Exceptional Children Exam 1 Review/Concepts

CLDP/PSY/SPAU 3342 Exceptional Children Exam 1 zx zx zx zx zx


Review/Concepts
zx


1.Who are exceptional children?: Children who have:
zx zx zx zx zx zx

- mental characteristics
zx




- sensory abilities zx




- communication abilities zx




- behavior and emotional abilities
zx zx zx




- physical characteristicszx




- differences must occur to an extent that the child requires either a
zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx

modification of school practices or special ed service to develop
zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx

his or her unique capabilities
zx zx zx zx zx

2.What are the thirteen catagories of disability?: - autism
zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx




- deaf blindess
zx




- developmental delay zx




- emotional disturbance zx




- hearing impairments zx




- intellectual disabilities zx




- orthopedi
c
impairme
zx

nts

- other health impairments (adhd filed under this)
zx zx zx zx zx zx




- speech or language impairments
zx zx zx




- traumatic brain injury zx zx




- visual impairments including blinds
zx zx zx

3.What is an impairment?: the loss or reduced function of a body par
zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx



1 zx/
zx23

, CLDP/PSY/SPAU 3342 Exceptional Children Exam 1
zx zx zx zx zx


Review/Concepts
zx

or organ
zx zx


4.What is a disability?: exists when an impairment limits the
zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx

ability to perform certain tasks
zx zx zx zx zx




2 zx/
zx23

, CLDP/PSY/SPAU 3342 Exceptional Children Exam 1 zx zx zx zx zx


Review/Concepts zx


5.Handicap: a problem encountered when interacting with the
zx zx zx zx zx zx zx


environment zx




- not all children with a disability are handicapped!
zx zx zx zx zx zx zx


6.What is the difference between disability and handicap?: - A
zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx

disability is the limitations imposed on an individual (physical,
zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx

cognitive, sensory, emotional, learning difficulties)
zx zx zx zx zx




- Handicap is the impact of the disability zx zx zx zx zx zx

7.At risk: zx

8.Developmental delay: zx

9.Related service: zx

10.Incidence: rate of inception zx zx zx

11.Prevalence: the total number of individuals with a current disability
zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx


12.How many exceptional children are there?: it's impossible to state
zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx

the precise number due to:
zx zx zx zx zx




- different criteria can be used for identification
zx zx zx zx zx zx




- preventative services zx




- imprecise nature of assesment zx zx zx




- the child also may be elligeable at one point in time and not
zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx


elligeable in another
zx zx zx




- Children in special ed represent about 12% of the school age
zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx


population (age 6-17)
zx zx zx




- nearly 6 million children and youth with disabilities from birth to
zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx


age 21 zx zx




- the vast majority of children recieving special education have mild
zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx


disabilities
zx




- approximately 75% of students with disabilities recieve part of zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx

their education in normal classroom
zx zx zx zx zx

13.specific learning disabilities: zx zx

14.speech or languaqge impairments: zx zx zx


3 zx/
zx23