Exceptional children

Question 1

What is the definition of Exceptional Child according to Kirk?

Answer 1

“child who deviates from the average or normal child (1) in mental characteristics, (2) in sensory abilities, (3) in neuromuscular or physical characteristics, (4) in social or emotional behaviour, (5) in communication abilities, or (6) in multiple handicaps to such an extant that he requires a modification of school practices, or special education services, in order to develop to his maximum capacity”.

Cues:

• deviates from average child
• MSNECH : Mental,Sensory, neuromuscular/physical, social/emotional, communication, multiple handicaps
• modification of school practices/special education services
• develop to maximum capacity)

Question 2

What problems cause the exceptionality?

Answer 2

The exceptionality may be due to problems in vision, hearing, perceptual-motor, movement related, communication, intelligence, socio-emotional.

Cue:
VHPMCIS

Question 3

What are the two dimensions of exceptionality?

Answer 3

Exceptionality has a positive dimension (gifted or talented children) and a negative dimension (handicapped, learning disability, behavioural problems etc.).

Cue:
positive : GT
negative: HLB

Question 4

What is meant by children at risk?

Answer 4

There is another group of children referred as children at risk. Such children have no learning disability, but they are at a risk to develop it later. The risk factor may be caused by conditions during birth, nurturing, or environment. This group includes students experiencing learning, socialisation and maturational difficulties and difficulties in general classroom.

Cue:

• No learning disability, future
• Cause: BNE : birth, nurturing, environment
• Characteristics: LSMG - learning, socialization, maturation difficulties, general classroom

Question 5

Define Special Education?

Answer 5

Special education is defined as individualised educational instruction designed to meet the unique educational and related needs of students with disabilities.

Cue:

• individualized
• instruction
• unique needs - educational and related
• students with disabilities

Question 6

What are the groups of students for whom special education is provided?

Answer 6

Group A :

1) Learning disabled 2) Speech or language impaired 3) Mentally Retarded4) Emotionally or behaviourally disturbed 5) Physically impaired 6) Autistic 7) Deaf-Blind 8) Traumatic brain disordered 9) Severely Multiple handicapped

Cue:
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LSEPADTS

Group B
Gifted and talented