Special Education

What is Special Education?

• Classes offered for those with learning difficulties.

• A range of services to help kids with disabilities learn and make progress.

• A classroom to meet the needs of all students.

• IEP

This assures a student with a disability will be placed in an education program that is the appropriate setting

• Behavior Intervention Plan

• Most Restrictive Environment

• Meeting to Determine Eligibility

• Least Restrictive Environment

This document maps out the program of special education for accomodating a student's disability.

• Behavior Intervention Plan

• 504

• IEP

A developmental disabiliy significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication

• Autism

• Speech Impairment 

• Emotional Disturbance

• Mute

An ___________ is a change that helps students work around or overcome a disability.

• Modification

• Teaching Strategy

• Assistive Technology

• Accomodation

Extreme inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity

• Autism

• Fidgety

• ADD/ADHD

• Bipolar Disorder

Impacts the students emotional well-being and behavior. Affects their ability to learn and build positive relationships.

• Mentally Disabled (MD)

• Emotional Disability (ED)

• Visual Impairment (VI)

• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

What does IEP stand for?

• Internal Environment Program

• Individualized Educational Plan

• Individual Educator Program

Who is eligible for an IEP?

• Students with a disability

• Students with a disability that impacts their learning.

• Students who struggle in class

• Students with behavior problems

The purpose of a modification is

• To give ongoing feedback to students

• To change, lower, or reduce learning expectations

• To help students understand the content

• To provide extra time for processing information