Definitions
ID/Programming
Laws
Disabilities
Learning Disability
100
This is the actual change made to subject matter and/or performance level.
What is modification
100
You suspect a student may have a learning problem; this would be your first step.
What is research; talk to guidance and other teachers; review his/her records
100
This law in 1954 made it illegal to discriminate in education
What is Brown v. Board of ed.
100
characterized by the simultaneous presence of 2 or more disabilities such that none can be id'ed as the primary disability
What is mult. handicapped
100
Name 3 of the most frequently displayed symptoms of having a learning disability
short attention span, poor memory, difficulty with directions, poor reading, spelling, writing or math, poorly coordinated, disorganized
200
the act of changing the instruction or assessment without significantly changing the nature of the activity
What is accommodation
200
these are 4 of the critical ( must attend) members of an IEP team
What is LEA/reg. ed teacher/sp.ed teacher/parents/child/
200
This law passed in 1975 is the first key law guaranteeing special education to those qualified
What is PL 94-142
200
this disability refers to learning problems processing information in reading, or writing or math
What is LD
200
the reason a teacher may wish to administer a pre-test
What is find who has already mastered material
300
A plan focusing on how the learning environment will change to address a student's behaviors, characteristics, strengths and weaknesses.
What is BIP
300
if not qualified to receive special ed. services a student may still qualify for help under this law if they have a functional or physical issue
What is 504 plan
300
passed in 2004, it is the most recent re authorization of PL 94-142
What is IDEA
300
a disorder characterized by extraordinary difficulty in social responsiveness
What is autism
300
identify these Latin terms in terms of LD: dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia
dyslexia=reading dysgraphia=writing dyscalculia=math/numbers
400
the most common type of biologically caused cognitive disability caused by the failure of one pair of chromosomes to separate at conception
What is Down's Syndrome
400
there are 13 handicapping conditions. 6 of these are
What is LD/ED/OHI/Sp. &Lang./Hearing/Visual/Orth./Mult/DD/TBI
400
the acronym F.A.P.E stands for
What is Free & Appropriate Public Ed.
400
significant limitations in intellectual ability and adaptive behavior
What is mentally retarded or DD
400
This individual has trouble distinguishing subtle differences in shapes, numbers, or letters; they may misjudge distance and have trouble copying off the board ; they may have a problem in this area
What is visual perception
500
this refers to the ability to understand spoken language
What is receptive language
500
before a sp. ed. label is considered, this team must try regular ed. initiatives
What is RTI
500
what is IDEA also known as ( since they legislated many lawsuits on behalf of special ed. students)
What is Wright's Law
500
significant problems in the social-emotional area so that it interferes with learning
What is ED/BD
500
sometimes called the "invisible disability", are wonderful readers and sometimes id'ed as gifted while young, but may have gross and fine motor deficits
What is NVLD
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