Assessment

What is assessment?

When and how is assessment used?

What are the steps to getting my child assessed?

Conclusion

Areas of Impairments

What are the different areas of impairment?

What is intellectual impairment?

What are learning difficulties?

What is giftedness?

What is mental illness?

What is emotional/behavioral disorder?

What is physical impairment/ chronic health?

What are speech and language impairment?

What are vision loss and blindness?

What are hearing loss and deafness?

What is autistic spectrum disorder?

Mainstreaming, Integration and Inclusion

What is the relation between mainstreaming, integration and inclusion? 

What is Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)?

Conclusion

Planning for Instruction

What are the basics of planning for instruction?

How can a student's individual needs be met? 

What do I need to know about Individual Education Plan (IEP)?

Possible Models Used in Schools

What is Response to Intervention (RTI)?

School-based Teams (SBT) 

What is a School-based Team?

Who are professionals and paraprofessionals?

What are learning assistance services?

What are school counseling services?

What are school psychology services?

What is speech therapy/language pathology?

What is physiotherapy/occupational therapy?

What are hospital education services?

What are home-bound education services?

Conclusion

Roles and Responsibilities

What are the basics of roles and responsibilities?

What are the roles and responsibilities of the Ministry of Education?

What are the different school staff roles and responsibilities?

What are the roles and responsibilities of parents?

What are the roles and responsibilities of a student? 

Conclusion

Parental Involvement

What is parental involvement?

What is the impact of parental involvement on students?

What are some ways to be involved?

Why may some parent not be involved?