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=__** Characteristics of Students At Risk for School Failure **__=


 * ====Cognitive and Meta-cognitive Defects====
 * ====Low Academic Achievement====
 * ====Poor Memory====
 * ====Attention Problems and Hyperactivity====
 * ====Poor Social Skills====
 * ====Poor Self-Concept====
 * ====Poor Motivation====
 * ====Debilitating Mood States====
 * ====Adaptive Behavior Defects====
 * ====Disruptive Behavior====

=Categories of Disabilities = that qualify for Special Education


 * ====Specific Learning Disabilities ====
 * ====Speech or Language Impairments ====
 * ====Mental Retardation ====
 * ====Emotional Disturbance ====
 * ====Multiple Disabilities ====
 * ====Hearing Impairments ====
 * ====Orthopedic Impairments ====
 * ====Other Health Impairments ====
 * ====including ADHD and ADD ====
 * ====Visual Impairments ====
 * ====Autism ====
 * ====Deaf-Blindness ====
 * ====Traumatic Brain Injury ====

=Components of an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) =


 * ====<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Levels of performance ====
 * ====<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Curriculum-based measurement ====
 * ====Annual Goals====
 * ====Short-Term Objectives====
 * ====Description of Services====

=<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Participants at an IEP Meeting =


 * ====<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School Representative ====
 * ====<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Student's Teachers ====
 * ====<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Parent(s) ====
 * ====<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Student, when appropriate - Age 16 or older a must, younger recommended ====
 * ====<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An Interpreter of the instructional implications (Special Education Teacher) ====
 * ====<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Others whom the Parent and/or school recommend ====
 * ====<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Psychologist ====
 * ====<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Educational Assistant ====
 * ====<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Court Service Worker ====
 * ====<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other relative ====

__ Continuum of Placement in Special Education __


 * ==== General Classroom with Modification ====
 * ==== Resource Room ====
 * ==== Self-Contained Classroom ====
 * ==== Separate Day School ====
 * ==== Residential Facility ====
 * ==== Home/Hospital ====

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Skills to be in Regular Education Classroom


 * 1) ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Follow directions in class ====
 * 2) ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Come to class prepared with materials ====
 * 3) ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Use class time wisely ====
 * 4) ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Make up assignments and tests ====
 * 5) ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Treat teachers and peers with courtesy ====
 * 6) ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Complete and turn in homework on time ====
 * 7) ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Works cooperatively in student groups ====
 * 8) ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Complete tests with a passing grade ====
 * 9) ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Appear interested in content ====
 * 10) ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Take notes in class ====
 * 11) ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Scan a textbook for answers and information ====
 * 12) ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Volunteer to answer questions in class ====
 * 13) ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Write neatly ====
 * 14) ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Be able to give oral reports and speeches ====

Teaching Students with Learning Problems, 8th Edition, Cecil D. Mercer; Ann R. Mercer; Paige C. Pullen (2011)