Reviewer: Exceptionalities

The curriculum for a student with intellectual disability or mental

retardation should focus upon
Sign interrupter, visual cues, sitting close to the teacher, the teacher always faces
students and has their attention when talking
functional life skills, safety, independent living skills
Emotional Behavior Disorder
Gifted and Talented

What does your book identify as an area of concern expressed by

administrators and general education teachers regarding inclusion?
Receive special education services according to legal guidelines
Sign interrupter, visual cues, sitting close to the teacher, the teacher always faces
students and has their attention when talking
Adequate skills and training for teachers about various disabilities and accommodations
Picture schedule

A strategy for accommodating students with special needs in the

general education classroom.
INCLUDE
Inclusion
Speech/Language
Learning Disability

Speech or Language Impairment (communication disorder (CD)) (2)

A disorder related to accurately producing the sounds of language or meaningfully using
language to communicate
Sign interrupter, visual cues, sitting close to the teacher, the teacher always faces
students and has their attention when talking
A significant physical limitation that impairs the ability to move or complete motor
activities
A disease or health disorder so significant that it negatively affects learning; examples
include cancer, sickle-cell anemia, and language
1. simplify complex steps, and allow extra time to finish assignments

Visual impairment (7)

LD, Speech/Language, Mild ID, EBD,
Higher performance capability in intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity.
(not part of 13 covered by IDEA)
1. must score in or above 97% on IQ test to qualify)
2. use flexible pacing and tiered assignments
A partial or complete loss of vision
A medical condition denoting a serious brain injury that occurs as a result of accident or
injury; the impact of this disability varies widely but may affect learning, behavior, social
skills, and language
1. reduce distractions, divide work into smaller sections

According to IDEA, students must be educated in the _____ in which

they can succeed with appropriate support provided.
Least Restrictive Environment
Learning Disability
Differentiated instruction
Developmental Delay
Orthopedic impairment (OI) (Physical disability) (9)
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significant limitations in intellectual ability and adaptive behavior; this disability occurs in
a range of severity
1. based on IQ test
2. Use a "hands-on" approach, use mnemonics, and strengthen memory
A disorder related to accurately producing the sounds of language or meaningfully using
language to communicate
Significant problems in the social-emotional area to a degree that learning is negatively
affected
1. Not a test to determine if the student has it (rare), considered a mental illness, most
least likely to have in class
2. Apply lessons to real-life situations, and make the classroom safe
A significant physical limitation that impairs the ability to move or complete motor
activities

A student who is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, ADD, or ADHD, may

qualify for special education services under the following
exceptionality:
Least Restrictive Environment
Developmental Delay
Other Health Impaired
Speech/Language

The professional belief is that students with disabilities should be

integrated into general education classes, whether or not they meet
traditional curricular standards, and should be full members of those
classrooms.
INCLUDE
Student Improvement Team SIT
Inclusion
Speech/Language

A student with this disability must be 9 or under, they show significant

delays in developmental skills.
Speech/Language
Gifted and Talented
Other Health Impaired
Developmental Delay

When schools refer to students with disabilities, they mean students

who ...
Asperger's students are higher functioning academically
Student Improvement Team SIT
LD, SL, ID, ED, Autism, HI, VI, Deaf-blindness, OI, TBI, OHI, MD, DD
Receive special education services according to legal guidelines

The process where a team works together to determine interventions

to help a student be successful.
Developmental Delay
Inclusion
Student Improvement Team SIT
Asperger's students are higher functioning academically

Autism (5)
A disease or health disorder so significant that it negatively affects learning; examples
include cancer, sickle-cell anemia, and language
1. simplify complex steps, and allow extra time to finish assignments
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Have trouble paying attention, short attention
span, impulse control problems (not part of 13 covered by IDEA)
1. Seat them where they aren't distracting the class, give them play-dough
A disorder related to processing info that leads to difficulties in reading, writing, and
computing; the most common disability, accounting for half of all students receiving
special education
1. Based on IQ test
2. Break down tasks into smaller steps, provide review sheets, and allow them to tape-
record lectures
A disorder characterized by extraordinary difficulty in social responsiveness; this
disability occurs in many different forms and may be mild or significant
1. Social disorder - must be medically diagnosed
2. have consistent routines/schedules, give step-by-step directions, and fidget toys

What initial steps should be taken by a general education teacher

when concerns arise regarding a student's progress?
A disease or health disorder so significant that it negatively affects learning; examples
include cancer, sickle-cell anemia, and language
1. simplify complex steps, and allow extra time to finish assignments
Adequate skills and training for teachers about various disabilities and accommodations
Sign interrupter, visual cues, sitting close to the teacher, the teacher always faces
students and has their attention when talking
1. Analyze student needs
2. communicate concerns to parents
3. refer to the student improvement team and develop interventions
4. review interventions
5. continue if successful or refer for evaluation

Deaf-blindness (8)
A disorder related to processing info that leads to difficulties in reading, writing, and
computing; the most common disability, accounting for half of all students receiving
special education
1. Based on IQ test
2. Break down tasks into smaller steps, provide review sheets, and allow them to tape-
record lectures
The simultaneous presence of 2 or more disabilities such that none can be identified as
the primary disability; the most common example is the occurrence of mental
retardation and physical disabilities
1. Break assignments into smaller units, use communication devices like talkers
A partial or complete loss of hearing
1. Use good lighting and do not exaggerate punctuation
A simultaneous significant hearing loss and significant vision loss
1. Hand over hand/hand under hand guidance, touch cues, large print books

What is an effective teaching strategy that can be used to help

students with autism progress through the daily school schedule with
ease?
Adequate skills and training for teachers about various disabilities and accommodations
Picture schedule
Other Health Impaired
Gifted and Talented

Hearing impairment (6)

A disorder related to processing info that leads to difficulties in reading, writing, and
computing; the most common disability, accounting for half of all students receiving
special education
1. Based on IQ test
2. Break down tasks into smaller steps, provide review sheets, allow them to tape-
record lectures
A partial or complete loss of vision
A significant physical limitation that impairs the ability to move or complete motor
activities
A partial or complete loss of hearing
1. Use good lighting and do not exaggerate punctuation

Name the Low-incidence disabilities.

LD, SL, ID, ED, Autism, HI, VI, Deaf-blindness, OI, TBI, OHI, MD, DD
Moderate to severe ID, Multiple disabilities, HI, OI, OHI, VI, Deaf-blindness, autism, TBI,
DD
A disease or health disorder so significant that it negatively affects learning; examples
include cancer, sickle-cell anemia, and language
1. simplify complex steps, and allow extra time to finish assignments
Adequate skills and training for teachers about various disabilities and accommodations

Intellectual disability (3)

A significant physical limitation that impairs the ability to move or complete motor
activities
Significant problems in the social-emotional area to a degree that learning is negatively
affected
1. Not a test to determine if the student has it (rare), considered a mental illness, most
least likely to have in class
2. Apply lessons to real-life situations, and make the classroom safe
significant limitations in intellectual ability and adaptive behavior; this disability occurs in
a range of severity
1. based on IQ test
2. Use a "hands-on" approach, use mnemonics, and strengthen memory
The simultaneous presence of 2 or more disabilities such that none can be identified as
the primary disability; the most common example is the occurrence of mental
retardation and physical disabilities
1. Break assignments into smaller units, use communication devices like talkers

Gifted and Talented (GI)

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Higher performance capability in intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity.
(not part of 13 covered by IDEA)
1. must score in or above 97% on IQ test to qualify)
2. use flexible pacing and tiered assignments
A disease or health disorder so significant that it negatively affects learning; examples
include cancer, sickle-cell anemia, and language
1. simplify complex steps, and allow extra time to finish assignments
A disorder related to processing info that leads to difficulties in reading, writing, and
computing; the most common disability, accounting for half of all students receiving
special education
1. Based on IQ test
2. Break down tasks into smaller steps, provide review sheets, and allow them to tape-
record lectures