Current Practices for Meeting the Needs of Exceptional Learners by Jaleesa Pleasants https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip Chapter 2 en-us 2018-09-01 14:42:54 UTC 2018-09-01 15:49:10 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. How are students with exceptionalities evaluated and identified for special education? Leesa09tnt https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082618 They are evaluated through a 4-step process: 
  • Child find: where states identify and evaluate all children who may have a disability.
  • Referral: school personal, most likely the general education teacher makes a referral or request for a child to be evaluated.
  • Evaluation: within 60 days if parental consent, the district must provide a full evaluation of the child in the areas of concern.
  • Eligibility determination: a multidisciplinary team meets to determine if the student has a disability and if the disability requires sped or related services. 
]]> 2018-09-01 14:45:46 UTC https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082618 2. How is the intent of special education law implemented in individualized education for students with disabilities? Leesa09tnt https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082667 Through an individualized education plan, the individualized family service plan, and the transition plan for adolescents and youth with disabilities. 

]]> 2018-09-01 14:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082667 3. What are the various options for exceptional learners? Leesa09tnt https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082717 There are 6 options which include: 
  • A least restrictive environment (possibly a general education room with pull out/pull in or inclusion)
  • A resource room
  • Self-contained classroom
  • Special day school
  • Hospital or home-bound instruction
  • Residential school
]]> 2018-09-01 14:47:40 UTC https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082717 4. What are some ways that teachers implement inclusionary practices? Leesa09tnt https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082723
  • Collaborative consultation
  • Co-teaching and other team arrangements
  • Curricula and instructional strategies
  • Accommodations and adaptations
    • ]]>     2018-09-01 14:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082723     5. What are the current practices in collaboration between general and special educators? Leesa09tnt https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082744
  • One person teaches, the other assists
  • There are 2 or more professionals delivering substantive instruction to a diverse or blended group of students in a single space 
    • ]]>     2018-09-01 14:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082744     6. What are the roles of general and special educators in providing exceptional learners an individualized education program? Leesa09tnt https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082753
  • Make maximum effort to accommodate individual students’ needs
  • Evaluate academic abilities and disabilities
  • Refer for evaluation
  • Participate in eligibility conferences
  • Participate in writing individualized education programs
  • Communicate with parents/guardians 
  • Participate in due process hearings and negotiations
  • Collaborate with other professionals in identifying and making maximum use of students’ abilities 
    • ]]>     2018-09-01 14:48:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082753     7. What are the trends and issues in universal design? Leesa09tnt https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082775
  • The trends include people with disabilities having access to the internet and the use of assistive. technology for educators
  • The issue of universal design is trying to decide when the limits have been reached. If the term universal is taken too literal, it becomes self-defeating. 
    • ]]>     2018-09-01 14:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082775     8. What are the current strategies in the use of technologies? Leesa09tnt https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082786 Strategies in the use of technology expand the abilities of people with or without disabilities to access information, communicate, travel, and accomplish many other everyday tasks. It also allows some people with disabilities to function like those without disabilities. 

    ]]>     2018-09-01 14:48:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082786     9. What impact do standards-based reform and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have on special education? Leesa09tnt https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082792 It promotes the idea that students with disabilities should be held accountable regarding the general education curriculum, but it notes that these students might need to have instructional supports, engaging students by presenting material in multiple ways and allowing multiple modes of expression and accommodations. 

    ]]>     2018-09-01 14:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082792     10. What are our concluding thoughts about providing services to exceptional learners Leesa09tnt https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082808
  • Special education is based on scientific understanding, not on philosophy or mere speculation. 
  • Controversy indicates that the field of special education is alive and well.
  • We should constantly strive to make special education better.  

    • ]]>     2018-09-01 14:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Leesa09tnt/lmyupcrpapip/wish/277082808