CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Special Education and Related Service Professionals include: - ANSWERPhysical
Therapist
Occupational therapist
Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)
Audiologist
Nurse
Physicians
IDEA Definitions of Hearing / Visual Impairment - ANSWERAn impairment that
adversely affects education performance
Visual Impairments are (2) - ANSWERLegal Blindness
Low Vision (partially sighted or partial vision) significant impairment but still unstable
vision
Modifications of Visual Impairments - ANSWERuse of assistive technology
use of person- aid
changes in the physical environment
changes in student response
changes in teacher instruction
alteration in activities and curriculum
Deaf Culutre - ANSWERRefers to members of the deaf community who embrace
deaf culture, a unique subset of American society - deafness is not considered a
disability
Hearing Loss - Congenital - ANSWERPresent at birth
Hearing Loss - Acquired - ANSWERoccurs after birth
Hearing Loss - Pre lingual - ANSWERoccurs prior to speech and language
development
Other health impairments - ANSWERasthma
epilepsy
AIDS
cancer
diabetes (type 1 = born, type 2 = eating)
Inclusive Practices - ANSWER-team decision making
-students with physical and heath conditions mostly need access to the classroom
-students with significant or multiple disabilities may access the general curriculum
classroom with supports
, Characteristics of students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilites -
ANSWERdevelopmental delay - students go through the same stages of
developmental as their non disabled peers, but at a slower rate
Hearing Loss - Post lingual - ANSWERoccurs after speech and language have
developed
Causes of Hearing Loss - Pre lingual - ANSWERgenetic disorder
prenatal infections
maternal illnesses
other conditions preset at time of birth
ear malformation
Causes of Hearing Loss - Post lingual - ANSWERbacterial meningitis
ear infections
medications
measles
encephalitis
head injury
Common Neurological Disabilities - ANSWERCerebral Palsy - spastic, athetoic
(basic movements), and axis (Milder) mixed
spina bifida
spinal cord injury
muscular dystrophy
juvenile arthritis
Chronic * - ANSWERCerebal Palsy
Acute * - ANSWERchildhood cancers
Progressive * - ANSWERmuscular dystrophy
Episodic * - ANSWERepilepsy
Congenital * - ANSWERPresent at birth
Acquired * - ANSWERoccurs after birth
Monoplegia - ANSWERonly one limb is affected
Hemiplegia - ANSWERone side of the body is affected
Paraplegic - ANSWERonly legs are affected
Quadriplegia - ANSWERinvolves all limbs and trunk of the body