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Special Ed Test 3
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12/03/2009

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Term
What are the two risk factors that cause disabilities?
Definition

biological

environmental

Term

Name some biological risk factors that cause disabilities?

5

Definition

Low birth weight

Respiratory distress

Seizures

Infections

HIV

 

Term

Name the environmental risk factors that cause disabilities

5

Definition

Mother being 16 or younger

A parent with mental retardation

Substance abuse

poverty

history of abuse or neglect

Term
What is the single greatest factor that affects children in the US?
Definition
poverty
Term

What are the ages for early intervention?

 

ECE?

Definition

b-2

 

3-5

Term
What is the IFSP and how is it different from the IEP?
Definition

Inter-family service plan

 

Involves the family and sets goals for the family.  Services provided to the family instead of just the student

Term

What is an ITP?

What age do ITPs start?

Definition

Individual Transition Plan: a plan for students to transition into the work force

 

16 years

Term
What is the work environment where they serve disabled people by having them work below minimum wage for minial work?
Definition
sheltered workshop environments
Term
What is the employment where the disabled person works at regular jobs with regular people?
Definition
Competitive employment
Term
What is the right and capacity of people to control their own lives?
Definition
self-determination
Term

What do people with self-determininsm take part in?

4

Definition

goal setting

problem solving

decision making

self-adovcacy

Term
What are group homes?
Definition
homes in the community where a group of people with diabilities live, usually supported by a live in staff
Term
What is supported living?
Definition
Where the diabled person lives with and whereever they choose and for however long they chose.  Services and supports are brought to them
Term
What is living where the disabled person loves with roommates with disabilities and without and the one without provides support.
Definition
Term
What is living where there are no supports or services and the disabled person performs all life functions?
Definition
independent living
Term
What is sustaining a life that is satisfying and that meets a disabled person's needs after they leave a school setting?
Definition
Quality of life
Term

Name some domains of quality of life

7

Definition

Work

Education

Marriage

Family

Friends

Health

Housing

Term
Who does Part C of PL 109 119 have to do with?
Definition
infants and toddlers with special needs and their families
Term
Who does B of PL 99 457 have to do with?
Definition
children 3-5
Term

What are the primary goals of early intervention and ECSE?

 

2

Definition

to change a child's development by heading off delays caused by developmental problems

To prevent secondary disabilites

Term

What are some EI categories?

5

Definition

education

speech/language

physical

nutrition

psychological

Term
What is considered essential in EI and ESCE?
Definition
family involvement
Term

How is eligibility for EI and ESCE selected?

 

Which law says this?

Definition

Through assessment of the strengths and needs of the child and family

 

Part C under IDEA

Term

Assessment for EI and ESCE identifies what?

4

Definition

Family's resources

concerns

Supports they need

Goals and objectives

Term

what sort of assessments are used for EI and ESCE?

Where are these held?

Under what circumstances? 2

Definition

play based assessments

 

natural environment (preschool)

 

in family's language and culturally appropriate

Term

What things are included in the IFSP?

 

3

Definition

Strengths of the student

Family's resources

A plan for services and supports

Term

How are families included in making up the IFSP?

 

3

Definition

They're asked to fill out a questionnare on their child's skills

Make up goals

Assisting in supports and services

Term
What is the most important component of a student's education?
Definition
a smooth transition to adult life
Term
What students are 18 and above, who takes over their supports and services?
Definition
ADA
Term
A key factor for individuals with disabilites is ______ into society
Definition
accessbility
Term

Ability for supports and services after leaving school is based on what?

 

Instead of?

Definition

The disability

 

Not the individual needs

Term

What is the model of service delivery that involves empowering students with disabilities and their families to assert more control over their educational programs?

 

What does this include? 2

Definition

person centered planning

 

Creating a vision for the future and them determining how this will happen

Term
What involves a student's communicating about and standing up for their own interests, needs, and rights?
Definition
self-advocacy
Term
What are the four skills a student needs for self-advocacy?
Definition

Understanding their disability

Knowing their rights

Understanding the accommodations needed

Communicating needs effectively

Term
What is employment where disabled people work alongside workers without disabilites that aren't competitive
Definition
integrated environments
Term

Why is work so important for people with disabilites?

3

Definition

It shows that worked is valued and all benefit from being productive members of society

Changes attitudes and expectations towards people with disabilities

People with disabilities can avoid poverty and dependency

Term
What program supports students with disabilities in post-secondary education?
Definition
Disabled Students Program
Term
What are the low incidence disabilities?
Definition

autism

physical

deafness and visual

Term

What are some self determining behaviors?

 

4

Definition

self relience

compliance

self-advocacy

goal setting

Term
life skills and community based instruction refers to what type of curriculum used for students with moderate to severe disabilities?
Definition
Functional curriculum
Term
Learners with moderate to severe disabilities tend to have ______ attirbutes and instructional needs that are specific to their disability
Definition
more
Term
What skills do we emphasize for children with moderate to severe disabilities?
Definition
Life skills
Term
Where is the best place for a functional curriculum to be held?
Definition
in the community or workplace where the skill happens
Term
What is challenge for teachers that have students with moderate to severe disabilities?
Definition
balancing the standards with the functional curriculum and integrating them
Term
What is the best way to implement CBI in the secondary grades?
Definition
have them in the general ed setting with peers half the day and then in the community doing the CBI the other half
Term
What is the main issue with CBI?
Definition
Inclusion:  they are not with their peers as much as they could be
Term
What is UDL?
Definition
Universal design for learners: learning that promotes good outcomes from disabled students as well as regular
Term
Who is UDL most suitable for?
Definition
mild to moderate disabilities
Term
Self-determinism philosophy requires a commitment to _____ to prepare students with disabilities for assuming more active roles in their decisions
Definition
teachers
Term

What are some ways to teach self-determinism?

 

5

Definition

Problem solving

self assessment

create an environment that encourages independence

involve the family and individual in setting goals

FUnctional curriculum

 

Term
What is one instructional strategy that can be implemented for students with moderate to severe disabilities?
Definition
cooperative learning
Term
Why is cooperative learning a good strategy for students with disabilities?
Definition
It allows students from various backgrounds to work together as a team to achieve something
Term

Advantages of cooperative learning

 

4

Definition

Can build unity and interdependence instead of competition

Disabled students can be fully integrated

Positive attitudes towards disabled students

Positive attitudes by disabled students about their learning

Term
What are three ways of cooperative learning?
Definition

peer teaching

group project

jigsaw

Term

What cooperative group is when students work in pairs on a structured task?

Usually reteaching

Definition
peer teaching
Term
What is the most common form of group work?
Definition
group project
Term
What cooperative learning method is when a small group of students works together toward a common goal where each student is assigned a task to complete so the group can make its goal?
Definition
jigsaw
Term

Disadvantages of cooperative learning

 

6

Definition
It takes a lot of work from the teacher: facilitating it, deciding the project, assigning roles, looking at IEPS to meet goals, aligning with state standards, deciding who works well together
Term
Which group has the most issues with cooperative learning?
Definition
Students with behavioral issues
Term
What has the profession of teaching lost in the last couple of decades?
Definition
The loss of unquestionable authority
Term

What does professionalism mean for teachers?

6

Definition

Being able to display authority and control

HAving a balance between your career and your other life

Having a clear set of moral values to teach children

Maintaining a professional relationship with students, not becoming their friends

Being a teacher in the classroom, not being too much of yourself that doesn't relate to the education

Deliver goals (or go by the standards) that you are assigned to do within your own judgements

 

Term
Was was Goals 2000 a response to?
Definition
displeasure with public schools when compared with other nations
Term

What kind of goals were in Goals 2000?

8

Definition

school readiness

school completion

achievement

math and science leadership

adult literacy

safe schools

professional development

parental involvement

Term
What did Goals 2000 require every state to do?
Definition
to establish a plan for meeting specific national goals
Term
What did IDEA 97 do?
Definition
strengthed academic expectations and accountability for students with disabilities
Term

What did NCLB do?

 

For disabled students?

Definition
Established tests that all children, even ones with disabilities had to take and are supposed to achieve the high standards that nondisabled peers do
Term

What are some changes that came to education that teachers had to deal with professionally?

 

5

Definition

Accountability of tests

evidence based teaching and effective schools

Inclusion

Diversity

Having a shortage of special education teachers

Term
What was the regular education initiative?
Definition
the idea that students with disabilities should be taught in the general ed classroom with collaboration between spec ed and gen ed teachers
Term
Students within the same ethnic groups are ________ in special education
Definition
overrepresented
Term
In what areas are many ethnic groups overrepresented?
Definition

MR

BD

Term
What idea has many states come up with to deal with the shortage of special education teachers?
Definition
Sending underqualified teachers into alternative preparation programs
Term

The book says what sort of things are adhering to professionalism?

 

8

Definition

Going by curriculum standards

Providing individualized education

KNowing what you are teaching

Knowing your students

Planning instruction

Assessment techniques

Having effective learning environments

collaboration

 

Term
How do special educators adhere to the curriculum standards?
Definition
they teach foundational skills and knowledge
Term
What do special educators have to do for families with knowledge they have?
Definition
They have to help families know their rights and communicate their dreams
Term

What kind of knowledge do special educators need to have about their students?

 

3

Definition

developmental differences

culture and family

medical issues

 

Term

What kinds of things are educators responsible for when instructing?

 

3

Definition

assessing progress

designing instructional plans to maximize learning

use assessments to evaluate the success of the plans

Term
What is CBI?
Definition
Community based instruction: students recieve the opportunity to learn, practice, and apply life skills in the natural settings
Term

What are some UDL principles?

 

5

Definition

Flexibility

Simple use

Easy to understand information

Tolerance of error

Resonable assignments

 

Term
What three factors help with self determinism?
Definition

Student participation in IEPS

Student expression of choice

Teaching and getting goals and having values of their lives

Term
How is alternate assessment used in comparison to regular state testing?
Definition
The same content is addressed  they're just modified to cover less objectives and have a different set of expectations for the students 
Term

How much has the ELL enrolled students grown?

 

How many children in our nation belong to minority groups?

 

How many live in poverty?

Definition

Has doubled

 

1/3

 

12 million

Term
Name some collaboration structures
Definition

Co teaching

Teacher assistance teams

building-based teams

consultative teams

Term
What are teams where special educators, general educators, and principals come together to serve students?
Definition
teacher assistance teams
Term
What are teams where grade level, interdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary teams plan instructional strategies and explore options?
Definition
Building-based teams
Term
What are teams in which specialists in specific academic areas and classroom teachers work together to implement strategies?
Definition
consultative strategies
Term
What kind of collaboration is required under IDEA?
Definition
parent collaboration
Term

What are some tips to survive as a new teacher?

 

4

Definition

They should find friendly colleagues for support

Find ways to support on-going learning

Develop realistic expectations for themselves

Find ways to cope with stress

 

Term
What are the higher incidence disabilities?
Definition

MR

LD
BD

CD

Term
What are the three defining things of MR?
Definition

subaverage IQ

Can't adapt well

Between the ages of 1-18

Term
What are the levels of MR and what are the IQs at that level?
Definition

Mild 55-70

Moderate 55-35

Severe Below 35

Profound same

Term

Characteristics of MR

 

5

Definition

can't relate well to others

reading ability

immature

bad with short term memory

can look different

 

Term

Modifications for MR

 

3

Definition

Lower achievement standards

Alternative tasks to demonstrate matery

Assign less work

 

 

 

Term

Adaptions for MR

 

5

Definition

Monitor relationships

Provide clear examples

Little distraction

Communication with families

breaking into smaller units

Term
What are the two defining things of LD?
Definition

normal intelligence

Discrepency between ability and achievement

Term

Characteristics of LD

 

10

Definition

poor visual discrimination

poor visual memory

poor auditory discrimination

poor auditory memory

poor hand-eye coordination

poor orientation

hyperactivity

poor self image

problems in reading, writing, spelling, thinking...

Problems with social mores

Term

Accommodations for LD

 

4

Definition

Peer tutors

Graphic organizers

One on one help

assistive technology

 

Term

Modifications for LD

 

4

Definition

Smaller units of work

More time on tests

Fewer writing demands

Fewer math problems

 

Term

What are the defining things of BD?

 

2

Definition

Behaviors that interfere with the learning environment

Demonstrated over a long period of time with a lot of incidences

Term

Characteristics of BD

 

7

Definition

Have trouble controlling themselves

low self esteem

attention getting behavior

defiance

hyperactivity

problems working in groups

immature

 

Term

Adaptions for BD

5

Definition

Repeat directions

Mini breaks

structure your days

be specific

be firm and fair

 

Term

Modifications for BD

 

3

Definition

Short manageable tasks

individualize assignments

present materials at independent level

Term
What is CD a disability of?
Definition
sending, receiving, or comprehending verbal or non-verbal communication
Term
What are the characteristics of CD?
Definition

PRoblems in fluency (stuttering)

Problems with Phonology (can't process sounds)

Problems with articulation (speech impediments)

PRoblems with voice 

Term

Adaptions for CD

 

4

Definition

More time to complete work

assistive technology (Augmentative Communication Device)

providing more time for response

simple directions

Term

Modifications for CD

 

2

Definition

Alternative assessments for language presentations

providing different tests (choosing from 2 answers)

 

Term

Accommodations for Autistic students

 

6

Definition

visuals

structured days

preview activities for smooth transitions

technology

assign notetakers for student

no gestures

Term

Accommodations for Physically disabled students

 

5

Definition

Access to buildings and classrooms

More time to get from one place to another

extended times for tests

technology

decrease irritants

 

Term

Accommodations for hearing impairments

5

Definition

technology

peer tutoring

pace instruction

visual aids

sign language

 

Term

Accommodations for visual impairments

 

5

Definition

assistive technology

manipulative objects

lighting in the room

peer tutoring

braille 

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