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Course 1
Foundations in Special Education
Question | Answer |
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The first special classes were established in 1869 in Boston for | deaf students. |
The first special classes were established in 1896 in Chicago for | for blind students. |
The normalization principle was a major factor in the development of community-based services for individuals with | mental retardation. |
In 1975, Congress enacted a federal law known as Public Law (P.L.) 94-142 or the | Education of All Handicapped Children Act. |
Starting in 1983, this was amended several times and expanded its range of programs to include early intervention programs for infants/toddlers with disabilities and transition programs. | P.L. 94-142 |
In 1990, P.L. 94-142 was renamed to the | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). |
Refers to a condition that a person has. | Disability |
Describes the consequences of having the disability. | Handicap |
Defines special education as specially designed instruction. | IDEA |
Under IDEA, a student is eligible for special education services if he/she has a disability and because of the disability, the student has | exceptional learning needs. |
There are this many categories of exceptionality in which students aged 6-21 are served under IDEA? | 12 |
Students with disabilities are provided with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) if they are how many years old? | 3-21 |
Students with disabilities are provided with an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) from | birth through 2 years. |
In the 1999-2000 school year the number of students with exceptional learning needs (ages 6-21) served under IDEA was | 5,683,707. |
The principle of the least restrictive environment (LRE) emphasizes the purposeful mainstreaming/integration of students with disabilities into classes with their students who do not have | disabilities. |
One aspect of IDEA was to infuse federal dollars into grants-in-aid to assist states in covering the excess cost of | special education services. |
Two important features of IDEA were | the requirement of a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) and an Individualized Education Program (IEP). |
This office was created as a major unit within the Department of Education for implementing and monitoring compliance with IDEA. | Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) |