SOLVED - Elaborated TEXES Special Education EC-12 (161) II

TEXES Special Education EC-12 (161) Notes to prepare you for the TEXES S.E EC-12 Exam, #161 for Texas teachers. set 4 Six IDEA Principles: Zero Reject - Ans Rules against excluding any student Six IDEA Principles: Nondiscriminatory Evaluation - Ans Rule requiring schools to evaluate students fairly to determine if they have a disability, and if so, what kind and how extensive. Six IDEA Principles: Appropriate Education/IEP - Ans A free, appropriate public education to all children who have been identified as needing special education. Program must be tailored to the needs of the student. Includes related services and supplementary aides and services if needed. Six IDEA Principles: Lease Restrictive Environment - Ans When the Individualized Education Program (IEP) is written, a determination is made regarding the amount of time each student with disabilities will spend with nondisabled peers both in the classroom and al other school activities. Six IDEA Principles: Procedural Due Process - Ans Provides safeguards against schools' actions, include a right to sue in court, provisions are made for the settlement of disputes by an impartial third party. Six IDEA Principles: Parents of children with disabilities participate - Ans Parents of children with disabilities participate in the planning and decision making for their child's special education. Parents' rights primarily involve access to students' educational records for inspection and review and the need for parental consent to release personally identifiable information. Accommodations - Ans Adjustments made in how a student with a disability is taught or tested. They do not change what the student is taught or what he is expected to know. Accommodations (examples) - Ans highlighted textbooks, extensions of time for a student who writes slowly, seating close to the teacher, assistive technology Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Ans Under NCLB, all schools, school districts and states are required to show progress in: reading/language arts, math, and either graduation rates or attendance rates. There are consequences for failing to meet the criteria for two consecutive years. Adult Students - Ans Students age 18 and older are considered to be this, unless the student's parent or other individual has been granted guardianship of the student under the Texas Probate Code Alternative Education Programs (AEPs) - Ans Disciplinary programs operated by school districts for students who have committed a range of offenses specified in state law and/or in the district'sSOLVED - Elaborated TEXES Special Education EC-12 (161) II