Group 12 Flashcards
functional curriculum
a curriculum that emphasizes practical life skills rather than academic skills
Standards-based curriculum
Aligns learning objectives with the general education curriculum in addition to targeting daily living skills
Community-based instruction
Instruction occurs in natural settings to overcome issues with generalization
INCLUDE methodology
Identify classroom demands |Note student learning strengths&weak|Check for potential areas of success|Look for potential problem areas |Use info to brainstorm differentiation |Differentiate instruction |Evaluate student progress
sheltered workshop
Receive limited training in job skills and have limited exposure to co-workers without disabilities
supported employment
Intensive job skills training and supports
Specific learning disabilities
A disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using language
Discrepancy model
Explains how IQ could vary from academic performance
Exclusionary clause
A learning disability can’t be she primarily to sensory impairments, intellectual disability, emotional problem, environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage
4 main causes of learning disabilities
Acquired trauma|Genetic influences |Biochemical abnormalities |Environmental possibilities
Characteristics of learning disability
Attention |Hyperactivity|Information-processing |Lack of cognitive strategies|Memory|Oral language|Gross and fine motor skills|Psychological processing |Reading|Social/emotional |Written language
A learning disability does not exist
Without significant impairments in academic achievement
Achievement tests
Measure overall academic achievement
Achievement tests used for discrepancy
Iowa Test of Basic Skills|Stanford achievement test |Woodcock-Johnson III tests of achievement |Wechsler individual achievement test III
Cognitive ability/intelligence test
Measure assumed ability
Cognitive/Intelligence Test for discrepancy
Wechsler Intelligence scale for children |Stanford-Binet Intelligence scale |Kaufman assessment battery for children
RTI
Response to Intervention
Response to Intervention (RTI)
A procedure where a pupil is exposed to increasingly intensive tiers of instructional intervention with ongoing progress monitoring
Tier 1 primary intervention
5-10 weeks. Preventive instruction in general education classroom
Tier 2 secondary intervention
8 weeks. More intensive supplemental instruction focuses on specific area of need
Tier 3 tertiary prevention
Most specialized instruction addressing specific needs
What ages can be determined to be developmentally disabled
9-Mar
Most recent addition to IDEA regarding high-school students
Summary of performance
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
A neurodevelopment disorder portrayed as a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development
3 subtypes of ADHD
- hyperactive-impulsive |2. inattentive |3. combined
Majority of ADHD is what subtype
Combined
Methods for assessing ADHD
Medical evaluation |Rating scales:|Conners 3|Likert Scale|Child Behavior checklist |Brown ADD scales |Conners-Wells Self-Report Scale
