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Special & Inclusive Education

10

What is it called when students with disabilities are taught in a separate classroom?

Special Education

20

What is it called when students with disabilities and those without disabilities all learn together in the same classroom?

Inclusive Education

50

Give one example of a stigma given to someone with disability.

a. Lower expectations.

b. Excluding them.

c. Using language that separates them.

d. Make them feel they don't belong.

100

Choose one word and explain the best you can: Segregation, Integration, and Inclusion.

Segregation: Keeping students separate 

Integration: Putting students in a regular classroom but with a lot of outside help. 

Inclusion: Everyone learning together in the same classroom with all the help they need right there with them.

ASD & EBD

10

What does ASD mean?

Autism Spectrum Disorder

20

What does EBD mean?

Emotional and Behavioural Disorder

50

True or False: All behaviors from a student with EBD are a choice and can be stopped with simple punishment.

FALSE! 

The behavior is often a sign of an underlying problem. 

100

Name two signs you might notice from a student with ASD.

• Poor eye contact, 
• Poor understanding of body language, or facial expressions.
• Struggle to understand social cues.
• Prefers solitary play.
• Repetitive movements.
• Distressed by small changes.
• Strong interests.

ADHD

10

What does ADHD mean?

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

20

What is the new name for the older term "ADD"?

ADHD (specifically the "inattentive type")

50

Give two examples of an "inattentive" type of ADHD.

• Poor attention skills.
• Makes careless mistakes.
• Poor organization skills.
• Poor in following multi-step directions.
• Easily distracted to surroundings.
• Often seem as forgetful or “daydreaming”.

100

Give two examples of a "hyperactive" type of ADHD.

• Fidget, squirm, or have trouble staying seated.
• Talks excessively or will blurt out answers.
• Impatient.
• Always seem to be "on the go."

SLD

10

What does SLD mean?

Specific Learning Disability

20

What is the learning disability that makes reading hard?

Dyslexia

50

What is the learning disability that makes writing hard?

Dysgraphia

100

What is the learning disability that makes working with numbers and math hard?

Dyscalculia

SLI

10

What does SLI mean?

Speech and Language Impairment

20

A student who says "thun" instead of "sun" is showing a sign of what kind of speech problem?

Articulation Disorder (Lisp)

50

A student who has trouble processing information is showing a sign of what kind of SLI?

Receptive Language Disorder

100

What is the speech problem about the flow of speech that makes a person repeat sounds or words? (example: I-I-I want to go)

Fluency Disorder (Stuttering)