Orthopedic impairments
This category of orthopedic impairment includes conditions like Duchenne muscular dystrophy and juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
What are musculoskeletal disorders?
This is the acronym that stands for a brain injury caused by a blow bump or jolt to the head
What is traumatic brain injury
These are two examples of causes of Other health impairments related to a persons Biology
What are genetic and heredity and systemic/immune system malfunctions
This IDEA category includes students with ADHD, diabetes, epilepsy, and asthma when these conditions affect educational performance.
What is Other Health Impairment (OHI)?
This type of assistive technology helps position reading or writing materials at an angle.
What is a slant board?
2 common causes of traumatic brain injury discussed in the lesson
What are falls, car accidents, sports injuries, or violences
This classroom strategy breaks large assignments into smaller, manageable steps.
What is task modification (chunking assignments)?
A brain injury caused by an external physical force that affects a student's educational performance belongs to this IDEA category.
What is Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)?
This adaptive technology allows a person with limited mobility to control equipment by using their breath.
What is a sip-and-puff mechanism?
A student has a headache, feels dizzy, and is having trouble remembering instructions after their head. What category of TBI effects are these symptoms from
What are physical and cognitive symptoms.
This support teaches students to recognize their symptoms, communicate their needs, and manage their accommodations.
What is self-advocacy?
Under IDEA, having a medical diagnosis alone is not enough; the disability must also have this effect on the student's education.
What is adversely affecting educational performance?
This category of orthopedic impairments includes cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and spinal cord injury.
What are neurological disorders?
A student hits their head during soccer practice but seems "fine" right after. The next day, they feel dizzy, confused, and have trouble remembering things. What important idea about TBI does this example show?
What are the symptoms of a TBI that can be delayed and may not show up immediatly after the injury?
Exposure to toxins and infections is an example of this type of cause for Other Health Impairments.
What are acquired and environmental factors?
IDEA requires this legal document to outline a student's goals, accommodations, and special education services after they are found eligible.
What is an IEP (Individualized Education Program)?
According to the presentation, orthopedic impairments can result from three different causes. Name all three.
What are congenital conditions (present at birth), diseases, and injuries or other conditions?
A student falls during recess and bumps their head on the playground. They continue playing, but later develop a headache, appear confused, have trouble focusing on instructions, complain that the classroom is "too loud," and seem unusually irritated. Identify the type of injury this may be, describe the symptoms being shown, and explain why the situation should be taken seriously.
What is a concussion (mild traumatic brain injury),
Besides limited alertness and fatigue, this learning characteristic affects a student's ability to plan, organize, and complete tasks.
What are executive functioning challenges?
A student with muscular dystrophy who requires specialized instruction because the condition affects educational performance would most likely qualify under this IDEA category.
What is Orthopedic Impairment (OI)?