Effects of Disabilities on Human Development and Learning
Assessment Instruments & Methods
Purposes and Procedures for Identifying Students with Disabilities
Grab bag!
100
These are some causes of a disability
What are:
genetic factors
tobacco/alcohol/drugs
pregnancy complications
environmental toxins
100
By this grade children should have the following fine motor skills: hand dominance, pinching, grasp pencil, cut out paper, draw shapes, puzzles, buttoning, shoelacing
What is 1st grade
100
This type of assessment documents the student's progress throughout the year
What is a portfolio
100
This is the process for receiving special education services
1) Teachers provide interventions and monitor effectiveness
2) If unsuccessful, teachers submit a referral for evaluation
3) The CSE reviews the child's case and completes an evaluation
4) The committee establishes an IEP
5) Students are reevaluated every 3 years
100
This developmental process begins before birth and involves trusting and attaching to significant others
What is social and emotional development
200
These are symptoms of emotionally disturbed children
What are:
low academic performance
social skill deficits
disruptive behaviors
aggression
withdrawal
200
This is a combination of impairments that adversely affect educational performance
What are multiple disabilities
200
These people must be included in the process of an IEP as well as participate in the committee that determines educations decisions for the child
Who are the parents
200
In order for an assessment to be ___________, it must be representative, students must have equal opportunities to be exposed to the content tested, and the language is unbiased.
What is a FAIR assessment
200
These are the people in the school setting that have the most significant influence on a student with disabilities
Who are the child's peers
300
This gender is more commonly identified with emotional problems
This gender is more likely to experience withdrawal and phobias
What are:
BOYS
GIRLSS
300
This is developmental, usually appearing before age 3, and affects verbal and nonverbal actions and educational performance. Other characteristics of this include repetitive movements, resistance to change, inappropriate reactions.
What is autism
300
IDEA law requires that each child receiving special education services be placed here
What is a least restrictive environment
300
These are examples of test-taking accommodations
Setting, Presentation of test, Time
300
This is the difference between fine and gross motor skills
Gross motor skills involve large movements that require the entire body to move. (hopping, sliding etc.)
Fine motor skills involve smaller movements the only require part of the body (grasping a pencil, shoelacing)
400
Examples of this include the name for agression towards others, hyperactivity, hitting, stealing, arson, cruelty to animals
What are externalizing behaviors
400
This is impairment using language (listening, speaking, writing, reading etc) and it does NOT include problems due to other disabilities
What is a learning disability
400
Evaluation or testing must be given in this language unless it it not feasible
What is the child's native/primary language
400
This is a legal binding document meaning that teachers, administrators and schools are bound by law to abide by its requirements
What is an IEP (Individualized Education Plan)
400
This is why it is so important the school is informed children's medication
What is because medication can cause behavioral responses that may appear in the disability
500
Characteristics of this include hyperactivity, visual/auditory problems, disorders of memory, impulsiveness and academic deficitis
What are learning disabilities
500
Characteristics of this include low intellectual functioning and poor adaptive behavior
What is mental retardation
500
This form includes a child's test results, implications for eligibility, diagnosis and placement in the school
What is an IEP (Individualized Education Plan)
500
This is the role of which person in a child's life:
To determine short and long term goals for the student,to report the student's current progress including strengths and weaknesses.
Who is the teacher!
500
Parents can request this at public expense if they feel the school's evaluation is not appropriate or insufficient