Lecture Study Guide Flashcards
Disability defintion
A diminished capacity to perform in a specific way (an impairment)
Handicap definition
A disadvantage imposed on an individual
High-incidence disabilities prevalence
disabilities that occur in greater numbers
Low-incidence disabilities prevalence
disabilities that occur less often
IDEA Part A
General Provisions of the Law
IDEA Part B
Covers assistance for education of all children with disabilities (3-21yrs)
IDEA Part C
Covers infants and toddlers with/at risk of a disability (birth-through 2)
IDEA Part D
National support programs at the federal level
What are the 8 core principles of Special Education?
Child find/zero reject, nondiscriminatory evaluation, IEP, FAPE, LRE, Related services, parent participation, and confidentiality.
Pre-referral process (teacher’s primary responsibility)
Gathering the documentation necessary to begin the special education referral process
Individualized Education Programs (IEP) serves…
schoolchildren ages 3-21
504 Plans implement…
reasonable accomodations
Individualized family service plans (IFSP) serve…
infants and toddlers (birth through age 2)
Define Related Services
Multidisciplinary or transdisciplinary set of services many students with disabilities require if their education is to be truly appropriate (ex: speech therapy, assistive tech, adaptive PE)
What are the components of an IFSP?
Present levels of development, family resources & priorities & concerns, measurable outcomes, specific early intervention services, natural environemnts, projected dates, service coordinator, transition to preschool or other services plan, and parent consent
Compare and contrast IFSP and IEP
IFSP: serves children and families ages birth to 2; services provided in the child’s natural environment; plan is developed annually and reviewed every six months.
IEP: Serves children ages 3-21 in the school system, services provided in LRE, plans is developed/reviewed annually.
The cause for one third of cases of intellectual disabilities is…
Unknown
The cause for the other two thirds of intellectual disabilities is…
genetic/hereditary, prematurity/low birth weight, toxins, and diseases
DSM-5 Criteria for Austism Spectrum Disorder (2 categories)
Category A: Deficits in Social interactions
Category B: Restricted Repetitive Activities
What are the 3 ASD levels?
Level 1: Requiring support
Level 2: Requiring susbstantial support
Level 3: requring very substantial support
What are key components of ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)?
- Breaking down tasks, prompting, fading (no prompt necessary).
- FBA (Functional Behavior Assessment) - antecedent, behavior, consequence (ABCs)
What are your ABCs?
Antecedent - determine events that precede the behavior.
Behavior - specify and describe the behavior to increase or decrease.
Consequence - identify events that reduce or increase the likelihood of a behavior occurring.
What are the 4 functions of behavior?
Sensory, escape, attention, and tangibles
Define Orthopedic impariment
Students with physical disabilities (that adversely affects a child’s educational performance - IDEA)
Define other health impaired (OHI)
Students with health disorders (limited strength, vitality, or alertness, due to chronic or acute health problems which adversely affect education performance)
Cerebral palsy causes (statistic breakdown)
70% Prenatal: brain damage during pregnancy, genetic conditions, maternal illness or afflictions (drugs).
30% Perinatal: Infants born too early the risk of oxygen loss or other medical issues.
30% Postnatal: an accident or serious infection.
UNKNOWN: Cause of cerebral palsy and brain damage are unknown.
4 types of Cerebral Palsy effect on the body
Quadriplegia: all four limbs
Hemiplegia: one side of the body
Diplegia: Impairment may be greater for the arms than the legs
Monoplegia: one limb (like arm)
Define Epilepsy
Brain disorder that causes strange sensatins, emotions, and behavior or sometimes convulsions, muscle spasms, and loss of consciousness.
Onset of Type I diabetes
Can develop at any time (including infance) but usually begins between ages 6 and 13
Onset of Type 2 diabetes
Adolescent or adult; overweight/obese
Which type of disability is the largest category of students served under IDEA?
Learning Disabilities
