Students With Disability Case Study

All students with disabilities deserve a free and appropriate education (FAPE). This can be achieved with school districts considering the concerns of parents and staff members who are aware of student’s academic struggles. Students can be granted FAPE when school districts accurately evaluate and assess to determine their area of disability. Once a school district accomplishes that duty, an appropriate education based on the student’s disability can be obtained. Expressed concerns about a student must be addressed to avoid a decline in student’s academic development. This paper will discuss laws that advocate for students with disabilities and how it is enforced into the school system. Keywords: assess, suspected disabilities, laws, special education, IDEA, FAPE, IEP

Assessing All Areas of Disabilities
Schools must prioritize their efforts on locating, identifying and assessing students with disabilities. Child Find mandates that school districts set forth …show more content…
Consequently, inaccurate assessments can be crucial to the academic development of a student with disabilities. In Zoe’s case, the District failed to follow their Child Find obligations because it did not attempt to locate, identify, and assess the concerns of Zoe. Parents may request an initial evaluation to determine if the child has a disability (34 C.F.R. § 300.301 (b)). School psychologists are ideal professionals to assist parents due to being trained in implementing assessments and consulting with parents and teachers (Harris & Thomas, 2014). School psychologists should consider assessing Zoe for disabilities based on information such as; being retained in kindergarten due to poor behavior, difficulty with attention, low reading ability, and academic struggles. An IEP can be implemented to assist Zoe’s academic development. Accomplishing this can assure that Zoe is receiving