Creating Responsive Learning Environments

This document discusses creating learning environments for students placed at risk or in special education. It summarizes characteristics of these students and lists 13 categories of special education disabilities defined by IDEA. The presentation covers IEP requirements including participants, components, and IDEA and NCLB requirements. It provides data on special education students and funding. It also discusses inclusion models, the history of special education, definitions of academic learning time, and the relationship between written, taught and tested curriculum.