Matching Pairs Legal Terms in Special EdOnline version Practice learning the legal terms and definitions relevant in special education. by Erin Thomas 1 Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) 2 Free and appropriate public education (FAPE) 3 Individualized education program (IEP) 4 Zero Reject 5 Brown v. Board of Education 1954 6 Assistive technology 7 Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1972) 8 Special education 9 Least restrictive environment (LRE) 10 Extended school year (ESY) 11 Procedural safeguards 12 Nondiscriminatory evaluation 13 Individualized family service plan (IFSP) 14 Due process In this class-action lawsuit, the court held that children with disabilities were being denied access to an education and that this denial did constitute a violation of the 14th amendment. Students should be educated in the least restrictive environment where the student's strengths, weaknesses, and needs are considered in alignment with educational benefits from placement in any particular educational setting. A piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with Free Appropriate Public Education that is tailored to their individual needs. Requires schools to provide students with disabilities special education and related services, at public expense, designed to prepare those students for the future. Any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of a student with a disability. A child may not be excluded because a school district feels they are too disabled to learn, has inappropriate behavior caused by their disability, or has a contagious disease unless there is a high risk that the student will infect other students. A written statement for each child with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in an annual meeting. Includes present level of education, goals, progress, services, LRE, and more. An assessment that does not discriminate based on race, language, or culture. All tests must be given in the child's primary language. Special education decisions must consider many sources of information, and they should not be based from a single test score. A requirement under IDEA that sets forth a regulatory basis for a formal set of policies and procedures to be implemented by schools and districts for children in special education programs. Even though this case was brought about for racial injustice, its decision made headway for students with special needs and stated, "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal", and therefore violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution A plan to obtain special education services for young children within U.S. public schools. It is provided by law to families of eligible children from birth to 3 years old. Legal rights and protections for students/families during the evaluation and IEP process. For documented regression concerns, this service is designed to support a student with a disability as documented under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to maintain the academic, social/behavioral, communication, or other skills. Individually planned, specialized, intensive, goal-directed instruction.