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 Specialeducation/IFederalcategoriesofspecialeducation 

Part I: Federal Categories of Special Education
Create a page that explains the federal categories of special education

In order for a child to receive a free individualized educational program (IEP), the child's educational performance must be adversely affected in at last one of the following 14 categories based on IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), the federal law that supports education.


 * Autism
 * Deaf-blindness
 * Deafness
 * Developmental delay
 * Emotional disturbance
 * Hearing impairment
 * Intellectual disability

Include the chart from the Workshop 1 Categories of Disability in Federal Special Education Law assignment.
 * Multiple disabilities
 * Orthopedic impairment
 * Other health impairment
 * Specific learning disability
 * Speech or language impairment
 * Traumatic brain injury
 * Visual impairment, including blindness

Source: Categories of disability under IDEA. (2017, March 14). Retrieved from https://www.parentcenterhub.org/categories/

Include three to five new pieces of information that will help you understand the characteristics of students in the 14 special education categories.

Examples of key characterstics of students with learning disabilities on the categories include:


 * 1) Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD), as IDEA’s definition notes, “Specific Learning Disability does not include learning problems that are primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities; of intellectual disability; of emotional disturbance; or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage.”



 Specialeducation/IIIEPandcollaboration 

Part II: Individualized Education Program (IEP) and Collaboration
Create a page that explains the development of the individualized education program (IEP), and the importance of family and staff collaboration.

Include the following types of information and links on this page:

·       People who should attend the IEP team meeting

·       Types of assessment and testing needed for the IEP

·       Recommendations to help families gain a better understanding of the IEP process

·       Information on developing appropriate goals and objectives for the IEP

·       Information on how the goals and objectives affect the curricular design

·       Types of service models for co-teaching and inclusion classrooms, and the pros and cons of them

 Specialeducation/IIIPositivebehaviorsupportsdifferentiatedinstructionassistivetechnology 

Part III: Positive Behavior Supports, Differentiated Instruction, and Assistive Technology
Create a page that explains the instructional implications of special education categories.

Include the following types of information and links on this page:

·       Roles and skill sets of special education teachers

·       Essential factors that contribute to a positive learning environment

·       Common techniques and approaches used in positive behavior supports

·       Evidence-based instructional interventions

·       Accommodations and modifications for exceptional students

·       Assistive technology tools and resources, and their purposes

 Specialeducation/IVStudyskillsappliedacademicstransitions 

Part IV: Study Skills, Applied Academics, and Transitions
Create a page that explains the importance of teaching exceptional learners study skills, applied academics, and career education to promote functional competence.

Include three different graphic organizers with the following information:

·       Different kinds of study skills and their significance as it applies to exceptional learners

·       The five functional academic subject areas and examples of how they would apply to exceptional learners in the real world

·       Key elements of the transition planning process

 Specialeducation/VReferences 

Part V: References
Last, F. M. (Year, Month Date Published). Article title. Retrieved from URL

A Guide to Specific Learning Disabilities. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.specialeducationguide.com/disability-profiles/specific-learning-disabilities/

Categories of disability under IDEA. (2017, March 14). Retrieved from https://www.parentcenterhub.org/categories/

Children and youth with disabilities. (2019, May). Retrieved from https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cgg.asp

Disability & special education acronyms. (2016). Retrieved from https://www.parentcenterhub.org/acronyms/#t

Disability categories. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.projectidealonline.org/v/disability-categories/

Lee, A. M. (2019). The 13 disability categories under IDEA. Retrieved from https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services/special-education-basics/conditions-covered-under-idea