FTCE Exceptional Student Education K12 Latest 2022 Graded A

FTCE Exceptional Student Education K12 Latest 2022 Graded A Child Find ✔✔Activities to identify and evaluate children who may have disabilities. Either parents or a school professional such as a teacher may request an ...

FTCE Exceptional Student Education K12 Latest 2022 Graded A Child Find ✔✔Activities to identify and evaluate children who may have disabilities. Either parents or a school professional such as a teacher may request an evaluation, but parental consent is required before evaluation of an individual student can take place. Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) ✔✔Students with disabilities are entitled to the same kinds of educational experiences as their peers without disabilities. Schools must provide each child with a disability an educational experience that is appropriate to his or her age and abilities, at no cost to the parents. Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) ✔✔Their educational experiences must be as similar as possible to those of children who do not have disabilities. Removed or provided services only when the severity of their disability requires doing so in order for them to be educated appropriately. Individualized education plan (IEP) ✔✔Describes the child's present level of progress and learning capacity, the short- and long-term educational goals for the child, and the accommodations and services that will be provided in order to achieve those goals. Written by a team typically consisting of the child's parents, an exceptional student education professional, a general education teacher, a representative of the school, and others, as appropriate. Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) ✔✔Prior to age three, each child who shows signs of developmental delay must have a written document similar to the IEP that focuses on the family and the child's natural environment. Vocational Rehabilitation Act/Americans with Disabilities Act ✔✔Forbid discrimination against individuals with disabilities Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) ✔✔Helps ensure the privacy of educational records such as IEPs No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) ✔✔Increased the accountability of schools with respect to the academic progress of students with disabilities Every Student Success Act (ESSA) ✔✔Requires data on student achievement and graduation rates to be reported as well as action in response to the data. States, districts and schools will determine what support and interventions are implemented. Infants and toddlers with disabilities ✔✔Children between birth and age three who are experiencing developmental delays in cognitive, physical, social or emotional, communication, or adaptive development. Children with Disabilities ( 13 categories) ✔✔For the age range 3-21, IDEA lists 13 categories of disability: Autism Deaf-blindness Deafness Emotional Disturbance Hearing Impairment Intellectual Disability Multiple Disabilities Orthopedic Impairment Other Health Impairment Specific Learning Disability Speech or Language Impairment Traumatic Brain Injury Visual Impairment Eligibility ✔✔If the evaluation team concludes that the child has one of the thirteen types of disability listed above, and the child's educational performance is adversely affected by the disability. Autism ✔✔Refers to a developmental disability, generally detectable before three, that affects communication, social interaction, and learning. May show language delays, unusual speech patterns, aversion to eye contact and touch, repetitive behaviors, and resistance to change in daily routines. Deaf-blindness ✔✔Refers to simultaneous hearing and visual impairments that are so severe the student cannot benefit sufficiently from programs and services that are designed for exclusively deaf or exclusively blind children. Deaf-blindness is usually congenital but may be adventitious. Deafness ✔✔refers to an extreme hearing impairment that adversely affects the student's educational performance Emotional Disturbance ✔✔refers to a condition that reflects a least one of the following over and extended time: -inability to learn that cannot be contributed to other factors (such as intellectual or sensory deficits, or health problems) -inability to build or sustain personal relationships -feelings or behaviors that are ordinarily inappropria