awareness
transition services
addresses natural transition points and includes a set of coordinated activities within a results oriented process that is designed to improve the students' academic and functional achievement and address post secondary goals
ASD
a broad continuum of cognitive and neurodevelopment conditions