What disabilities are What is special education?

covered by special
Special education is focusing on helping
education? students who have a learning disability.
Tons of services are provided in different
There are 13 different disabilities a few are
ways for the students to succeed.
autism, hearing impaired, and intellectual
disability. There are other disabilities
called specific learning disabilities, a few
Who qualifies?
includes dyslexia, dyscalculia, and
3 to 21 can qualify with certain criteria…
auditory processing disorder.
- Documented disability
What are self-contained, - Need special education to access
inclusion, and out-of- general education
district placement?
- Self-Contained: students who are
receiving special education services
are taught in a classroom. There is
low ratio of students to teachers to
give the students more one on one
teaching.
- Inclusion Classroom: This
includes special education students
and students who do not receive
special education mixed in the same
classroom. A general ed teacher and
a special education teacher share
responsibilities, giving each student
what they need to achieve their
learning skills.
- Out-of-District Placement: Some
school districts do not have
specialized teaching or support.
Students will go to another school
while the other school district
covers the cost for the student to go
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elsewhere for what they need to be Kalysta Dohlman
successful.
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What strategies help
special education students
in the general education
classroom?
Schools have strategies to help special
education students succeed in school.
These strategies are:
- Assistive Technology: Laptops
provided for students who are
unable to write.
- Accommodations: Oral reports
are provided for student or student
is placed near the teacher.
- Modifications: Reducing the
amount of homework for the
student.
- Paraprofessionals: Someone who
helps the teacher in the classroom
and helps students with their
work.
What are accommodations
& modifications?
Accommodations are a way to help
student access the general curriculum in
a way they know how to learn it. For an
example, students with accommodations
could have more time to take a test.
Modifications are how much students are
given to learn the same way as others.
Some students have both,
accommodations, and modifications.
What do “related services”
include?
These are service’s the school provides for
students to get a better education or
improve what they are struggling in
mentally, physically, or emotionally.
“Teaching is A
Work of Heart!”
What is an individual
education program (IEP)?
An IEP is a legal binding document describing
in detail what the student needs to learn,
special services if needed, and what the school
needs to provide/support the child. There are
several steps before your child can receive an
IEP….
- Referral for Evaluation
- Evaluation
- Determination of Eligibility
- Developing the IEP
What does “least restricted
environment” mean?
By law, these “least restricted
environment” is to be discussed with the
school where your child will best benefit
for learning in a general education
classroom. Schools often call this
“placement”.