A CONDITION, USUALLY PRESENT AT BIRTH, THAT RESULTS IN BELOW-AVERAGE INTELLECTUAL SKILLS AND POOR ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR
What is MENTAL RETARDATION?
100
THESE STUDENTS HAVE DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING ATTENTION BECAUSE OF A LIMITED ABILITY TO CONCENTRATE
Who are students with ADHD?
100
MANY OF THESE STUDENTS CAN BE TAUGHT BY MEANS OF A MODIFICATION OF USUAL TEACHING METHOD, SUCH AS TECHNOLOGY TO ENLARGE TEXT
Who are students with VISUAL DISABILITIES?
200
IMPAIRMENTS IN ONE’S ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND LANGUAGE OR TO EXPRESS IDEAS IN ONE’S NATIVE LANGUAGE
What are LANGUAGE DISORDERS?
200
SOME STUDENTS HAVE DIFFICULTY PRONOUNCING “R’S”, SAYING “SOWEE” FOR “SORRY”. OTHERS HAVE LISPS, SUBSTITUTING “TH” FOR “S”, SAYING “THNAKE” FOR “SNAKE”
Who are students with SPEECH DISORDERS?
200
THESE CHILDREN CAN USE SUPPORT PRACTICING APPROPRIATE PERSONAL HYGIENE, DRESSING INDEPENDENTLY, TAKING CARE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND MOVING SUCCESSFULLY FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER
Who are students with MENTAL RETARDATION?
300
A CATEGORY OF DISABILITY THAT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTS SOCIAL INTERACTION, VERBAL AND NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION, AND EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE
What is AUTISM?
300
THESE CHILDREN HAVE STRONG MOTIVATION, OUTSTANDING IQS, USUALLY LEARN TO READ EARLY, AND HAVE HIGH SELF CONCEPTS… BUT CAN SUFFER FROM PERFECTIONISM
Who are GIFTED AND TALENTED students?
300
SEAT THESE CHILDREN IN THE FRONT OF THE ROOM, SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER TOWARD THE WINDOW, AND SPEAK AT THEIR EYE LEVEL
Who are students with HEARING DISABILITIES?
400
DISORDERS THAT IMPEDE ACADEMIC PROGRESS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT IDENTIFIED AS MENTALLY RETARDED OR EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED
What are LEARNING DISABILITIES?
400
THESE STUDENTS ARE FREQUENTLY CHARACTERIZED AS DISOBEDIENT, DISTRACTIBLE, SELFISH, JEALOUS, DESTRUCTIVE, IMPERTINENT, RESISTIVE, AND DISRUPTIVE
Who are students with CONDUCT DISORDERS? (Emotional/ Behavioral Disorders)
400
TEACH THESE STUDENTS TO MANAGE THEIR OWN BEHAVIORS—INCLUDING SELF-MONITORING, SELF-EVALUATION, SELF-REINFORCEMENT, AND SELF-INSTRUCTION
Who are students with ADHD?
500
EXCEPTIONALITIES CHARACTERIZED BY PROBLEMS WITH LEARNING, INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND CONTROL OF FEELINGS AND BEHAVIOR
What are EMOTIONAL/ BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS?
500
THESE CHILDREN MAY BE ABLE TO FUNCTION IN SOCIETY AND CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL, BUT THEY HAVE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH SOCIAL RELATIONS, PERHAPS DEMONSTRATED BY AVOIDING EYE CONTACT, MISINTERPRETING SOCIAL CUES, AND BEHAVING IN ODD WAYS
Who are children with ASPERGER'S? (Autism Spectrum)
500
THESE STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR STUDYING & TEST TAKING. THESE CHILDREN DO BETTER IN SITUATIONS WHERE THEY GET FREQUENT FEEDBACK, AND DO BEST WHEN THEY ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED