Tuesday, October 16, 2007
special education
This week in my Teaching Science in Secondary Schools class we had a guest speaker come in to talk to us about 504 and IDEIA plans for special education. I learned that 504's are used for students with a medical or physical based problem. A 504 falls under the American's with Disabilities Act and calls for an IAP (individualized accommodation plan) to be made for the students. IDEIA is used for students with a learning disability, and and IEP is made for these students (individualized education plan). Both the IAP and IEP are legal documents and teachers must comply with what is written. I found this info to be very useful because it is something that really isn't covered much in our education classes, but at the same time is very important to know and understand.
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Oh yeah, it's essential -- especially in an inclusion classroom. Always think to be sure you haven't excluded any students from activities based on ability -- the key is to include them and figure out additional scaffolding and support so they can be successful. But that's hard, I know.
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