TExES Special Education EC-12 (161)
graded A+.
TExES Special Education EC-12 (161)
graded A+.
Six IDEA Principles: Zero Reject - ANSWER Rules against excluding any student
Six IDEA Principles: Nondiscriminatory Evaluation - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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) - ANSWER highlighted textbooks, extensions of time for a student who
writes slowly, seating close to the teacher, assistive technology
, TExES Special Education EC-12 (161)
graded A+.
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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) - ANSWER Disciplinary programs operated by school districts for
students who have committed a range of offenses specified in state law and/or in the district's Student
Code of Conduct. Students with disabilities who are in these programs are still entitled to special
education services.
Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) - ANSWER Operated by the school district.
Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP) - ANSWER Operated by the juvenile justice
system.
Types of AEPs - ANSWER Alternative Education Program, Disciplinary Alternative Education Program,
Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program
Admission, Review and Dismissal Committee (ARD) - ANSWER In Texas, this is the name for the group
made up of a student's paretns and school staff that meets at least annually to decide whether or not
the student has an eligible disability and what special education and related services will be provided. Its
major responsibility is the development of the IEP for students receiving special education.
Assessment - ANSWER Tests given to all students in the state to evaluate learning. Most common in
Texas is the STAAR, previously known as TAKS. Students receiving special education take the same state
and district-wide ________ given to all students, unless their ARD committee determines a particular
test is not appropriate. In this situation, the ARD committee will determine whether the student will
take STAAR modified or alternate.
Assistive Technology - ANSWER Any item, piece of equipment or product used to increase, maintain or
improve the functioning of a student with a disability.
graded A+.
TExES Special Education EC-12 (161)
graded A+.
Six IDEA Principles: Zero Reject - ANSWER Rules against excluding any student
Six IDEA Principles: Nondiscriminatory Evaluation - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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) - ANSWER highlighted textbooks, extensions of time for a student who
writes slowly, seating close to the teacher, assistive technology
, TExES Special Education EC-12 (161)
graded A+.
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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) - ANSWER Disciplinary programs operated by school districts for
students who have committed a range of offenses specified in state law and/or in the district's Student
Code of Conduct. Students with disabilities who are in these programs are still entitled to special
education services.
Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) - ANSWER Operated by the school district.
Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP) - ANSWER Operated by the juvenile justice
system.
Types of AEPs - ANSWER Alternative Education Program, Disciplinary Alternative Education Program,
Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program
Admission, Review and Dismissal Committee (ARD) - ANSWER In Texas, this is the name for the group
made up of a student's paretns and school staff that meets at least annually to decide whether or not
the student has an eligible disability and what special education and related services will be provided. Its
major responsibility is the development of the IEP for students receiving special education.
Assessment - ANSWER Tests given to all students in the state to evaluate learning. Most common in
Texas is the STAAR, previously known as TAKS. Students receiving special education take the same state
and district-wide ________ given to all students, unless their ARD committee determines a particular
test is not appropriate. In this situation, the ARD committee will determine whether the student will
take STAAR modified or alternate.
Assistive Technology - ANSWER Any item, piece of equipment or product used to increase, maintain or
improve the functioning of a student with a disability.
