D002 STUDY GUIDE | 2025/2026
1965 - Provided federal funding for primary and secondary education and was meant
to improve the education of poor people. This was the first federal program to
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
fund education, AND TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS
WITH DISABILLITIES.
Landmark legislation that signifies a remarkable change in how the needs of
Education for All Handicapped Children
exceptional students were addressed in public school setting/INCREASED
Act of 1975
FUNDING/REQUIRED SCHOOLSTO FOLLOW THE LAWS TO RECEIVE FUNDING
AMMENDMENT TO INCLUDE ALL SERVICES TO DISABLED INFANTS AND YOUNG
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
CHILDREN, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL TRANSITIONING FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO
(IDEA) 1990
COLLEGE
Special education and related services that (a) have been provided at public
expense, under public supervision and direction and without charge; (b) meet the
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) 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.
a legal requirement that children with special needs be assigned to the most general
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
educational context in which they can be expected to learn
thorough individual evaluation with tests
appropriate to the child's cultural
Nondiscriminatory Evaluation background, LANGUAGE, AGE, MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF TEST before
placement into special
ed program
Parent and Family Rights to Confidentiality information is confidential; parents have access to everything
Schools must identify and educate all students with disabilities served in their
Zero Reject Principle
community
a referral system within the state or local area that attempts to identify all children
Child Find System
who are disabled or at risk in order to refer them for appropriate support services
, expands protection to other areas that receive federal assistance (education), NO
QUALIFIED HANDICAPPED PERSON SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM
504 rehabilitation act 1973 PARTICIPATING, BENEFITS, FROM ANY ACTIVITY FROM FEDERAL FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE. DEFINES DISABILITIES AS IMAPAIRMENTS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY LIMIT
ONE OR MORE MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES, PROTECTS ALL PEOPLE
REPLACES 504, DIRECTLY ADDRESSES COMMUNICATION, REQUIRES CLOSED
American Disabilities Act 1990
CAPTIONING.
Adapting, as appropriate to the needs of an eligible child under this part, the
content, methodology, or delivery of instruction to address the unique needs of the
Specially Designed Instruction child that result from the child's disability; and to ensure access of the child to
the general curriculum, so that he or she can meet the educational standards within
the jurisdiction of the public agency that apply to all children.
-Recommends using alternative approaches to identify students with SLD
-Urges early screening and intervention
-Recommends a multi-tiered intervention strategy
-Asks districts to review practices to accelerate learning
IDEIA 2004
-Recommends ongoing systematic progress monitoring of students
-Requires better integration of services between general and special education
-Emphasis on role of context when referring, identifying, and serving students in
special education
IDEIA PART A GENERAL PROVISIONS outlines IDEIA's purpose and defines terms used within the document.
IDEIA PART B ASSISTANCE FOR GIVES MOMNEY TO STATES TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE CHILDREN
EDUCATION OF ALL CHILDREN WITH WITH DISABILITIES AND DETAILS RULE SAND REGULATIONS STATES AND
DISABILITIES SCHOOLS MUST FOLLOW TO RECEIVE FUNDS FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Which part of the Individuals with Part B
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) deals
with providing special education
services to school-age students?
Which age range of students is protected 3-21
under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA)?
Prior to the reauthorization of the Use scientific, research-based teaching interventions
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA), the discrepancy model was used to
identify learning disabilities. What did the
reauthorization of IDEA emphasize doing to
identify learning disabilities instead?
Which federal program may provide health CHIP
insurance for students with disabilities?
By law, infants and toddlers with Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)
disabilities must have a plan developed
for them as part of the early childhood
special education program. What is the
name of this plan?
What is required for a student to qualify for A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life
protection under Section 504? activities
What is a public school required to do Teach a student with special needs in the least restrictive environment
under the provisions of FAPE?
Congress passed FERPA as part of which IDEA
major law
1965 - Provided federal funding for primary and secondary education and was meant
to improve the education of poor people. This was the first federal program to
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
fund education, AND TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS
WITH DISABILLITIES.
Landmark legislation that signifies a remarkable change in how the needs of
Education for All Handicapped Children
exceptional students were addressed in public school setting/INCREASED
Act of 1975
FUNDING/REQUIRED SCHOOLSTO FOLLOW THE LAWS TO RECEIVE FUNDING
AMMENDMENT TO INCLUDE ALL SERVICES TO DISABLED INFANTS AND YOUNG
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
CHILDREN, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL TRANSITIONING FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO
(IDEA) 1990
COLLEGE
Special education and related services that (a) have been provided at public
expense, under public supervision and direction and without charge; (b) meet the
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) 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.
a legal requirement that children with special needs be assigned to the most general
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
educational context in which they can be expected to learn
thorough individual evaluation with tests
appropriate to the child's cultural
Nondiscriminatory Evaluation background, LANGUAGE, AGE, MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF TEST before
placement into special
ed program
Parent and Family Rights to Confidentiality information is confidential; parents have access to everything
Schools must identify and educate all students with disabilities served in their
Zero Reject Principle
community
a referral system within the state or local area that attempts to identify all children
Child Find System
who are disabled or at risk in order to refer them for appropriate support services
, expands protection to other areas that receive federal assistance (education), NO
QUALIFIED HANDICAPPED PERSON SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM
504 rehabilitation act 1973 PARTICIPATING, BENEFITS, FROM ANY ACTIVITY FROM FEDERAL FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE. DEFINES DISABILITIES AS IMAPAIRMENTS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY LIMIT
ONE OR MORE MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES, PROTECTS ALL PEOPLE
REPLACES 504, DIRECTLY ADDRESSES COMMUNICATION, REQUIRES CLOSED
American Disabilities Act 1990
CAPTIONING.
Adapting, as appropriate to the needs of an eligible child under this part, the
content, methodology, or delivery of instruction to address the unique needs of the
Specially Designed Instruction child that result from the child's disability; and to ensure access of the child to
the general curriculum, so that he or she can meet the educational standards within
the jurisdiction of the public agency that apply to all children.
-Recommends using alternative approaches to identify students with SLD
-Urges early screening and intervention
-Recommends a multi-tiered intervention strategy
-Asks districts to review practices to accelerate learning
IDEIA 2004
-Recommends ongoing systematic progress monitoring of students
-Requires better integration of services between general and special education
-Emphasis on role of context when referring, identifying, and serving students in
special education
IDEIA PART A GENERAL PROVISIONS outlines IDEIA's purpose and defines terms used within the document.
IDEIA PART B ASSISTANCE FOR GIVES MOMNEY TO STATES TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE CHILDREN
EDUCATION OF ALL CHILDREN WITH WITH DISABILITIES AND DETAILS RULE SAND REGULATIONS STATES AND
DISABILITIES SCHOOLS MUST FOLLOW TO RECEIVE FUNDS FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Which part of the Individuals with Part B
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) deals
with providing special education
services to school-age students?
Which age range of students is protected 3-21
under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA)?
Prior to the reauthorization of the Use scientific, research-based teaching interventions
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA), the discrepancy model was used to
identify learning disabilities. What did the
reauthorization of IDEA emphasize doing to
identify learning disabilities instead?
Which federal program may provide health CHIP
insurance for students with disabilities?
By law, infants and toddlers with Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)
disabilities must have a plan developed
for them as part of the early childhood
special education program. What is the
name of this plan?
What is required for a student to qualify for A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life
protection under Section 504? activities
What is a public school required to do Teach a student with special needs in the least restrictive environment
under the provisions of FAPE?
Congress passed FERPA as part of which IDEA
major law
