Learning Disabilities & the Law
Significant People
Types of Learning Disabilities
Inclusion
Co-teaching & Differentiated Instruction
100
When did the term Learning Disability become an official category to receive funding?
What is in 1975 with the passing of Public Law 94-142
100
Credited with the term learning disabilities.
Who is Dr. Samuel Kirk
100
Student who can't write or hold a pencil
What is Dysgraphia
100
Example of a supplementary aid and service
What is preferential seating, para-educator, note-taker, extended time, modified test
100
Summarize co-teaching in your own words
What is collaboration between two educators in a classroom
200
What is the term in IDEA that states a child will not be denied entrance into the public school building?
What is zero reject
200
Famous WWII army general who had trouble reading.
Who is George Patton
200
Student who struggles with figure ground and spatial relations may have what type of learning disability?
What is Dyscalculia
200
Court case which stated schools can't refuse to serve children because of additional costs.
What is Greer vs. Rome City School District
200
Explain the alternative model of co-teaching
What is having large group instruction for most of the class. A smaller group can be taught in the back of the room or separate classroom
300
Under IDEA, when does the law state it moves from reasonable costs to excessive costs for fully including a student?
What is it does not mention this under IDEA
300
The doctor who started the fad diet in the 70's after it was believed certain chemicals and food colorings could cause learning disabilities.
Who is Dr. Benjamin Feingold
300
People can't understand the relationship between grapheme and phonemes
What is Dyslexia
300
Who determines the degree of inclusion
Who is the IEP team and they base it off of a student's needs.
300
Co-teaching model that requires the least amount of planning between teachers.
What is one teach/one assist model
400
The law states a comprehensive evaluation must be done when a student is thought to have a SLD. Name four sources of data that can be used.
What is attendance records, standardized tests, family history, interviews, observation data, curriculum based assessment
400
Introduced a discrepancy between a student's actual achievement and his intellectual aptitude.
Who is Marion Monroe
400
Dyslexia used to be called this in the 1870's.
What is word blindness
400
Famous court case in PA where twelve families felt their children were not receiving a FAPE in the LRE
What is Gaskin vs. PDE
400
Intelligence that describes a student who learns best when talking with others.
What is interpersonal intelligence
500
According to the law, Learning Disabilities is not of cause of what.
What is mental retardation, visual or hearing loss, emotional disturbance, and economic or cultural disadvantages.
500
Stressed the use of multisensory training for struggling readers.
Who is Samuel Orton
500
When trauma to the brain causes loss of the ability to read.
What is Alexia
500
A student is placed in the classroom and is pulled out when needed because he shows he can't "keep up"
What is Mainstreaming
500
Intelligence that would dislike a choiceboard project
What is naturalistic or existentialist