NYSTCE Students with Disabilities CST Exam Review Guide ( latest updated)

NYSTCE Students with Disabilities CST Exam Review Guide ( latest updated) mainstreaming (Correct Answer) - integrating students with disabilities or special needs into the overall educational program Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act (IDEIA) (Correct Answer) - federal law that governs the education of children with disabilities Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (Correct Answer) - U.S. legislation granting educational rights to people with cognitive, emotional, or physical disabilities from birth until age 21; initially passed in 1975, it has been amended and reauthorized in 1997 and again in 2004. IDEA operates under six basic principles: zero reject, nondiscriminatory identification and evaluation, free and appropriate public education, least restrictive environment, due process, and parent and student participation in shared decision making with regard to educational planning. Child Find (Correct Answer) - A function of each state, mandated by federal law, to locate and refer individuals who might require special education Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) (Correct Answer) - Special education and related services that (a) have been provided at public expense, under public supervision and direction and without charge; (b) meet the standards of the state educational agency; (c) include an appropriate preschool, elementary, or secondary school education in the state involved; and (d) are provided in conformity with the individualized education program Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) (Correct Answer) - a legal requirement that children with special needs be assigned to the most general educational context in which they can be expected to learn Continuum of Services (Correct Answer) - matching the needs of the student with an appropriate placement on an individual basis