DEFINITIONS
A CONDITION, USUALLY PRESENT AT BIRTH, THAT RESULTS IN BELOW-AVERAGE INTELLECTUAL SKILLS AND POOR ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR
What is Intellectual Disabilities?
THESE STUDENTS HAVE DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING ATTENTION BECAUSE OF A LIMITED ABILITY TO CONCENTRATE
Who are students with ADHD?
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?
IMPAIRMENTS IN ONE’S ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND LANGUAGE OR TO EXPRESS IDEAS IN ONE’S NATIVE LANGUAGE
What are LANGUAGE DISORDERS?
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?
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 Intellectual Disabilities?
A CATEGORY OF DISABILITY THAT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTS SOCIAL INTERACTION, VERBAL AND NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION, AND EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE
What is AUTISM?
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?
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?
DISORDERS THAT IMPEDE ACADEMIC PROGRESS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT IDENTIFIED AS MENTALLY RETARDED OR EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED
What are LEARNING DISABILITIES?
THESE STUDENTS ARE FREQUENTLY CHARACTERIZED AS DISOBEDIENT, DISTRACTIBLE, SELFISH, JEALOUS, DESTRUCTIVE, IMPERTINENT, RESISTIVE, AND DISRUPTIVE
Who are students with CONDUCT DISORDERS? (Emotional/ Behavioral Disorders)
EXCEPTIONALITIES CHARACTERIZED BY PROBLEMS WITH LEARNING, INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND CONTROL OF FEELINGS AND BEHAVIOR
What are EMOTIONAL/ BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS?
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)
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
Who are students with LEARNING DISABILITIES?