CS 325TI Midterm Review: Special Education, Collaboration, and Disabilities

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering collaboration, co-teaching models, IDEA provisions, inclusion, learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, and ADHD based on CS 325TI midterm review notes.

Collaboration

A process in which two or more equal parties work toward a common goal.

Team Effectiveness Factors

Key factors including clearly stated goals, team cohesion built on trust and respect, good team communication, clearly defined roles and responsibilities, flexibility in team leadership responsibilities, and flexibility in setting schedules and meeting agendas.

Teaming

The most collaborative co-teaching delivery model, where co-teachers take equal responsibility for all aspects of the classroom: management, planning, preparing materials, delivering instruction, and assessing student learning.

Co-Teaching Delivery Models

Instructional approaches that include One teach, one observe; One teach, one assisting; Station teaching; Parallel teaching; Alternative teaching; and Teaming.

IDEA

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Zero Reject

A foundation of IDEA establishing that no child, no matter how severe the disability, will be refused an appropriate education.

Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

A foundation and best practice under IDEA ensuring a child with a disability has the most interaction with non-disabled children that is appropriate, placing students in an environment that allows them to succeed while being included to the best of their ability.

IEP (Individualized Education Plan)

A legally binding document that establishes a plan for a student who is identified as having at least one of the 14 disabilities defined in IDEA.

Inclusion

The placement of a child with disabilities in the general education classroom with necessary supports provided; starts with general education and adds special education, requiring collaboration between general and special educators as well as time, patience, and willingness.

Learning Disability

A disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using spoken or written language, which may manifest in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or do mathematical calculations.

Causes of Learning Disabilities

Deficits in the central nervous system, which research indicates could stem from brain injury, brain development, or brain structure.

Processing Disorder

A condition experienced by children with learning disabilities that affects their ability to receive, process, and use information.

Learning Disability Teaching Strategies

Instructional strategies that include explicit instruction, breaking tasks into smaller steps, and guided practice and repetition.

Autism

A developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age three, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.

Temple Grandin

An autistic scientist, professor, author, and autism advocate known for her work in animal science and for sharing her experiences with autism.

Characteristics of Autism

Features including differences in social communication and understanding social cues, as well as repetitive behaviors, strong interests, or a preference for routines.

PECS

Picture Exchange Communication System; allows individuals to communicate by exchanging pictures to express their wants and needs.

Social Story

A short, individualized story that explains a social situation and helps a student understand what to expect and how to respond.

Theory of Mind

The cognitive ability related to "mentalizing" or seeing the world from the perspective of others; deficits in this area can lead to a lack of empathy or compassion, problems with pretend play, and deficits in social interactions.

Visual Supports

Pictures, symbols, schedules, or diagrams that help students understand directions, communicate, and follow routines.

ADD/ADHD Characteristics

Three core behavioral characteristics: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

Other Health Impairment (OHI)

The special education classification category under which ADD/ADHD is listed.

ADD/ADHD Classroom Strategies

Helpful interventions including preferential seating and reducing distractions, as well as breaking assignments into smaller steps and giving clear directions.

Comorbidity

When a person has two or more conditions at the same time, such as ADHD and a learning disability.