Identification and Planning For Students with Special Needs (76-87)

Identification and Planning For Students with Special Needs (76-87)

Early Intervening Services: services used before referring a student to special ed services

Student Support Teams

Response to Intervention (RTI)

Special Education Referral

Referal can be made by school professional or the child's parents.

The school has 60 to complete evaluation process.

Composed of team of specialist who work with gen ed teacher to find an intervention strategy for the student. The intervention is evaluated, if it does not work student is referred for Special Ed services.

3 Tier approach with close progress monitoring. If this approach is unsuccessful, student is referred for special ed services.

Tier 3 is more intense than tier 2 and focuses on specific skills and is provided in addition to general education curriculum.

Tier 2, more intensive approach 15-30 minutes spent in small group instruction. (usually daily)

Parents must give written consent for evaluation to begin.

After this time, the IEP team meets to determine if the child has a disability.

The child is ineligible for special ed services if the child is 1. struggling due to lack of language 2.lack of school success is due to poor instruction 3. the child does not meet any requirements for having a disability

The student is said to need special education services, and the IEP team proceeds in the process.

PLLAAFP (Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance)

Tier 1 Based on components of mastering early needed skills, and instruction is taught to ensure students know basic skills.

This is the level of where the child is currently at. Everything else wrote on the IEP comes from this. For example, the needed AT device, and next years goals.

This level comes from many different things. A few examples are: performance on last years goals, academic, communication, health and general intelligence.

SETT stands for: student, environment, task, tools

This should be used in choosing AT devices for the student

Task: What skills does the student need to complete with the AT device?

Tools: What tools are needed with the AT device to help the student. For example, an extension cord when a lab top battery goes dead.

Student: what needs are there that need met by the AT device?

Environments: detailed info about all the environments the student will be in. Ex...detailed info about the classroom, playground, lunch room, etc.

AEM Accessible Instructional Material

PALM memo: Devices purchased to be used by all students from the start

Accessible learning materials are materials usable by all students

EBooks are not always the option. Students with disabilities can not always use EBooks.

Why buy accessible? remember if digital means accessible?

Are all students going to be able to use the device?

PATINS

This is a lending library through the state of Indiana that connects local agencies with AT devices and materials.