History
Spoken Language Difficulties
Math
Reading
Grab Bag
100
The "Father of Special Education"
Who is Dr. Samuel Kirk
100
The term for the language mode that includes listening and reading
What is receptive language
100
The term to describe a severe disability in mathematics
What is dyscalculia
100
The percentage of students identified with learning disabilities that have difficulties in reading
What is 80%
100
Those motor skills that involve large muscles, like walking and jumping
What are gross motor skills
200
The study of the shape and size of the human cranium as related to mental abilities.
What is phrenology
200
The smallest unit of sound in a language system
What is phoneme
200
Difficulty when talking about mathematical concepts and relationships
What is verbal dyscalculia
200
Difficulties with recognizing letters and words and interpreting information in print form
What is dyslexia
200
A written statement for a child with a disability designed specifically for each student identifying academic achievement and any accommodations
What is an IEP
300
The term initially coined to describe children with learning disabilities
What is brain-injured children
300
The way words are strung together to form sentences
What is Syntax
300
Images that are used to highlight the problem of figure-ground identification
What are optical illusions
300
The fast, accurate, effortless word identification, single word level
What is automaticity
300
Another term for atypical autism
What is pervasive developmental disorder
400
The term currently used to describe when trauma (stroke, TBI) affects the brain and a person's ability to read.
What is Alexia
400
A child's ability to focus on and manipulate phonemes in spoken words
What is phonological awareness
400
An emotions-based reaction to math that causes a child to experience severe apprehension when faced with math problems
What is math anxiety
400
The relationship between printed letters and sounds in language
What is phonics
400
Extremely poor handwriting
What is dysgraphia
500
The span of years in which significant research was done on the disorders of the brain, utilizing patients with traumatic brain injuries and autopsies.
What is the European Period, 1800 - 1920
500
ESL, bilingual, sheltered English, and immersion
What are methods for teaching a second language
500
A child's inability to understand instruction and failure to master the skills of an operation
What is qualitative dyscalculia
500
Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, and Fernald
What are multisensory methods
500
A designation that includes students from several different categories of special education, including learning disabilities and mental retardation
What is mild disabilities