The Theorists and Their Theories
This theorist created a “Hierarchy of Needs.”
Who is Maslow?
This is the most common learning disability you can find in the classroom.
What is Dyslexia?
A teacher would use this to encourage students to continue their pattern.
What is Reinforcement?
In this kind of classroom, you’ll find Special education students sitting with Non-Special Education Students.
What is an Integrated Classroom?
This government department oversees all school related issues.
What is the Department of Education?
“Sensori-Motor” is a stage in this theorist’s conclusions.
Who is Piaget?
This is a document outlining accommodations and modifications needed for a student with a disability to participate effectively in school.
What is a 504 Plan?
A teacher and a student might write this out to address issues within the classroom.
What is a Contract?
This form of work relies on many students working together to solve problems.
What is collaborative work?
This legislation guarantees a free public education to all children with disabilities.
What is IDEA?
What is Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?
In a language arts class, older students act as peer tutors for younger students. The older students provide guidance and support to their peers in reading comprehension activities. By explaining concepts, asking questions, and discussing texts together, both the tutor and the tutee benefit from the social interaction.
What is Zone of Proximal Development?
A student is hyper, talkative, and can’t quite focus on their work in class, this student has this learning disability.
What is ADHD?
Every time a student successfully completes class they are given a piece of candy. This becomes a habit over a week. On Thursday they are disruptive so they do not receive candy and are disappointed. Because they missed their candy on Thursday they behaved better on Friday. The teacher practiced this.
What is Positive Reinforcement?
When using this method of teaching, the teacher may narrate solving a problem, is to describe steps as if explaining each step to someone who has not begun the unit.
What is scaffolding?
children who are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals can receive help from this act.
What is the McKinney-Vento Act?
In this Theorist’s findings, Permissive and Authoritarian are on opposite ends of the spectrum.
Who is Baumrind?
Each student who receives special education services must have one of these annually approved by the parent, teacher, and administrator.
What is an IEP?
Because a class behaved badly for a substitute, the teacher assigned homework for the upcoming weekend.
What is Negative Reinforcement?
Students proficient in English, or proficient in Spanish, and even some in both may find themselves in this kind of class.
What is Dual Language?
All teachers in Texas who hope to be certified must apply with this state organization.
What is the Texas Education Agency?
This theory proposed and mapped out that people will go through six stages to develop their morals.
What is Kohlberg’s Theory?
This is classified as a range of developmental disabilities affecting verbal and communication as well as impaired social interactions, usually evident before age 3.
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
What is Autism?
This principle outlines that someone is more willing to do something favorable before something unfavorable.
What is the Premack Principle?
You would use this vocabulary in the classroom, not on the street, otherwise you may get a few weird looks…
What is Academic Language?
This court case decision overturned segregation in schools.