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42 one-page Graphic Organizers
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Course Curriculum

Start here
- Start Here — How this ILTS 290 course works 00:15:00
Baseline 1
- Baseline 1 — 100 questions 00:15:00
Lesson 1 — Human Development and Learning
- 1.1 Typical and atypical development: why milestones matter 00:15:00
- 1.2 Cognitive and academic development 00:15:00
- 1.3 Physical, motor and sensory development 00:15:00
- 1.4 Communication and language development 00:15:00
- 1.5 Social-emotional development 00:15:00
- 1.6 How learning happens: behavioral, cognitive and social theories 00:15:00
- 1.7 Bronfenbrenner, Vygotsky (ZPD) and Piaget in the classroom 00:15:00
- 1.8 Family, culture, language and socioeconomic factors 00:15:00
- 1.9 Medical conditions, ACEs, trauma and resilience 00:15:00
- 1.10 Early intervention (IDEA Part C) and why early matters 00:15:00
Lesson 2 — Characteristics and Needs of Students with Disabilities
- 2.1 IDEA: the 13 disability categories and Illinois developmental delay (ages 3–9) 00:15:00
- 2.2 Specific learning disability, ADHD (OHI) and other health impairment 00:15:00
- 2.3 Intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder 00:15:00
- 2.4 Emotional disability and behavior 00:15:00
- 2.5 Speech or language impairment and communication disorders 00:15:00
- 2.6 Sensory disabilities: vision, hearing, deaf-blindness 00:15:00
- 2.7 Physical/orthopedic impairment and traumatic brain injury 00:15:00
- 2.8 Multiple and comorbid disabilities 00:15:00
- 2.9 Section 504: who qualifies and how it differs from IDEA 00:15:00
- 2.10 Finding evidence-based information about disabilities 00:15:00
Domain 1 Practice
- Domain 1 Practice — 25 questions 00:15:00
Lesson 3 — Assessment Types and Procedures
- 3.1 Screening, pre-referral and the MTSS/RtI path 00:15:00
- 3.2 Gathering background: academic, language, family, medical, developmental 00:15:00
- 3.3 Assessment vocabulary: validity, reliability, standard scores, percentiles 00:15:00
- 3.4 Norm-referenced vs criterion-referenced vs curriculum-based 00:15:00
- 3.5 Informal and alternative assessment, portfolios 00:15:00
- 3.6 Observation and data methods: anecdotal, ABC, frequency, duration, latency, interval 00:15:00
- 3.7 Culturally and linguistically fair assessment; English learners 00:15:00
- 3.8 Accommodations during assessment 00:15:00
- 3.9 Assessing academic, functional, social-emotional and transition skills 00:15:00
- 3.10 Records that support assessment decisions 00:15:00
Lesson 4 — Interpreting and Communicating Results
- 4.1 Evaluation and eligibility: legal requirements and consent 00:15:00
- 4.2 Reading a score report and explaining it to families 00:15:00
- 4.3 Team interpretation: multiple sources, one decision 00:15:00
- 4.4 From results to goals: present levels 00:15:00
- 4.5 Functional behavior assessment (FBA): purpose and steps 00:15:00
- 4.6 Accommodations vs modifications: choosing from data 00:15:00
- 4.7 Progress monitoring: graphs, trend lines, decision rules 00:15:00
- 4.8 Changing instruction when data say so 00:15:00
Lesson 5 — IEPs, IFSPs, Placement and Transition Plans
- 5.1 Identification issues and disproportionality 00:15:00
- 5.2 IEP components: PLAAFP, annual goals, services, LRE statement 00:15:00
- 5.3 Writing measurable goals tied to the Illinois Learning Standards 00:15:00
- 5.4 The IEP team: roles of teachers, families, student, related services 00:15:00
- 5.5 IFSPs: how they differ from IEPs 00:15:00
- 5.6 Least restrictive environment and the continuum of placements 00:15:00
- 5.7 Supports for inclusion in each placement 00:15:00
- 5.8 Behavior intervention plans inside the IEP 00:15:00
- 5.9 Transition plans: what to include and when (Illinois age 14½) 00:15:00
- 5.10 Collaborating to implement and review the plan 00:15:00
Domain 2 Practice
- Domain 2 Practice — 25 questions 00:15:00
Lesson 6 — The Learning Environment and Universal Design
- 6.1 Safe, inclusive and strengths-based classrooms 00:15:00
- 6.2 Building classroom community and respect for differences 00:15:00
- 6.3 Culture, language and communication in the classroom 00:15:00
- 6.4 Differentiated instruction 00:15:00
- 6.5 Backward design (UbD) 00:15:00
- 6.6 Universal Design for Learning: representation, action/expression, engagement 00:15:00
- 6.7 Assistive technology: consideration and selection 00:15:00
- 6.8 Arranging materials, space, routines and transitions 00:15:00
- 6.9 Research-based classroom management: rules, procedures, relationships 00:15:00
- 6.10 Adaptive equipment and environmental accommodations 00:15:00
Lesson 7 — Instructional Design and Active Engagement
- 7.1 Cognitive processes and developmentally appropriate activities 00:15:00
- 7.2 Multiple means of representation and expression 00:15:00
- 7.3 Developmental and functional curriculum areas 00:15:00
- 7.4 Selecting and adapting age-appropriate materials 00:15:00
- 7.5 Activating prior knowledge and reflection 00:15:00
- 7.6 Communication supports and AAC 00:15:00
- 7.7 Teaching functional, social and adaptive skills 00:15:00
- 7.8 Coordinating postsecondary transition activities 00:15:00
- 7.9 Integrating related services and protecting instructional time 00:15:00
Lesson 8 — Explicit, Systematic Instruction
- 8.1 Illinois Learning Standards and evidence-based instruction 00:15:00
- 8.2 Explicit instruction: model, guided practice, independent practice 00:15:00
- 8.3 Task analysis, scaffolding and fading supports 00:15:00
- 8.4 Choosing strategies by age, skill and profile 00:15:00
- 8.5 Using individual and group data to plan instruction 00:15:00
- 8.6 Planning in the least restrictive environment 00:15:00
- 8.7 Culturally responsive instruction and management 00:15:00
- 8.8 Independent living, employment and postsecondary skills 00:15:00
Lesson 9 — Behavior and Social-Emotional Development
- 9.1 Illinois Social/Emotional Learning Standards 00:15:00
- 9.2 Teaching social skills and generalization 00:15:00
- 9.3 Motivation, engagement and self-determination 00:15:00
- 9.4 Self-advocacy skills 00:15:00
- 9.5 Reluctant learners: causes, observable data and proactive strategies 00:15:00
- 9.6 Functions of behavior and the FBA hypothesis 00:15:00
- 9.7 Writing a BIP: replacement behavior, prevention, reinforcement 00:15:00
- 9.8 PBIS: Tier 1, 2 and 3 supports 00:15:00
- 9.9 Crisis prevention and de-escalation 00:15:00
- 9.10 Collaborating on behavior plans with staff and families 00:15:00
- 9.11 Illinois rules on restraint and time-out (overview) 00:15:00
Domain 3 Practice
- Domain 3 Practice — 25 questions 00:15:00
Lesson 10 — Collaboration with School Teams
- 10.1 Consultative and collaborative roles of the special educator 00:15:00
- 10.2 Co-teaching models and co-planning 00:15:00
- 10.3 Running culturally responsive team meetings 00:15:00
- 10.4 Delivering services across settings 00:15:00
- 10.5 Local, state and federal agency services 00:15:00
- 10.6 Scheduling and coordinating related services 00:15:00
- 10.7 Training and supervising paraprofessionals, volunteers and peer tutors 00:15:00
- 10.8 Confidentiality and ethical communication with staff 00:15:00
Lesson 11 — Families, Community and Transition Partners
- 11.1 Family-centered partnerships 00:15:00
- 11.2 Two-way communication and addressing concerns 00:15:00
- 11.3 Community integration for students with disabilities 00:15:00
- 11.4 Transition agencies, networks and funding (e.g., vocational rehabilitation) 00:15:00
- 11.5 College, training, supported and competitive employment 00:15:00
- 11.6 Matching placements to student skills 00:15:00
- 11.7 Sharing information with families and community ethically 00:15:00
Domain 4 Practice
- Domain 4 Practice — 25 questions 00:15:00
Lesson 12 — Special Education Law: Know It and Apply It
- 12.1 History and civil-rights roots: Brown, PARC, Mills and P.L. 94-142 00:15:00
- 12.2 IDEA 2004 structure: Parts A–D and the core principles 00:15:00
- 12.3 Applying child find and evaluation timelines (Illinois: 60 school days) 00:15:00
- 12.4 Applying FAPE: Rowley and Endrew F. in goal writing 00:15:00
- 12.5 Applying LRE: Daniel R.R., Rachel H. and Oberti 00:15:00
- 12.6 Related services cases: Tatro and Garret F. 00:15:00
- 12.7 Section 504 and ADA: plans, access and A.J.T. (2025) 00:15:00
- 12.8 Illinois law: School Code Article 14, 23 IAC 226 and 23 IAC 1.285 00:15:00
- 12.9 Fair assessment law: Diana, Larry P. and Lau v. Nichols 00:15:00
- 12.10 Ethics, integrity and respect for diversity 00:15:00
- 12.11 Current issues: MTSS, inclusion, technology, early intervention 00:15:00
Lesson 13 — MODULE · Procedural Safeguards in Practice
- 13.1 What procedural safeguards are; when the Notice of Procedural Safeguards must be given 00:15:00
- 13.2 Prior written notice: when it is required and what it must say 00:15:00
- 13.3 Notice in an understandable language; interpreters; electronic delivery 00:15:00
- 13.4 Parental consent: evaluation, initial services, reevaluation (consent vs notice) 00:15:00
- 13.5 When a parent refuses, does not respond, or revokes consent 00:15:00
- 13.6 Parent participation: scheduling, interpreters, documents before the meeting 00:15:00
- 13.7 Evaluation and reevaluation procedures (Illinois 60 school days) 00:15:00
- 13.8 Independent educational evaluation (IEE) at public expense 00:15:00
- 13.9 Parents’ private-school placement and reimbursement: Burlington, Carter, Forest Grove 00:15:00
- 13.10 Discipline: removals, change of placement, manifestation determination, 45-school-day settings, expedited hearings (Honig v. Doe) 00:15:00
- 13.11 Dispute resolution 1: state complaints 00:15:00
- 13.12 Dispute resolution 2: mediation 00:15:00
- 13.13 Dispute resolution 3: due process, resolution meeting, hearing rights, stay-put, appeals, attorney fees (Schaffer, Winkelman, Arlington, Fry, Perez) 00:15:00
- 13.14 Educational surrogate parents 00:15:00
- 13.15 Student records: FERPA and the Illinois School Student Records Act (access, amendment, disclosure, destruction) 00:15:00
- 13.16 Transfer of parental rights at age 18 00:15:00
- 13.17 The teacher’s safeguards checklist and 10 “Apply the law” scenarios 00:15:00
Lesson 14 — The Professional Special Educator
- 14.1 Roles and responsibilities; advocacy for LRE 00:15:00
- 14.2 Scope of practice and when to seek help 00:15:00
- 14.3 Professional organizations, standards and journals 00:15:00
- 14.4 Lifelong professional development 00:15:00
- 14.5 Reflection and inquiry into your own practice 00:15:00
- 14.6 Mentoring and self-evaluation 00:15:00
- 14.7 Recognizing and addressing personal bias 00:15:00
Domain 5 Practice
- Domain 5 Practice — 25 questions 00:15:00
Boosters
- Objective 0001 Booster (Level 1 and 2) 00:15:00
- Objective 0002 Booster (Level 1 and 2) 00:15:00
- Objective 0003 Booster (Level 1 and 2) 00:15:00
- Objective 0004 Booster (Level 1 and 2) 00:15:00
- Objective 0005 Booster (Level 1 and 2) 00:15:00
- Objective 0006 Booster (Level 1 and 2) 00:15:00
- Objective 0007 Booster (Level 1 and 2) 00:15:00
- Objective 0008 Booster (Level 1 and 2) 00:15:00
- Objective 0009 Booster (Level 1 and 2) 00:15:00
- Objective 0010 Booster (Level 1 and 2) 00:15:00
- Objective 0011 Booster (Level 1 and 2) 00:15:00
- Objective 0012 Booster (Level 1 and 2) 00:15:00
- Objective 0013 Booster (Level 1 and 2) 00:15:00
- Law Booster — 25 questions 00:15:00
Practice Exams
- Baseline 2 — 100 questions 00:15:00
- Mixed Set 1 — 50 questions 00:15:00
- Mixed Set 2 — 50 questions 00:15:00
- Mixed Set 3 — 50 questions 00:15:00
- Mixed Set 4 — 50 questions 00:15:00
- Mixed Set 5 — 50 questions 00:15:00
- Mixed Set 6 — 50 questions 00:15:00
- Mock Exam 1 — 100 questions, timed 00:15:00
- Mock Exam 2 — 100 questions, timed 00:15:00
- Mock Exam 3 — 100 questions, timed 00:15:00
- Mock Exam 4 — 100 questions, timed 00:15:00
- Mock Exam 5 — 100 questions, timed 00:15:00
- Mock Exam 6 — 100 questions, timed 00:15:00
- Final Readiness Exam — 100 questions 00:15:00
Flashcards
- Flashcards — Lesson 1: Human Development and Learning 00:15:00
- Flashcards — Lesson 2: Characteristics and Needs of Students with Disabilities 00:15:00
- Flashcards — Lesson 3: Assessment Types and Procedures 00:15:00
- Flashcards — Lesson 4: Interpreting and Communicating Results 00:15:00
- Flashcards — Lesson 5: IEPs, IFSPs, Placement and Transition Plans 00:15:00
- Flashcards — Lesson 6: The Learning Environment and Universal Design 00:15:00
- Flashcards — Lesson 7: Instructional Design and Active Engagement 00:15:00
- Flashcards — Lesson 8: Explicit, Systematic Instruction 00:15:00
- Flashcards — Lesson 9: Behavior and Social-Emotional Development 00:15:00
- Flashcards — Lesson 10: Collaboration with School Teams 00:15:00
- Flashcards — Lesson 11: Families, Community and Transition Partners 00:15:00
- Flashcards — Lesson 12: Special Education Law: Know It and Apply It 00:15:00
- Flashcards — Lesson 13: MODULE · Procedural Safeguards in Practice 00:15:00
- Flashcards — Lesson 14: The Professional Special Educator 00:15:00
- Flashcards — Cases and Illinois Law 00:15:00
Study Guide
- Study Guide — Lesson 1: Human Development and Learning 00:15:00
- Study Guide — Lesson 2: Characteristics and Needs of Students with Disabilities 00:15:00
- Study Guide — Lesson 3: Assessment Types and Procedures 00:15:00
- Study Guide — Lesson 4: Interpreting and Communicating Results 00:15:00
- Study Guide — Lesson 5: IEPs, IFSPs, Placement and Transition Plans 00:15:00
- Study Guide — Lesson 6: The Learning Environment and Universal Design 00:15:00
- Study Guide — Lesson 7: Instructional Design and Active Engagement 00:15:00
- Study Guide — Lesson 8: Explicit, Systematic Instruction 00:15:00
- Study Guide — Lesson 9: Behavior and Social-Emotional Development 00:15:00
- Study Guide — Lesson 10: Collaboration with School Teams 00:15:00
- Study Guide — Lesson 11: Families, Community and Transition Partners 00:15:00
- Study Guide — Lesson 12: Special Education Law: Know It and Apply It 00:15:00
- Study Guide — Lesson 13: MODULE · Procedural Safeguards in Practice 00:15:00
- Study Guide — Lesson 14: The Professional Special Educator 00:15:00
Graphic Organizers
- Graphic Organizer — Lesson 1: Human Development and Learning 00:15:00
- Graphic Organizer — Lesson 2: Characteristics and Needs of Students with Disabilities 00:15:00
- Graphic Organizer — Lesson 3: Assessment Types and Procedures 00:15:00
- Graphic Organizer — Lesson 4: Interpreting and Communicating Results 00:15:00
- Graphic Organizer — Lesson 5: IEPs, IFSPs, Placement and Transition Plans 00:15:00
- Graphic Organizer — Lesson 6: The Learning Environment and Universal Design 00:15:00
- Graphic Organizer — Lesson 7: Instructional Design and Active Engagement 00:15:00
- Graphic Organizer — Lesson 8: Explicit, Systematic Instruction 00:15:00
- Graphic Organizer — Lesson 9: Behavior and Social-Emotional Development 00:15:00
- Graphic Organizer — Lesson 10: Collaboration with School Teams 00:15:00
- Graphic Organizer — Lesson 11: Families, Community and Transition Partners 00:15:00
- Graphic Organizer — Lesson 12: Special Education Law: Know It and Apply It 00:15:00
- Graphic Organizer — Lesson 13: MODULE · Procedural Safeguards in Practice 00:15:00
- Graphic Organizer — Lesson 14: The Professional Special Educator 00:15:00
Mastery Resources
- Extended Case Bank 00:15:00
- How to Study for the 290 00:15:00

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