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Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers
Six IDEA Principles: Zero Reject - (correct answer) -Rules against excluding any student
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Six IDEA Principles: Nondiscriminatory Evaluation - (correct answer) -Rule requiring
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schools to evaluate students fairly to determine if they have a disability, and if so, what kind
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and how extensive.
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Six IDEA Principles: Appropriate Education/IEP - (correct answer) -A free, appropriate
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public education to all children who have been identified as needing special education.
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Program must be tailored to the needs of the student. Includes related services and
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supplementary aides and services if needed.
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Six IDEA Principles: Lease Restrictive Environment - (correct answer) -When the
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Individualized Education Program (IEP) is written, a determination is made regarding the
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amount of time each student with disabilities will spend with nondisabled peers both in the
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classroom and al other school activities.
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Six IDEA Principles: Procedural Due Process - (correct answer) -Provides safeguards
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against schools' actions, include a right to sue in court, provisions are made for the
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settlement of disputes by an impartial third party.
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Six IDEA Principles: Parents of children with disabilities participate - (correct answer) -
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Parents of children with disabilities participate in the planning and decision making for their
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child's special education. Parents' rights primarily involve access to students' educational
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records for inspection and review and the need for parental consent to release personally
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identifiable information.
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Accommodations - (correct answer) -Adjustments made in how a student with a disability is ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij
taught or tested. They do not change what the student is taught or what he is expected to
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know.
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for a student who writes slowly, seating close to the teacher, assistive technology
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Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - (correct answer) -Under NCLB, all schools, school
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Adult Students - (correct answer) -Students age 18 and older are considered to be this,
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unless the student's parent or other individual has been granted guardianship of the
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student under the Texas Probate Code
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Alternative Education Programs (AEPs) - (correct answer) -Disciplinary programs ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij
operated by school districts for students who have committed a range of offenses specified
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in state law and/or in the district's Student Code of Conduct. Students with disabilities who
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are in these programs are still entitled to special education services.
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Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) - (correct answer) -Operated by the ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij
school district.
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Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP) - (correct answer) -Operated by
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the juvenile justice system.
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Types of AEPs - (correct answer) -Alternative Education Program, Disciplinary Alternative
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Education Program, Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program
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Admission, Review and Dismissal Committee (ARD) - (correct answer) -In Texas, this is ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij
the name for the group made up of a student's paretns and school staff that meets at least
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annually to decide whether or not the student has an eligible disability and what special
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education and related services will be provided. Its major responsibility is the development
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of the IEP for students receiving special education.
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Assessment - (correct answer) -Tests given to all students in the state to evaluate learning. ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij
Most common in Texas is the STAAR, previously known as TAKS. Students receiving
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special education take the same state and district-wide ________ given to all students,
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unless their ARD committee determines a particular test is not appropriate. In this
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situation, the ARD committee will determine whether the student will take STAAR modified
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or alternate.
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Assistive Technology - (correct answer) -Any item, piece of equipment or product used to
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increase, maintain or improve the functioning of a student with a disability.
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Types of Assistive Technology - (correct answer) -devices used for seating and
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positioning, mobility, augmentative communication, computer access and instruction,
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environmental control, adaptive toys and games, visual and listening aids, self-care.
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Assistive Technology services - (correct answer) -Including training, these services assist
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students with disabilities in the selection, acquisition or use of an AT device.
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Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers
Six IDEA Principles: Zero Reject - (correct answer) -Rules against excluding any student
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Six IDEA Principles: Nondiscriminatory Evaluation - (correct answer) -Rule requiring
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schools to evaluate students fairly to determine if they have a disability, and if so, what kind
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and how extensive.
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Six IDEA Principles: Appropriate Education/IEP - (correct answer) -A free, appropriate
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public education to all children who have been identified as needing special education.
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Program must be tailored to the needs of the student. Includes related services and
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supplementary aides and services if needed.
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Six IDEA Principles: Lease Restrictive Environment - (correct answer) -When the
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Individualized Education Program (IEP) is written, a determination is made regarding the
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amount of time each student with disabilities will spend with nondisabled peers both in the
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classroom and al other school activities.
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Six IDEA Principles: Procedural Due Process - (correct answer) -Provides safeguards
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against schools' actions, include a right to sue in court, provisions are made for the
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settlement of disputes by an impartial third party.
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Six IDEA Principles: Parents of children with disabilities participate - (correct answer) -
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Parents of children with disabilities participate in the planning and decision making for their
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child's special education. Parents' rights primarily involve access to students' educational
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records for inspection and review and the need for parental consent to release personally
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identifiable information.
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Accommodations - (correct answer) -Adjustments made in how a student with a disability is ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij
taught or tested. They do not change what the student is taught or what he is expected to
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know.
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Accommodations (examples) - (correct answer) -highlighted textbooks, extensions of time ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij
for a student who writes slowly, seating close to the teacher, assistive technology
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Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - (correct answer) -Under NCLB, all schools, school
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districts and states are required to show progress in: reading/language arts, math, and
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, ij either graduation rates or attendance rates. There are consequences for failing to meet the
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ij criteria for two consecutive years.
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Adult Students - (correct answer) -Students age 18 and older are considered to be this,
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unless the student's parent or other individual has been granted guardianship of the
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student under the Texas Probate Code
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Alternative Education Programs (AEPs) - (correct answer) -Disciplinary programs ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij
operated by school districts for students who have committed a range of offenses specified
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in state law and/or in the district's Student Code of Conduct. Students with disabilities who
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are in these programs are still entitled to special education services.
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Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) - (correct answer) -Operated by the ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij
school district.
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Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP) - (correct answer) -Operated by
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the juvenile justice system.
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Types of AEPs - (correct answer) -Alternative Education Program, Disciplinary Alternative
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Education Program, Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program
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Admission, Review and Dismissal Committee (ARD) - (correct answer) -In Texas, this is ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij
the name for the group made up of a student's paretns and school staff that meets at least
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annually to decide whether or not the student has an eligible disability and what special
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education and related services will be provided. Its major responsibility is the development
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of the IEP for students receiving special education.
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Assessment - (correct answer) -Tests given to all students in the state to evaluate learning. ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij
Most common in Texas is the STAAR, previously known as TAKS. Students receiving
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special education take the same state and district-wide ________ given to all students,
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unless their ARD committee determines a particular test is not appropriate. In this
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situation, the ARD committee will determine whether the student will take STAAR modified
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or alternate.
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Assistive Technology - (correct answer) -Any item, piece of equipment or product used to
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increase, maintain or improve the functioning of a student with a disability.
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Types of Assistive Technology - (correct answer) -devices used for seating and
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positioning, mobility, augmentative communication, computer access and instruction,
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environmental control, adaptive toys and games, visual and listening aids, self-care.
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Assistive Technology services - (correct answer) -Including training, these services assist
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students with disabilities in the selection, acquisition or use of an AT device.
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