Activity 2: Components of IDEA (2004)
Instructor directions:
This activity may be done as a quiz, with notes for self-review, or in groups to promote discussion. Ask students to briefly describe the
key requirements of Special Education law: Response to Intervention (RTI), Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), Least
Restrictive Environment (LRE), Individualized Education Program (IEP), Procedural Due Process, Nondiscriminatory Assessment,
and Parental Participation. For each term, students should define the requirement and identify how teachers can best fulfill the
requirements on a day-to-day basis.
Student directions:
Briefly describe the key requirements of Special Education law: Response to Intervention (RTI), Free and Appropriate Public
Education (FAPE), Least Restrictive Environment (LRE), Individualized Education Plan (IEP), Procedural Due Process,
Nondiscriminatory Assessment, and Parental Participation. For each requirement:
1. Define the requirement.
2. Identify how teachers can best fulfill the requirements on a day-to-day basis.
Financial Support for Project IDEAL is provided by the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, with Federal funds* made available by the United States Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration on Developmental Disabilities. *$599,247 (74%) DD funds; $218,725 (26%) non-federal resources.
The views contained herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the funding agency[s]. No official endorsement should be inferred.
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Activity 2: Components of IDEA (2004)
Name: _____________________________________
Date: _______________
Directions: Briefly describe the key mandates that impact Special Education. Use the back of this paper if you need additional space
for your answers. For each question:
1. Define the requirement.
2. Identify how teachers can best fulfill the requirements on a day-to-day basis in their general education classrooms.
Response to Intervention (RTI)
Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Financial Support for Project IDEAL is provided by the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, with Federal funds* made available by the United States Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration on Developmental Disabilities. *$599,247 (74%) DD funds; $218,725 (26%) non-federal resources.
The views contained herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the funding agency[s]. No official endorsement should be inferred.
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Activity 2: Components of IDEA (2004)
Name: _____________________________________
Date: _______________
Directions: Briefly describe the key mandates that impact Special Education. Use the back of this paper if you need additional space
for your answers. For each question:
1. Define the requirement.
2. Identify how teachers can best fulfill the requirements on a day-to-day basis in their general education classrooms.
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Procedural Due Process
Nondiscriminatory Assessment
Parental Participation
Financial Support for Project IDEAL is provided by the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, with Federal funds* made available by the United States Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration on Developmental Disabilities. *$599,247 (74%) DD funds; $218,725 (26%) non-federal resources.
The views contained herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the funding agency[s]. No official endorsement should be inferred.
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