Deafness and Hearing Loss
Blindness and Low Vision
Physical Disabilities and Health Impairments, AD/HD
AD/HD continued, Gifted and Talented
Severe/Multiple Disabilities and Traumatic Brain Injury
100
"Deafness means a hearing loss that is so severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification, and that adversely affects a child's educational performance. Hearing loss means a loss in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a child's education performance but that is not included under the definition of deafness in this section."
What is IDEA's definition of deafness and hearing loss?
100
Fewer than ________ in 1000 school-age children receive special education services for visual impairment.
What is 2?
100
"A severe orthopedic impairment adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term includes impairments caused by a congenital anomaly, impairments caused by disease, and impairments from other causes"
What is IDEA's definition of orthopedic impairments and other health impairments?
100
Prevalence of ADHD in school-age children. Number of gifted/talented school-age children.
What is 3-7%? What is 3 million?
100
Less than _____% of children who receive special education are categorized as having multiple disabilities, traumatic brain injury, or deaf-blindness.
What is 3?
200
Percentage of students who receive special education services for deafness/hearing loss.
What is 1.2%?
200
Federal definition of visual impairment; "an impairment in vision that, even with correction, adversely affects a child's educational performance".
What is IDEA's definition of visual impairment?
200
Percentage of children in special education who receive services for health impairments and physical disabilities.
What is 12.6%?
200
"The essential feature of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that is more frequent and severe than is typically observed in individuals at a comparable level of development."
What is APA's definition of AD/HD?
200
Individuals "who require ongoing support in more than one major life activity in order to participate in an integrated community and enjoy a quality of life similar to that available to all citizens."
What is TASH's definition of people with severe disabilities?
300
Form of communication which entails using one's hands to translate speech; commonly used among the deaf and hard of hearing.
What is sign language?
300
Tactile system of reading and writing where letters, words, numbers, etc. are communicated through six-dot cells; main type of literacy for people who are blind.
What is Braille?
300
Type of therapist concerned with a child's daily activity; works with an individual to achieve the highest level of participation possible. They make recommendations to parents and educators in terms of how to enhance their physical development and independence.
What is an occupational therapist?
300
Two strategies to serve gifted and talented students; the first involves speeding a child through the curriculum content, the second enables a student to study a specific subject that is of interest to him.
What are acceleration and enrichment?
300
An acquired injury to the brain caused by an external force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairments, or both, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.
What is IDEA's definition of traumatic brain injury?
400
Very important aspect of auditory services; includes teaching awareness of sound, sound localization and discrimination.
What is auditory training?
400
The three basic methods that students with visual impairments use to read print.
What are magnification, optical devices, and large print?
400
A piece of equipment that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a child with a disability.
What is assistive technology?
400
A sometimes controversial placement alternative that involves grouping students together based on their academic abilities and interests.
What is ability grouping?
400
An effective teacher must be skilled in ______________ strategies for assessing and dealing with challenging behaviors.
What is positive, instructionally relevant?
500
Aspect of American Sign Language that is used to clarify meanings and spell out proper names without their own signs.
What is fingerspelling?
500
About 4% of children with visual impairments attend ______________, which offer intensive services for individuals who need specialized care.
What are residential schools?
500
Strategies for individuals with AD/HD that include positive reinforcement for on-task behavior, modifying assignments and instructional activities to promote success, and teaching self-control.
What is behavioral intervention?
500
___________ is the most common drug used to manage AD/HD, although its benefits do not always outweigh its short term and long term side effects.
What is Ritalin?
500
Principle that takes into account the limits of students with multiple/severe disabilities and creates activities and supports that will help them actively participate in meaningful tasks they cannot perform independently.
What is partial participation?
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