Diversity

Question 1

What are the 13 categories of disabilities?

Answer 1

Autism spectrum disorder
Intellectual disability
Hearing impairment
Deafness
Speech or language impairment
Visual impairment (including blindness)
Emotional disturbance (including anxiety and depression)
Orthopedic impairment
Traumatic brain injury
Other health impairment (including ADHD)
Specific learning disability (dyslexia, dysgraphia, auditory processing)
Deaf-blindness
Multiple disabilities

Question 2

Who does IDEA apply to?

Answer 2

Students with disabilities - one of the 13 categories listed under IDEA.

Question 3

What is IDEA?

Answer 3

A law passed that states that all students can learn, and outlines the requirements for making this happen.

Question 4

What is a 504 plan?

Answer 4

A 504 plan aids students with learning disabilities by making accommodations for them such as a quiet area to study, sitting in the back of the classroom, etc. it can be given to any student with any disability that inhibits normal learning activities.

Question 5

What is an IEP?

Answer 5

Individual Educational Plan for students with receiving special education. Must be formed by a meeting with parents, teacher, special ed teacher, district representative, and principal.

Question 6

What are Specific Learning Disabilities?

Answer 6

1. Dyslexia
2. Discalculia
3. Written Expression Disorder (Disgraphia)

Question 7

What categorizes “Other Health Imapairment” as a disability?

Answer 7

Learning disabilities such as ADHD which affect strength, energy, or alertness.

Question 8

What are emotional disturbances?

Answer 8

GAD, depression, bi polar disorder, schizophrenia, OCD, etc.

Question 9

What is Orthopedic Impairment?

Answer 9

Physical impairments that impair function in the body, as with Cerebral Palsy

Question 10

What are intellectual disabilities?

Answer 10

A lower than average IQ, Down syndrome, etc.

Question 11

What are the steps to getting an IEP for a child?

Answer 11

1. Receive a diagnosis of a disability from a professional such as a physician
2. Ensure child is in one of 13 eligible categories of disabilities under IDEA

Question 12

What are two strategies that support differentiated learning?

Answer 12

1. Flexible instruction
2. Mixed ability grouping

Question 13

Study/teaching strategies for ELL students

Answer 13

1. Peer modeling
2. Speaking and listening
3. Language modeling

Question 14

What is Acculturation?

Answer 14

An individual’s adjustment to a new culture, while also retaining culture beliefs, customs, and native language.

Question 15

What is RTI?

Answer 15

Response to Intervention - part of the IDEA Act.