Unit 5: Special Needs

Self-paced learning

A form of learning that allows students to move to the next learning task as soon as they master the previous one. students progress at individual rates, rather than as a class

Section 504 plan

Part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that prohibits discrimination based upon disabilities

Exceptional learners

Students that require special educational modifications and perhaps, other services matched to their abilities and potential

Special Needs

a broad range of physical, mental,social,and behavioral challenges that impact learning

Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

a written educational plan developed for a specific student with disabiliies

Modifications

changes made to a material

Limited English Proficiency (LEP)

describes students who are not proficient in english

Special education

educational settings that provide adapted programs, extra staff, and specialized equipment or learning environments or materials to help students with special needs to learn

Accommodations

in teaching, modifications to the environment, learning strategies, or materials that are made to help students with particular special needs succed in the classroom

Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

piece of legislation that ensures students with disabilities with free appropriate education that is tailored to their needs

Inclusion

placing students with special needs into a regular class, using modified class assignments, if they will benefit from the class experience

Mainstreaming

placing students with special needs who show the ability to keep up with the curriculum in a regular class

Pull-out programs

programs that allow students to leave the regular classroom for certain periods of the day for additional instruction to meet their particular needs

Magnet schools

schools designed to emphasize a particular subject area or area of talent and attract qualified students from throughout the school district

English Language earners (ELL)

students whose native language is not English and who are not yet proficient in the English language

WIDA

supports academic language development and academic achievement for linguistically diverse students