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Link: accommodations [definition]
▪
An adaptation or change to educational environments and practices designed to help students
overcome the challenges presented by their disabilities and to allow them to access the same
instructional opportunities as students without disabilities. An accommodation does change the
expectations for learning or reduce the requirements of the task.
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Link: modifications [definition]
▪
Any of a number of services or supports that allow a student to access the general education
curriculum but in a way that fundamentally alters the content or curricular expectations in
question.
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Link: refreshable braille display [definition]
▪
An output device that is connected to a computer, often in front of or under the keyboard. It
consists of pins arranged in the shape of braille cells that rise and descend to form braille
characters.
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Link: digital text [definition]
▪
Text presented in a format in which the content is separate from the manner in which it is
presented. Students have multiple options for displaying the text font (e.g., size, color) or can
access the content as speech or text.
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Link:
Jim
Shriner
sheds
more
light
on
supplementary
aids
and
services,
and
program
modifications
Notes
or supports for school personnel [IRIS Interview]
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Audio: Tamara McLean discusses how collaborative planning time for teachers is implemented in her
school
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Determining Appropriate Services and Supports
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Statement Elements/Guiding Questions/Considerations [table]
▪
Link: evidence-based practices [definition]
▪
Drop-down menu: Shannon Carter’s annual goals [example]
▪
Link: fidelity [definition]
▪
Drop-down menu: placement in more restrictive settings [example]
▪
Link: Least Restrictive Environment [IRIS Information Brief]
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Special factors outlined by IDEA [bullet points]
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Link:
positive
behavioral
interventions
and
supports
(PBIS)
[definition]
▪
A three-tiered framework (i.e., primary, secondary, tertiary) that provides a continuum of supports and
services designed to promote appropriate behaviors and to prevent and address challenging
behaviors
•
Endrew
Implications for Determining Special Education Services
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Link:
behavioral
intervention
plan
(BIP)
[definition]
•
A set of strategies designed to address the function of a student’s behavior as a means through
which to alter it; requires a functional behavioral assessment and an associated plan that describes
individually determined procedures for both prevention and intervention.
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Key considerations [numbered list]
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Legislation and Litigation [box]
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Services To Address Behavior
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Litigation has clarified that FAPE is denied when... [bullet points]
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Services Based on Peer-Reviewed Research
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Common terms you may encounter when searching for an EBP [table]
◦
Audio: Bryan Cook explains valid reasons for why some practices may not be evidence-based
◦
Audio: Bryan Cook discusses the differences between evidence-based practices and promising
practices and how to prioritize their use
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Tip
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IEP Toolbox [box with links]
Notes
❖
Page 9: Monitoring & Reporting Student Progress
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IDEA requires that every IEP contain a component in which IEP teams document... [bullet points]
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Substantive Requirement Guideline [box]
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Developing a Progress Monitoring Plan
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Guiding Questions/Tips [table]
◦
Link: formative assessments [definition]
▪
A system of providing continual feedback about students’ preconceptions and performances to
both learners and instructors; an ongoing evaluation of student learning.
