Special Education
What is special education?
Special education is instruction that is specially designed to meet the unique needs of children who have disabilities. Special education and related services are provided in public schools at no cost to the parents and can include special instruction in the classroom, at home, in hospitals or institutions, or in other settings. This definition of special education comes from IDEA, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This law gives eligible children with disabilities the right to receive special services and assistance in school.
More than 6.8 million children ages 3 through 21 receive special education and related services each year in the United States. Each of these children receives instruction that is specially designed:
to meet his or her unique needs (that result from having a disability); and
to help the child learn the information and skills that other children are learning in the general education curriculum.
This video will explore the definition of special education as well as the definition of an i.e.p. In the video, there will be many examples of special education in schools as well as a description of the definition of an I.E.P. This video will begin by describing how special education for a student is different from a general education for a student. You will answer the questions "What is Special Education" and the questions "What is an I.E.P."? The video briefly mentions accommodations and modifications for special education students. It also talks about the fact that an I.E.P. is a legal document and that each I.E.P is unique to a particular student. The video also talks about the term Special Education itself, and how it should be replaced by the term Individualized Education.
An IEP (Individualized Education Plan) is the true lifeblood of special education!
The 7 Steps In An IEP Process Are:
1. Pre-Referral
2. Referral
3. Identification
4. Eligibility
5. Development Of The IEP
6. Implementation
7. Reviews and Re-Evaluations
IDEA v 504.pdf