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Special education process in classroom Song A Jin - Coggle Diagram
Special education process in classroom
Song A Jin
Referral or request for evaluation
Evaluation is intended to answer the following questions:
Does the child have a disability that requires the provision of special education and related services?
What are the child’s specific educational needs?
What special education services and related services, then, are appropriate for addressing those needs?
Eligibility is decided
Within 30 days after a child is determined eligible, a team of school professionals and the parents must meet to write an individualized education program (IEP) for the child.
IEP meeting is scheduled, held, and IEP is written
Teachers and service providers now his/her specific responsibilities for carrying out the IEP.
Progress is measured and reported to the child's parents.
IEP is reviewed by the team at least once a year. If necessary, IEP is revised. (**Parents are highly involved throughout the process)
At least every three years, the child must be reevaluated.
Purpose: To find out if the child continues to be a child with a disability, as defined by IDEA, and what the child’s educational needs are.
Parental consent is needed
Special Education Terms
IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
autism • deaf-blindness • deafness • emotional disturbance• hearing impairment • intellectual disability• multiple disabilities• orthopedic impairment • other health impairment• specific learning disability • speech or language impairment • traumatic brain injury •
visual impairment
FAPE (Free Appropriate Education)
Specific programs or class for the child.
Access to specialists
Modifications in the education program such as curriculum and teaching methods.
SST (Student Study Team)
The Student Study Team is often the first step a parent can take when they have a concern about their child’s progress in school. The purpose of the SST is to design a support system for students having difficulty in the regular classroom.
Section 504
504 guarantees that a child with a disability has equal ACCESS to an education and that it is comparable to an education provided to those who do not have a disability.
**If the child fails to qualify for special education under IDEA, they may be referred for a 504 evaluation.
IEP (Individualized Education Program)
An IEP is defined as a written plan defining the program that is designed to meet the unique needs of one child.
5 important steps
Referral for a Special Education Evaluation
The Evaluation
Determining Eligibility
Writing the Individual Education Program
The IEP Meeting
Child Find
References
https://www.parentcenterhub.org/steps/
https://therapytravelers.com/strategies-teaching-students-intellectual-disabilities/
https://www.understandingspecialeducation.com/13-categories-of-special-education.html