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Details Title: ESE Subject Area Test Description: FLORIDA Total Flash Cards: 40 Created: 04/25/2007 15:23:54	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Accomodation Definition Change in the delivery of instruction. The "how" material will be taught. Term PL-92-142 Definition Landmark federal law passed in 1975. AKA: Education for All Handicapped Childre Act. amended in 1990 to IDEA then again in 1997 without a name change. In 2004 it was re-authorized as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act. Term Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Definition Enacted in 1990, it ensures the right of individuals with disabilities to non-discriminatory treatment in other aspects of their lives, such as transportation, employment, public accomodations, tele-communications and state & local government. Term Major Provisions of IDEA Definition Identification: Child find, extensive efforts to identify as early as possible. Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) Due Process: students & parents have the rights to be notified and give consent before evaluation, label, placement, and the right to an impartial due process hearing to resolve disputes. Least Restrictive Environment Non-discriminatory Evaluation Confidentiality Personnel Development for Field Professionals Term Speech disorder Definition Difficulty producing sounds as well as disorders of voice quality Term Language disorder Definition Difficulty receiving, understanding, and formulating ideas and information. Term Receptive language disorder Expressive language disorder Definition difficulty receiving or understanding information difficulty formulating ideas and information Term Phonology Phonology disorders Definition use of sounds to make meaningful syllables and words unable to discriminate differences in speech sounds or sound segments Term Morphology Morhpology disorders Definition system that governs the structure of words difficulties with using the structure of words to get or give information Term Syntax Syntax disorders Definition provides rules for putting together a series of words to form sentences errors involving word disorder Term Pragmatics Pragmatics disorders Definition use of communication in contexts; the overall organizer for language ex. when a student talks for a long time and does not allow anyone else to speak Term Social interaction theories Definition emphasize that communication skills are learned through social interactions Term Substitution articulation error Omission articulation error Addition articulation error Distortion articulation error Definition when one substitues one sound for another when one leaves out a phoneme when one adds an additional phoneme to a word modifications of a production of a phoneme in a word;lisp. Term Apraxia Definition motor speech disorder that affects the way in which a student plans to produce speech Term Articulation & apraxia assessment Definition evaluate a student's abilities to produce speech sounds in single words, sentences, and conversation Term Fluency assessment Definition Definition 34 measures amount and type of dysfluency Term Augmented and Alternative Communication Devices (AAC) devices Definition augmentative and alternative communication system consisting of two components: a symbol set and a means for selecting the symbols Term UDL-Communication disorders Definition Using audio & text formats; varying teaching medium Term Percentage of students w/ a mild TBI More males than Female Definition 75% Term Hard of hearing threshold Deaf threshhold Definition Hearing loss in the 20-70db range Had hearing loss of 70-90db Term Vestibular mechanism Definition Sensory organ of balance Term Hypoxia Definition Lack of oxygen before birth; cause of deafness Term Criteria for gifted students Definition No single national definition; unclear to categorize #s of gifted Term Acceleration Compact the curriculum Definition Moving students rapidly through standard sequence of curriculum by having the skip a course or grade pretesting student then leaving out portions student already knows Term Constructivism Definition educational theory that learners assemble their knowledge through their experiences Term Humanism Definition existential school of pscyh that promotes mans personal freedom, individuality Term Behaviorism Definition Definition 21 school of pysch that manipulates behavior by conditioning with stimulus and response Pavlov-Watson-Skinner 3 of the greatest behaviorists Term Brown vs. Board Definition outlawed school segregation, started the whole civil rights movement Term Horace Mann Definition father of the American public school system Term Progressive Movement Definition John Dewey Coined the term American social movement expected to reform society Term What are “low stakes tests?” Term 2 What are “high stakes tests?” Term 3 Concerning “high stakes tests,” what are the consequences for schools? Definition Definition 1 tests that have no significant consequences Definition 2 tests that have consequences for students and educators Definition 3 might determine their continued existence Term Concerning “high stakes tests,” what are the consequences for students? Concerning “high stakes tests,” what are the consequences for teachers? Definition Definition 1 might determine promotion between grades or graduation from high school Definition 2 might be used to measure their performance or to determine their salary increases Term Which method of teaching is mandated by NCLB? Definition Phonic method Term Activities of daily living (ADL): Definition Routine activities that a person does every day such as standing, sitting, eating, bathing, and grooming can be done by the individual or care provider. Term Adaptive skills: Definition These skills are typically needed to live and work in the community: communication, self-care, home living, social skills, leisure, health and safety, self-direction, functional academics, community use and work. Term Assistive or Adaptive Technology: Definition equipment that promotes capability in handling a wider range of activities with greater independence than would otherwise be possible for students with disabilities. Examples would be large print displays on computer screens Term Community-Based Instruction (CBI) Definition Community-Based Instruction (CBI) - a model for delivery of instruction in which IEP goals are met in a "natural", age-appropriate setting. For example, math, sequencing, travel, and social skills may all be developed in the setting of a trip to the grocery store. Term Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-): Used mainly in clinical settings, this guide provides a classification and description of mental disorders and symptoms, and is cited in many disability studies. Definition Used mainly in clinical settings, this guide provides a classification and description of mental disorders and symptoms, and is cited in many disability studies. Term Disability: Definition The broadest definition of disability can be found in Americans With Disabilities Act: a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment. Term Functional Curriculum Definition An approach which delivers instructional content that focuses on the concepts and skills needed by all students with disabilities in the areas of personal-social, daily living, and occupation.or a curriculum focused on practical life skills and usually taught in community based settings with concrete materials that are a regular part of everyday life.