CEP 240 Final

Special education

Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS)

Systematic framework for improving student behavior by creating positive and safe learning environments.

Eligibility Determination

Official process in which professionals assess a child to determine whether they have a disability and require special education.

Articulation Disorders

A person has difficulty with the physical production of speech sounds due to issues with the motor skills of the mouth.

Comorbidity

The simultaneous existence of two or more conditions within the same person

Task Analysis

The process of breaking a complex skill or task into small manageable steps

Audiogram

Graph showing the results of a pure-tone hearing test

Adventitious (Acquired) Hearing Loss

A hearing loss that is not present at birth

Fluency Disorders

Communication disorder that interrupts the flow of speaking through disruptions in an individual's rate, rhythm, and repetitions of sounds.

Pragmatic Difficulties

Difficulties in social communication skills, such as making inferences and understanding figurative language.

Phonological Disorders

Speech sound disorder. knowing what to say but having trouble putting sounds together to create words.

Syntactical Deficits

Term given when children or adults have difficulty sequencing words, and information in order

Otis Media

Infection or inflammation of the middle ear, the air-filled space behind the eardrum

Snellen Chart

Standardized tool used to measure visual acuity, or sharpness of vision, at a distance.

Low-Incidence Disabilities

Rare disabilities that affect less than 1% of the student population require highly specialized services for educational support.

Inclusion

A belief that focuses on educating all students to reach their potential.

Attention and avoidance

Two common functions of individuals’ behavior.

Glaucoma

A disease caused by increased pressure inside the aqueous portion of the eye, with loss in the visual field

Cleft-palate

a congenital defect in which the upper lip is split, or there is an opening in the roof of the mouth.

True or False ADHD always has a cognitive ability that is below average

False

Asthma and diabetes are both examples of:

Health impairments

Adventitious hearing loss

Hearing loss may be the result of Bacterial meningitis, encephalitis, and/or ear infections.

language delay

A student who acquires language at a much slower rate

Hand flapping and rocking are examples of:

self-stimulatory behavior

a student who has trouble communicating their thoughts may have poor:

expressive language

Significant speech and language delays increase the likelihood of:

reading difficulties.

Vision specialist

A teacher specially trained to work with students with visual impairments is a:

cochlear implant

An electronic device that stimulates the hearing nerve in the cochlea

Muscular dystrophy

A group of genetic disorders causing progressive muscle weakness and loss

Articulation

Movement of the tongue, teeth, lips, and palate

Voice

Pitch, sound, and intensity

Resonance

The nasal or oral aspect of spoken sound

Fluency

Ability to speak without hesitation.