Summary NYSTCE Students with Disabilities (060) REA Prep 2023

Compulsory Educations est. - Correct Answer by early 20th Century Panel of Mental Retardation - Correct Answer Government action created by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 Elementary & Secondary Education Act - Correct Answer 1965 Public Law 94-143 - Correct Answer Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) -passed in 1975 -reauthorized as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Inclusion - Correct Answer educating SwD in the general education classroom -allows them to participate in day-to-day routines alongside students w/o disabilities to the greatest extend possible -a default/normative scenario for which there may be exceptions Mainstreaming - Correct Answer SwD included in the gen ed classroom only when their achievement would be near grade level, without substantial support Inclusion v. Mainstreaming - Correct Answer Inclusion treats the gen ed classroom as the student's primary placement, with the gen ed teacher as the primary teacher; mainstreaming first requires student to be at/near grade level Individuals with Disabilities Education ~Improvement~ Act - Correct Answer IDEA, aka IDEIA; 1975 - strongest, most direct impact on special ed -Federal gov't provides states w/funding for special education. -She states must comply w/numerous requirements that pertain to children ranging from birth to age 21. Child Find Activities - Correct Answer -State compliance for IDEA -used to identify & evaluate children who may have disabilities -must be evaluated at no cost to parents -parents must be involved in the evaluation process -parents or school professional (ex. teacher) may request evaluation -parental consent required Who may request evaluation of a child? - Correct Answer Parents or school professional, such as a teacher -but parental consent is required! Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) - Correct Answer -State compliance for IDEA -SwD entitled to same types of educational experiences as peers