The document discusses key laws and concepts related to special education, including the No Child Left Behind Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Response to Intervention, Universal Design for Learning, standards-based education, and inclusion. It emphasizes providing students with disabilities the most inclusive environment possible and using evidence-based practices to meet their unique needs.

1. Special Education in an Era ofInclusion and StandardsChapter OneJasmine Dybvig

2. No Child Left BehindThe No Child Left Behind act (NCLB) intends to better serve the “neediest” of students in schools and to hold schools more accountable.Increased Accountability

3. State accountability systems based on reading and math standards were put in place to keep schools accountable.

4. Parent and Student Choice

5. They have the option to move from a school that did not have adequate yearly progress (AYP) to a school that did have AYP

6. They have the choice to get special academic help from other providers using NCLB funds

7. Greater Flexibility with federal education funds

8. States

9. Schools districts

10. Schools

11. Reading first

12. The goal is to ensure that all children can read by the end of third grade.