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Chp.31 ECEII
Students with exceptionalities
Term | Definition |
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) | Federal law requiring all states to provide education for children who are developmentally delayed. |
inclusion | Term used to refer to an education setting in which children with and without special needs are integrated |
Individual Education Plan (IEP) | A written strategy for learning, designed to ensure each child with special needs is educated in the most appropriate manner for him or her. |
Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) | Stategy developed when a preschool age child is diagnosed as having a disailibty. |
referral | Directing a parent to obtain a diagnosis from a professional when a problem exists with a child. |
hearing impaired | Term that refers to a problem in one or more parts of the ear, which usually prevents a child from hearing adequately. |
articulation problems | Omissions, distortions or substitutions of volwels or constants or both. |
visual impairment | Any eye or nerve problem that prevents a person from seeing normally. |
chronic health needs | Needs for special care caused by illness that persists over a period of time. |
asthma | A chronic inflammatory discorder of the airways that causes labored breathing, gasping, coughing, and wheezing. |
hemophilia | Genetic blood disease in which the blood cannot clot normally. |
learning disability | Problems with one or more basic skills of learning. Poor memory skills, trouble following directions, or poor coordination may be signs |
behavior disorder | A condition that affects an indiviual's social and emotional functions, such as attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity conduct disorder or autism. |
autism | A behavior disorder in which children are unable to interact with others socially because of ritualistic and compulsive behavior. Their language development is also atypical. |
giftedness | Having exceptional skills in one or more of six areas, creative or productive thinking, general intellectual ability, leadership ability, psychomotor ability, specific academic aptitude and/or visual or performing arts. |
acceleration | Process in which a gifted child is assigned to a class with older children. |
enrichmnet | A process to broaden the range of experiences with special curriculum. |