Famous People with Disabilities
John O'Conner's GREAT Instruction
Animal Thunderdome
Positive Behavior Support
SPED Acronyms
100

This nineteenth century Spanish painter failed out of school due to reading and related academic difficulties.

Who is Pablo Picasso?

100

G

What is Guided by Performance Standards?

100

A Paulding County Georgia woman recently told reporters, "I say we should just burn it down, " after more than 100 of these were found living in her house.

What are Brown Recluse Spiders?

100

This type of system rewards students with money or check marks to earn rewards for positive behaviors

What is a token economy?

100

QTIP

What is "Quit Taking It Personally?"

200

This "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" star described his childhood self as the "fun one who had trouble paying attention."  He also had trouble reading and to this day follows along with books on tape. 

Who is Will Smith?

200

R

What is Rigorous with Researched-based practices?

200

It is estimated that about 500 people are killed every year in Africa by these.

What are Hippos?
200

This is a key component of creating a positive behavior support plan.

What is conducting a functional behavior assessment?

200

HLP

What is a "High Leverage Practice?"

300

His mom said that he needed "continuous praise and positive reinforcement" to stay focused.  He now has 23 Olympic Gold Medals.

Who is Michael Phelps?

300

E

What is Engaging and Exciting?

300

In September 2018, an Australian family had two males of this animal fall through their ceiling duct onto the bedroom floor.  They were fighting over a female.

What are pythons?  They were each about 6 feet long.

300

The A in ABC stands for....

What is antecedent?

300

MTSS

What are "Multi-Tier System of Supports?"

400

Exemplifying the research that suggests people with ADHD are 300% more likely to start their own company, this English businessman owns hundreds including an airline and record label.

Who is Richard Branson?

400

A

What is Assessed continually to guide further instruction?

400

When their homes are flooded, hundreds of thousands of these animals link together to form floating "islands" in order to survive.

What are fire ants?

400

The B in ABC stands for

What is behavior?

400

ADLs

What are "Activities of Daily Living?"

500

The only performer with hearing loss to have ever won an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. 

Who is Marlee Matlin (Children of a Lesser God- 1986)?

500

T

What is Tailored in flexible groups?

500

This animal is responsible for the most deaths in the United States each year.  

What are "Mosquitoes?"  Deaths number in the hundreds.

500

The C in ABC stands for...

What is consequence?

500

PEI

What is the Spanish acronym for the Individualized Education Program (Plan Educativo Individualizado). 

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