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WISC -IV- Wechsler Intelligence scale for children
Definition
what is the test used to test students for special ed?
Term
10 core subtests; 5 supplementary tests
Definition
What are the sections of the WISC -IV-?
Term
Verbal Comprehension (VCI)
Perceptual Reasoning Index (PRI)
Working Memory Index (WMI)
Processing Speed (PSI)
Definition
What are the 4 index scores for the WISC?
Term
Verbal comprehension (VCI)
Working Memory index (WMI)
Processing speed index (PSI)
Perceptual Reasoning index (PRI)
Definition
What are the 4 scores given on the WISC?
Term
full scale IQ:
the WISC IV provides this score
Definition
What is FSIQ?
Term
they are composites of 2 or 3 subtest scores
Definition
How are the index scores calculated?
Term
it is a composite score of the 4 composite scores
Definition
How is the FSIQ determined?
Term
between 90-110
Definition
what is average IQ?
Term
-measures achievement
-commonly administered individual educational achievement test
(woodcock johnson tests of cognitive abilities)
Definition
What is the woodcock johnson III?
Term
age equivalent
Definition
AE
Term
grade equivalent
Definition
GE
Term
Standard scores
Definition
SS
Term
standard deviations
Definition
SD
Term
percentile ranks (a rank score)
Definition
PR
Term
it averages all the subtests scores and if we looked only at the composite we might get an indication that all is well
Definition
What is misleading about the composite score?
Term
difference between the highest and lowest scores- the spread or variablilty
Definition
What is subtest scatter?
Term
15
Definition
What is the SD on a test?
Term
100
Definition
what is the mean score for these tests?
Term
84%
Definition
What is the PR of 1 standard deviation above the mean?
Term
16%
Definition
What is the PR 1 SD below the mean?
Term
2%
Definition
What is the PR 2 SD below the mean?
Term
98%
Definition
What is the PR of 2 SD above the mean?
Term
local education agency
Definition
What is LEA?
Term
1. LEA does not have to take into consideration a discrepancy b/w achievement and intellectual ability
2. LEA may use a process that determines if the child responds to scientific, RESEARCH BASED interevention as part of the evaluation process (RTi)
Definition
What does IDEA say regarding RTI?
Term
1960s, but is has not been utilized
(mainly for identifying SLD students
Definition
When was RTi actually approved?
Term
1.5 SD
Definition
How far below the mean does a student be to qualify as LD?
Term
high-quality, scientifically validated instructional practices
-based on learner needs
-monitoring students progress
- and adjusting instruction based on student response
Definition
What is RTi?
Term
that a child's failure to respond to effective instruction could possibly be a disability
Definition
What does RTi assume?
Term
1. problem solving (individual)
2. standard treatment (group_
Definition
What are the 2 types of RTi approaches?
Term
Interventions designed for small groups of students experiencing the same academic problem (reading, comprehension...)
Definition
What is the standard treatment approach of RTi entail?
Term
a small group of students experiencing similar academic problems
Definition
Who does the standard treatment approach effect?
Term
80 %
Definition
What % of students are in Tier 1 of RTi?
Term
15%
Definition
What % of students are in tier 2 of RTi?
Term
5%
Definition
What % of students are in tier 3 of RTi?
Term
1) define problem (regular ed)
2) plan the intervention (special ed)
3) implement
4) evaluate
Definition
What are the steps of RTi?
Term
In tier 1, a teacher suspects a problem, obtains data to support, scores should be in the bottom 20-25%, select intervention for group or class
Definition
What does tier 1 in RTi look like?
Term
usually by the regular ed teacher in the regular classroom without consultation
Definition
Who implements RTi?
Term
6-10 weeks with evaluations at least once a week
Definition
How long should data be collected for tier 1 of RTi?
Term
each day (minimum 4 days a week)
Definition
How often should the RTi intervention in tier 2 be offered?
Term
the special ed teacher consults with other professionals with expertise in the area
(ex: speech pathologist, psychologist..)
Definition
How is the intervention in Tier 2 of RTi selected?
Term
20 days to 10 weeks
Definition
How long does intervention in tier 2 of RTi last for?
Term
tier 2
Definition
When is another professional needed to observe the RTi instruction for validity?
Term
when it is determined that a learning disability exists
( parents are notified, alternative placement, additional testing)
Definition
when do students enter tier 3 of RTi?
Term
residential schools
undetected
at home
Definition
Where were the children with disabilities before special education?
Term
1. zero reject/ child find
2. nondiscriminatory testing
3. individual education plan
4. LRE (child must be placed in a normal classroom maximum extent possible)
5. procedural due process
6. parent participation
Definition
What are the 6 parts of IDEA?
Term
review IEP, bring in advocates, if there is still disagreement the school hires independent hearing person which gives recommendations, then it enters judicial system if needed
Definition
What does due process look like?
Term
provided by public expense without charge to parents
Definition
Who provides for FAPE?
Term
1. deaf-blindness
2. Autism
3. SLD
4. EBD
5. MR
6. hearing impaired
7. OHI
8. orthopedic impairments
9. tramatic brain injury
10. deafness
11. speech or language impairment
12. multiple disabilities
13. visual impairment
Definition
What are the 13 categories of IDEA?
Term
3-21
Definition
what are the ages of IDEA?
Term
up to 2 years after parent or school knew about the violation
Definition
How long after a complaint can due process start?
Term
Yes with parental consent (since 2004)
Definition
can IEP's be changed without conducting a formal meeting?
Term
Yes (as of 2004)
Definition
can eligibility for learning disabilities be based on lack of response to RTi? not just on severe discrepancy between ability and achievement
Term
highly qualified
Definition
HQ?
Term
section 504
ADA
Definition
What is the federal anti-discrimination law?
Term
medical conditions: asthma, allergies, deabetes, broken leg, ADHD, long term injuries or illnesses

Behavior problems
drug or alcohol addiction
Definition
Who is eligible under section 504?
Term
physical or mental impairment that substantailly limits one or more major life activities (ex: hearing, eating, sleeping, reading)
Definition
How does ADA define a disability?
Term
IDEA
Definition
What was once called PL 94-142?
Term
section 504
Definition
What law covers ADHD?
Term
section 504
Definition
What law covers mostly medical conditions?
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