Disabilities & Classifications
This term refers to disabilities present at birth.
What is congenital?
These three strategies are key when supporting students with autism.
What are establishing communication, using direct instruction, and developing social competence?
This type of practice involves teacher support immediately after instruction.
What is guided practice?
This setting event, action or other trigger occurs before a behavior is demonstrated.
What is an antecedent?
visual impairments, hearing impairments, autism are what type of disability
What are examples of congenital disabilities?
These are two classroom adaptations for students with visual impairments.
What are tactile/auditory aids and clear walkways?
This process involves breaking tasks into small steps to help students learn complex skills.
What is task analysis?
This behavior management tool tracks what happens before, during, and after a behavior.
What is an ABC Chart?
These are common causes and difficulties associated with TBI.
What are falls, accidents, infections, and difficulties with physical, cognitive, and memory functions?
These are key components of classroom medical guidelines.
What are medication schedules, side effects, emergency procedures, and parent communication?
These variables represent effective instruction.
What are SCREAM variables (Structure, Clarity, Redundancy, Enthusiasm, Appropriate Rate, Maximizing Engagement)?
This type of definition clearly describes behavior so others understand it.
What is an operational definition?
These are two examples of lower-incidence disabilities.
What are visual impairments and hearing impairments?
These are ways teachers can support students with fatigue due to physical disabilities.
What are providing breaks and using prioritized schedules?
These are the four levels of learning.
What are acquisition, fluency, application, and generalization?
This is a common challenge faced by students with autism that requires social competence development.
What is difficulty with peer interactions?
This category of disabilities includes learning disabilities, speech and language impairments, and emotional disturbances, and represents the majority of students receiving special education services.
What are high incidence disabilities?
This type of technology is often used to assist students with hearing impairments.
What is an FM system?
This type of assessment monitors student progress throughout instruction.
What is formative assessment?
This is a key instructional focus for students with severe and multiple disabilities.
What are self-help and daily living skills?