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- 3. When a school professional meets with the general education teacher to discuss the nature, severity, and persistence of the students difficulty. This professional also reviews existing information about the student.
- 6. An expert in diagnosing problems related to hearing and the ear, may provide services to assess hearing loss and determine whether it can be addressed with the use of a hearing aid or other device or strategies.
- 9. Short term objectives included on the IEP
- 10. Belief system shared by every member of a school as a learning community emphasizing the commitment to educate all students so they can reach their potential
- 11. Team of teachers, specialists, administrators, and parents who assess a student's individual needs, determine eligibility for special education, and develop the IEP
- 12. Approach to identifying students as having learning disabilities based on the extent to which their learning accelerates or fails to accelerate when provided with increasingly intensive instructional intervention
- 14. Specialized instruction that students with disabilities are entitled to receive as articulated in IDEA
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- 1. Professional who works with all students, including those with disabilities, to solve problems related to the social or affective domains
- 2. Process in which neutral professional assists parents and school district personnel in resolving disputes concerning any aspect of a students's special education
- 4. Style for direct interaction between at least two coequal parties voluntarily engaged in shared decision making as they work toward a common goal
- 5. Physical education instructor who has received training in modifying games, exercises, and other activities to accommodate the needs of students with disabilities
- 7. Summarizes all information gathered on students with disability, sets expectations, prescribes types and amounts of special services
- 8. Professionals who are licensed to administer intelligence tests and other assessments used in determining whether a student is eligible to receive special education services. They are also responsible for communicating this information to parents.
- 13. Individual employed as a noncertified staff member to assist certified staff in carrying out education programs and otherwise helping in the instruction of students with disabilities