the top 10 basics of special education
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The Top 10 Basics of Special Education. Produced by NICHCY, 2007. The final 5 of. Acronyms Defined. 5. Produced by NICHCY, 2007. IEP. TA&D. IDEA. LRE. FAPE. These don’t add up to 10 !. Definitions. 10. “All right, now I’ll have 5 real words in phrases, please.”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Top 10 Basics of The Top 10 Basics of Special EducationSpecial Education
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Acronyms DefinedAcronyms Defined
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DefinitionsDefinitions
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real words real words in in phrases, please.”phrases, please.”
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CChildhild with a with a DisabilityDisability
Definition Definition
(a) General. (1) Child with a disability means a child evaluated in accordance with §§300.304 through 300.311 as having mental retardation, a hearing impairment (including deafness), a speech or language impairment, a visual impairment (including blindness), a serious emotional disturbance (referred to in this part as ‘‘emotional disturbance’’), an orthopedic impairment, autism, traumatic brain injury, an other health impairment, a specific learning disability, deaf-blindness, or multiple disabilities, and who, by reason thereof, needs special education and related services.
(2)(i) Subject to paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section, if it is determined, through an appropriate evaluation under §§300.304 through 300.311, that a child has one of the disabilities identified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, but only needs a related service and not special education, the child is not a child with a disability under this part.
(ii) If, consistent with §300.39(a)(2), the related service required by the child is considered special education rather than a related service under State standards, the child would be determined to be a child with a disability under paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
(a) General. (1) Child with a disability means a child evaluated in accordance with §§300.304 through 300.311 as having mental retardation, a hearing impairment (including deafness), a speech or language impairment, a visual impairment (including blindness), a serious emotional disturbance (referred to in this part as ‘‘emotional disturbance’’), an orthopedic impairment, autism, traumatic brain injury, an other health impairment, a specific learning disability, deaf-blindness, or multiple disabilities, and who, by reason thereof, needs special education and related services.
(2)(i) Subject to paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section, if it is determined, through an appropriate evaluation under §§300.304 through 300.311, that a child has one of the disabilities identified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, but only needs a related service and not special education, the child is not a child with a disability under this part.
(ii) If, consistent with §300.39(a)(2), the related service required by the child is considered special education rather than a related service under State standards, the child would be determined to be a child with a disability under paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
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(1) Child with a disability means a child evaluated in accordance with §§300.304 through 300.311 as having…
…and who, by reason thereof, needs special education and related services.
autism deaf-blindnessdeafnessemotional disturbance hearing impairmentmental retardation multiple disabilitiesorthopedic impairment other health impairment specific learning disability speech or language impairmenttraumatic brain injury orvisual impairment (including blindness)
Who, by reason Who, by reason thereof…thereof…
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C C hild with a hild with a DisabilityDisability
Children aged 3 through 9*
who are experiencing
“developmental delays”
Under §300.8(b), a State may adopt a definition of “child with a disability” that includes:
*(or any subset of that age range)
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D D evelopmental evelopmental Delay?Delay?
• physical development
• cognitive development
• communication development
• social or emotional development or
• adaptive development
Definition includes that all-important “by reason thereof ”
Measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures, in 1 or more of these areas:
Defined by the State
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SSpecial Educationpecial Education Definition Definition
…specially designed instruction, at no cost to parents, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability…”
…specially designed instruction, at no cost to parents, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability…”
This includes:
“(A) instruction conducted in the classroom, in the home, in hospitals and institutions, and in other settings; and
“(B) instruction in physical education”
This includes:
“(A) instruction conducted in the classroom, in the home, in hospitals and institutions, and in other settings; and
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RRelated Serviceselated Services Definition Definition
§ 300.34 Related services.
(a) General. Related services means transportation and such developmental,corrective, and other supportive services as are required to assist a child with adisability to benefit from special education, and includes speech-languagepathology and audiology services, interpreting services, psychological services, physical and occupational therapy, recreation, including therapeutic recreation, early identification and assessment of disabilities in children, counseling services, including rehabilitation counseling, orientation and mobility services, and medical services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes. Related services also include schoolhealth services and school nurse services, social work services in schools, and parent counseling and training.
(b) Exception; services that apply to children with surgically implanted devices, including cochlear implants. (1) Related services do not include a medical device that is surgically implanted, the optimization of that device’s functioning (e.g., mapping), maintenance of that device, or the replacement of that device…
§ 300.34 Related services.
(a) General. Related services means transportation and such developmental,corrective, and other supportive services as are required to assist a child with adisability to benefit from special education, and includes speech-languagepathology and audiology services, interpreting services, psychological services, physical and occupational therapy, recreation, including therapeutic recreation, early identification and assessment of disabilities in children, counseling services, including rehabilitation counseling, orientation and mobility services, and medical services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes. Related services also include schoolhealth services and school nurse services, social work services in schools, and parent counseling and training.
(b) Exception; services that apply to children with surgically implanted devices, including cochlear implants. (1) Related services do not include a medical device that is surgically implanted, the optimization of that device’s functioning (e.g., mapping), maintenance of that device, or the replacement of that device… Produced by NICHCY, 2007
RRelated Serviceselated Services Definition Definition
Related services means transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services…
Related services means transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services…
…as are required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education…
…as are required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education…
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RRelated Serviceselated Services Definition Definition
…and includes—
…and includes—
• speech-language pathology and audiology services
• interpreting services• psychological services• physical and occupational therapy• recreation, including therapeutic recreation• early identification and assessment of
disabilities in children• counseling services, including rehabilitation
counseling• orientation and mobility services • medical services for diagnostic or evaluation
purposes• school health services and school nurse
services• social work services in schools• parent counseling and training
• speech-language pathology and audiology services
• interpreting services• psychological services• physical and occupational therapy• recreation, including therapeutic recreation• early identification and assessment of
disabilities in children• counseling services, including rehabilitation
counseling• orientation and mobility services • medical services for diagnostic or evaluation
purposes• school health services and school nurse
services• social work services in schools• parent counseling and training
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HHow in the ow in the worldworld
would you would you decide decide whichwhich related related services a services a child child needs?needs?
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RRelated Serviceselated Services Definition Definition
Exception; services that apply to children with surgically implanted devices, including cochlear implants
Exception; services that apply to children with surgically implanted devices, including cochlear implants
Related services do not include:
• a medical device that is surgically implanted;
• the optimization of that device’s functioning (e.g., mapping);
• maintenance of that device; or • the replacement of that device…
Related services do not include:
• a medical device that is surgically implanted;
• the optimization of that device’s functioning (e.g., mapping);
• maintenance of that device; or • the replacement of that device…
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SSupplementary Aids and upplementary Aids and
SServiceservices
DefinitioDefinition n
Supplementary aids and services means aids, services, and other supports that are provided in regular education classes, other education-related settings, and in extracurricular and nonacademic settings, to enable children with disabilities to be educated with nondisabled children to the maximum extent appropriate in accordance with §§300.114 through 300.116…
Supplementary aids and services means aids, services, and other supports that are provided in regular education classes, other education-related settings, and in extracurricular and nonacademic settings, to enable children with disabilities to be educated with nondisabled children to the maximum extent appropriate in accordance with §§300.114 through 300.116…
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TTransition ransition SServiceservices DefinitioDefinition n
(a) Transition services means a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that—
(1) Is designed to be within a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary education, vocational education, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation;
(2) Is based on the individual child’s needs, taking into account the child’s strengths, preferences, and interests; and includes—
(i) Instruction;(ii) Related services;(iii) Community experiences;(iv) The development of employment and other post-school adult living
objectives; and(v) If appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and provision of a functional
vocational evaluation.
(b) Transition services for children with disabilities may be special education, if provided as specially designed instruction, or a related service, if required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education.
(a) Transition services means a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that—
(1) Is designed to be within a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary education, vocational education, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation;
(2) Is based on the individual child’s needs, taking into account the child’s strengths, preferences, and interests; and includes—
(i) Instruction;(ii) Related services;(iii) Community experiences;(iv) The development of employment and other post-school adult living
objectives; and(v) If appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and provision of a functional
vocational evaluation.
(b) Transition services for children with disabilities may be special education, if provided as specially designed instruction, or a related service, if required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education.Produced by NICHCY, 2007
Transition services are intended to help youth with disabilities make the transition from the world of secondary school to the world of adulthood
Transition services are intended to help youth with disabilities make the transition from the world of secondary school to the world of adulthood
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TTransition ransition SServiceservices DefinitioDefinition n
Transition services means a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that—
(1) Is designed to be within a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s movement from school to post-school activities, including—
Transition services means a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that—
(1) Is designed to be within a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s movement from school to post-school activities, including—
• postsecondary education,• vocational education,• integrated employment
(including supported employment),
• postsecondary education,• vocational education,• integrated employment
(including supported employment),
• continuing and adult education,
• adult services,• independent living, or • community participation
• continuing and adult education,
• adult services,• independent living, or • community participation
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TTransition ransition SServiceservices DefinitioDefinition n
(a) Transition services means a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that—
(1) Is designed to be within a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary education, vocational education, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation;
(2) Is based on the individual child’s needs, taking into account the child’s strengths, preferences, and interests; and includes—
(i) Instruction;(ii) Related services;(iii)Community experiences;(iv) The development of employment and other post-school adult living
objectives; and(v) If appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and provision of a functional
vocational evaluation.
(a) Transition services means a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that—
(1) Is designed to be within a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary education, vocational education, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation;
(2) Is based on the individual child’s needs, taking into account the child’s strengths, preferences, and interests; and includes—
(i) Instruction;(ii) Related services;(iii)Community experiences;(iv) The development of employment and other post-school adult living
objectives; and(v) If appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and provision of a functional
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TTransition ransition SServiceservices DefinitioDefinition n
(a) Transition services means a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that—
(1) Is designed to be within a results-oriented process…
(2) Is based on the individual child’s needs…
…and includes—
(i) Instruction;
(ii) Related services;
(iii) Community experiences;
(iv) The development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives; and
(v) If appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and provision of a functional vocational evaluation.
(a) Transition services means a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that—
(1) Is designed to be within a results-oriented process…
(2) Is based on the individual child’s needs…
…and includes—
(i) Instruction;
(ii) Related services;
(iii) Community experiences;
(iv) The development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives; and
(v) If appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and provision of a functional vocational evaluation.
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You’ve just consumed practically the entire platter of special education and IDEA’s most essential concepts and principles.
You’ve just consumed practically the entire platter of special education and IDEA’s most essential concepts and principles.
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