SPECIAL EDUCATION Flashcards
refers to a range of services that help kids with disabilities learn
special education
LRE
Least restrictive environment
refers to a problem with a structure or organ of the body.
impairment
is a functional limitation regarding a particular activity.
Disability
refers to a disadvantage in filling a role in life relative to a peer group.
Handicap
refers to the total number of cases of a particular condition,those with exceptionality (giftednessand talented) and developmental disabilities and impairments.Prevalence is viewed in two ways.
Prevalence
refers to the cases that have come in contact with some systems. The Number of children and youth with special needs is derived from census data.
Identifiable Prevalence
assumes that there are a larger number of children and youth with special needs who are in school or in the community who have not been identified as such and who are not in the special education programs of the Department of Education.
True Prevalence
refers to the number of new cases identified within a population over a specific period of time.
Incidence
is a service delivery system which operates on the “ school within a school” concept.
The special education center
programs have allowed children and youth with disability to study in regular classes and learn side by side with their peers for the last forty years.
Integration and Mainstreaming
was the term used earlier. At present, when it is no longer unusual to find blind,deaf and even mentally retarded students participating in a regular class activities at certain periods of the school day, the perfect term is
Mainstreaming
Two types of mainstreaming
- Partial Mainstreaming
- Full mainstreaming
children who have moderate or severe forms of disabilities are mainstreamed in regular classes in subjects like Physical Education, Home Technology, Music And Arts.
Partial Mainstreaming
children with disabilities are enrolled in regular classes and recite in all the subjects. As special education Teacher assists the regular teacher in teaching the children with special needs. Likewise, the SPED Teacher gives tutorial lessons at the SPED Center or Resource Room.
Full Mainstreaming
means implementing and maintaining warm and accepting classroom communities that embrace and respect diversity or differences. Teachers and students take active steps to understand individual differences and create an atmosphere of respect.
Inclusion
implements a multilevel,multimodality curriculum. This Means that special needs students follow an adapted curriculum and use special devices and materials to learn at a suitable pace.
Inclusion
prepares regular teachers and special education teachers to teach interactively.
Inclusion
At least two types of support services are extended to children with special needs:
- Referral services solicited from Medical and Clinical
- Assistive Devices
is a classroom or private instruction involving techniques, exercises, and subject matter designed for students whose learning needs cannot be met by a standard school curriculum
Special Education
are students with disabilities (as well as those who are gifted and talented)
Exceptional learners
in the Philippines is a type of education that is designed to meet the needs of all students, including those with disabilities.
Inclusive education
The categories of exceptionality generally recognized in special education include:
Gifted or talented, multiple disabilities, medical disorders traumatic brain injury, visual or hearing impairment, communication disorders, autism and related disorders, emotional and behavioral disorders, learning disabilities and mental retardation or developmental disorders
Changes in educational environments that allow
students with disabilities to participate in inclusive
environments by compensating for learners’ weaknesses.
Adaptations