Spec ed final

Question 1

Renzulli’s three trait definition of giftedness.

Answer 1

Above-average general intellectual abilities
High level of task commitment
Creativity

Question 2

What is the IQ score for giftedness in the state of Tennessee??

Answer 2

50 points, 2 standard deviations(roughly 130)

Question 3

Are children who are gifted helped or harmed most by NCLB

Answer 3

No Child Left Behind harms them!

Question 4

How many standard deviations above the mean should a student be to be considered “highly gifted”?

Answer 4

3 standard deviations (approximately a score of 145)

Question 5

What is “acceleration”,

Answer 5

Modifying the pace at which the student moves through the curriculum (permitting student to skip grades) (EX: Rose being permitted to move through elementary school math curriculum as quickly as she can master it)

Question 6

What is “honors programs”

Answer 6

higher level classes (higher than general education classroom) (EX: honors courses, AP courses and summer institutes are all suitable for gifted learners at the secondary level)

Question 7

What is “enrichment”

Answer 7

Investigating a topic of interest in greater detail

Question 8

What is “mentoring”

Answer 8

relationship between a less experienced individual known as a mentor.

Question 9

Be familiar with the six levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy

Answer 9

1: Remember
2: Understand
3: Apply
4: Analyze
5: Evaluate
6: Create

Question 10

which levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy are appropriate for the average students and which are appropriate for high-achieving students

Answer 10

2

Question 11

In which setting may gifted children be served?

Answer 11

Gifted children may be educated in special schools, resource rooms, or pull-out rooms

Question 12

What are the primary emphases of Pirto’s Pyramid of Talent Development?

Answer 12

Genetics, personality, and environmental influences

Question 13

Which groups of children are affected by problems in gifted/talented identification and/or education?

Answer 13

Girls , the disabled, the African Americans

Question 14

Autism Definition

Answer 14

A pervasive developmental disorder marked by three defining features with onset before age 3:

a) impairment of social interaction
b) impairment of communication
c) restricted, repetitive, and stereotypic patterns of behavior, interests, and activities

Question 15

Autism Characteristics

Answer 15

Severe communication disorders
Auditory problems
Ritualistic
Resist change (like predictibility)
Difficulty with new situations or tasks (transitions)

Question 16

Autism Prevalence

Answer 16

One in 110 children will have autism

Question 17

Autism Age of onset

Answer 17

18 months

Question 18

Autism Treatment (medications, therapy, etc.)

Answer 18

Applied behavior analysis 
Behavior and communication therapies.
Educational therapies
Family therapies
Medications

Question 19

Autism Educational Considerations (things you can do as a classroom teacher)

Answer 19

Visual strategies, applied behavior analyses, structured teaching.
Jigsaw grouping =not good!!!

Question 20

Who described and named the condition of autism?

Answer 20

Leo Kanner

Question 21

What reasons are given in the text for the neglect to students who are gifted?

Answer 21

Studies have shown that the emphasis on bringing up the lowest achieving students has too often resulted in teachers neglecting the highest achieving students while they concentrate on the lowest achieving students.

Question 22

What are the curriculum characteristics of educational programs for students who are gifted?

Answer 22

Differentiate by pretesting, compacting (might give independent project, more advanced lesson, or assignment in same area but based on their interest), or accelerate. ????
Should poses academic rigor, be thematic, and interdisciplinary, and be responsive to the learning characteristics of gifted students.

Question 23

What are some characteristics needed by teachers of the gifted?

Answer 23

Patience
Encouraging
Open minded
Alert

Question 24

What are the areas of developmental domains for preschoolers and toddlers?

Answer 24

gross motor, fine motor-adaptive, language, and personal skills

Question 25

Which population of young children is the federal law required to serve?

Answer 25

IDEA refers to educational and related services provided to preschoolers who are ages 3-5. Mandates early intervention services for any child under 3 years old

Question 26

what did the Skeels and Dye research do?

Answer 26

they found that intensive simulation, one to one attention, and a half morning kindergarten program with 1 to 2 year old children who were classified as intellectually dissabled resulted in IQ gains and eventual independenceand success as adults when compared to similar

Question 27

what was the Skeels and Dye research aim?

Answer 27

to demonstrate the the potential impact of early intervention.

Question 28

who did the Skeels and Dye research involve?

Answer 28

1 to 2 year old children who were classified as intellectually dissabled

Question 29

what did the Milwaukee Project do?

Answer 29

by the age of 3 1/2, the experimental children tested an average of 32 IQ points higher than did a control group of children who did not participate in the program.

Question 30

what was the aim of the Milwaukee Project?

Answer 30

reduce the incidence of intellectual disabilities through a program of parent education simultion for children considered at risk for developmental delay because of thei mothers levels of intellegence and conditions of poverty

Question 31

who did the Milwaukee Project involve?

Answer 31

Mother's of intellegence IQs below 70 and their children

Question 32

what did the Abecedarian Project do?

Answer 32

followed 57 children randomly assigned to the experimental group that recived early intervention that was both intensive and long: full day preschool, 5 days per week, 50 weeks per year and 54 children in a control group recevieved supplemental medical, nutritional, and social services, and some attended a child care cente, but they recieved no daily early educational intervention. outcome measures were taken for both groups a multiple point in time

Question 33

When is an IFSP evaluated and reviewed?

Answer 33

The IFSP must be evaluated once a year and reviewed at six-month intervals

Question 34

who did the Abecedarian Project?

Answer 34

57 children randomly assigned to the experimental group

Question 35

established risk condition

Answer 35

``` diagnosed physical or medical conditions that almost always result in developmental delay or disability. Down Syndrome Fragile-X Syndrome Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Mental Retardation ```

Question 36

What is the primary difference between an IFSP and an IEP?

Answer 36

Revolves around the family system as the constant and most important factor in the child’s life. Defines the family as being the recipient of early intervention services rather than the child alone.

Question 37

environmental risk conditions

Answer 37

``` Extreme poverty Parental substance abuse homelessness, abuse or neglect parental intellectual impairment ```

Question 38

The Denver II

Answer 38

For children ages 2 weeks to 6 years of age. Assesses up to 125 skills Arranged in four developmental areas: gross motor, fine motor-adaptive, language, and personal skills. Example of a developmental screening tool

Question 39

biological risk conditions

Answer 39

pediatric histories or current biological conditions (e.g., significantly premature birth, low birth weight) that result in a greater-than usual probability of developmental delay or disability.

Question 40

what is Early Intervention ?

Answer 40

EARLY INTERVENTION CONSISTS OF A WIDE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL, NUTRITIONAL, CHILD CARE, AND FAMILY SUPPORTS ALL DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF DISABILITIES OR PREVENT THE OCCURRENCE OF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS LATER IN LIFE FOR AT RISK CHILDREN.

Question 41

what type of supports does Early Intervention provide?

Answer 41

therapies, educational, nutritional, child care, and family supports

Question 42

Who are the most important people in the early intervention program?

Answer 42

Parents

Question 43

What are developmental delays?

Answer 43

Developmental delays are significant delays or atypical patterns of development that make children eligible for early intervention.

Question 44

Apgar scale measures what?

Answer 44

measures the degree of prenatal asphyxia (oxygen deprivation

Question 45

What is the focus of the Infant Health and Development Program”

Answer 45

infants who were born prematurely and at low birth rate

Question 46

Early intervention is what?

Answer 46

EARLY INTERVENTION CONSISTS OF A WIDE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL, NUTRITIONAL, CHILD CARE, AND FAMILY SUPPORTS ALL DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF DISABILITIES OR PREVENT THE OCCURRENCE OF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS LATER IN LIFE FOR AT RISK CHILDREN.

Question 47

Established risk condition?

Answer 47

``` Established risk conditions include diagnosed physical or medical conditions that almost always result in developmental delay or disability. Down Syndrome Fragile-X Syndrome Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Mental Retardation ```

Question 48

Biological risk conditions?

Answer 48

pediatric histories or current biological conditions (e.g., significantly premature birth, low birth weight) that result in a greater-than usual probability of developmental delay or disability.

Question 49

Environment risk conditions?

Answer 49

``` Extreme poverty Parental substance abuse homelessness, abuse or neglect parental intellectual impairment ```

Question 50

Project CARE?

Answer 50

Attempted to answer the question “is home-based intervention affective compared to center-based intervention?”

Question 51

Developmental screening tools?

Answer 51

1. The Apgar Scale 2. Newborn Blood Test Screening 3. developmental sreening tests EX: Denver 2

Question 52

example or activities at the Remember level

Answer 52

(list, definition, fact, reproduction)

Question 53

examples or activities at the Understand level

Answer 53

(list, definition, fact, reproduction) (same as “Remember”)

Question 54

examples or activities at the Apply level

Answer 54

(Illustration, diagram, map, model, collection, diorama, puzzle)

Question 55

examples or activities at the Analyze level

Answer 55

(questionnaire, survey, report, graph, chart, outline)

Question 56

examples or activities at the Evaluate level

Answer 56

(panel of discussion, evaluation scale, report, survey, editorial, verdict, recommendation

Question 57

examples or activities at the Create level

Answer 57

formula, invention, film, new game, story, poem, art product, machine, advertisement)

Question 58

What percentage of school-aged children are considered gifted?

Answer 58

5% of school-age