Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) year - Ans - -First passed in 1975 under the name
"Education for All Handicapped Children Act).
-Renamed in 1990
-Public Law No. 94-142
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) purpose - Ans - -Federal Law that requires
schools to serve the educational needs of eligible students with disabilities
-Schools must find and evaluate students suspected of having disabilities at no cost to parents
(FAPE)
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) parts A-D - Ans - A-General Provision of the Law
B-Assistance for education of all children with disabilities
C-Infants and Toddler with disabilities (Birth-3)
D-National support programs administered at the federal level
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 6 main elements - Ans - 1.) Individualized
Education Program (IEP)
2.) Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
3.) Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
4.) Appropriate Evaluation
5.)Parent and Teacher Participation
6.) Procedural Safeguards
,Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) services (13 disability categories) - Ans - Autism
Deaf-blindness
Deafness
Emotional disturbance
Hearing impairment
Intellectual disability
Multiple disabilities
Orthopedic impairment
Other health impairment (including ADHD)
Specific learning disability (including dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia)
Speech or language impairment
Traumatic brain injury
Visual impairment (including blindness)
*A student must:
1.) Have a disability and as a result of that disability...
2.) Need special education in order to make progress in school
Individualized Education Program (IEP) definition - Ans - -Required under IDEA
-Ages 3-graduation (or 22)
-Legally binding document
-Addresses a child's unique learning issues
-Specific educational goals
Individualized Education Program (IEP) must include, by law (7): - Ans - 1.) A statement of your
child's present level of performance (PLOP)—this is how your child is doing in school now
, 2.) Your child's annual educational goals
3.) Special education supports and services that the school will provide to help your child reach
goals
4.) Modifications and accommodations the school will provide to help your child make progress
5.) Accommodations your child will be allowed when taking standardized tests
6.) How and when the school will measure your child's progress toward annual goals
7.) Transition planning that prepares teens for life after high school
Present Level of Performance (PLOP) - Ans - How a child is doing in school now
Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) - Ans - -Required under IDEA
-Says that each child who was a disability and needs special education and related services will
receive a free and appropriate public education
Least Restricted Environment (LRE) - Ans - -Required under IDEA
-A student who has a disability should have the opportunity to be educated with non-disabled
peers, to the greatest extent appropriate
Which of the following factors is most frequently linked with the development of social-emotional
disorders in children?
A. chronic physical illnesses
B. pressure to conform with peer-group expectations