LEARNING NEEDS MATRIX: Identify the characteristics of the various disabling conditions identified in IDEA in a matrix across these categories: Eligibility criteria, Intelligence, Language, Academic Functioning, Behavioral Challenges, Trends and Issues and Instructional Implications.

Use the attached matrix to make sure you answer each category. It does NOT have to be in the chart form. Write it out regularly but make sure you have a heading for each answer given.

You can use these websites for information:

Functional Behavior Assessment Mini Web

http://www.air-dc.org/cecp/fba/default.htm

IDEA

http://www.ideapractices.org/law/index.php

Information about Mobility Impairments

http://spot.pcc.edu/osd/mobinfo.htm

LD Online

http://www.ldonline.org

National Association for the Deaf

http://www/nad.org

National Eye Institute

http://www.nei.nih.gov

Office of special education and rehabilitative services

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html

People First Language

http://www.kidstogether.org/pep-1st.htm

Section 504 and IDEA: Basic Similarities and Differences

http://www.edlaw.net/service/504idea.html

The Council for Exceptional Children

http://www.cec.sped.org

The National Association for Gifted Children

http://www.nagc.org

We Media: The Disability Network

http://www.wemedia.com