Characteristics of Learners Receiving Services and Supports under IDEA

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This course addresses identification, referral, assessment procedures, and service delivery options, for learners receiving services and supports under IDEA. Students learn about parental involvement, laws, legal issues and implications with regard to IDEA, 504, ADA, and other disability policies. Course discussion topics include inclusion, collaboration, agency and related service personnel, and assistive technologies. Course content focuses on characteristics and best practices for meeting the needs of the full range of learners (including students with gifts and talents and cultural and linguistic diversity) from preschool through young adulthood.