Typology of learner with special needs

Question 1

are individuals with physical, intellectual, emotional, or social challenges requiring extra educational support.

Answer 1

Special needs learners

Question 2

The movement for inclusive education began in the ______ with the shift from segregated institutions to mainstream education.

Answer 2

20th century

Question 3

Progressive Education

Answer 3

John Dewey

Question 4

Cognitive Development Theory

Answer 4

Jean Piaget

Question 5

Social Learning Theory

Answer 5

Lev Vygotsky

Question 6

• Identified by Sir William Little in the 19th century. Initially called ____

Answer 6

little disease

Question 7

who is the proponent who called in 19th century a “little disease”

Answer 7

William

Question 8

Cerebral Palsy symptoms

Answer 8

Symptoms: Motor impairment, speech difficulties, seizures.

Question 8

• Caused by brain injury before/during birth, affecting muscle control.

Answer 8

Cerebral Palsy

Question 9

• Discovered by: John Langdon Down in 1866, identified as a genetic condition with an extra 21st chromosome.

Answer 9

Trisomy 21 (down syndrome)

Question 10

who discovered Down in 1866, identified as a genetic condition with an extra 21st chromosome.

Answer 10

John Langdon Down

Question 11

Dyslexia is a

Answer 11

reading disorder

Question 12

who identified dyslexia in 1920s

Answer 12

Dr. Samuel Orton

Question 13

symptoms of dyslexia

Answer 13

struggles with reading and spelling

Question 14

Early neurologists noted difficulties in written expression among children.

• Symptoms: Poor handwriting, difficulty organizing thoughts

Answer 14

Dysgraphia

Question 15

Recognized by the American Psychiatric Association as a math-related disability.

• Symptoms: Inability to understand numbers and arithmetic

Answer 15

Dyscalculia

Question 16

when was the braille develop?

Answer 16

1824

Question 17

who developed braille?

Answer 17

Louis Braille

Question 18

Louis Braille developed Braille in 1824 to assist the visually impaired.

• Symptoms: Partial to total blindness

Inclusive Teaching Strategy:

• Use screen readers and enlarged print materials for visually impaired learners.

Answer 18

Visual Impairment

Question 19

Pedro Ponce de León pioneered deaf education in the 1500s.

• Symptoms: Ranges from mild to severe hearing loss

Inclusive Teaching Strategy:

• Encourage the use of sign language or hearing aids.

Mild hearing loss
Moderate hearing loss
Moderately severe hearing loss (hearing aids)
Severe hearing loss
Profound hearing loss (Limited to no hearing)

Answer 19

Hearing impairment