SPECIAL NEEDS APPROPRIATE
PRACTICES FOR CHILDREN WITH
DISABILITY EXAM
ADA - Correct Answers -Federal law that prohibits discrimination based upon mental or
physical disability
Disability - Correct Answers -The result of any physical or mental condition that affects
or prevents one's ability to develop, achieve, and/or function in an educational setting at
a normal rate.
IDEA - Correct Answers -Federal law that requires all states to provide a free
appropriate education to eligible children and youth with disabilities.
Inclusion - Correct Answers -The philosophy that all children have the right to be
included with their peers in all age appropriate activities throughout life; accommodating
all students in the natural environments they would otherwise be in if not a child with
special needs.
Phenylketonuri a (PKU) Similar inherited amino acid disorders are Homocystinuri a
(HCU) and Maple Syrup Urine Disorder (MSUD) - Correct Answers -Rare; disorder that
prevents the body from using the amino acid called phenylalinine (PHE).
Spina bifida - Correct Answers -A birth defect of the central nervous system
Cleft lip or palate - Correct Answers -One of the most common birth defects; incomplete
closure of the lip or palate; usually repaired by surgery between 18 and 30 months old
Tube Feeding Required - Correct Answers -Tube is place through the nose (NG) or
mouth (OG) or surgically placed through the stomach wall (G-tube) or into the intestines
(Jtube) for feeding
Mainstreaming - Correct Answers -Children with special needs - based in special
education class settings - earn the right to join peers in typical education classes by
demonstrating ability to "keep up" with workload. Usually limited to the one or two
subject areas at which the child excels. This term is no longer used.
, Multidisciplinary - Correct Answers -A team approach involving specialists from more
than one discipline, such as a team made up of a physical therapist, a speech and
language pathologist, a child development specialist, an occupational therapist, or other
specialists as needed.
Natural Environment - Correct Answers -- (Caring for a child with special needs in)
home and community settings in which children without disabilities participate; the day-
to-day settings, routines and activities that promote learning for all children. Also,
incorporating therapeutic activities into daily activities to avoid disturbing the normal
daily routine of the child. (See also Least Restrictive Environment in Understanding
Inclusion and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)).
Related services - Correct Answers -Transportation and development, corrective and
other support services that are required by a child with special needs in order for them
to benefit from education. Examples include speech/language pathology and audiology,
psychological services, physical and occupational therapy, recreation, counseling
services, interpreters for those with hearing impairments, medical services for
diagnostic and evaluation purposes and assistive technology devices and services.
Student with disability - Correct Answers -Children whose development or health is
viewed by parents and professionals as atypical. This includes children with mental,
physical, sensory, emotional/ behavioral, medical and other special needs
Support services - Correct Answers -Agencies and organizations that offer various
types of educational and ancillary resources for children with special needs and their
families. Agencies such as Head Start, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, Subsidized
Child Care, Child Care Resource and Referral Network and Florida Directory of Early
Childhood Services Central Directory Network, and Children's Forum offering a variety
of related services. (See related services.)
Transdisciplinary - Correct Answers -A model that uses teaching, learning, and sharing
of information across disciplinary boundaries enabling one team member, along with the
family, to carry out intervention strategies for a child with special needs. (See also
multidisciplinary.)
"People-First" themes
Guiding principles: - Correct Answers -Refer to the person first, not the disability
• Avoid portraying people with special needs as "heroic," "superhuman," "an inspiration
to us all" or other extraordinary terms.
• Avoid using terms rooted in concepts of dependency and helplessness
Common Attitudes - Correct Answers -Children with special needs must see themselves
reflected in the world around them - in books, in pictures, in role models, even in those
who provide care.
• It is easy to internalize society's stereotypes about persons with disabilities.
PRACTICES FOR CHILDREN WITH
DISABILITY EXAM
ADA - Correct Answers -Federal law that prohibits discrimination based upon mental or
physical disability
Disability - Correct Answers -The result of any physical or mental condition that affects
or prevents one's ability to develop, achieve, and/or function in an educational setting at
a normal rate.
IDEA - Correct Answers -Federal law that requires all states to provide a free
appropriate education to eligible children and youth with disabilities.
Inclusion - Correct Answers -The philosophy that all children have the right to be
included with their peers in all age appropriate activities throughout life; accommodating
all students in the natural environments they would otherwise be in if not a child with
special needs.
Phenylketonuri a (PKU) Similar inherited amino acid disorders are Homocystinuri a
(HCU) and Maple Syrup Urine Disorder (MSUD) - Correct Answers -Rare; disorder that
prevents the body from using the amino acid called phenylalinine (PHE).
Spina bifida - Correct Answers -A birth defect of the central nervous system
Cleft lip or palate - Correct Answers -One of the most common birth defects; incomplete
closure of the lip or palate; usually repaired by surgery between 18 and 30 months old
Tube Feeding Required - Correct Answers -Tube is place through the nose (NG) or
mouth (OG) or surgically placed through the stomach wall (G-tube) or into the intestines
(Jtube) for feeding
Mainstreaming - Correct Answers -Children with special needs - based in special
education class settings - earn the right to join peers in typical education classes by
demonstrating ability to "keep up" with workload. Usually limited to the one or two
subject areas at which the child excels. This term is no longer used.
, Multidisciplinary - Correct Answers -A team approach involving specialists from more
than one discipline, such as a team made up of a physical therapist, a speech and
language pathologist, a child development specialist, an occupational therapist, or other
specialists as needed.
Natural Environment - Correct Answers -- (Caring for a child with special needs in)
home and community settings in which children without disabilities participate; the day-
to-day settings, routines and activities that promote learning for all children. Also,
incorporating therapeutic activities into daily activities to avoid disturbing the normal
daily routine of the child. (See also Least Restrictive Environment in Understanding
Inclusion and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)).
Related services - Correct Answers -Transportation and development, corrective and
other support services that are required by a child with special needs in order for them
to benefit from education. Examples include speech/language pathology and audiology,
psychological services, physical and occupational therapy, recreation, counseling
services, interpreters for those with hearing impairments, medical services for
diagnostic and evaluation purposes and assistive technology devices and services.
Student with disability - Correct Answers -Children whose development or health is
viewed by parents and professionals as atypical. This includes children with mental,
physical, sensory, emotional/ behavioral, medical and other special needs
Support services - Correct Answers -Agencies and organizations that offer various
types of educational and ancillary resources for children with special needs and their
families. Agencies such as Head Start, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, Subsidized
Child Care, Child Care Resource and Referral Network and Florida Directory of Early
Childhood Services Central Directory Network, and Children's Forum offering a variety
of related services. (See related services.)
Transdisciplinary - Correct Answers -A model that uses teaching, learning, and sharing
of information across disciplinary boundaries enabling one team member, along with the
family, to carry out intervention strategies for a child with special needs. (See also
multidisciplinary.)
"People-First" themes
Guiding principles: - Correct Answers -Refer to the person first, not the disability
• Avoid portraying people with special needs as "heroic," "superhuman," "an inspiration
to us all" or other extraordinary terms.
• Avoid using terms rooted in concepts of dependency and helplessness
Common Attitudes - Correct Answers -Children with special needs must see themselves
reflected in the world around them - in books, in pictures, in role models, even in those
who provide care.
• It is easy to internalize society's stereotypes about persons with disabilities.
