Ch 1 CEP 240: Special Education in Context

MSU F25 Cep 240 teaching exceptional learners. Ch 1 vocab

Exceptional children

Individuals who deviate from the norm to such an extent that special educational services are required.

Disability

An inability or a reduced capacity to perform a task in a specific way

Handicap

historically refers to the impact or consequence of a disability, not the condition itself.

Developmental delay

A term defined by individual states referring to children ages 3 to 9 who perform significantly below developmental norms.

at risk

Individuals who, although not yet identified as having a disability, have a high probability of manifesting a disability because of harmful biological, environmental, or genetic conditions.

special education

A customized instructional program designed to meet the unique needs of an individual learner.

related services

Services defined by federal law whose purpose is to assist a student with exceptionalities in deriving benefit from a special education.

Individuals who deviate from the norm and require special education support are referred to as ______.

exceptional children

The terms disability and handicap can be used interchangeably.

False

Speech–language pathologists, occupational therapists, and physical therapists are types of ______.

related service providers

A program of instruction tailored to meet the individual needs of students is referred to as ______.

special education

Public Law 108−446, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, identifies ______ categories of exceptionality.

13

Which is considered exceptional but is not considered a category of exceptionality by the federal government?

intellectually gifted

The first major amendment to PL 94−142 was passed because at that time, more than half of states did not require special education for preschoolers with disabilities.

True

What is the most prevalent disability of students ages 6 to 21 receiving special education support?

specific learning disabilities

If the prevalence of a particular learning disability among school−aged children is 4 percent, what conclusion can be drawn?

Four percent of school−aged children have this disability.

When an educator refers to FAPE, they are referencing ______.

all students' right to a free appropriate public education

Who is considered the Father of Special Education?

Jean−Marc Gaspard Itard

Which team model is the most collaborative, most cooperative, most coordinated, and most integrated?

transdisciplinary teams

What is the significance of collaboration among professionals from different disciplines in delivering special education services?

It helps in creating multidisciplinary and non-discriminatory assessments and plans.

When one teacher is responsible for most of the teaching in the classroom, but another teacher moves around the classroom to assist students who are having difficulty with the information, this is an example of which cooperative teaching model?

One teach, One support

Which cooperative teaching model requires a high commitment level from both teachers, where they share instructional and planning obligations equally?

Team Teaching

universal design for learning (UDL)

The design of instructional materials and activities that allows the learning goals to be achievable by individuals with wide differences in their abilities to see, hear, speak, move, read, write, understand English, attend, organize, engage, and remember

The universal design for learning (UDL) is primarily designed to meet the needs of students with learning disabilities.

False

Providing students with a lecture, songs, and discussion follows the multiple means of ______ of the universal design for learning.

representation

The three essential components of universal design for learning are multiple means of ______.

representation, engagement, and expression

What service is required for all high school students who are enrolled in a special education program as a part of their IEP?

individualized transition plan

The earlier that special education intervention begins for children, the better the outcome.

True

A special education teacher, general education teacher, school psychologist, student’s parents, and occupational therapist work together to create an intervention plan for a student, but the special education teacher takes the role as the primary interventionist. This is an example of what type of team?

Interdisciplinary

A researcher is measuring the rate of new cases of intellectual disability appearing in a population during a specific time period. What metric is this researcher measuring?

Incidence

Early childhood special education is designed for children ages ______.

3 to 5

Mr. Yarbrough, the special education teacher, meets with Mrs. Lopez, the general education teacher, about the needs of one of her students with disabilities. Mr. Yarbrough offers advice to Mrs. Lopez on how to work with the student. This example best illustrates ______.

consultation

When special education was first introduced to public schools, students requiring these services were educated ______.

in self−contained classrooms