Deck 1 Flashcards
(36 cards)
Public Law 101-476
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 1990; renamed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975.
Public Law 94-142
Education for All Handicapped Children Act, 1975
Piaget’s 4 Stages of Cognitive Development
Sensorimotor - 8 mos to 24 mos
Preoperational - toddler to 7 years
Concrete operational - 7 to 11 years
Formal Operational - adolescence to adulthood
Discovery Learning
Student-centered learning activity in which the teacher asks a question, one student answers, discussion of the material to be learned ensues.
Strategies for dysgraphia
use of graphic organizers for note taking, speaking slowly and clearly with simple sentences, allowing tape recording for note taking
Verbal Comprehension
WISC-V index which evaluates verbal reasoning, verbal concept formation, word knowledge and practical or social judgment
WISC-V 4 index scores
Verbal Comprehension
Perceptual Reasoning
Working Memory
Processing Speed
Graduated Difficulty Strategy
the teacher includes several tasks from which a student may choose. The tasks are of varying difficulty. Students assess their own work and progress. As students experience success at the easier levels, they will generally begin to challenge themselves with more difficult processes.
3 stages of acclimatization for parents of disabled children
Confronting, adjusting, adapting
Glasser’s Choice Theory 5 basic needs
Need to survive
Need to belong
Need to gain power
Need to be free
Need to have fun
How long after parent’s sign consent does the school have to evaluate the student?
60 days
What is an IHP?
Individual Health Plan. It determines the services for students with health problems
Who decides the timeline for eligibility for special education assessments?
the State
What has been discovered about the musical portion of the brain in children with low or no expressive language ability
It is frequently unimpaired
Two mental disorders frequently confused in children, but found in concurrence with the learning disabled.
AD/HD and Bipolar
IDEA 4 step process for identifying children who might need special education services
Child is identified as a child possibly in need of SPED services
Data is gathered on child by school teaching staff
Child is tested by school psychologist
Child is defined as a “child with a disability”
Jerome Bruner’s Constructivist Development
the kind of learning acquired by students that builds on each passing lesson, in a spiral-type pattern, like building blocks
What year were children with autism covered under IDEA
1990 (the year IDEA was passed)
How does a child’s right to special education services change when he turns 18?
The right to some services transfers to the child once he reaches the age of majority.
Are teacher observations an appropriate measure in assessing IEP effectiveness?
No
What are some characteristics of spastic cerebral palsy?
Difficulty initiating voluntary movements, increased muscle tone, tightening of muscles and stiffening of the joints
What is problem-based learning?
Teachers are the facilitators of learning. Students are challenged by open-ended problems rather than closed-ended problems. Promotes the collaboration of students to solve problems and reflect upon experiences.
Grade norms of selected students is used to create what?
Norm samples
