WGU C847: Fundamentals of Diversity, Inclusion, and Exceptional Learners Already Passed

PLEASE NOTE!!! MAKE SURE TO WATCH THE LECTURE VIDEOS!!! You can find the document that has links to them in the course tips. Watch all of them, you'll need it for the test. The OA goes over ADHD, Gifted and Talented students, AT, IEP's, types of classes (like resource pull out rooms), and public laws with years and PL numbers (and of course the name of the PL such as IDEA) and what the components were for them, but it only takes up like 12% of the test, amongst other things, so make sure you watch every lecture video and podcast in the Course Tips Exceptional Children inclusive term generally referring to individuals who differ from societal or community standards of normalcy Disability inability or reduced ability to perform a task in a specific way; a limitation imposed on an individual by a loss or reduction of functioning Handicap the impact or consequence of a disability, not the condition itself; also can reflect attitudinal limitations imposed on the person with the disability by people without disabilities Handicapism the unequal and differential treatment experienced by those with a disability developmental delay A term defined by individual states referring to children ages 3 to 9 who perform significantly below developmental normsat-risk individuals 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 Special Education customized instructional program designed to meet the unique needs of an individual learner by use of specialized materials, equipment, services, and/or teaching strategies related services integral part of a student's special education such as speech-language pathologists, social workers, and occupational therapists that allow the learner to obtain benefit from his or her special education Public Law (PL) 108-446 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 identifies the following thirteen categories of disability: • Autism • Deaf-blindness • Developmental delay • Emotional disturbance • Hearing impairments including deafness • intellectual disability • Multiple disabilities• Orthopedic impairments • Other health impairments • Specific learning disabilities • Speech or language impairments • Traumatic brain injury • Visual impairments including blindness High Incidence Disabilities Disabilities that occur more commonly: (specific) learning disabilities, speech and language impairments, health impairment, mild intellectual disabilities, emotional disabilities PL 99-457 (the Education of the Handicapped Amendment of 1986) federal law mandating that children between 3 and 5 years of age receive the same special education services and legal protections as their school-age counterparts, or else states would risk the loss of significant federal financial support. It required an IFSP Individualized Education Program (IEP) A written detailed plan developed by a team for each pupil aged 3-21 who receives a special education; a management tool. PL Education for All Handicapped Children Act PL 108-446 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004Individual Transition Plan - ITP a plan for how special education students will transition from the structured school environment to the real world after high school -- an individualized plan that identifies goals and objectives as well as description of strategies and services for making sure a student will be prepared for transition from high school to work (or college) Cooperative Teaching an instructional approach in which a special education teacher and a general educator teach together in a general education classroom to a heterogeneous group of students. The advantages this provides include a reduction in student-teacher ratio, the material can be presented in different ways and allows time for more one-on-one support within the classroom. Sometimes called co-teaching Universal Design for Learning (UDL) The design of curriculum materials, instructional activities, and evaluation procedures that can meet the needs of learners with widely varying abilities and backgrounds. people-first terminology in referring to people with disabilities, language that speaks of the person first and then the disability: - A person with autism - An individual who has a disability Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) A written plan developed by a team that coordinates services for infants and toddlers and their families.Early Intervention The delivery of a coordinated and comprehensive package of specialized services to infants and toddlers with developmental delays or at-risk conditions and their families. A free appropriate public education (FAPE) All children, regardless of the severity of their disability (a "zero reject" philosophy), must be provided with an education appropriate to their unique needs at no cost to the parent(s)/guardian(s). Included in this principle is the concept of related services, which requires that children receive, for example, occupational therapy as well as other services as necessary in order to benefit from special education. The least restrictive environment (LRE) Children with disabilities are to be educated, to the maximum extent appropriate, with students without disabilities. Placements must be consistent with the pupil's educational needs.