the personnel and procedures of special education chapter 2
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THE PERSONNEL AND PROCEDURES OF SPECIAL EDUCATION
Chapter 2
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PROFESSIONALS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
•Special education teachers•Early childhood special educators•Speech/language pathologist•School psychologist•School counselor•School social worker•School nurse
•Can you think of anyone else?
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OTHERS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
•General education teacher•Nutritionist•Parent counselor •Para educators•Physical or occupational therapist
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DECISION-MAKING PROCESS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION
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INTERVENTION ASSISTANCE
“Evaluation [assessment] is the gateway to special education, but referral charts the course to the evaluation process.”
Turnbull, et al. 2006
•Team of professionals•Helps general education teacher to problem solve•Team generates new ideas and may gather more data•Process may be called prereferral.
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Response to Intervention (RTI)
Alternative systems based on student’s lack of response to instructional intervention
Ensures research based interventions are used as soon as child’s academic difficulties are identified
Ensures that professionals gather data on effectiveness of new remedial strategies used to address child’s needs
These data may be used as “continuous progress monitoring.”
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IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
Referral
• The first step in a long journey• A written request to evaluate a student to determine whether or not the child has a disability and is eligible for a special education• Only about 75% of referrals actually result in placement• Forms vary in their format
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IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
Assessment“A generic term that refers to the process of gathering information for the purpose of decision making” McLean, et al, 2004
• To obtain a complete profile of the student’s strengths and weaknesses• Uses a multidisciplinary team of
professionals• Uses both formal and informal assessment
tools
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SPECIAL EDUCATION REFERRAL•Multidisciplinary team convenes to consider special education•Parents are full team members•Parents informed of their rights•Parents must give permission for initial individual assessment •See page 45 for full list
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ASSESSMENT COMPONENTS•Assessment typically includes:• Vision and hearing screening• Intelligence testing• Achievement testing• Social and behavioral functioning• Social history
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ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES
•Must be nondiscriminatory on a racial, cultural, and linguistic basis•Instruments must be valid and reliable•Instruments administered by trained professionals•Testing must be in the primary language•A variety of assessment tools are used
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DECISION-MAKING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION
•Does student have a disability?
•Does the disability adversely affect educational performance?
•Can student’s needs be addressed through special education?
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WHEN STUDENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION
•Individualized education program (IEP) is developed
•Placement decision is made after IEP is developed
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MONITORING STUDENT PROGRESS
•Annual review of IEP• Update information on student’s functioning• Review student’s progress• Set goals for the next year• May amend IEP as needed during the year
•Three-year reevaluation• Does student need to be re-assessed?• Does student still need special education?• Parent permission not required for reevaluation
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REQUIRED COMPONENTS OF THE IEP
Present levels of performance
Annual goals and short term objectives
Special education and related services
Supplementary aids and services
Assistive technology
Participation with nondisabled peers
Participation in state/district testing
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SECTION 504 ACCOMMODATION PLANS
Section 504 plans should be simple, inexpensive and easy to use.
Many of the accommodations are common sense and will vary
depending on the learner.• Preferential seating• Oral testing options• Extended test time• Peer note taker• Tape recorded lessons• Textbooks kept at home• Rest periods during the day • Outlines and study guides• Modified attendance policies
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ADDITIONAL IEP COMPONENTS
•Dates and locations of service (Placement decision)•Transition services needed at age 16•Age of majority•How progress will be measured and reported to parents
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FIVE SPECIAL FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN DEVELOPING AN IEP
• If a child’s behavior impedes learning, the team must consider the use of positive behavioral interventions and supports
• If a child has limited English proficiency, the team must consider language needs
• If the child is blind/visually impaired or deaf/hearing impaired, the team must provide instruction in Braille and the use of Braille or an interpreter must be available
• The team must consider the child’s communication needs
• The team must consider whether a child needs assistive technology devices and services
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CONTINUUM OF PLACEMENT OPTIONS
Time spent inside a regular class• 80 to 100% time: 57% of students with
disabilities• 40 to 79% time: 22% of students with
disabilities• Less than 39% time: 15% of students
with disabilities• Time spent in separate settings• (residential, separate school, private
school, hospital, home, correctional facility)
• 5% of students with disabilities
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THE CONTINUUM OF PLACEMENTS
•General Education•Resource Class•Separate Class•Separate School•Residential Facility•Home or Hospital
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HOW ARE DISAGREEMENTS RESOLVED?
•Mediation• Impartial professional
meets with each party to try to resolve the dispute
•Due process hearing• Formal procedure often
resembling a trial• Impartial hearing officer
makes decision• Decision may be appealed
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ISSUES RELATED TO SPECIAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS AND PROCEDURES
•Shortage of special education teachers• 98% of urban school districts have immediate openings for special education teachers
•Special education paperwork
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EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES
Listening
Use of nonverbal signalsNon-evaluative languageQuestions that encourage others to speak
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AVOID COMMUNICATION ERRORS
•Quick fixes
•Questions that echo your opinions
•Use of jargon
IDEA
TAG
IEP
ADHD
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INTERACTION PROCESS (PROBLEM SOLVING) STEPS
Create a climate for problem solving
Identify the problem
Generate alternatives
Assess potential solutions, select one
Implement the idea
Evaluate the outcome
Continue, modify, or select new idea