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Zirkel, Perry A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
In this article the author provides legal explanations to the following concerns: (1) Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs); (2) Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs); (3) Manifestation Determinations under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA);…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Programs, Disabilities, Individualized Instruction
The "Discrete Trials" of Applied Behavior Analysis for Children with Autism: Outcome-Related Factors in the Case Law
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Choutka, Claire Maher; Doloughty, Patricia T.; Zirkel, Perry A. – Journal of Special Education, 2004
This study provides an analysis of case law concerning applied behavior analysis (ABA) for students with autism to determine outcome-related factors. The authors classified the 68 pertinent hearing/review officer and court decisions published in EHLR ("Education for Handicapped Law Report") and IDELR ("Individuals with Disabilities Education Law…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Disabilities, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Education Programs
Courtside: Deal Right?
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2005
This examination of a case that is seeking to determine whether a district in Tennessee met its obligation under the Individuals with Disabilities Act to provide a "free appropriate public education" to a student with autism concludes that the courts' decisions to date are already literally remarkable for several reasons. These reasons…
Descriptors: Related Services (Special Education), Extended School Year, Compliance (Legal), Kindergarten