Pioneers in Special Education Flashcards
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Who was Jean Itard and what did he accomplish?
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- French Physician
- worked with Deaf
- “wild child” experiment
- created sensory training model
2
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Who was Alfred Binet and what did he accomplish?
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- French Psychologist (1890’s)
- interest in the nature of intellect
- published first test in 1905
- test meant to measure potential of low ability children
- measures ‘mental age’
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Who was A.A. Strauss and what did he accomplish?
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- German Neuropsychiatrist (1897-1957)
- Jewish, moved to US due to WWI
- related symptoms of mildly retarded children to soldiers with brain injuries
- inferred that brain injuries could profoundly change personality (became ‘different’)
- LD/minimal brain dysfunction
4
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Who was Edgar A Doll and what did he accomplish?
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- developed test for adaptive behavior (1936)
- advocate for social competence as a measure for mental deficiency
5
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Who was William Cruickshank and what did he accomplish?
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- Special Educator
- started test school that restricts sensory input
- for students with brain injuries or hyperactive
6
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Who was Sam Kirk and what did he accomplish?
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- Chicago Psychologist
- coined Learning Disabled in 1962
- worked with MBD
7
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Who was Lloyd Dunn and what did he accomplish?
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- developed/implemented Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)
- measurement of receptive vocabulary
- designed to provide and index of achievement
8
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Who was Stan Deno and what did he accomplish?
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- improved reading performance
- data-based programming modification
- precision teaching
9
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Who was Don Deshler and what did he accomplish?
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- develop curriculum for secondary education LD students
- advocated ‘learning strategies’ approach
10
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Who was Naomi Zigmond and what did she accomplish?
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- 1995 investigated effectiveness of classroom models
- developed PASA (PSSA alt)
