Educating students with disabilities in general education classrooms is known as what?
Inclusion
A systematic process for gathering information to understand why a student may be engaging in challenging behavior. The results are used to generate what the behavior's function is or purpose for the student.
Typically known by 3 initials.
Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
Students who have disabilities have the same rights as students without disabilities and this should be provided without cost. This is known as what?
FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education)
A written statement designed to meet each student's unique needs in order to provide special education services
IEP (Individualized Education Program)
Students with disabilities should have the same access as their same age peers when appropriate. Schools must consider the general education classroom first and then changes can be made. This is known as what?
LRE (Least Restrictive Environment)
The language of the deaf culture in the United States and Canada is known as __________ _____ ________.
American Sign Language or ASL
Name the two types of service providers:
Focuses on the development and maintenance of motor skills, movement and posture
Focus on Children's participation in activities, especially those related to self-help, employment, recreation, communication and aspects of daily living.
What is
PT (Physical Therapists)
OT (Occupational Therapists)
When an impairment restricts a person's ability to perform certain tasks it is known as a ____________
Disability
Children who have a greater than usual chance of developing a disability are considered ___ _____
At Risk
Legislation that ensures all children with a disability are provided under FAPE and is tailored to meet their individual needs. Formally known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act.
IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
Explain the difference between prelingual and postlingual hearing loss and why age of onset is relevant to the educational needs of a child with a hearing impairment.
Prelingual loss occurs before the development of spoken language, approximately before age 2. Postlingual hearing loss occurs after spoken language develops, usually after age 2. The education of a child with prelingual loss will probably focus on language and communication acquisition; education of a child with postlingual loss will probably focus on maintaining intelligible speech and appropriate language patterns.
Describe what animals, described in the textbook, have been used as service animals and indicate the tasks they can perform for owners who are disabled.
Monkeys – serve as personal care attendants; turn on/off lights, prepare food, operate tape and record players, turn book pages
Dogs - alert people to sounds, carry books/objects in saddlebags, pick up telephone receivers, open doors, propel a person in a wheelchair, help a person stand up, provide support/balance, contact family members or neighbors in an emergency
Explain differentiation. Be sure to include its guiding premise, why it’s used, what a teacher’s role is in a differentiated curriculum, and some examples within the general education classroom.
Describe and give an example of the five major developmental areas or domains.
Students who are hired to work in a grocery store bagging groceries, gathering carts, assisting customers, while earning a living wage and providing a needed service for the community is known as what type of employment?
Competitive Employment
How is a child who is deaf different from a child who is hard of hearing?
A child who is deaf cannot hear and therefore understand speech, even with a hearing aid. A child who is deaf may be able to hear sounds but he or she uses vision as the primary learning modality. A child who is hard of hearing can hear and understand speech, sometimes because of a hearing aid. This child’s speech and language skills are developed primarily through the auditory channel.
Explain the importance of choice making for students with severe disabilities.
List the six levels of Bloom’s taxonomy
Knowledge (remember)
Comprehension (Understand)
Application (Apply)
Analysis (Analyze)
Evaluation (Evaluate)
Synthesis (Create)
List and explain five of the early childhood special education program outcomes or goals.
support families in achieving their own goals;
promote maximum child independence and mastery;
promote development in all important domains;
build and support social competence;
facilitate the generalization of learned skills;
prepare and assist children for typical life experiences with their families, in school, and in their communities;
help children and their families make smooth transitions;
prevent or minimize the development of future problems or disabilities.
What might be a good question to ask a student during an IEP meeting who is ready to transition out of high school?
Possible answers
Name and define the educational classifications of students with visual impairments.
What were the findings of Irving Independent School District v. Tatro (1984) and Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F. (1999)? In both cases, what are the implications for schools?
Irving- district obligated to provide catheterization to a young child with spina bifida;
Cedar Rapids- cost of nursing care during school must be provided by school. Implication - catheterization and nursing care are related services if a student cannot participate in education otherwise (and so must be provided by the district)
List and describe each of the different types of grouping options for students who are gifted and talented.
Describe six elements of an individualized family services plan, and contrast an IFSP with an IEP.
IFSP contains statements of:
IEP contains statements of:
Describe and give examples of characteristics of good secondary programs for individuals with disabilities.
1) a good secondary program manifests an understanding that the student’s life continues after high school and so school professionals should focus on transition for both academic and vocational options, emphasize transition to independent living, and include leisure skill instruction in their programs.
2) A functional secondary school curriculum includes real work experiences in integrated job sites, systematic coordination between schools and adult service providers, and parental involvement and support