School based vs. EI new

What law do we work under

IDEA

IDEA - part A B C

• Part A: law itself

• Part B: services in schools

• Part C: early intervention - birth to 3

Original law - called? what do it do?

All Handicapped Children act (1975)

• Now IDEA

• FAPE & LRE

  • Free appropriate public education

  • Least restricted environment

Part C of IDEA did what?

Part C

• Added ages 0-3

• Changed name to IDEA

• Emphasized on including children in regular curriculum

• Transition from school to adult living

IDEA 1990

• Required IEP to have transition plan

IDEA 2004

IDEA 2004

• Early intervention

• Held schools accountable

• Better educational outcomes

• Higher standards for special ed teachers

IDEA In PA

IDEA in PA

• Annotated IEP

• Eval & re-eval report

Who qualifies for special Ed

Who qualifies for special ed

• Need BOTH

  • Qualifying disability

  • Need for special ed services

504 plan

504 plan

• Civil rights law

• Disability that affects participation in education

  • Physical or mental

  • No qualifying criteria

  • Does not required need for special ed

• Just need accommodations/support

• Gives district greater flexibility

• Does not require parent permission

Direct vs indirect services

Direct vs Indirect service

• PT can be either

• Direct: push in/pull out; work directly w/ child

• Indirect: consultation, staff training, mobility program

What type of service is PT?

Purpose of PT in schools?

Related service

• PT is NOT A STAND ALONE service

  • Cannot be only service on IEP

• Helps child benefit from special ed

 

IDEA part C

• also added beyond birth-3 yo

IDEA Part C

• Under 3

• Provides developmental services to those who quality

• Natural environments (home, daycare, community)

• By qualified personal

EI in PA

• Age

• How

EI in PA

• Birth to 5

• Builds upon natural learning opportunities that occur within daily routines 

  • Activities already happening in child's life

EI eligibility

EI Eligibility

• Independent evaluator

• Standardized test

  • 1.5 SD below mean

  • Current test: DAYC

• Other ways to qualify

  • ICO (Informed Clinical Opinion)

  • Qualifying diagnosis that puts them at risk for delay 

Coaching

• Uses what research based teaching method?

Coaching

• Researched based teaching method

• FGRBI: Family-guided routine based intervention

  • Embedded interventions in daily family routines

• Routines

  • Regular bases

  • Repeated frequently

  • Systematic, follow typical sequence, predictable response

  • Routines change over time

  • Variables that impact routines

Components of a routine

• Routines

  • Regular bases

  • Repeated frequently

  • Systematic, follow typical sequence, predictable response

  • Routines change over time

  • Variables that impact routines

  • Components

    • Beg & end

    • Outcome oriented

    • Meaningful & predictable

    • Sequential or systematic

    • Repeated

Medical vs school based model