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Is Response To Intervention The Answer To The Eligibility Mess?, Rebekah Gleason Hope
Is Response To Intervention The Answer To The Eligibility Mess?, Rebekah Gleason Hope
Rebekah G Hope
ABSTRACT The 2004 Amendments ushered in new controversial provisions to the 30 year-old Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA). In an effort to cure several issues at once, one of these provisions allows districts to replace the much maligned discrepancy model with a process referred to as the Response to Intervention (RtI) model. RtI was intended to more accurately identify students as eligible under the category of learning disabilities under the IDEA, with a conscious focus on avoiding over-identification and mis-identification. Another priority was early intervention by identifying children before they reach third grade. These lofty goals were certainly worthwhile, …
Is Response To Intervention The Answer To The Eligibility Mess?, Rebekah G. Hope
Is Response To Intervention The Answer To The Eligibility Mess?, Rebekah G. Hope
Rebekah G Hope
The 2004 Amendments ushered in new controversial provisions to the 30 year-old Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA). In an effort to cure several issues at once, one of these provisions allows districts to replace the much maligned discrepancy model with a process referred to as the Response to Intervention (RtI) model. RtI was intended to more accurately identify students as eligible under the category of learning disabilities under the IDEA, with a conscious focus on avoiding over-identification and mis-identification. Another priority was early intervention. These lofty goals were certainly worthwhile, but were they realistic? And, has RtI, as it …
Idea And Nclb; Is There A Fix To Make Them Compatible?, Rebekah Gleason Hope
Idea And Nclb; Is There A Fix To Make Them Compatible?, Rebekah Gleason Hope
Rebekah G Hope
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) protects the rights of parents of children with disabilities with an emphasis on each individual child’s unique needs. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) focuses on improving academic results for all children. On the surface these two statutes appear to work in opposite directions. One provides services based on the individual needs of each eligible child, while the other seeks to raise expectations and academic achievements of all students. The former is an in-put based scheme, relying on a complex set of procedures that, if performed correctly would result in a free …
Foster Children And The Idea; The Fox Guarding The Henhouse, Rebekah Gleason Hope
Foster Children And The Idea; The Fox Guarding The Henhouse, Rebekah Gleason Hope
Rebekah G Hope
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) creates a complex bundle of rights that protects parents of children with disabilities in an effort to provide each child that is eligible with a free appropriate public education (FAPE). Children in the dependency system, commonly referred to as foster children, also require a free appropriate public education when they have disabilities that affect their learning, but they have no one to advocate for them or assist them in securing an appropriate educational program. They need a surrogate to take the place of the parents who are unable to fill that role. The …