Vocab 2

Question 1

Accommodation

Answer 1

Changes in curriculum, instruction, and assessment that allow students to participate in and access all aspects of inclusive classrooms and schools without significantly altering the nature of the activity.

Question 2

Collaboration

Answer 2

Direct interaction between two or more co-equal parties engaged in decision making as they work toward a common goal.

Question 3

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Answer 3

A broad continuum of cognitive and neurobehavioral conditions that typically include impairments in socialization and communication coupled with repetitive patterns of behavior

Question 4

Learning Disability (LD)

Answer 4

Disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using spoken or written language which may appear as significant difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities.

Question 5

Hearing Impairment (HI)

Answer 5

A permanent hearing loss or a decrease in hearing that is so significant it negatively affects a child’s performance in school or ability to learn.

Question 6

Scaffolding

Answer 6

Techniques (e.g., visual cues, highlighting key parts) for breaking down concepts or tasks into smaller components to provide support and assistance until students can achieve the task independently.

Question 7

Alternative teaching

Answer 7

A co-teaching instructional arrangement where one teacher works with a smaller group or individual students while the other teacher works with a larger group.

Question 8

Planning pyramid (level 1)

Answer 8

What all students will learn

Question 9

Planning pyramid (level 2)

Answer 9

What most but not all students will learn.

Question 10

Planning pyramid (level 3)

Answer 10

What a few students will learn.

Question 11

Individualized Education Plan/Program (IEP)

Answer 11

A written individualized plan listing the special education and related services students with disabilities will receive to address their unique strengths and challenges.

Question 12

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Answer 12

A psychiatric condition characterized by a persistent pattern of inattention, impulsivity, and or hyperactivity-impulsivity that is more frequent and severe than is typically observed in individuals at a comparable level of development.