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Characteristics of the 13 IDEA disability categories, developmental delay (ages 3-9), co-occurring conditions, cultural and linguistic diversity, and the impact of disability on learning across the birth-21 age range.

UDL principles, evidence-based practices (explicit instruction, direct instruction, peer tutoring, CRA), accommodations vs modifications, assistive technology continuum, and structured literacy.

Nondiscriminatory evaluation, RTI/PSW/discrepancy SLD identification, REED, IEE, progress monitoring with CBM, adaptive behavior, and reevaluation timelines.

Operational definitions, ABC data, four functions of behavior, function-based BIPs, PBIS, manifestation determination, restraint/seclusion rules, and crisis prevention.

Friend and Cook co-teaching models, consultative service delivery, paraprofessional supervision, related-service integration, and culturally responsive family partnerships.

IDEA transition requirements at age 16, postsecondary goals, transition assessments, community-based instruction, agency linkages (VR), self-determination, Indicators 13 and 14, and SOP.

Six IDEA principles, FAPE, LRE, procedural safeguards, Rowley, Endrew F., Honig v. Doe, Section 504, ADA Title II, FERPA, and CEC Code of Ethics.

Two-way communication, native-language access, PTI resources, strengths-based reporting, IFSP-to-IEP transition, parent revocation of consent, and home generalization.

Five components of reading, structured literacy, AAC (PECS, SGDs, ASL), braille consideration, SRSD writing, vocabulary instruction, and EL/disability differentiation.

Commitment to students; subject knowledge and pedagogy; managing and monitoring learning; thinking systematically and learning from experience; membership in learning communities.