Acronyms
Philosophers
Disabilities
Philosophers 2
General
100

DAP means

What are Developmental Appropriate Practices?

100

Described the influence of language, culture, and social interaction on children's learning.  As learning takes place the zone widens. Zone of Proximal Development

Who is Lev Vygotsky?

100

Almost 40% of students receiving services are LD's.

What is a student who has a learning disability?

100

French Philosopher who believed that the school should fit the child, not that the child must fit the school.  Recognized individual patterns of development within children

Who is Jean Jacques Rousseau?

100

A plan that describes what tailored instruction services will be provided for children with special needs 

What is IEP?

200

CCSS 

What is Common Core State Standards?

200

Wrote the Happy Birthday song.

Who is Patty Smith Hill?

200

Students who have ASD

Who is a child with autism spectrum disorder that affects how a child behaves, interacts with others, communicates, and learns?

200

The eldest Philosopher from the late 1500's who stated that children learn naturally through multisensory learning as well as verbal learning.

Who is John Amos Comenius?

200

Howard Gardner

Who developed the eight intelligences?

(bodily/kinesthetic,intrapersonal,interpersonal linguistic logical/mathematical, musical, naturalistic, spatial page 48)

300

NAEYC

What is National Association for Education of Young Children?

300

First person to use term nursery school. Whole-child learning through play and sensory experience.

Who is Margaret McMillian?

300

ADHD

Who is a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?  Children have difficulty staying focused, getting organized, making realistic plans, and thinking before acting.

300

The Father of Kindergarten and the first curriculum to include songs, finger play, circle time.

Who was Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel?

300

The result or achievement toward which effort is directed. I want to learn to read.

What is a goal?

400

FERPA

What is Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act?

400

Advocated multiage classes-self directed learning through play.  "The children are working as if I did not exist"

Who is Maria Montessori?

400

Inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity

What are three defining characteristic of ADHD?

400

American Educator who advocated "hands-on activities, projects, child centered, integrated curriculum"

Who is John Dewey?

400

A specific behavior to reach desired outcome? The student will read 10 minutes every night.

What is an Objective?

500

IDEA

What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?

500

All human beings experience the same basic needs. Hierarchy of Needs.

Who is Abraham Maslow?

500

PL 94-142 landmark legislation

What is legislation of1975 that students with legislation be allowed in same facilities as other children, rather than a designated building or isolated area.

500

 4 Levels of Cognitive Development (sensorimotor intelligence, Preoperational thought, Concrete Operations, Formal Operations

Who is Jean Piaget?

500

The writing program we are using that is color coded.

What is (SUTW) Step Up To Writing?