Flowchart/Graphic Organizer of Special Education Process 

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Flowchart/Graphic Organizer of Special Education Process

The process and timelines required for referral, evaluation, eligibility determination, placement, development of the IEP, and implementation of services is prescribed by law and all members of the IEP team are responsible for understanding the process.

Obtain information and materials for families of individuals with disabilities. Based on the materials provided to the families, create a flowchart/graphic organizer depicting the special education process and laws followed within a school. The flowchart/graphic should depict the processes of referral, evaluation, determination of eligibility, placement, development and implementation of the IEP, progress monitoring, and the reevaluation process. Timelines and required parental should be included.

In addition to your completed flowchart or graphic organizer, write a 500-750 word parent-friendly letter about the special education process. In the letter, explain the roles of the school, the parents, and the students.

Support your flowchart/graphic organizer with a minimum of two resources.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Field Experience B: Special Education Teacher and General Education Teacher Interviews

The role of the special education professional is a collaborative role and requires a specific skill set and understanding of the laws and regulations that prescribe the procedures and processes to ensure a free appropriate public education to students with disabilities.

This is a Block 1 Field Experience. In this block, your field experience must be completed before or after school, or other designated times when students are not present.

You will interview a special education teacher and a general education teacher for this assignment to gain a better understanding of the roles and responsibilities of these service providers in the school setting.

Allocate at least 3 hours in the field to support this field experience.

Interview a certified special education teacher and a general education teacher from a K-12 setting about the following:

  1. What is your role in the IEP process?
  2. What steps need to be followed prior to an IEP being created for an individual with disabilities?
  3. How do you involve parents in the special education process?
  4. What support do you offer parents of individuals with disabilities?
  5. How do you collaborate with the school psychologist and administration in the special education process?
  6. What resources and training does the district provide teachers regarding special education?
  7. How do you collect data for IEP progress monitoring?

Additionally, ask the special education teacher the following

  • How do you collaborate with general education teachers to meet the needs of your students?

Ask the general education teacher the following:

  • How do you collaborate with the special education teacher to meet the needs of your students?

In 500-750 words, identify the school setting, summarize, and reflect upon your interviews and explain how you will use your findings in your future professional practice.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Document the locations and hours you spend in the field on your Clinical Field Experience Verification Form.

Submit the Clinical Field Experience Verification Form to the LMS in the last topic. Directions for submitting can be found on the College of Education site in the Student Success Center.

Write a case study review of Judge Griffin’s opinion that answers the questions below. Support your review with analysis and evidence from the unit reading and outside sources.

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Analyze the case and opinion in the case of Vehar v. Cole National Group, 251 Fed. Appx. 993 (6th Cir. 2007) located in your textbook on pp. 449–452.

Write a case study review of Judge Griffin’s opinion that answers the questions below. Support your review with analysis and evidence from the unit reading and outside sources.

  • What are the legal issues presented in this case? Did the plaintiff establish a valid prima facie case of pay discrimination? Was there a basis for equal work? On what factors did the appeals court base its decision?
  • Why is the other-than-sex factor that is presented by the employer insufficient to avoid a trial?
  • What should the employer have done differently?

Your case study should be written in APA style and must be a minimum of two pages, not including the title and reference pages.

You must use a minimum of three sources, one of which may be your textbook. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Textbook: Walsh, D. J. (2016). Employment law for human resource practice (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

Identify and describe the sensory changes in middle adulthood and late adulthood (include vision, taste, smell, etc.).

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Write a short response to each of the following questions.  Provide examples and evidence of your explanation.

  1. Describe the relationship between infant and adult temperament. Explain how temperament impacts relationships with peers, romantic partners in young adulthood.
  2. Compare and contrast Piaget’s formal operations stage and its characteristics with the Information processing model. Discuss the implication of attention, memory and other cognitive changes adolescents experience.
  3. Work plays a significant role in the lives of people, and emerging and early adulthood is the time when most of us make choices that will establish our careers. Career development has a number of stages. What are they? Identify and describe each stage. How can Super’s Career theory and Holland’s Career Theory help an individual in choosing a career?
  4. What is the 5-factor model? What is the 5-factor model used for? Identify and describe each factor.
  5. Identify and describe the different ways developmental psychologist describe aging.
  6. Identify and describe the different theories of aging.
  7. Identify and describe the sensory changes in middle adulthood and late adulthood (include vision, taste, smell, etc.).

Summarize your responses to the 3 questions above in one 200- to 400-word paper. You do not need to include your interviewee’s answers to the motivational interview questions in the submission.

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Create a 2- to 4-item motivational interviewing questionnaire with open-ended questions. Use the same questionnaire to interview a friend or family member.

What was your comfort level with the process?

· What were your strengths in the process?

· What areas could you improve in for the future?

Summarize your responses to the 3 questions above in one 200- to 400-word paper. You do not need to include your interviewee’s answers to the motivational interview questions in the submission.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines