Introduction to Exceptionalities - Final Exam

These cards are mostly from the second half of a semester of introduction to exceptionalities.  There are a few from the beginning of the semester as well.  This is a comprehensive final exam.

32 cards   |   Total Attempts: 183
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
Disability vs. Handicap
An inability to do something vs.A disadvantage imposed on an individual - "handicapping situation"
Inability vs. Disability
Not every inability is a disability:1. it may be age appropriate2. it may be due to lack of instruction3. it may be due to lack of opportunity
Universal Design
Structures and features in our environment that are made for everyone to use. People with disabilities are taken into account.
Curriculum Based Measures - Why are they better?

Student's responses to to their usual instructional materials. Performance from student's curriculum. - It is less biased than standardized testing.
What are the two major purposes of education?
1. Academic Instruction2. Socialization
What does it look like when special education works?
The student will have improved achievement and behavior.
Exceptional Learner
One who requires special education and related services if they are to realize their full human potential.
Primary goal of early intervention?
To foster the natural parent - child relationship
Supports
Strategies and resources required for a person to participate in normal activities.
Person Centered Planning
Consumer driven model that encourages individuals to make their own decisions with respect to services. The supports work FOR the individual.
Interindividual variation vs.Intraindividual variation
Between studentsvs.within one student
Early definition of Autism
Individuals who had an extremely narrow range of personal relationships and restricted interactions with their environment
Kanner
Observed 11 children at Johns Hopkins University and found they could be distinguished from children who had schizophrenia. These were autistic.
Asperger
Observed 4 kids at a summer camp and found them to be similar to Kanner's cases, but less severe.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
1. significant deficits in social communication and interactions.2. restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviors, interests and activities3. present in early childhood