Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) Ans- 2004; federal law that makes available a free and
appropriate public education for all children
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Ans- 1974; federal law that protects the privacy of
student education records
Every student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Ans- 2015; federal law that advances equity by requiring that all
students be taught high academic standards; mandates statewide assessment t hat measure progress
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Ans- 2002; federal law that introduced accountability to public schools;
Titles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Title I Ans- improving academic education achievement of the disadvantaged
Title II Ans- preparing, training, and recruiting high quality teachers and principals
Title III Ans- language instruction for limited English proficient and immigrant students
Title IV Ans- 21st century schools; federal school grants for colleges and universities
Title V Ans- promoting informed parental choice and innovative programs
Title IV Ans- flexibility and accountability; prohibits discrimination
Race To The Top (RTTT) Ans- 2009; competition between 46 states and DC to implement college-ready
reform plans; standards were created in collaboration by the states
The Consent Decree Ans- 1970; addresses the rights of ELL students; grounded in the 14th Amendment;
requires instruction to be delivered in a free and comprehensive manner
,Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act Ans- 1973; requires school districts to provide a free appropriate
education (FAPE) to each qualified student with a disability
Americans with Disabilities Act Ans- 1990; civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on
disability; provides similar protections as the Civil Rights Act of 1964
autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Ans- developmental disability affecting verbal/nonverbal
communication and social interaction which tends to have an impact on educational performance;
classified as OHI
deaf or hard-of-hearing Ans- severe impairment that impedes the processing of linguistic information
through hearing without amplification; may have adverse effects on a student's educational
performance
developmentally delayed (DD) Ans- student who is delayed in one or more of the following areas:
adaptive or self-help development
cognitive development
communication development
social/emotional development
physical/motor development
dual-sensory impaired (DSI) Ans- simultaneous hearing and visual impairment that causes severe
communication, acquisition of communication, acquisition of information, and functionality within the
environment deficits
emotion or behavioral disabilities (EBD) Ans- one or more of the following characteristics over a period
of time to the extent that it adversely affects educational performance
unexplained inability to learn
inability to maintain interpersonal relationships
inappropriate types of behaviors or feelings
prevalent unhappiness or depression
,homebound or hospitalized (HH) Ans- restriction of activities over a period of time based upon medical
diagnosis or psychiatric condition; confines student to home or hospital
intellectual disabilities (InD) Ans- significant subaverage general intellectual functioning and deficits in
adaptive behavior manifested during birth through age 19
other health impairment (OHI) Ans- having limited strength, vitality or alertness during a heightened
alertness to environmental stimuli; results in limited alertness to the educational environment and due
to chronic health problems
these include:
asthma
ADD
ADHD
diabetes
epilepsy
heart condition
hemophilia
lead poisoning
leukemia
ASD
rheumatic fever
Tourette syndrome
sickle cell anemia
orthopedic impairment (OI) Ans- severe skeletal, muscular, or neuromuscular impairment resulting from
congenital anomalies and impairments from other causes
traumatic brain disorder (TBI) Ans- injury to the brain caused by external force; causes impairment in
one or more of the following
cognition
, language
memory
attention
reasoning
abstract thinking
judgement
problem-solving
sensory deficits
perceptual deficits
psychosocial behavior
decreased physical functions
lack of information processing
speech deficits
specific learning disabilities (SLD) Ans- disorder in one or more basic psychological processes
brain injury
perceptual disabilities
minimal brain dysfunction
dyslexia
developmental aphasia
speech impairment (SI) Ans- disorder of speech sounds, fluency, or voice that interfere with
communication which may include stuttering, impaired articulation, or voice impairment
language impairment (LI) Ans- dis orders of language that interfere with communication and one or
more of the basic learning processes involved in spoken languages
visually impaired (VI) Ans- includes students who are blind, have low vision, no vision, visual impairment
after best correction; students diagnosed with a progressive condition that will result in visual
impairment or no vision after best correction