Typology of learner with special needs Flashcards
are individuals with physical, intellectual, emotional, or social challenges requiring extra educational support.
Special needs learners
The movement for inclusive education began in the ______ with the shift from segregated institutions to mainstream education.
20th century
Progressive Education
John Dewey
Cognitive Development Theory
Jean Piaget
Social Learning Theory
Lev Vygotsky
- Identified by Sir William Little in the 19th century. Initially called ____
little disease
who is the proponent who called in 19th century a “little disease”
William
Cerebral Palsy symptoms
Symptoms: Motor impairment, speech difficulties, seizures.
- Caused by brain injury before/during birth, affecting muscle control.
Cerebral Palsy
- Discovered by: John Langdon Down in 1866, identified as a genetic condition with an extra 21st chromosome.
Trisomy 21 (down syndrome)
who discovered Down in 1866, identified as a genetic condition with an extra 21st chromosome.
John Langdon Down
Dyslexia is a
reading disorder
who identified dyslexia in 1920s
Dr. Samuel Orton
symptoms of dyslexia
struggles with reading and spelling
Early neurologists noted difficulties in written expression among children.
- Symptoms: Poor handwriting, difficulty organizing thoughts
Dysgraphia