IDEA
What is the purpose of IDEA?
Provides federal financial assistance to state and local education agencies to assist them in educating children with disabilities.
What is the purpose of Section 504?
To eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability in all programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance.
What are some adjustments that can be made for special needs students BEFORE a test?
Hand out study guides, give practice tests, practice test-taking skills, etc.
What are "positive behavior support"?
they are researched-based, systemic approaches designed to enhance the learning environment and improve outcomes for students.
What are the three main steps for strategy instruction when teaching cognitive behavior management strategies?
1. Discuss the strategy with the student and present a rationale for its use.
2. Model for the student what you expect
3. Provide practice and feedback
When did congress originally sign to enact the IDEA?
1975
What are the three most common groups of students served through Section 504?
Students with medical or health needs, students with learning problems, and students with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
What is do the letters stand for in the ANSWER strategy?
A- analyze the action words in the question
N- Notice the requirements of the question
S- Set up an outline listing main ideas
W- Work in detail by adding important details to the outline
E- Engineer answer by including an introductory sentence and detailed sentences about main points
R- Review answer by checking that all parts of the question are answered.
True or False
Making sure that the positive reinforcers are clear and specific and that students understand the relationship between their behavior and rewards is very important
True
What are the tree primary categories in which ADHD is classified as?
1. Predominantly inattentive type
2. Predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type
3. Combined type
Who enforces IDEA?
The U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Who enforces Section 504?
The U.S. Office for Civil Rights
What is performance-based assessment?
Provides the student the opportunity to demonstrate their mastery of a skill or concept through performance based tasks
Which type of reinforcement involves prizes and other objects that a student can earn as symbols of achievement and that students want to obtain?
Tangible reinforcers
What are the five types of interventions used for students with ADHD?
Behavior interventions, parent education, medication, academic interventions, and environmental supports
Who are the individuals protected under IDEA?
All school- age children who fall within 1 or more of 13 specific categories of disability and who, because of such disability, need special education and related services
Who are the individuals protected under Section 504?
All school-age children who have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits or may limit a major life activity, have a record of such an impairment, or ate regarded as having such an impairment.
How can portfolio assessment benefit students with special needs?
They can assist teachers in evaluating student progress toward IEP objectives and in guiding instruction. It also is used for student self-evaluation. Special needs students benefit greatly when they are able to see how far they have progressed.
What are some ways for collecting data to better understand the behavior of a student?
Anecdotal recording, event recording, permanent product recording, duration recording, time sampling, etc.
What are some adjustments that can be made for students with special needs during a test?
Alternative forms of questions, Alternative test sites, alternative response modes, etc.
What are the six core principals of IDEA?
1. Free appropriate public education
2. Least restrictive environment
3. Individualized education
4. Nondiscriminatory evaluation
5. Due process
6. Zero reject/child find (No child may be excluded from receiving public education)
What are some Section 504 accommodations related to the presentation of instruction?
Make directions telegraphic, record lessons so students can listen to them again, use multisensory presentation techniques, provide practice tests that are very similar in structure and appearance to actual tests, provide audio books so students can listen to assigned readings, etc.
Why is basing all or part of a student's daily work grade, or report-card, on IEP objectives advantageous?
It allows the team to consider how and when IEP objectives can be addressed
informs students, parents and teachers which objectives are important and how supports can be provided
Ensures that student's grade reflects progress on skills that have been identified as most important by the team
Eliminates the redundancy of reporting grades separately from progress on IEP objectives
Improves communication among parents, students, and teachers about grading in the general education classroom
What is it called when students are taught to monitor their own behavior, make judgements about its appropriateness, and change it as needed?
Cognitive behavior management
What is the correct way to address bullying behavior?
Make sure the student knows what the problem is, show students that bullying is taken seriously, work with the student to understand some of the reasons why he or she is bullied, etc.