The Public Law 94-142 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

... Public Law 94-142 (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) guarantees five things for students with disabilities: a. A free and appropriate education b. A fair and nondiscriminatory evaluation c. Education in the least restrictive environment d. An individualized education program e. Due process In five short paragraphs, explain the implications of each of these for education practice. A. All students with disabilities are entitled to a free educational program designed specifically to meet their unique educational needs. For example, a student with a learning disability who has unusual difficulty with reading is entitled to a special educational program designed to promote greater development of reading skills. This program might involve additional instructional time in reading, a different instructional approach, or tailor-made reading materials. A student who uses a wheel chair may not be able to participate physically in the school's traditional unit on basketball, but she can possibly benefit from some aspects of the unit (for example, practice

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