Physical Disabilities, Health Impairments, and ADHD
Low Incidence Disabilities
Giftedness and Talent
100
This is the sense if hearing that is complex and not completely understood.
What is Audition
100
Myopia is the term used to describe this type of vision.
What is nearsightedness
100
The persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity.
What is Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
100
Significant disabilities in intellectual, physical, and/or social functioning.
What is Severe Disability
100
Investigating a topic of interest in greater detail.
What is Enrichment
200
This type of hearing loss results from abnormalities or complications of the outer or middle ear.
What is Conductive Hearing Loss
200
This term refers to a person who learns primarily through the auditory and tactile senses.
What is Functionally Blind
200
The permanent disorder of voluntary movement and posture.
What is Cerebal Palsy
200
Disabilities in all five of the following areas: cognition, communication, social skills development, motor-mobility, and activities of daily living.
What is Profound Disability
200
Modifying the pace at which the student moves through the curriculum.
What is Acceleration
300
This type of hearing loss is caused by damage to the auditory nerve fibers or other sensitive mechanisms in the inner ear.
What is Sensorineural Hearing Loss
300
A person who uses vision as a primary means of learning but may supplement by using tactile and auditory input.
What is Low Vision
300
The progressive weakening and degeneration of the muscles.
What is Muscular Dystrophy
300
This is caused by influences that alter the structure or function of a brain that had been developing normally up to that point.
What is Brain Damage
300
Asking questions that require students to demonstrate different types of knowledge about a given topic.
What is Bloom's Taxonomy
400
This controversial type of assistive technology bypasses damaged hair cells and stimulates the auditory nerve directly.
What are Cochlear implants
400
The three causes of visual impairments.
What are Refractive Errors, Structural Impairments, and Cortical Visual Impairments
400
The chronic disorder of metabolism where body is unable to breakdown sugar.
What is Diabetes
400
Concomitant hearing and visual impairments.
What is Deaf-Blindness
400
Different extensions of the same basic lesson for groups of students with differing abilities.
What are Tiered Lessons
500
Auditory Learning, Speechreading, Cued Speech, and Visual Phonics are all types of this kind of approach.
What are Oral/Aural Approaches
500
Cane skills, guide dogs, sighted guides, and electronic travel aids are included in this type of training.
What is Orientation and mobility training (O&M)
500
The congenital malformations of the brain or spinal cord that can result in paralysis below affected vertebra.
What is Spina Bifida
500
The abnormal development of the brain.
What is Brain Dysgenesis
500
When a student is placed into different levels of curriculum requirements or offerings according to high, middle, and low ability based on test scores or other indicators of performance.