THE LAW
ADHD
Strategies
Dyslexia
Disabilities
100
Zero reject, nondiscriminatory evaluation, appropriate education, least restrictive environment, parent and student participation, and procedural due process.
What are the six principles of special education?
100
A neurological condition that involves problems with inattention and hyperactivity, and impulsivity that are developmentally inconsistent with the age of the child.
What is ADHD?
100
Can be provided for instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, learning environment, scheduling, and/or special communication systems.
What is an accommodation?
100
A disorder of constitutional origin manifested by a difficulty in learning to read, write, or spell, despite conventional instruction, adequate intelligence and socio-cultural opportunity.
What is dyslexia?
100
Student learns in a different way or at a different pace and may have difficulty processing information in particular ways.
What is a characteristic of a child with learning disabilities?
200
Law which states needs of student can be met by reasonable accommodations in regular classrooms
What is Section 504 Plan?
200
Student is said to be lost in a fog (has trouble focusing but is not necessarily hyperactive).
What is ADHD- Inattentive Type?
200
It refers to a systematic approach to planning curriculum and instruction for academically diverse learners.
What is differentiated instruction?
200
Shorten assignments to focus on mastery of key concepts, or allow for alternatives for written assignments.
What is an example of an accommodation for dyslexia?
200
Learn about the child, use multiple learning styles and multiple forms of communication, avoid lengthy directions, break task into smaller steps
What is something a teacher can do for students with learning disabilities?
300
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, state and local government, transportation, and telecommunications to name a few.
What is ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)?
300
Student is always the center of attention, will blurt out answers and not raise their hand.
What is ADHD Hyperactive-Impulsive type?
300
Content, process, products, affect, and learning environment
What are the five classroom elements that teachers can differentiate or modify?
300
May talk later than most children, may have difficulty rhyming, may have difficulty pronouncing words, may have poor auditory memory for nursery rhymes, maybe be slow to add new vocab words, may be unable to recall the right word, and may have trouble with learning numbers, days of the week, colors, shapes, and how to spell and write his or her name.
What are signs of dyslexia in a preschool student?
300
Communication disorder, like stuttering, impaired articulation, language impairment or voice impairment
What is a speech or language disability?
400
Provides for access and removes barriers: elevators ramps curb cuts wheelchair lifts
What is ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)?
400
Provide attention breaks, transition quickly, and use advanced organizers
What is a strategy to help bring a student to focus?
400
Providing this, along with consistency, is a key to success for teaching students who have trouble learning.
What is structure?
400
Means abnormal or impaired.
What is the definition of the Greek root dys?
400
Inability to learn or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships that can not be explained otherwise. Inappropriate behavior or feelings under normal circumstances. Mood of unhappiness or depression.
What is emotional disturbance defined?
500
This law was first known as the Education of All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, signed by President Ford. Hint: This law also provides free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment.
What is IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)?
500
Ask open ended questions, keep responses calm and brief, listen actively, and have the student participate in creating a behavior plan.
What are strategies for helping a student with anger and impulsivity?
500
Combining direct instruction and constructivism.
What is what works best for students with learning disabilities?
500
Has a history of reading and spelling difficulties, avoids reading aloud, reads most materials slowly, oral reading is labored, avoids reading for pleasure, may have an inadequate vocabulary, and has difficulty spelling.
What are signs of dyslexia in students in grades 4 through high school?
500
Developmental disability that affects verbal and nonverbal communication, and social interaction before age 3.
What is autism?