| Educating Exceptional Children, Tenth Edition
| Questions for Thought
Chapter 2: Exceptional Children and Social Institutions: Schools, Government, and the Courts
- If good teaching is going on in the general education classroom, why are special education programs and services necessary?
- What impact does the least restrictive environment have on the job of the general education teacher, on the quality of life for students with disabilities, and on students without disabilities?
- What specific advantages do computers offer in the education program for exceptional children?
- Explain the five steps of the assessment process.
- How can the individualized program contribute to the appropriate education of students with disabilities, and how can it help general education teachers?
- What two problems was federal legislation for special education intended to address?
- PL94-142 was aimed primarily at the school-age population. Describe four major pieces of legislation that extended rights to children with disabilities.
- Identify and briefly explain the six key principles of PL 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act.
- How did passage of PL94-142 place substantial pressure on public school systems?