Midterm

Question 0

Dangers of labeling

Answer 0

• isolation

- parent disagreement

Question 1

PL 94-142/Section 504

the Big 6

Answer 1

• FAPE- Free and Appropriate Public Ed
• LRE- Least Restricted Environment
• IEP- Individualized, Education Plan
• Procedural Due Process
• Nondiscriminatory Assessment
• Parental Participation

Question 2

IEPs, LRE, IDEA

Answer 2

• IEP- Individualized Education Plan- individualized program to help student with special needs (skills, goals, level, yearly assessment)
• LRE- Least Restrictive Environment- for maximum education
• IDEA- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act- 1990- Ind. transition plans, expanded related services, distinct disability categories, can sue for noncompliance, academic performance assessment

Question 3

Teaching arrangements (4)

Answer 3

• Team- both SPED and GED teach, gen. ed, sped, and bil.ed.
• Station- SPED and GED teach separate. Grouping, same topic, ratio.
• Parallel- SPED and GED teach same topic, different learning.
• Alternative- SPED and GED teach same topic, different learning, ratio.

Question 4

Culture, bilingual-special ed. needs

Answer 4

• language characteristics that help develop language use plan
• cultural factors
• characteristics of culturally and linguistically 0

Question 5

Parent/professional relationships

Answer 5

parents fully participate in education decisions, receive counseling, and home-based plans

Question 6

Stage models of parent reaction to disability

Answer 6

-Primary
shock
denial
grief and depression

-Secondary
   ambivalence (mixed feelings)
   guilt
   anger
   shame

-Tertiary
bargaining
adaption and reorganization
acceptance and adjustment

• time varies
• can go forewords or backwards

Question 7

Inclusion/ Mainstream

Answer 7

• Taught to the best possible extent. All children with disabilities should be taught exclusively in gen. ed classroom in the age appropriate grade they’d normally be in.
• The social and instructional inclusion into the normal classroom.

Question 8

Multiple Intelligences

Answer 8

Howard Garner -Problem solving

• verbal/linguistic
• musical/rhythmic
• bodily/kinesthetic
• interpersonal
• logical/mathematical
• visual/spatial
• intrapersonal
• naturalist

Question 9

Family systems framework (the plate)

Answer 9

extended family, marital, parental, sibling.

family characteristics and family functions

Question 10

Family life cycle

Answer 10

• Early Childhood (birth- 5)
• School Age (5-12)
• Adolescence (12-21)
• Adulthood (21+)

Parental and Sibling Issues

Question 11

Multicultural education/ Bilingual education

Answer 11

• Umbrella concept- race, language, social class, disability, and gender. Cultural background is valued.
• Education is instructed primarily in student’s native language while developing competency and proficiency.

Question 12

BICS and CALPS

Answer 12

Basic
Interpersonal
Communication
Skills 
(1-3 yrs to develop)

Cognitive
Academic
Language
Proficiency
Skills
(5-7 yrs to develop)

Question 13

Characteristics of individuals with MR/intellectual disabilities

Answer 13

Learning

• attention
• memory
• academic performance/development
• motivation
• generalization
• language development

Social and Behavioral
-social development

Question 14

Learned Helplessness

Answer 14

“No matter the effort, I’m destined to fail” thinking.

Need strong, positive support system and positive reinforcement

Question 15

Functional curriculum

Answer 15

• life skills
• academic skills applied to everyday situations (making change, following directions in a cookbook)
• goal is successful daily living

Question 16

Instructional Strategies (4)

Answer 16

• Cooperative Learning- heterogeneous groups (better with poorer).
• Task Analysis- the zipper. Model, step- demo, feedback.
• Unit Approach- theme planning. 1 theme for all subjects for 1-2 weeks
• Scaffolding- like riding a bike. one step at a time. student support structure. graphic organizers, pause-ask questions-pause-review.