Disabilities
Teaching Strategies
Accommodations & Modifications
Assistive Technology
Random Knowledge!
100

What are communication disorders such as stuttering, impaired articulation, a language impairment, or a voice impairment?

Speech and Language Impairments

100

Intellectual Disability: One strategy to help this student stay on task is to provide them with a _____ that they may use throughout the day.

schedule or timer

100

One accommodation is to allow students more _____ to complete assignments/assessments.

time

100

PECS is a what type of assistive technology?

high technology

100

What can be one cause of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

Unknown-neurological dysfunction, hereditary factors, and environmental factors.

200

Which disability can have inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances?

Emotional Disturbance

200

What is one strategy that can help a student with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders build social skills?

Have that student work with different groups throughout the day or (varies)

200

What is the difference between an accommodation and a modification?

An accommodation is a difference in environment, time, or format. A modification is a difference in the actual task or assignment. 

varies

200

A fidget is what type of assistive technology?

low technology

200

What are the five components of language?

phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.

300

Repetition of sounds can be a characteristic of this disability.

Speech and Language Impairment

300

One strategy to help a student with a specific learning disability recall information is to have the student __________ what they have learned throughout the day.

Summarize 

300

Is having bigger print on a document an accommodation or modification?

accomodation

300

What does AAC stand for?

augmentive and alternative communication

300

What does prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal mean?

prenatal (before birth), perinatal (during birth), and postnatal (after birth).

400

Characteristics of this disability can be inattention, forgetful, constantly moving, behavioral inhibition, difficulty with executive functions, emotional difficulties, low self-esteem.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

400

Speech and Language Impairments: One strategy to help this student speak and present their ideas is to...?

Provide them with a speaking device such as an ipad or microphone.

or varies

400

When a teacher alters a task or assignment to meet a student's need, is that an accommodation or modification?

Modification

400

Name one low-tech assistive technology?

Color coding, Behavior charts, Vision boards, Point system, Schedules, Fidgets, or Timer





400

In determining if a child has a learning disability, a regulation is if the child has a severe discrepancy between ______ and ______ _____ in one or more of the following areas: oral expression, listening comprehension, written expression, basic reading skills, reading comprehension, mathematics calculation, or mathematic reasoning.

achievement, intellectual ability

500

A disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social and practical adaptive skills.

Intellectual Disability

500

What teaching strategies can be used with a student who has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

varies 

500

Name one accommodation and one modification for a student with Speech and Language Impairment. 

Varies

500

Define what MeMoves is?

sensorimotor multimedia program 

or varies

500

Define communication. 

Communication: The exchange of ideas, information, thoughts, and feelings; it does not necessarily require speech or language.”