FTCE Exceptional Student Education K-12 ( Competency
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Child Find .....ANSWER.....Activities to identify and evaluate
children who may have disabilities. Either parents or a school
professional such as a teacher may request an evaluation, but
parental consent is required before evaluation of an individual
student can take place.
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) .....ANSWER.....Students
with disabilities are entitled to the same kinds of educational
experiences as their peers without disabilities.
Schools must provide each child with a disability an educational
experience that is appropriate to his or her age and abilities, at
no cost to the parents.
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Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) .....ANSWER.....Their
educational experiences must be as similar as possible to those
of children who do not have disabilities. Removed or provided
services only when the severity of their disability requires doing
so in order for them to be educated appropriately.
Individualized education plan (IEP) .....ANSWER.....Describes the
child's present level of progress and learning capacity, the short-
and long-term educational goals for the child, and the
accommodations and services that will be provided in order to
achieve those goals. Written by a team typically consisting of the
child's parents, an exceptional student education professional, a
general education teacher, a representative of the school, and
others, as appropriate.
Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) .....ANSWER.....Prior to
age three, each child who shows signs of developmental delay
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must have a written document similar to the IEP that focuses on
the family and the child's natural environment.
Vocational Rehabilitation Act/Americans with Disabilities Act
.....ANSWER.....Forbid discrimination against individuals with
disabilities
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
.....ANSWER.....Helps ensure the privacy of educational records
such as IEPs
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) .....ANSWER.....Increased the
accountability of schools with respect to the academic progress
of students with disabilities
Every Student Success Act (ESSA) .....ANSWER.....Requires data on
student achievement and graduation rates to be reported as well
as action in response to the data. States, districts and schools will
determine what support and interventions are implemented.
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Infants and toddlers with disabilities .....ANSWER.....Children
between birth and age three who are experiencing
developmental delays in cognitive, physical, social or emotional,
communication, or adaptive development.
Children with Disabilities ( 13 categories) .....ANSWER.....For the
age range 3-21, IDEA lists 13 categories of disability:
Autism
Deaf-blindness
Deafness
Emotional Disturbance
Hearing Impairment
Intellectual Disability
Multiple Disabilities
Orthopedic Impairment