EDS 100 AB Education of Exceptional Children and Youth

1
EDS 100 A/BEducation of Exceptional Children
and Youth

• Dr. Modell
• Fall 2005

2
Acronym Name Game

• IEP
• LRE
• MR
• CEC
• SOI
• LD
• OI
• TBI
• SCI
• CP

• PDD-NOS
• ED
• IDEA
• SELPA
• CVI
• VI
• USABA
• SSWD
• ADA
• SDC

3
Questions for Thought

• When you first hear the word Disability, what
  thoughts come to mind?
• What does the term Special Education mean to
  you?
• Please choose one word to describe yourself with
  regard to individuals with disabilities.

4
Disability Rights Movement Today

• He never seemed disabled to me or He was the
  least disabled person I ever met
• As a result of political activism, advances in
  technology, civil rights protections (ADA IDEA),
  inclusion, and a new group consciousness more
  people with disabilities are becoming
  independent, seeking jobs and having greater
  participation in daily American life..BUT

5
Disability in Perspective

• Hundreds, perhaps Thousands
• Some are congenital, adventitious, progressive
  (DMD), episodic (seizures), progressive and
  episodic (MS), static (amputation), transient
  (cancer), hidden (epilepsy, diabetes), perceived
  (obesity, stuttering) because they create
  prejudice and discrimination, and in different
  degrees of severity (HH, VI, Autism)
• Nations Largest Minority
• TABs
• WW I vs. WW II
• Mid 1970s and TBI

6
Course Overview
Adapting Instruction
Characteristics
Service Delivery
7
Philosophy Etymology

• Philosophy (Greek)
• Philos
• Sophia
• Education (Latin)
• Educare
• Knowledge (Greek)
• Ignomois
• Student (Latin)
• Studere

8
Students with Disabilities

• the child who deviates from the average or
  normal child (1) in mental characteristics, (2)
  in sensory abilities, (3) in neuromuscular or
  physical characteristics, (4) in social or
  emotional behavior, (5) in communication
  abilities, (6) in multiple handicaps to such an
  extent that he requires a modification of school
  practices, or special education services, in
  order to develop to his maximum capacity (Kirk,
  1972)

9
IDEA Defined Categories

• Autism
• Deaf-blindness
• Deafness
• Emotional Disabilities
• Hearing Impairment
• Mental Retardation
• Multiple Disabilities
• Orthopedic Impairments

• Other Health Impairments
• Specific Learning Disability
• Speech or Language Impairment
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Visual Impairment

10
What is Special Education?

• Individualized educational instruction designed
  to meet the unique educational and related needs
  of students with disabilities.
• Learning opportunities not provided in general
  school curriculum
• Provided in settings that best meet each
  students needs
• Service Delivery

11
Definition Special Education

• Not a placement or setting, rather
• A continuum of services, and
• An attitude that embraces individual differences

12
Educational Placements for Individuals with
Disabilities

• Continuum of placements under P.L. 94-142 Least
  Restrictive Environment (LRE)
• 1. General education
• 2. 1/2 and 1/2 placement (mixed)
• 3. Separate class
• 4. Separate school
• 5. Separate school / Separate Class
• 6. Residential Facility

13
Terminology, the Law, and Social Perspectives

• P.L. 101-476 IDEA
• Redefines term handicapped
• Person first terminology
• Whats in a Name?
• Social Implications

14
Guidelines for Practice

• 3 S FAD
• Safe
• Satisfying
• Success Oriented
• Functional
• Age-Appropriate
• Developmentally Appropriate