Overview of Special Education Concept Map

IEP and 504 Plans

Students, parents, regular education teachers, special education teachers and counselors work together to develop a plan that is in the best interest of the student.

Plan are reviewed on a regular basis and changes made when necessary

Instructing Students with High Incidence Disabilities

Service Delivery Models

Responsible Inclusion

The Idividuals with Disabilties Act

According to IDEA, students have the right to the least restrictive environment possible

Co-Planning

According to ("ASCD", 1988), "The goal of responsible inclusion is to place all students in the general education classroom unless their academic and/or social needs can not be adequately met there. " (Instructing Students With High-Incidence Disabilities in the General Education Classroom).

Inclusion - placement of students with disabilties into regular classroom

Inclusion of students with disabilities into the regular classroom requires co-planning between the classroom teacher and the special education teacher

Co-Teaching

• One Teach - One Observe
• One-Teach - One Assist
• Station Teaching
• Parallel Teaching
• Alternative Teaching
• Tag Team Teaching

Assistive Technology

Technologies are available to assist students with vision and hearing disabilities, language disabilities and motion impairments

For visual impairments -

Screen Readers, Video Magnifiers, and Closed Captioning and Subtitles

For mobility impairments -

FaceMouse software

Sip-and-Puff Systems

For language and speech impairment -

Word Prediction software

Overview of Special Education Concept Map

Lynnette Ferro

University of Phoenix

Mindy Prenger

May 16, 2016

Co-Teaching Models

One Teach - One Observe

• One teacher leads the lesson, and the other circulates around the room to assess understanding

Parallel Teaching

• Students are divided into two groups.
• Teachers each teach the same content to the two groups

Implication of Inclusion

One Teach - One Assist

• One teacher leads the lesson while the other models note-taking, passes out materials,maintains classroom order and monitors students

Alternative Teaching

• Small group enrichment or remediation
• Allows for flexibility and greater student engagement

References:

Tag Team Teaching

• Both teachers take turns actively teaching

Station Teaching

• Students are divided into smaller groups and rotate through stations
• Both teachers provide instruction based on student needs

Less Isolation

Behavior Issues

Including special education students in the regular classroom helps to break down the barrier of isolation these students often encounter

It imparts compassion and understanding among the general education students

Students with emotional and other disabilities may also exhibit disruptive behavior with can disrupt instruction in the regular classroom

Having behavior contracts and regular communication between the general and special education teachers, the students and the parents can mitigate these problems