NYSTCE Students with Disabilities CST [060]- Answered
NYSTCE Students with Disabilities CST
[060]- Answered
Panel on Mental Retardation
In 1961,
... [Show More] President Kennedy appointed a panel of experts to prepare a national plan
for "combating mental retardation."
Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1965
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was a cornerstone of
President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty" (McLaughlin, 1975). ... ESEA is
an extensive statute that funds primary and secondary education, emphasizing high
standards and accountability. As mandated in the act, funds are authorized for
professional development, instructional materials, resources to support educational
programs, and the promotion of parental involvement. (QUALITY AND
EQUALITY)
Public Law 94-143
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The Education for all handicapped Children Act (EHA)
Public Law 94-143. Passed in 1975 and later reauthorized as IDEA. guaranteed a
free appropriate public education to each child with a disability.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)
is the federal law that govern the education of children with disabilities.
IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Federal legislation with the strongest
and most direct impact on special ed. The Right to a free, appropriate public
education in the least restrictive environment. It requires that students with
disabilities be included in the general education classroom only removed with
special services if the classroom environment cannot be modified to adequately
support their educational progress.
Inclusion
The practice of educating students with disabilities in the general education
classroom so they may participate in day-to-day routines alongside students
without disabilities. Inclusion treats the general education classroom as the
student's primary placement. (LRE and FAPE)
Mainstreaming
students with disabilities were included in the general education classroom only
when their achievement would be near grade level without substantial support.
Child find
Through IDEA, the federal government provides states with funding for special ed
but in return the states must comply pertain to children from birth to 21. States
must conduct child find activities to identify and evaluate children who may have
disabilities. Students who may have a disability must be evaluated, at no cost to the
parents, for their eligibility for special service. Parents must be in involved in the
evaluation process. Either parents or a school professional (teacher) may request an
evaluation, but parental consent is required before evaluation can take place.
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) part of IDEA
students with disabilities are entitled to the same types of educational experiences
as their peers without disabilities. Schools must provide each child with a disability
an education experience that is appropriate to his or her age and abilities at no cost
to the parents.
LRE Least Restrictive Environment
Students with disabilities are to be educated in the least restrictive environment,
meaning that their educational experiences must be as similar as possible to those
of children who do not have a disability. The goal of LRE is for students with
disabilities to remain in the general education classroom to the greatest extent
possible, with the fewest possible changes to day-to- day routines, and to be
removed from regular classes and provided with special services only when the
severity of their disability requires doing so in order for them to be educated
appropriately.
Continuum of service
allows these students to participate to the greatest extent possible.
IEP individualized Education Plan [Show Less]