WGU D002 Questions and Answers with
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act ✔✔1965 - Provided federal funding for primary and
secondary education and was meant to improve the education of poor people.
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WGU D002 Questions and Answers with
Correct Solutions
Elementary and Secondary Education Act ✔✔1965 - Provided federal funding for primary and
secondary education and was meant to improve the education of poor people. This was the first
federal program to fund education, AND TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE EDUCATION
OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILLITIES.
Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 ✔✔Landmark legislation that signifies a
remarkable change in how the needs of exceptional students were addressed in public school
setting/INCREASED FUNDING/REQUIRED SCHOOLSTO FOLLOW THE LAWS TO
RECEIVE FUNDING
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 1990 ✔✔AMMENDMENT TO INCLUDE
ALL SERVICES TO DISABLED INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN, INCLUDING
INDIVIDUAL TRANSITIONING FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) ✔✔Special education and related services that (a)
have been provided at public expense, under public supervision and direction and without
charge; (b) meet the standards of the state educational agency; (c) include an appropriate
preschool, elementary, or secondary school education in the state involved; and (d) are provided
in conformity with the individualized education program.
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) ✔✔a legal requirement that children with special needs be
assigned to the most general educational context in which they can be expected to learn
Nondiscriminatory Evaluation ✔✔thorough individual evaluation with tests
appropriate to the child's cultural
background, LANGUAGE, AGE, MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF TEST before placement into
special
ed program
Parent and Family Rights to Confidentiality ✔✔information is confidential; parents have access
to everything
Zero Reject Principle ✔✔Schools must identify and educate all students with disabilities served
in their community
Child Find System ✔✔a referral system within the state or local area that attempts to identify all
children who are disabled or at risk in order to refer them for appropriate support services
504 rehabilitation act 1973 ✔✔expands protection to other areas that receive federal assistance
(education), NO QUALIFIED HANDICAPPED PERSON SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM
PARTICIPATING, BENEFITS, FROM ANY ACTIVITY FROM FEDERAL FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE. DEFINES DISABILITIES AS IMAPAIRMENTS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY
LIMIT ONE OR MORE MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES, PROTECTS ALL PEOPLE
American Disabilities Act 1990 ✔✔REPLACES 504, DIRECTLY ADDRESSES
COMMUNICATION, REQUIRES CLOSED CAPTIONING.
Specially Designed Instruction ✔✔Adapting, as appropriate to the needs of an eligible child
under this part, the content, methodology, or delivery of instruction to address the unique needs
of the child that result from the child's disability; and to ensure access of the child to the general
curriculum, so that he or she can meet the educational standards within the jurisdiction of the
public agency that apply to all children.
IDEIA 2004 ✔✔-Recommends using alternative approaches to identify students with SLD
-Urges early screening and intervention
-Recommends a multi-tiered intervention strategy
-Asks districts to review practices to accelerate learning
-Recommends ongoing systematic progress monitoring of students
-Requires better integration of services between general and special education
-Emphasis on role of context when referring, identifying, and serving students in special
education
IDEIA PART A GENERAL PROVISI
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