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ADHD
Learning Disabilities
Deaf
100
Specially designed instruction that meets the unique needs of students identified with disabilities.
What is Special Education?
100
This is the percentage of the school-age population that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report as having ADHD.
What is 1-3%?
100
This learning disability refers to a severe impairment in the ability to read.
What is dyslexia?
100
From an educational point of view, this is how is “deafness” best defined.
What is an inability to understand speech even with a hearing aid?
200
A written statement that spells out what teachers plan to do to meet an exceptional student’s needs.
What is an Individualized Education Program (IEP)?
200
Students with ADHD receive special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in this category.
What is other health impaired (OHI)?
200
The ability to understand that specific words can be broken down into individual sounds is referred to as this.
What is phonemic awareness?
200
From the physiological perspective, this is what the distinction between “deaf” and “hard of hearing” is based on.
What are decibel levels detected?
300
A federal law that requires children with disabilities be provided with a free, appropriate public education.
What is Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
300
The part of the brain that is responsible for executive functions such as the ability to regulate one’s own behavior.
What is the fontal lobe?
300
Students with poor phonological skills are most likely to have problems with this aspect of written language.
What is spelling?
300
This is what the Deaf community argues they should be considered.
What is a cultural minority?
400
A federal law that protects disability rights in employment, transportation, public accommodations, etc.
What is Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
400
These are the most frequently prescribed types of medication for students with ADHD.
What are psycho-stimulants?
400
Research using neuroimaging suggests that some cases of learning disability are caused by this.
What are structural and functional differences in the brain?
400
This is the most important organ for hearing.
What is tympanic membrane?
500
A type of teaching in which general and special educators teach together in the same classroom.
What is co-teaching?
500
The neurotransmitter involved in sending messages between neurons and the brain that is found in abnormal levels in people with ADHD.
What is dopamine.
500
The study of language use in social settings.
What is Pragmatics?
500
This is the first person who was deaf-blind who was known to be taught language.
Who is Laura Bridgman?