Special Education General Curriculum Content Test (163)
Fall 2023 with complete solution
Phonology
concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in languages.
Students may substitute sounds
Morphology
The study of the structure of words and the rules for combining morphemes into words.
Includes past/present tenses and word beginnings
Syntax
The set of rules that govern sentence formation and the speaker's understanding of the
structure of phrases and sentences (word order and grammar)
Semantics
The study of word meaning: the content and the relationships between words and
grammatical forms
Pragmatics
Involves the way the language is used to communicate with others.
Characteristics of students that are emotionally disturbed
-Highly disruptive to the classroom environment
-academic difficulties
-general pervasive mood of unhappiness
-can delveop physical symptoms associated with school or personal problems
inability to learn that is not attributed to intellectual, sensory, or health factors
Socialized aggression
Acting out nonphysically through aggression.
ex.) Gangs, truancy
Characteristic most related to physical impairments
Impaired motor abilities
Degrees of cognitive impairment
Mild:
-IQ of 50-70
-Not distinguished from normal children until school age
-can be self-supporting
Moderate:
-IQ of 35-55
- Fair motor development; clumsy
-can be taught to communicate
-Need supervision be can perform semiskilled labor
Severe:
-IQ of 20-40
-Poor motor development
-minimal speech/communication
, -minimal independent ability
Profound:
-IQ below 20
-Little/no speech or communication
-dependent on others
-lifetime supervision
When addressing behavior, be sure to consider
-the students culture, such as traditions and values
-Should be based on objective measures
Frequency
how often a behavior occurs
duration
how long a behavior occurs
Students with mild disabilities
-account for half of the special ed population
-recognized once they begin school and have learning challenges
-high , high school dropout rate
-
PL 94-142 attempts to
-match the child's educational needs with appropriate educational services
-include parents in educational decisions; parent input
EAHCA 1975
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was signed into law in
1990, October 30
Section 504
-focuses on the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of disability
-started FAPE
least restrictive environment
(LRE) means
the student is being educated in the LRE that meets their needs
The Americans with disabilities act (ADA)
-gives civil rights protection to all people with disabilities in 1990
- came after the "education for all handicapped children in 1975
The earliest establishment of organizations that served individuals with
disabilities
physchology
what is a half-way residential home
A service medium facility that helps formerly institutionalized clients adjust to becoming
self-supporting members of the community
Normalization
The movement towards serving as many children with disabilities as possible the
regular classroom with supports and services
cognitive learning strategies
Fall 2023 with complete solution
Phonology
concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in languages.
Students may substitute sounds
Morphology
The study of the structure of words and the rules for combining morphemes into words.
Includes past/present tenses and word beginnings
Syntax
The set of rules that govern sentence formation and the speaker's understanding of the
structure of phrases and sentences (word order and grammar)
Semantics
The study of word meaning: the content and the relationships between words and
grammatical forms
Pragmatics
Involves the way the language is used to communicate with others.
Characteristics of students that are emotionally disturbed
-Highly disruptive to the classroom environment
-academic difficulties
-general pervasive mood of unhappiness
-can delveop physical symptoms associated with school or personal problems
inability to learn that is not attributed to intellectual, sensory, or health factors
Socialized aggression
Acting out nonphysically through aggression.
ex.) Gangs, truancy
Characteristic most related to physical impairments
Impaired motor abilities
Degrees of cognitive impairment
Mild:
-IQ of 50-70
-Not distinguished from normal children until school age
-can be self-supporting
Moderate:
-IQ of 35-55
- Fair motor development; clumsy
-can be taught to communicate
-Need supervision be can perform semiskilled labor
Severe:
-IQ of 20-40
-Poor motor development
-minimal speech/communication
, -minimal independent ability
Profound:
-IQ below 20
-Little/no speech or communication
-dependent on others
-lifetime supervision
When addressing behavior, be sure to consider
-the students culture, such as traditions and values
-Should be based on objective measures
Frequency
how often a behavior occurs
duration
how long a behavior occurs
Students with mild disabilities
-account for half of the special ed population
-recognized once they begin school and have learning challenges
-high , high school dropout rate
-
PL 94-142 attempts to
-match the child's educational needs with appropriate educational services
-include parents in educational decisions; parent input
EAHCA 1975
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was signed into law in
1990, October 30
Section 504
-focuses on the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of disability
-started FAPE
least restrictive environment
(LRE) means
the student is being educated in the LRE that meets their needs
The Americans with disabilities act (ADA)
-gives civil rights protection to all people with disabilities in 1990
- came after the "education for all handicapped children in 1975
The earliest establishment of organizations that served individuals with
disabilities
physchology
what is a half-way residential home
A service medium facility that helps formerly institutionalized clients adjust to becoming
self-supporting members of the community
Normalization
The movement towards serving as many children with disabilities as possible the
regular classroom with supports and services
cognitive learning strategies
