Lifespan - Early Childhood Flashcards
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In early childhood with ID, noticeably absent is:
Language development
How to encourage language?
Imitation & Reinforcement
Use environment & modlling
During the first 2 years encouraging this can positively affect cognitive development:
General stimulation across wide range of activities
In dealing with children with ID, required/desired learning should be:
Explicit!
The best way to promote development and reduce losses:
Early childhood intervention
Psychosocial development leads to positive…
Intellectual development
Children learn by “________” - just like you Craigger!
Doing
Diagnosis of ID most commonly occurs in:
School-Aged Children
Some common learning issues in children with ID:
- Slower
- Difficulty transferring knowledge btwn situations
- Difficulty transferring from short->long-term
- Inefficient memory strategies
- Difficulty processing information
The more attributes or characteristics to be remembered…
The more difficult to learn!
With school-aged children we want to provide an environment that is these 2
Least restrictive
Most enabling
Piaget -
Moving & exploring =
Trial & Error =
Sensory Motor
Preoperational
Providing a least restrictive/most enabling environment lead to mainstreaming &…
Inclusion!
Inclusion was supported by the CCRF in
1985
Inclusion =
Children with ID should be _____ _________ in natural classroom environment & _______ ___-______ activities with their peers
Fully included
Normal Age-Related Activities
Inclusion exists on a __________ with many options available.
Spectrum
Options for inclusion include:
3 Regs, 2 S
Reg classroom c assistant
Reg classroom c occasional resource assistant
Reg classroom for some, resource for others
Special ed all day
Schools in institutions
Inclusion is less likely to occur when these 2 are present:
Emotional or Behavioural concerns
Concerns with Inclusion on a teacher’s end include:
Availability of resources (admin/teaching support)
Inservice education
All special needs students require a yearly…
IEP - Individual Education Plan
An IEP is made you of 4 portions: ASS An/ST SpecES TL
Assessment
Annual goals/Short term objectives
Specification of educational services necessary
Timelines for implementation
3 Main issues in teaching someone with ID:
Longer time to learn
Lower ceiling
Memory adversely affected
5 Aspects Affecting Memory
4 Diff
1 Ineff
Difficulty focusing on relevant
Difficulty transferring between situations
Difficulty transferring from STM to LTM
Difficulty understanding abstract concepts
Ineffecient memory strategies!
Strategies to help persons with ID learn include (2)
Single step direxns/instruxns
Verbal direxns c visual information
