Praxis 5543 Special Education Core Knowledge and Mild to Moderate Applications Exam Study Guide with 100% Complete Solutions

Praxis 5543 Special Education Core Knowledge and Mild to Moderate Applications Exam Study Guide with 100% Complete Solutions Dyslexia - Answer️️ -language processing disorder which can affect both speaking and writing. Characterized by: -difficulty learning to read -trouble understanding written words It may also be referred to as reading disability or reading disorder. Dysgraphia - Answer️️ -writing disability that makes it hard for a person to form letters or write within a defined space Dyscalculia - Answer️️ -mathematical disability in which the student has a difficult time solving arithmetic problems and grasping math concepts Auditory/Visual Processing Disorder - Answer️️ -students that have a perceptual disability might have difficulty accurately processing and organizing information visually, auditory, and tactilely (touching) information - despite having normal vision and hearing Speech or Language Impairment - Answer️️ -a communication disorder such as stuttering, impaired articulation, a language impairment, or a voice impairment that adversely affects a child's educational performance Traumatic Brain Injury - Answer️️ -an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force (not congenital, degenerative or caused during birth), resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child's educational performance affects areas (>=1) cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech Section 504, Rehabilitation Act - Answer️️ -a person cannot be excluded on the basis of a handicap alone from any program or activity receiving federal funds -1973 -covers lifetime -uses 504 Plans -no funding for schools Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM) - Answer️️ -based upon curricular information, assesses student's response to intervention (formative or summative classroom assessment) IQ Achievement Discrepancy Model - Answer️️ -LD = discrepancy between IQ and actual performance Education for All Handicapped Children Act - Answer️️ -- 1975 - also: Public Law 94-142 (PL 94-142) - FAPE for all students with disabilities - LRE - Parental Dispute Procedures - rights of full citizenship and equal access - < = 21 years of age Normalization Principle - Answer️️ -all individuals with disabilities have the right to enjoy full inclusion into society economically, politically, socially, culturally, and educationally No Child Left Behind Act - Answer️️ -- 2001 - Accountability for federal aid - majority of students with disabilities must take standardized tests with sim