Terms
The loss or reduced fuction of a particular body part or organ, such as a missing limb.
What is an impairment.
This roadblock to communication involved Mrs. Brindle, the teacher, who suggested several ideas to help Mr. and Mrs. Smith get along better and improve their marriage.
What is treating parents as if they need counseling?
Walking, running, throwing, hopping (mobility)
What is gross motor development?
The 3rd grader has a cognitive delay so the teacher gives the student legos and coloring pages during work time because lots of work is just too hard for the student.
What is the negative result of a label - lowering expectations?
One teacher is helping a small group of gifted students make a 3-D map in social studies while another teacher engages the rest of the class in a traditional social studies lesson.
What is alternate teaching?
Skills that some students with disabilities need in order to achieve success and independence everyday at home, school, community, and work settings.
What is a functional curriculum or functional skills?
This roadblock to communication involved a teacher who was defensive and listed all of the reasons why the upcoming conference might not go well. She even alerted the principal and the teacher across the hall that she might need to have help to argue her side of the situation.
What is treating parents like adversaries?
Using gestures, smiling, making sounds, using words.
What is communication and language development?
What are benefits of labeling?
This co-teaching model exemplifies "one brain in two bodies" because the two teachers share all responsibilities.
What is team teaching or duet teaching?
This exists when an impairment limits a person's ability to perform certain tasks.
What is a disability?
This roadblock to communication feathers Mr. Garber who wants to be sure that Leo's parents understand all of the problems that Leo is having in school so he lists them all and refers to them throughout the conference.
What is focusing mainly on problems and deficits?
Picking up a toy, tying a shoe, buttoning a shirt, using scissors.
What is fine motor development?
Stewart, the boy in the 5th grade with autism
Rachel, the child in kindergarten with cerebral palsy
What are respectful, "person-first" examples of referring to a student with a disability?
To keep the class size smaller, two teacher divide the students and teach the same math lesson.
What is parallel teaching?
A philosophy and guidelines for basing teaching on what is typically expected of of children of different ages and stages.
What is Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)?
Accepting Parents' Statements, Listen Actively, Question Effectively, Encourage, and Stay Focused.
What are the 5 Principles of Effective Communication?
Toileting, brushing teeth, hand washing, eating, dressing.
What is adaptive development?
What is Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka?
You might be asked if you have any experience with co-teaching and your school district may want you to participate in co-teaching. Co-teaching can have a very positive impact on students with disabilities and students who are typically developing in the classroom.
Why is it important that we know/learn about co-teaching?
It is revised when the student needs change, includes academic goals that are revised on an annual basis, and is reviewed very three years.
What is an IEP?
It is a document that describes early intervention services, increases communication with the family, and is reviewed every 6 month.
What is an IFSP or Individualized Family Service Plan?
Sharing toys, taking turns, resolving conflict, expressing emotions/feelings.
What is social and emotional development?
A measure used to determine the degree of oxygen deprivation that an infant experiences during birth.
What is Apgar Scale?
When it is advantageous to lower the student/teacher ratio and teach several topics at once, this model is often very effective.
What is station teaching?