b. Multi-tiered approaches help to create an inclusive environment by assessing the child’s disability and deciding what kind of services to give the child. Everyone gets the first tier in the approach, which is the least intense approach where everyone is in general …show more content…
To begin with the referral you have to think about whether or not it is severe enough to be a disability, in this case you would use RTI to figure out what level is acceptable for his case, so we would start at the second level, and if that doesn’t help you would move him up to the third level and discuss whether or not to begin referral. To begin with referring Anthony for special education services, his teacher would have to voice concerns with a special education teacher and from there you would get a multidisciplinary team together and discuss with everyone the components that lead to getting an IEP. You have to discuss three things to make a decision, whether or not the student has a disability, whether the disability adversely affects educational performance, and whether the student would benefit from special education. To answer the first question, you should have the student take assessments to decide if there is a disability, which are distributed and looked over by a professional in that specific area. If there are any major discrepancies that is a reason to declare that there is more than likely a disability, and when and if a professional diagnoses a disability, then the second question is answered by the assessments that Anthony took, the discrepancies should show that the disability is isolated to one area, so then if that’s the case you ask the final question. Would the student benefit from special education? This would depend on the level of RTI the …show more content…
a. Assistive Technology is a device that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a child with a disability. In other words, it is a tool which you give to a child with a disability that they use to help them in areas that is affecting by their disability. b. Low-Tech: A low-tech assistive technology is anything that you don’t need much training for. A few examples can be like large print text for people who cannot see very well even with the support of glasses. Another example can be grips for your pen or pencil so the child can grab a hold of it easier without hurting their hands. One last example can even be as simple as using a paper and pen to communicate, when a child’s disability is affecting their speech, they can use a paper and pencil to get out what they want to