NYSTCE CST in Disabilities 2023 Q&A

Individualized Education Plan - Describes the special and related services appropriate to the needs of each student with disabilities who is 3 to 21 years old. Pre-Referral - Identifying and implementing a plan for the student's problem. Referral - Learning more about the student's problem. An actual referral for formal testing is made to determine if the student has a disability. Assessment - To determine whether a student has a disability that requires special education services through testing and monitoring of progress. Eligibility - Determining whether the student qualifies for an individualized education. Results from many standardized tests and other assessments are analyzed by experts for areas of concern. IEP Development - Determining the resources, services and supports needed for the student to access the general education curriculum. IEP Implementation - Delivering of the services. Evaluation and Review - Students' IEPs are reviewed annually to ensure that students are meeting their goals and making educational progress. Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) - Ensures that students with disabilities receive necessary education and services with no cost to the family. Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) - Educational placement with the most inclusion and integration with typical learns as possible and appropriate. Push-In - All special education and related services are brought to the student in the general education classroom. Consulting Teachers - Special educators help general educators teach students with disabilities. Co-Teaching - When general and special education teachers team teach. Related Services - Extend and complement the education delivered by general educators. Pull-Out - When services are delivered in resource rooms, self-contained classes, and special therapy settings. Self-Contained - Solely a special education classroom. Speech/Language Therapy - Provides services for the prevention and treatment of communicative disorders. Provided by SLP. Occupational Therapy - Improves, develops, or restores the ability to perform tasks or function independently. Provided by OT. Counseling Services - Provides psychological guidance, services, including career development and parent counseling, develops positive behavior intervention strategies. Physical Therapy - Works to improve motor functioning, movement and fitness. Provided by PT. Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) - Written documents to ensure that special services are delivered to infants, toddlers, and their families. Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) - A plan to address behavioral infractions committed students with disabilities who have behavioral issues or who have violated school rules. Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs) - A process in which interviews, observations, and environmental manipulations are conducted to determine why certain behaviors occur. It is a way to analyze and interpret the entire behavior. Adapted Physical Education - Specially designed program of developmental activities, games, sports and rhythms suited to the interests, capacities, and limitations of students with disabilities who may not safely or successfully engage in the activities of the regular physical education class. Assistive Technology - A low tech (communication board) or high tech (iPad) device that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a student with a disability. Section 504 - Defines appropriate education and requires accommodations for students. It prohibits discrimination against students in programs receiving federal funds. Accommodations - Supports to compensate for disabilities such as adjustments to assignments or tests. Multidisciplinary Teams - Individually determined groups of professionals with different expertise. IEP Teams - Multidisciplinary teams that guide individualized special education services for each student with a disability.