Exceptional Children
This term refers to children who have intellectual, developmental, or physical disabilities that require specialized care and education.
What is "exceptional children"?
Modifications or adjustments made in school settings to help students with disabilities learn just like their peers. They’re not about changing what is taught, but rather, how it’s taught.
What are accommodations?
Children with this condition experience delays in speech and language development, often leading to difficulties in communication.
What is "speech or language delay"?
Children who show exceptional ability in one or more areas such as math, music, or art are referred to as these.
What are "gifted children"?
What does the D stand for in the IDEA Act?
What is "Disabilities"?
This federal law ensures that children with disabilities have access to a free and appropriate public education (FAPE).
What is "IDEA" (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)?
This type of support allows children with disabilities to participate in regular education classrooms with modifications, instead of being placed in a separate special education class.
What is "inclusion"?
This term is used when children do not meet expected developmental milestones in motor skills, such as walking or grasping.
Answer: What is "motor (or physical) delay"?
This type of giftedness involves exceptional ability in academic subjects, such as math, reading, and science.
What is "intellectual giftedness"?
The act or process of supporting a group of people or a cause.
What is advocacy?
This condition, often characterized by difficulty with social interaction, communication, and repetitive behaviors, is a common developmental disorder.
What is "autism spectrum disorder" (ASD)?
This plan, developed for students with disabilities, outlines specific educational goals and services to meet their needs in the classroom.
What is an "Individualized Education Plan" (IEP)?
This disorder is characterized by severe difficulty in maintaining attention and controlling impulses, often leading to challenges in school and social settings.
What is "Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder" (ADHD)?
This term refers to a child who has an extraordinary talent or ability in the arts, such as visual arts, music, or drama.
What is "creative giftedness"?
This professional works with children who have speech and language delays, helping them to improve communication skills.
Who is a "speech-language pathologist"?
This cognitive condition is characterized by significantly below-average intellectual functioning and limitations in adaptive behaviors.
What is "intellectual disability"?
This type of intervention involves providing services early in a child’s life to support their development and address any disabilities.
What is "early intervention"?
Name four terms of development.
What is language development, physical development, cognitive development, and social-emotional development?
The practice of providing advanced or specialized education to gifted children to meet their learning needs is called this.
What is "acceleration"?
This therapeutic approach helps children with physical disabilities improve mobility and function through targeted exercises.
What is "physical therapy"?
This is the term for a disability that impacts a person's ability to interpret and process visual information, often causing difficulties with reading, writing, and math because they see letters and numbers that are often reversed.
What is "dyslexia"?
Movie that depicts Melody living with a disability. 
What is Out of My Mind?
Having more than one exceptionality.
What is twice disabled?
Gifted children may experience this challenge, where their advanced abilities cause them to feel isolated or misunderstood by their peers.
What is "social-emotional stress"?
These professionals provide psychological support for families and children to address emotional and behavioral challenges related to developmental delays.
Who are "psychologists" or "mental health professionals"?