Which term describes eliminating the effects of a disability through instruction?

Which term describes eliminating the effects of a disability through instruction?

• A. Remedial
• B. Preventive
• C. FAPE
• D. Zero reject

Answer: (A)

Remedial instruction targets a learner’s specific skill gaps caused by a disability and uses targeted teaching to reduce the impact of those gaps. It’s about teaching and practice designed to close the deficit and help the student perform more independently. This is different from preventive approaches, which aim to avert problems before they arise, and from FAPE or Zero Reject, which are legal/policy concepts about ensuring access to education rather than the instructional method used to reduce disability effects. For example, providing explicit, scaffolded reading instruction to a student with a reading disability directly addresses and lessens the disability’s effects on reading performance.

Remedial instruction targets a learner’s specific skill gaps caused by a disability and uses targeted teaching to reduce the impact of those gaps. It’s about teaching and practice designed to close the deficit and help the student perform more independently. This is different from preventive approaches, which aim to avert problems before they arise, and from FAPE or Zero Reject, which are legal/policy concepts about ensuring access to education rather than the instructional method used to reduce disability effects. For example, providing explicit, scaffolded reading instruction to a student with a reading disability directly addresses and lessens the disability’s effects on reading performance.