The process of referring a child suspected of having a disability to a multidisciplinary team that decides whether the student should be referred for special education evaluation or whether adjustments in teaching should be tried first to see if the stude

Response-to-intervention (RTI) or response-to-treatment approach

A way of determining whether a student has a learning disability; increasingly intensive levels of instructional intervention are delivered, and if the student does not achieve, at some point, he or she is determined to have a learning disability or is re

Screening Instruments

Quick measures administered to determine who may need further assessment.

Assessments are frequent measures that teachers administer at regular intervals and that provide information on whether a student is learning as expected. These assessments may be given to a large number of students in a short period of time.

Individualized education program (IEP)

IDEA requires an IEP to be drawn up by the educational team for each exceptional child; the IEP must include a statement of present educational performance, instructional goals, educational services to be provided, and criteria and procedures for determin

Individualized family service plan (IFSP)

A plan mandated by PL 99-457 to provide services for young children with disabilities (under 3 years of age) and their families; drawn up by professionals and parents; similar to an IEP for older children.

A plan defined in a student’s IEP that specifies the student’s goals and services related to transitioning from high school to post-high school experiences. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires that the IEP include the transition plan

A method of integrating people with disabilities who cannot work independently into competitive employment; includes use of an employment specialist, or job coach, who helps the person with a disability function on the job

Least restrictive environment (LRE)

A legal term referring to the fact that exceptional children must be educated in as normal an environment as possible.

Collaborative consultation

An approach in which a special educator and a general educator collaborate to come up with teaching strategies for a student with disabilities. The relationship between the two professionals is based on the premises of shared responsibility and equal auth

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Chapter 2

Exceptional Learners

Question	Answer
Prereferral	The process of referring a child suspected of having a disability to a multidisciplinary team that decides whether the student should be referred for special education evaluation or whether adjustments in teaching should be tried first to see if the stude
Response-to-intervention (RTI) or response-to-treatment approach	A way of determining whether a student has a learning disability; increasingly intensive levels of instructional intervention are delivered, and if the student does not achieve, at some point, he or she is determined to have a learning disability or is re
Screening Instruments	Quick measures administered to determine who may need further assessment.
Progress monitoring	Assessments are frequent measures that teachers administer at regular intervals and that provide information on whether a student is learning as expected. These assessments may be given to a large number of students in a short period of time.
Individualized education program (IEP)	IDEA requires an IEP to be drawn up by the educational team for each exceptional child; the IEP must include a statement of present educational performance, instructional goals, educational services to be provided, and criteria and procedures for determin
Individualized family service plan (IFSP)	A plan mandated by PL 99-457 to provide services for young children with disabilities (under 3 years of age) and their families; drawn up by professionals and parents; similar to an IEP for older children.
Transition plan	A plan defined in a student’s IEP that specifies the student’s goals and services related to transitioning from high school to post-high school experiences. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires that the IEP include the transition plan
Supported employment	A method of integrating people with disabilities who cannot work independently into competitive employment; includes use of an employment specialist, or job coach, who helps the person with a disability function on the job
Least restrictive environment (LRE)	A legal term referring to the fact that exceptional children must be educated in as normal an environment as possible.
Collaborative consultation	An approach in which a special educator and a general educator collaborate to come up with teaching strategies for a student with disabilities. The relationship between the two professionals is based on the premises of shared responsibility and equal auth

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