SED Test 1 Questions
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Exceptional children - ANSWERSinclusive term generally refers to individuals who differ from
societal or community standards of normalcy (due to significant physical, sensory, cognitive, or
behavioral characteristics)
Disability - ANSWERSinability or reduced capacity to perform a task in a specific way, limitation
imposed on an individual by a loss or reduction of functioning (ex. Paralysis, absence of an arm,
loss of sight), can also refer to problems in learning, incapacity to perform as other children do
because of some impairment in sensory, physical, cognitive functioning
Handicap - ANSWERSimpact or consequence of a disability, NOT the condition itself, problems
or difficulties that a person with a disability encounters as they attempt to function and interact
with the environment, can also reflect attitudinal limitations from people without disability on
person with disability
Handicapism - ANSWERSdescribes the unequal and differential treatment experienced by those
with a disability
Developmental delay - ANSWERSusually defined quantitatively with standardized
developmental assessments (if they score below this number they are delayed), this term is
used to discuss young children with disabilities (age 3-9)
At risk - ANSWERSindividuals who, although not yet identified as having a disability, have a high
probability of manifesting a disability because of harmful biological, environmental, or genetic
conditions (ex. Low birth weight, exposure to toxins, child abuse or neglect, oxygen deprivation,
extreme poverty, genetic disorders)
, Special education - ANSWERScustomized instructional program designed to meet the unique
needs of an individual learner, only appropriate when pupil's needs are not able to be
accommodated in general classroom setting,
Related services - ANSWERSif special education is needed, teachers must collab with
professionals from other disciplines that provide this related service (ex. Speech pathologists,
social workers, occupational therapists)
ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES - ANSWERSAustin: Autism Doesn't: Deaf-blindness Date:
Developmental delay Emotional: Emotional disturbance Hedgehogs: Hearing impairments
including deafness Instead: Intellectual disability Meets: Multiple disabilities Orange:
Orthopedic impairments Orangutans: Other health impairments Sadly: Specific learning
disabilities Strolling: Speech or language impairments Through: Traumatic brain injury
Venezuela: Visual impairments including blindness
Incidence - ANSWERSrate of inception, number of new instances of a disability occurring within
a time frame (usually a year)
Prevalence - ANSWERStotal number of individuals with a particular disability existing in the
population at a given time
Consultation - ANSWERSfocused, problem-solving process which one individual offers expertise
and assistance to another; aka indirect consultation: services given to child by professionals
other than the classroom teacher, interventions
Service Delivery Teams - ANSWERSgroup of individuals whose purpose and function are derived
from common philosophy and shared goals
Multidisciplinary teams - ANSWERSWORST utilizes expertise of professionals from several
disciplines, each performs own assessments, interventions, and other tasks independent of the
others; little coordination/collaboration, they just all have the same goal (Not very family
friendly, "patchwork quilt")
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Exceptional children - ANSWERSinclusive term generally refers to individuals who differ from
societal or community standards of normalcy (due to significant physical, sensory, cognitive, or
behavioral characteristics)
Disability - ANSWERSinability or reduced capacity to perform a task in a specific way, limitation
imposed on an individual by a loss or reduction of functioning (ex. Paralysis, absence of an arm,
loss of sight), can also refer to problems in learning, incapacity to perform as other children do
because of some impairment in sensory, physical, cognitive functioning
Handicap - ANSWERSimpact or consequence of a disability, NOT the condition itself, problems
or difficulties that a person with a disability encounters as they attempt to function and interact
with the environment, can also reflect attitudinal limitations from people without disability on
person with disability
Handicapism - ANSWERSdescribes the unequal and differential treatment experienced by those
with a disability
Developmental delay - ANSWERSusually defined quantitatively with standardized
developmental assessments (if they score below this number they are delayed), this term is
used to discuss young children with disabilities (age 3-9)
At risk - ANSWERSindividuals who, although not yet identified as having a disability, have a high
probability of manifesting a disability because of harmful biological, environmental, or genetic
conditions (ex. Low birth weight, exposure to toxins, child abuse or neglect, oxygen deprivation,
extreme poverty, genetic disorders)
, Special education - ANSWERScustomized instructional program designed to meet the unique
needs of an individual learner, only appropriate when pupil's needs are not able to be
accommodated in general classroom setting,
Related services - ANSWERSif special education is needed, teachers must collab with
professionals from other disciplines that provide this related service (ex. Speech pathologists,
social workers, occupational therapists)
ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES - ANSWERSAustin: Autism Doesn't: Deaf-blindness Date:
Developmental delay Emotional: Emotional disturbance Hedgehogs: Hearing impairments
including deafness Instead: Intellectual disability Meets: Multiple disabilities Orange:
Orthopedic impairments Orangutans: Other health impairments Sadly: Specific learning
disabilities Strolling: Speech or language impairments Through: Traumatic brain injury
Venezuela: Visual impairments including blindness
Incidence - ANSWERSrate of inception, number of new instances of a disability occurring within
a time frame (usually a year)
Prevalence - ANSWERStotal number of individuals with a particular disability existing in the
population at a given time
Consultation - ANSWERSfocused, problem-solving process which one individual offers expertise
and assistance to another; aka indirect consultation: services given to child by professionals
other than the classroom teacher, interventions
Service Delivery Teams - ANSWERSgroup of individuals whose purpose and function are derived
from common philosophy and shared goals
Multidisciplinary teams - ANSWERSWORST utilizes expertise of professionals from several
disciplines, each performs own assessments, interventions, and other tasks independent of the
others; little coordination/collaboration, they just all have the same goal (Not very family
friendly, "patchwork quilt")
