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1.Panel gon gMental gRetardation:
g g g g g g g g g gANS>> gIn g1961, gPresident gKennedy gappointed ga gpanel gof
gexperts gto gprepare ga gnational gplan gfor g"combating gmental
gretardation."
2.Elementary gand gSecondary gEducation gAct gin g1965:
g g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gThe gElementary gand gSec- gondary gEducation gAct
g(ESEA) gwas ga gcornerstone gof gPresident gLyndon gB. gJohnson's g"War gon
gPoverty" g(McLaughlin, g1975). g... gESEA gis gan gextensive gstatute gthat
gfunds gprimary gand gsecondary geducation, gemphasizing ghigh gstandards
gand gaccountability. gAs gmandated gin gthe gact, gfunds gare gauthorized gfor
gprofessional gdevelopment, ginstruc- gtional gmaterials, gresources gto
gsupport geducational gprograms, gand gthe gpromotion gof gparental
ginvolvement. g(QUALITY gAND gEQUALITY)
3.Public gLaw g94-143:
4.The gEducation gfor gall ghandicapped gChildren gAct g(EHA):
g g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gPublic gLaw g94-143. gPassed gin g1975 gand glater
greauthorized gas gIDEA. gguaranteed ga gfree gappropriate gpublic geducation
gto geach gchild gwith ga gdisability.
5.The gIndividuals gwith gDisabilities gEducation gImprovement gAct g(IDEIA):
g g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gis gthe gfederal glaw gthat ggovern gthe geducation gof
gchildren gwith gdisabilities.
6.IDEA:
g g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gIndividuals gwith gDisabilities gEducation gAct.
gFederal glegislation gwith gthe gstrongest gand gmost gdirect gimpact gon
gspecial ged. gThe gRight gto ga gfree, gappropriate gpublic geducation gin gthe
gleast grestrictive genvironment. gIt grequires gthat gstudents gwith
gdisabilities gbe gincluded gin gthe ggeneral geducation gclassroom gonly
gremoved gwith gspecial gservices gif gthe gclassroom genvironment gcannot
gbe gmodified gto gadequately gsupport gtheir geducational gprogress.
7.Inclusion:
g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gThe gpractice gof geducating gstudents gwith
gdisabilities gin gthe ggeneral gedu- gcation gclassroom gso gthey gmay
gparticipate gin gday-to-day groutines galongside gstudents gwithout
gdisabilities. gInclusion gtreats gthe ggeneral geducation gclassroom gas gthe
gstudent's gprimary gplacement. g(LRE gand gFAPE)
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8.Mainstreaming:
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gstudents gwith gdisabilities gwere gincluded gin gthe
ggeneral geducation gclassroom gonly gwhen gtheir gachievement gwould gbe
gnear ggrade glevel gwithout gsubstan- gtial gsupport.
9.Child gfind:
g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gThrough gIDEA, gthe gfederal ggovernment gprovides
gstates gwith gfunding gfor gspecial ged gbut gin greturn gthe gstates gmust
gcomply gpertain gto gchildren gfrom gbirth gto g21. gStates gmust gconduct
gchild gfind gactivities gto gidentify gand gevaluate gchildren gwho gmay ghave
gdisabilities. gStudents gwho gmay ghave ga gdisability gmust gbe gevaluated, gat
gno gcost gto gthe gparents, gfor gtheir geligibility gfor gspecial gservice. gParents
gmust gbe gin ginvolved gin gthe gevaluation gprocess. gEither gparents gor ga
gschool gprofessional g(teacher) gmay grequest gan gevaluation, gbut
gparental gconsent gis grequired gbefore gevaluation gcan gtake gplace.
10.Free gAppropriate gPublic gEducation g(FAPE) gpart gof gIDEA:
g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gstudents gwith gdis- gabilities gare gentitled gto gthe
gsame gtypes gof geducational gexperiences gas gtheir gpeers gwithout
gdisabilities. gSchools gmust gprovide geach gchild gwith ga gdisability gan
geducation gexperience gthat gis gappropriate gto ghis gor gher gage gand
gabilities gat gno gcost gto gthe gparents.
2 g/
g21
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11.LRE gLeast gRestrictive gEnvironment:
g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gStudents gwith gdisabilities gare gto gbe ged- gucated gin
gthe gleast grestrictive genvironment, gmeaning gthat gtheir geducational
gexperi- gences gmust gbe gas gsimilar gas gpossible gto gthose gof gchildren gwho
gdo gnot ghave ga gdisability. gThe ggoal gof gLRE gis gfor gstudents gwith
gdisabilities gto gremain gin gthe ggeneral geducation gclassroom gto gthe
ggreatest gextent gpossible, gwith gthe gfewest gpossible gchanges gto
day-to- gday groutines, gand gto gbe gremoved gfrom gregular gclasses gand
gprovided gwith gspecial gservices gonly gwhen gthe gseverity gof gtheir
gdisability grequires gdoing gso gin gorder gfor gthem gto gbe geducated
gappropriately.
12.Continuum gof gservice:
g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gallows gthese gstudents gto gparticipate gto gthe
ggreatest gextent gpossible.
13.IEP gindividualized gEducation gPlan:
g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gBetween gthe gages gof g3 gand g21, geach gstudent
gwith ga gdisability gmust ghave gan gIEP. gIt gdescribes gthe gchild's gpresent
glevel gof gprogress gand glearning gcapacity, gthe gshort- gand glong gterm
geducational ggoals gfor
the gchild, gand gthe gaccommodations gand gservices gwhich gwill gbe
gprovided gin gorder gto gachieve gthose ggoals. gIt gis gcreated gby ga gteam
gtypically gconsisting gof gthe gchild's gparents, ga gspecial ged. gprofessional, ga
ggeneral ged. gteacher, ga grepresentative gof gthe gschool, gand gothers. gThe
geducational gobjectives gdescribed gin gthe gIEP gmust galign gwith gstate
gcurriculum gstandards gfor ggeneral geducation. gWhen gthe gstudent
greaches g16 gthe gIEP gmust gcontain ga gdescription gof gthe gstudent's ggoals
gfalling ggraduation gand gthe gtransition gservices gneeded gto gachieve
gthose ggoals.
14.Individualized gFamily gService gPlan g(IFSP):
g g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gPrior gto gthe gage gof g3, geach gchild gwho gshows
gsigns gof gdevelopmental gdelay gmust ghave gan gIFSP. gIt gis ga gwritten
gdocument gsimilar gto gthe gIEP gthat gfocuses gon gthe ggmail gand gthe
gchild's gnatural genvironment.
15.The gVocation gRehabilitation gAct gand gthe gAmericans gwith gDisabilities
gAct g(ADA):
3 g/
g21
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1.Panel gon gMental gRetardation:
g g g g g g g g g gANS>> gIn g1961, gPresident gKennedy gappointed ga gpanel gof
gexperts gto gprepare ga gnational gplan gfor g"combating gmental
gretardation."
2.Elementary gand gSecondary gEducation gAct gin g1965:
g g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gThe gElementary gand gSec- gondary gEducation gAct
g(ESEA) gwas ga gcornerstone gof gPresident gLyndon gB. gJohnson's g"War gon
gPoverty" g(McLaughlin, g1975). g... gESEA gis gan gextensive gstatute gthat
gfunds gprimary gand gsecondary geducation, gemphasizing ghigh gstandards
gand gaccountability. gAs gmandated gin gthe gact, gfunds gare gauthorized gfor
gprofessional gdevelopment, ginstruc- gtional gmaterials, gresources gto
gsupport geducational gprograms, gand gthe gpromotion gof gparental
ginvolvement. g(QUALITY gAND gEQUALITY)
3.Public gLaw g94-143:
4.The gEducation gfor gall ghandicapped gChildren gAct g(EHA):
g g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gPublic gLaw g94-143. gPassed gin g1975 gand glater
greauthorized gas gIDEA. gguaranteed ga gfree gappropriate gpublic geducation
gto geach gchild gwith ga gdisability.
5.The gIndividuals gwith gDisabilities gEducation gImprovement gAct g(IDEIA):
g g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gis gthe gfederal glaw gthat ggovern gthe geducation gof
gchildren gwith gdisabilities.
6.IDEA:
g g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gIndividuals gwith gDisabilities gEducation gAct.
gFederal glegislation gwith gthe gstrongest gand gmost gdirect gimpact gon
gspecial ged. gThe gRight gto ga gfree, gappropriate gpublic geducation gin gthe
gleast grestrictive genvironment. gIt grequires gthat gstudents gwith
gdisabilities gbe gincluded gin gthe ggeneral geducation gclassroom gonly
gremoved gwith gspecial gservices gif gthe gclassroom genvironment gcannot
gbe gmodified gto gadequately gsupport gtheir geducational gprogress.
7.Inclusion:
g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gThe gpractice gof geducating gstudents gwith
gdisabilities gin gthe ggeneral gedu- gcation gclassroom gso gthey gmay
gparticipate gin gday-to-day groutines galongside gstudents gwithout
gdisabilities. gInclusion gtreats gthe ggeneral geducation gclassroom gas gthe
gstudent's gprimary gplacement. g(LRE gand gFAPE)
1 g/
g21
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8.Mainstreaming:
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gstudents gwith gdisabilities gwere gincluded gin gthe
ggeneral geducation gclassroom gonly gwhen gtheir gachievement gwould gbe
gnear ggrade glevel gwithout gsubstan- gtial gsupport.
9.Child gfind:
g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gThrough gIDEA, gthe gfederal ggovernment gprovides
gstates gwith gfunding gfor gspecial ged gbut gin greturn gthe gstates gmust
gcomply gpertain gto gchildren gfrom gbirth gto g21. gStates gmust gconduct
gchild gfind gactivities gto gidentify gand gevaluate gchildren gwho gmay ghave
gdisabilities. gStudents gwho gmay ghave ga gdisability gmust gbe gevaluated, gat
gno gcost gto gthe gparents, gfor gtheir geligibility gfor gspecial gservice. gParents
gmust gbe gin ginvolved gin gthe gevaluation gprocess. gEither gparents gor ga
gschool gprofessional g(teacher) gmay grequest gan gevaluation, gbut
gparental gconsent gis grequired gbefore gevaluation gcan gtake gplace.
10.Free gAppropriate gPublic gEducation g(FAPE) gpart gof gIDEA:
g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gstudents gwith gdis- gabilities gare gentitled gto gthe
gsame gtypes gof geducational gexperiences gas gtheir gpeers gwithout
gdisabilities. gSchools gmust gprovide geach gchild gwith ga gdisability gan
geducation gexperience gthat gis gappropriate gto ghis gor gher gage gand
gabilities gat gno gcost gto gthe gparents.
2 g/
g21
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11.LRE gLeast gRestrictive gEnvironment:
g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gStudents gwith gdisabilities gare gto gbe ged- gucated gin
gthe gleast grestrictive genvironment, gmeaning gthat gtheir geducational
gexperi- gences gmust gbe gas gsimilar gas gpossible gto gthose gof gchildren gwho
gdo gnot ghave ga gdisability. gThe ggoal gof gLRE gis gfor gstudents gwith
gdisabilities gto gremain gin gthe ggeneral geducation gclassroom gto gthe
ggreatest gextent gpossible, gwith gthe gfewest gpossible gchanges gto
day-to- gday groutines, gand gto gbe gremoved gfrom gregular gclasses gand
gprovided gwith gspecial gservices gonly gwhen gthe gseverity gof gtheir
gdisability grequires gdoing gso gin gorder gfor gthem gto gbe geducated
gappropriately.
12.Continuum gof gservice:
g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gallows gthese gstudents gto gparticipate gto gthe
ggreatest gextent gpossible.
13.IEP gindividualized gEducation gPlan:
g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gBetween gthe gages gof g3 gand g21, geach gstudent
gwith ga gdisability gmust ghave gan gIEP. gIt gdescribes gthe gchild's gpresent
glevel gof gprogress gand glearning gcapacity, gthe gshort- gand glong gterm
geducational ggoals gfor
the gchild, gand gthe gaccommodations gand gservices gwhich gwill gbe
gprovided gin gorder gto gachieve gthose ggoals. gIt gis gcreated gby ga gteam
gtypically gconsisting gof gthe gchild's gparents, ga gspecial ged. gprofessional, ga
ggeneral ged. gteacher, ga grepresentative gof gthe gschool, gand gothers. gThe
geducational gobjectives gdescribed gin gthe gIEP gmust galign gwith gstate
gcurriculum gstandards gfor ggeneral geducation. gWhen gthe gstudent
greaches g16 gthe gIEP gmust gcontain ga gdescription gof gthe gstudent's ggoals
gfalling ggraduation gand gthe gtransition gservices gneeded gto gachieve
gthose ggoals.
14.Individualized gFamily gService gPlan g(IFSP):
g g g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> g gPrior gto gthe gage gof g3, geach gchild gwho gshows
gsigns gof gdevelopmental gdelay gmust ghave gan gIFSP. gIt gis ga gwritten
gdocument gsimilar gto gthe gIEP gthat gfocuses gon gthe ggmail gand gthe
gchild's gnatural genvironment.
15.The gVocation gRehabilitation gAct gand gthe gAmericans gwith gDisabilities
gAct g(ADA):
3 g/
g21
