Special Education Texas Certification
Study Guide
-Said separate was equal
-Separate was not equal in regard to African American children - ANSWER-Plessy VS
Furguson
Brown vs board of education said
Said that all "mentally retarded" or developmental disability's students could no longer
be denied schooling until the age of 21. - ANSWER-PARC VS Common Wealth of
Pennsylvania
no child with Mental, behavioral, physical, or emotional disabilities can be denied public
education - ANSWER-Mills VS Board of Education
Said that students cannot be placed in special education due to a different language
barrier and must be tested in their home language or non verbally to determine if special
education is needed. - ANSWER-Diana VS Board of education
A person sued saying it was unfair for a person to get reimbursed from the state
because they provide transportation to kids that go to religious schools. - ANSWER-
Everson vs board of education
-Individuals With Disability's Act
-Specific learning disability- Dyspraxia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Dyslexia, Auditory
processing disorder, nonverbal learning disability
- Other Health Impairments, Autism spectrum disorder, emotional disturbance, Speech
and Language Impairment, Visual impairment, deafness, Hearing impairment, deaf-
blindness, orthopedic impairment, intellectual disability, traumatic brain injury, multiple
disabilities - ANSWER-What Is IDEA and who does it cover?
- ANSWER-https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services/special-
education-basics/conditions-covered-under-idea
reading difficulty, attention deficit, poor motor skills, poor mental processing, poor
consistency with cognitive strategies, poor spoken, written, and expressive language,
math social skills and perception deficits
- Reading, Writing, Math - ANSWER-What are the chariteristics of a learning disability?
What type of learning is generally effected?
, - Reading- poor word analysis (connect letters have sounds), Fluency, Reading
comprehension
- writing- spelling, language processing,
- Math- place value, time, fractions, decimals, ordering numbers - ANSWER-What type
of learning is generally effected from a learning disability and how?
Having significant limitations in mental functioning, communication, social skills,
independent living skills
- Pregnancy problems alcohol or rubella, Birth little oxygen, Accidents traumatic brain
injury - ANSWER-What is an intellectual Disibility?
What causes Intellectual disability?
not able to learn (no disability), cant build peer relationships, inappropriate behavior or
feelings during normal situations, depression/sadness, develop fear of school people -
ANSWER-Behavior and emotional disorders are characterized by...
difficulties in communication, social interaction, restricted or repeating interest or
behaviors
- 1 and 88 children
- Lack of joint attrition - ANSWER-What chariteristics describe Autism?
How many children are born autistic?
What is the earliest indicator that a child has autism?
-Attention deficit hyper activity disorder under OHI
-3-6%
- Boys - ANSWER-What is the most commonly diagnosed behavior disorder in chidren?
How much of the population does it effect?
In what gender is ADHD more common?
-Hallucinations, disorganized speech, nonresponsive for long periods
-Affects 0.5-1% - ANSWER-What is Schizophrenia?
How many people does it affect?
cerebral palsy, epilepsy, degenerative illness, parkinsons disease - ANSWER-What are
some other disorders that affect learning?
kindergarten - ANSWER-Language and developmental social skill deficits can be
noticed as early as...
-Dyslexia- inability to read at developmental rates
-Dyscalcula- the inability to process numbers and math facts
-Dysgraphia- inability to write legibly and use proper letter formation
-Auditory and visual processing disorder-inability to process sounds, images visual
special patterns of objects or shapes,
-nonverbal learning disability's- inability to process mathematical information, visual
special patterns of objects
Study Guide
-Said separate was equal
-Separate was not equal in regard to African American children - ANSWER-Plessy VS
Furguson
Brown vs board of education said
Said that all "mentally retarded" or developmental disability's students could no longer
be denied schooling until the age of 21. - ANSWER-PARC VS Common Wealth of
Pennsylvania
no child with Mental, behavioral, physical, or emotional disabilities can be denied public
education - ANSWER-Mills VS Board of Education
Said that students cannot be placed in special education due to a different language
barrier and must be tested in their home language or non verbally to determine if special
education is needed. - ANSWER-Diana VS Board of education
A person sued saying it was unfair for a person to get reimbursed from the state
because they provide transportation to kids that go to religious schools. - ANSWER-
Everson vs board of education
-Individuals With Disability's Act
-Specific learning disability- Dyspraxia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Dyslexia, Auditory
processing disorder, nonverbal learning disability
- Other Health Impairments, Autism spectrum disorder, emotional disturbance, Speech
and Language Impairment, Visual impairment, deafness, Hearing impairment, deaf-
blindness, orthopedic impairment, intellectual disability, traumatic brain injury, multiple
disabilities - ANSWER-What Is IDEA and who does it cover?
- ANSWER-https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services/special-
education-basics/conditions-covered-under-idea
reading difficulty, attention deficit, poor motor skills, poor mental processing, poor
consistency with cognitive strategies, poor spoken, written, and expressive language,
math social skills and perception deficits
- Reading, Writing, Math - ANSWER-What are the chariteristics of a learning disability?
What type of learning is generally effected?
, - Reading- poor word analysis (connect letters have sounds), Fluency, Reading
comprehension
- writing- spelling, language processing,
- Math- place value, time, fractions, decimals, ordering numbers - ANSWER-What type
of learning is generally effected from a learning disability and how?
Having significant limitations in mental functioning, communication, social skills,
independent living skills
- Pregnancy problems alcohol or rubella, Birth little oxygen, Accidents traumatic brain
injury - ANSWER-What is an intellectual Disibility?
What causes Intellectual disability?
not able to learn (no disability), cant build peer relationships, inappropriate behavior or
feelings during normal situations, depression/sadness, develop fear of school people -
ANSWER-Behavior and emotional disorders are characterized by...
difficulties in communication, social interaction, restricted or repeating interest or
behaviors
- 1 and 88 children
- Lack of joint attrition - ANSWER-What chariteristics describe Autism?
How many children are born autistic?
What is the earliest indicator that a child has autism?
-Attention deficit hyper activity disorder under OHI
-3-6%
- Boys - ANSWER-What is the most commonly diagnosed behavior disorder in chidren?
How much of the population does it effect?
In what gender is ADHD more common?
-Hallucinations, disorganized speech, nonresponsive for long periods
-Affects 0.5-1% - ANSWER-What is Schizophrenia?
How many people does it affect?
cerebral palsy, epilepsy, degenerative illness, parkinsons disease - ANSWER-What are
some other disorders that affect learning?
kindergarten - ANSWER-Language and developmental social skill deficits can be
noticed as early as...
-Dyslexia- inability to read at developmental rates
-Dyscalcula- the inability to process numbers and math facts
-Dysgraphia- inability to write legibly and use proper letter formation
-Auditory and visual processing disorder-inability to process sounds, images visual
special patterns of objects or shapes,
-nonverbal learning disability's- inability to process mathematical information, visual
special patterns of objects
