Teaching Exceptional, Diverse and At-Risk Students in the General Education Classroom Third EditionChapter OneIDEAPrimary Characteristics of IDEAThe Vocational Rehabilitation ActLeast Restrictive EnvironmentRelated Services for Students with DisabilitiesRelated Services for Students with Disabilities (continued)Placement in Special EducationThe Individualized Education Program (IEP)Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Should Include:IEP Must IncludeSlide 13Persons Who are Required by law to Attend the IEP MeetingResponsibilities of Classroom TeachersWhat are Disabilities?Prereferral Assistance TeamTransition: Expanding the Impact of IDEAInclusionGuiding Practices for Educating Students with DisabilitiesCopyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconTeaching Exceptional, Diverse and At-Risk Students in the General Education ClassroomThird EditionSharon VaughnCandace S. BosJeanne Shay SchummCopyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconChapter OneSpecial Education and Inclusive SchoolingThis multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law:• any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network;• preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images;• any rental, lease, or lending of the program.Copyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconIDEAIndividualsWithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA)AllchildrenwithdisabilitiesreceiveanappropriateeducationthroughspecialeducationandrelatedservicesCopyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconPrimary Characteristics of IDEAZero reject/Free appropriate public educationChild FindAge (birth to age 21)Individualized Education Plan (IEP)Least Restrictive EnvironmentDue ProcessConfidentiality of RecordsAdvocacyNoncomplianceParent ParticipationCopyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconThe Vocational Rehabilitation ActPreventsanyprivateorganizationthatusesfederalfundsoranylocalorstateorganizationfromdiscriminatingagainstpersonswithdisabilitiesCopyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconLeast Restrictive EnvironmentStudentsarebestservedinthesettingsinwhichtheycanlearnMostwillreceiveservicesinthegeneraleducationclassroom,withsupportservicesasnecessaryPlacementinamorerestrictiveenvironmentmustbemadeonastudent-by-studentbasisCopyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconRelated Services for Students with DisabilitiesSpeechTherapyAudiologyPsychologicalServicesPhysicalTherapyOccupationalTherapyRecreationEarlyIdentificationandAssessmentCopyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconRelated Services for Students with Disabilities (continued)CounselingMedicalandschoolhealthservicesTransportationSocialWorkRecreationOrientationandMobilityServicesCopyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconPlacement in Special EducationPart-timeplacementFull-timePlacementSpecialSchoolorResidentialFacilityHomeboundInstructionCopyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconThe Individualized Education Program (IEP)Developedandimplementedbythemultidisciplinaryteam(MDT)Copyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconMultidisciplinary Team (MDT) Should Include:RepresentativeofthelocaleducationagencyClassroomteacherSpecialeducationteacherParentsEvaluationspecialistStudentProfessionalsfromrelatedservicesCopyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconIEP Must IncludeStudent’s present levels of performanceMeasurable annual goalsSpecial education and related services to be provided to the studentStatement of program modifications or supportsAn explanation of the extent, if any, to which studentwill not participate with non-disabled peersCopyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconIEP Must IncludeIndividualized modifications for state or district wide assessmentsProjected date for the beginning of services How progress towards annual goals will be measuredmethod to inform parents of their child’s progress toward annual goalsA transition statementCopyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconPersons Who are Required by law to Attend the IEP MeetingRepresentativeofthelocaleducationagencySchoolrepresentativeotherthantheteacherParentsorguardiansStudentStudent’steacherOtherswhomtheparentsorschoolbelievecanhelpdeveloptheIEPCopyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconResponsibilities of Classroom TeachersParticipatinginthereferralandplanningprocessAdaptingInstructionCollaborationCopyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconWhat are Disabilities?Mental retardationHearing impairmentsVision impairmentsSpeech and language impairmentsLearning DisabilitiesSerious Emotional DisturbanceOrthopedic impairmentsOther health impairmentsAutismTraumatic brain injuryDeafness and blindnessMultiple disabilitiesCopyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconPrereferral Assistance TeamProvidesuggestionstoclassroomteachersAccommodatestudents’academicandbehavioralneedsReducetheneedforreferraltospecialeducationAssisttheteacherwiththereferralprocess,ifnecessaryCopyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconTransition: Expanding the Impact of IDEAEarlyinterventionservicesbeginningatbirthTransition Services–A coordinated set of activities for a student with a disability–Designed within an outcome-oriented process–Promotes movement from school to post-school activitiesCopyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconInclusionMainstreamingInclusionFull InclusionCopyright (c) 2003 Allyn & BaconGuiding Practices for Educating Students with Disabilities