Inclusive education, Special needs & DIFFERENTIATION
- Universal Design for Learning
- Tiered assignments
- Raft and tic-tac-toe methods for differentiation
- Index for inclusion
- accommodations and adaptations
- low incidence vs. high incidence
- "adaptations should make the difference between presence and participation"
- Law: IDEA http://nichcy.org/laws/idea Every child is entitled to a free, appropriate public education (FAPE) in a least restrictive environment (requires an IEP for each student)
- Section 504 Rehabilitation Act http://nichcy.org/laws/section504
- Video: How Difficult Can This Be? The F.A.T. City Workshop: Understanding Learning Disabilities http://www.amazon.com/Difficult-This-F-A-T-City-Workshop/dp/B000KT0UJC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1372652676&sr=8-2&keywords=fat+city
- PDD NOS - pervasive development disorder not otherwise specified
- social stories
- Richard Lavoie - youtube videos...great speaker on motivation and special needs (see: Fat City and Motivation Breakthrough)
- Positive Behavior Support http://pbis.org/ (for school wide systems)
- RAIR school wide approach [R = Respectful, A= Accepting, I= Independent, R= Responsibility]
- Autism website http://www.autismspeaks.org/
- CVI (Cortical visual impairment) http://www.aph.org/cvi/define.html (characterized by a normal eye exam)
Adaptation
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Accomodation
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High incidence (80% of students with disabilities)
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low incidence
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