Key insights

• 📚 Students with disabilities may receive an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) if the criteria are met
• 📚 The IEP outlines the services and goals for the student, with annual meetings to review and adjust it
• 📚 The least restrictive environment (LRE) describes the range of educational settings for special education students
• 📚 IEP must have projected dates for initiation and duration of services
• 🍎 Modifications and accommodations for special education students
• 👩‍🏫 Create and enforce speaker rules to limit interruptions
• 📖 Special education curriculum: basic living skills, vocational skills, higher-order thinking skills, slower pace delivery
• 📖 Inclusion movement: belief in students with disabilities belonging in general education classrooms, providing necessary supports

Q&A

• How should educators interact with families of special-needs students?

  Educators should build relationships with families of special-needs students, ensure support and advocacy, and inform parents of their rights.

• What should be included in the special education curriculum and what is the inclusion movement?

  Special education curriculum should include basic living skills, vocational skills, higher-order thinking skills, and be delivered at a slower pace. The inclusion movement advocates for students with disabilities belonging in general education classrooms with necessary supports.

• What are some tips for teachers in special education?

  Teachers in special education can create and enforce speaker rules, use labels and class schedules for organization, use relaxing music, establish protocols, ensure proper lighting, implement behavior intervention strategies, use assistive technology, and consider emergent curriculum for special education students.

• What are some modifications and accommodations for special education students?

  Teachers provide modifications and accommodations such as word banks, preferential seating, extended time for testing, differentiated instruction, formative assessment, and supportive classroom environments.

• What are the key components of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students?

  The key components include projected dates for initiation and duration of services, accommodations for state testing, transition planning from age 16 until graduation, and the major legislation that governs special education.

• What is an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and the least restrictive environment (LRE)?

  Students with disabilities may receive an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) if the criteria are met. The IEP outlines the services and goals for the student, with annual meetings to review and adjust it. The least restrictive environment (LRE) describes the range of educational settings for special education students, from general education classrooms to homebound/residential settings.

• How do students become eligible for special education?

  Students become eligible for special education through referral, comprehensive evaluation, and determination by the IEP team based on specific criteria.

• What is special education and how has its history evolved?

  Special education is designed to address students’ specific needs, build on their strengths, and provide support for their weaknesses. The history of special education has evolved from exclusion to protection by law.

• 00:00 Special education is designed to address students’ specific needs, build on their strengths, and provide support for their weaknesses. The history of special education has evolved from exclusion to protection by law. Students become eligible for special education through a referral, comprehensive evaluation, and determination by the IEP team based on specific criteria.
• 01:49 📚 Students with disabilities may receive an IEP, which outlines services and goals, and must be followed by teachers. The least restrictive environment (LRE) ranges from general education classrooms to homebound/residential settings.
• 03:37 The video explains the key components of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students, including projected dates for services, accommodations for state testing, transition planning, and the major legislation that governs special education.
• 05:24 Teachers provide modifications and accommodations for special education students, such as word banks, preferential seating, and extended time for testing. Differentiated instruction, formative assessment, and supportive classroom environments are essential for their education.
• 07:27 👩‍🏫 Tips for teachers in special education: create and enforce speaker rules, use labels, provide class schedules, use relaxing music, establish protocols, ensure proper lighting, implement behavior intervention strategies, use assistive technology, and consider emergent curriculum for special education students.
• 09:42 Special education curriculum should include higher-order thinking skills and be delivered at a slower pace. The inclusion movement advocates for students with disabilities belonging in general education classrooms with necessary supports. Educators should build relationships with families of special-needs students and ensure support and advocacy.