Special Education Supplemental 163
Notes With Questions and Answers
Specific Learning Disability (SLD) - ANS-Children who struggle with issues in their
ability to read, write, speak, listen or do math.
Early characteristics: Medical history, speech acquisition, problems with socialization,
academic delays, and behavioral delays.
Other Health Impairment (OHI) - ANS-Indicates that a child has limited strength, vitality
or alertness which includes hyper-alertness or hypo- alertness to environmental stimuli.
It must also be due to chronic or acute health problems such as; ADD, ADHD, diabetes,
epilepsy, heart conditions, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia, nephritis, rheumatic
fever, sickle cell anemia, or Tourettes syndrome.
Must directly affect the student's learning development.
ADHD, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, heart conditions, and more.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - ANS-A disability that affects a child's social and
communication skills and sometimes behavior.
Emotional Disturbance (ED) - ANS-Children with anxiety disorders, bipolar disorders,
eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or any other psychotic disorders.
Hyperactivity, aggression, withdrawal, immaturity, academic deficiency and showing a
prolonged demonstration of any of these behaviors.
Speech and Language Impairment - ANS-A disability in how words are pronounced,
how they are understood, or how they are expressed.
is also known as communication disorders.
Visual Impairment or Blindness - ANS-A disability in where there is partial or total loss of
eyesight that cannot be fully corrected with glasses.
Deafness/ Hard of Hearing - ANS-A disability where there is some hearing loss that can
be corrected to some level with amplification device or complete hearing loss that
cannot be overcome even with amplification devices.
Deaf-Blindness - ANS-Both visual and hearing impairment that significantly affect the
, ability to communicate and learn.
Orthopedic Impairment - ANS-A physical disability that negatively impacts a student's
ability to learn. It includes children with congenital anomalies, impairments caused by
disease, or impairments from other causes such as cerebral palsy or amputations.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - ANS-A traumatic insult to the brain capable of producing
physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and vocational changes.
Intellectual Disability - ANS-Students who demonstrate deficits in academic
skills, abstract thinking, problem solving, language development, new skill
acquisition, retaining information and show delays in life skills.
Multiple Disabilities - ANS-A child with this disability has more than one condition
covered by IDEA. Having multiple issues creates educational needs that can't be met in
a program for any one condition.
Physical Disabilities - ANS-Refers to any disability that limits gross mobility and
prevents normal body movement.
gross motor skills - ANS-physical abilities involving large body movements, such as
walking and jumping
Muscular Dystrophy - ANS-A physical disability that is characterized by degeneration of
muscle and weakness.
Dyslexia - ANS-A specific learning disability that makes it difficult for people to read. It
affects reading accuracy, fluency and comprehension.
Phonemic Awareness - ANS-The ability to hear, identify,and manipulate the individual
sounds, phonemes, in oral language.
Dysgraphia - ANS-A specific learning disorder that causes issues with written
expression. It can cause students to struggle with holding pencils and writing letters
accurately. It can also be difficult for students to distinguish shapes, use correct letter
spacing, read maps, copy text, understand spelling rules and more.
Spectrum Disorders - ANS-The characteristics that are associated with the ability vary
based on the person.
Notes With Questions and Answers
Specific Learning Disability (SLD) - ANS-Children who struggle with issues in their
ability to read, write, speak, listen or do math.
Early characteristics: Medical history, speech acquisition, problems with socialization,
academic delays, and behavioral delays.
Other Health Impairment (OHI) - ANS-Indicates that a child has limited strength, vitality
or alertness which includes hyper-alertness or hypo- alertness to environmental stimuli.
It must also be due to chronic or acute health problems such as; ADD, ADHD, diabetes,
epilepsy, heart conditions, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia, nephritis, rheumatic
fever, sickle cell anemia, or Tourettes syndrome.
Must directly affect the student's learning development.
ADHD, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, heart conditions, and more.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - ANS-A disability that affects a child's social and
communication skills and sometimes behavior.
Emotional Disturbance (ED) - ANS-Children with anxiety disorders, bipolar disorders,
eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or any other psychotic disorders.
Hyperactivity, aggression, withdrawal, immaturity, academic deficiency and showing a
prolonged demonstration of any of these behaviors.
Speech and Language Impairment - ANS-A disability in how words are pronounced,
how they are understood, or how they are expressed.
is also known as communication disorders.
Visual Impairment or Blindness - ANS-A disability in where there is partial or total loss of
eyesight that cannot be fully corrected with glasses.
Deafness/ Hard of Hearing - ANS-A disability where there is some hearing loss that can
be corrected to some level with amplification device or complete hearing loss that
cannot be overcome even with amplification devices.
Deaf-Blindness - ANS-Both visual and hearing impairment that significantly affect the
, ability to communicate and learn.
Orthopedic Impairment - ANS-A physical disability that negatively impacts a student's
ability to learn. It includes children with congenital anomalies, impairments caused by
disease, or impairments from other causes such as cerebral palsy or amputations.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - ANS-A traumatic insult to the brain capable of producing
physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and vocational changes.
Intellectual Disability - ANS-Students who demonstrate deficits in academic
skills, abstract thinking, problem solving, language development, new skill
acquisition, retaining information and show delays in life skills.
Multiple Disabilities - ANS-A child with this disability has more than one condition
covered by IDEA. Having multiple issues creates educational needs that can't be met in
a program for any one condition.
Physical Disabilities - ANS-Refers to any disability that limits gross mobility and
prevents normal body movement.
gross motor skills - ANS-physical abilities involving large body movements, such as
walking and jumping
Muscular Dystrophy - ANS-A physical disability that is characterized by degeneration of
muscle and weakness.
Dyslexia - ANS-A specific learning disability that makes it difficult for people to read. It
affects reading accuracy, fluency and comprehension.
Phonemic Awareness - ANS-The ability to hear, identify,and manipulate the individual
sounds, phonemes, in oral language.
Dysgraphia - ANS-A specific learning disorder that causes issues with written
expression. It can cause students to struggle with holding pencils and writing letters
accurately. It can also be difficult for students to distinguish shapes, use correct letter
spacing, read maps, copy text, understand spelling rules and more.
Spectrum Disorders - ANS-The characteristics that are associated with the ability vary
based on the person.
