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Fundamentals of Diversity WGUTransitional Programs - ANSInstructed in native language until they have sufficient English
Goal is to move all students as quickly as possible to all English classes
The total number of individuals with a particular disability at a given time is referred to as -
ANSPrevalence is the total number of individuals in a given category during a particular
period of time.
In a certain city, a new housing complex has just opened with optimal accessibility for
families with disabilities. What is this more likely to increase: the incidence or prevalence of
children with disabilities in the community schools in the coming years? - ANSPrevalence.
Overall the total number in the local schools of those with disabilities will probably increase.
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787-1851) - ANSGallaudet taught children with hearing
impairments to communicate through a system of manual signs and symbols. He
established the first institution for individuals with hearing impairments in the United States.
Samuel Gridley Howe (1801-1876) - ANSVisual impairments including blindness. Howe was
an American physician and educator who had many interests. He founded the first
residential facility for individuals who are blind. He gained international fame because of his
success in teaching individuals with visual and hearing impairments. He was also
instrumental in inaugurating institutional care for children with intellectual disability.
Louis Braille (1809-1852) - ANSVisual impairments including blindness. Braille was a French
educator, himself blind, who developed a tactile system of reading and writing for people
who were blind. His system, based on a cell of six embossed dots, is still used today. This
standardized code is known as Standard English Braille.
Edouard Seguin (1812-1880) - ANSIntellectual disability. Seguin was a pupil of Itard, Seguin
was a French physician responsible for developing teaching methods for children with
intellectual disability. His training emphasized sensorimotor activities. After immigrating to the
United States, he helped to found an organization that was the forerunner of the American
Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Francis Galton (1822-1911) - ANSIntellectual giftedness. This category is not usually
considered a disability. Galton was a scientist concerned with individual differences. As a
result of studying eminent persons, he believed that genius is solely the result of heredity.
Those with superior abilities are born, not made.
Alexander Graham Bell - ANSHearing Impairments including deafness. Bell was a
pioneering advocate of educating children with disabilities in public schools. As a teacher of
students with hearing impairments, Bell promoted the use of residual hearing and developing
the speaking skills of students who are deaf.
, Alfred Binet (1857-1911) - ANSIntellectual disability. Binet was a French psychologist who
constructed the first standardized developmental assessment scale capable of quantifying
intelligence. The original purpose of this test was to identify students who might profit from a
special education and not to classify individuals on the basis of ability. Binet also originated
the concept of mental age with his student Theodore Simon.
Maria Montessori (1870-1952) - ANSIntellectual disability. Montessori achieved worldwide
recognition for her pioneering work with young children with intellectual disability. She was
the first female to earn a medical degree in Italy. She was an expert in early childhood
education. She demonstrated that children are capable of learning at a very early age when
surrounded with manipulative materials in a rich and stimulating environment. Montessori
believed that children learn best by direct sensory experience.
Lewis Terman (1877-1956) - ANSTerman was an American educator and psychologist who
revised Binet's original assessment instrument. The result was the publication of the
Stanford-Binet Scale of Intelligence in 1916. Terman developed the notion of intelligence
quotient, or IQ. Also famous for his lifelong study of gifted individuals. Terman is considered
the grandfather of gifted education.
Every high school student who is enrolled in a special education program is to
have_________ as part of his or her IEP. - ANSAn Individual transition plan (ITP)
multidisciplinary team - ANSMany, separate
In the Multidisciplinary model, professionals from each discipline work with the student
independently from other professionals.
Interdisciplinary - ANSMany combined
In the Interdisciplinary model, the professionals consult with each other, but still work
independently with the student.
Transdisciplinary - ANSMany, across
In the Transdisciplinary model, the professionals not only collaborate with other team
members, but they may also train one of the team to carry out the planned interventions for
an integrated program. The discipline ovals overlap each other. The learner surrounds all the
disciplines.
Which of the following team models is considered to be most efficient? -
ANSTransdisciplinary Teams
An approach in which related service professionals teach their skills to each other is referred
to as a(n) - ANSTransdisciplinary approach.
Members in a transdisciplinary team typically teach their skills to another member who
conducts most of the direct intervention.
Which type of teaming involves each team member performing individual assessment and
then collaborating for program development? - ANSInterdisciplinary. Team members typically
perform individual assessment and then collaborate on program development.
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