[ Browse by Service Category : Educational Programs : Sub-Topics of Special Education (6) ]
Adapted Physical Education
General physical education classes or self-contained special classes that provide accommodations to meet the needs of eligible students whose disabilities prevent them from fully participating in the same activities as other students.
Early Identification Programs
Programs that develop and implement organized plans for locating and identifying children who may be experiencing developmental delays or be in need of special education, and connect them with programs that provide evaluation and assessment services and/or school systems that offer the educational assistance they need.
Special Education Classes/Centres
Programs that enroll exceptional learners for the majority of the school day in special classes or centres that are located on regular school sites and which group pupils who have similar instructional needs. Special classes and centres serve pupils who have intensive needs that cannot be met in a less restrictive learning environment.
Special Education Plan Development
Programs that provide information, technical assistance and support which relates to the development, implementation, review and revision of Individual Education Programs (IEPs) for students with disabilities and/or Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs) for infants and toddlers with disabilities who are eligible for early intervention services. IEPs are written documents developed by a team that includes a child’s parents and school staff which lists, among other things, the special education services (including transition services) the child will receive. IFSPs document family involvement and early intervention services provided to infants and toddlers with disabilities. The programs may target special education professionals and or parents; and help parents participate more effectively in the process.
Transition Services for Students with Disabilities
Programs that provide support for children with disabilities who are moving from one kind of program setting or service provision system to another. The common transition points include transitions from health services to education or vice versa, from preschool to kindergarten, from elementary school to middle school, from secondary school to adult life and from more restrictive to less restrictive settings.
The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.
