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ECE 2 Target/Stn 04
ECE2-04 Exceptional Learners
Term | Definition |
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Learning Disability | Any of a range of issues that cause a student to be unable to learn in a typical manner. The cause is sometimes known and sometimes unknown |
Developmental Delay | An occurrence of at least one area of development being behind the pace of other children of the same age. |
Impairment | A physical or other shortfall that limits function. |
At Risk | a student who, by virtue of their circumstances, is statistically more likely than others to fail academically |
IEP (Individual Education Program) | A written document that itemizes a learning disability or condition and what can be done to support learning for that student |
Inclusion | Educating a special needs student with the general education students in a general education classroom |
LRE (Least Restrictive Environment) | The concept that a child with a disability must be educated with minimal limitations on movement |
Educable Cognitive Delay | capable of being educated, and possibly achieve some degree of self sufficiency |
ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) | An inability to focus or a short than usual attention span |
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) | An inability to focus accompanied by an inability to control the urge to move constantly |
Autism Spectrum Disorder | a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social skills and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior |
Speech Impairment | Difficulty in shaping sounds with the tongue and mouth. |
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | A birth defect with profound effects caused by a mother drinking alcohol during pregnancy. |
Giftedness | Intellectual ability significantly higher than average. |
Temperament | How a person reacts to different circumstances. |
Accessibility | the degree to which a product, device, service, or environment is available to as many people as possible |
IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) | a piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to their individual needs |
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) | a federal law that came into effect and forbids discrimination against disabled persons |
Regulation 504 | A federal law designed to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities with agencies that receive government funding. Protects students with other health impairments |
Accommodation | An adjustment to the lesson, activity or expectation to help students with learning challenges have academic success |
Dysnomia | a difficulty with, or inability to, retrieve the correct word from memory when need |
Dyscalculia | learning difficulty that affects an individual's ability to do basic arithmetic such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division |
Dysgraphia | a neurological disorder of written expression that impairs writing ability and fine motor skills |
Dyslexia | difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols |