Special Education: Contemporary Perspectives for School Professionals
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nondiscriminatory evaluation.
procedural safeguards
Any decisions concerning a student with disabilities are made with parent input and in compliance with all aspects of the law.
IDEA, a law that guarantees educational rights,
civil rights of children and adults.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation...
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Americans with Disabilities A...
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No qualified handicapped person shall, on the basis of handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity which ...
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An example of a student served through Section 504 might be one who is an average learner but has Type I diabetes. Through Section 504, the school district would ensure that school professionals working with the student understand his needs and that the student has immediate access to snacks and water or other supports related to his medical condition.
entitled to special accommodations
Americans with Disabilities A...
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applies to both public and priva...
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IDEA, Section 504, and ADA
ensure that people who have disabilities have the right to fully access throughout their lives all the programs, services, and activities available to other individuals.
IDEA,
defines 13 specific categories of disability,
How many students with disabilities are there?
prevalence of students of disabilities,
children ages 3 to 5, special education services have been mandated in IDEA since 1986,
Because it is often impossible to determine the exact nature of young children’s special needs, they may receive services through the IDEA general disability label
developmentally d...
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category that may be used for children up to ...
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that some students with disabilities also are gifted or talented,
twice exceptional
dual exception...
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ADHD is not, by itself, a disabili...
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this assistance is largely the responsibility of general e...
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some students with ADHD m...
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special education services when their disorder is significant enough that they are identified as
other health impaired (OHI).
One additional group of students not eligible for serv...
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at ...
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These students may be homeless, abuse drugs or other substances, live in poverty, or have any of hundreds of other characteristics that ...
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Parents and family members see their children primarily as children for whom a disability is only one small part of who they are; they do not make a disability the overriding characteristic of their children.
this understanding of positive perspectives is especially important because there is a tendency among school personnel to most often contact parents about problems or to focus on student deficits. If you reflect on the strengths of families of children with disabilities, you will find that you can build strong working relationships with them—relationships based on a multidimensional understanding of your students.
follow these four principles to create school–home partnerships:
Use family-centered practices.
Respect the unique characteristics of...
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Recognize that families have understandings of their children’s special needs tha...
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Match your strategies and resources to famil...
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Four of the most significant topics
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inclusive practices as the guiding belief system for educating students with disabili...
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(b)
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collaboration as a pivotal component of effective inc...
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(c)
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rigorous and evidencebased instructional practices for all students, including thos...
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positive, systemic approaches for responding to s...
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Inclusion,