Fundamentals of Diversity and inclusion wgu Questions and Answers
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Fundamentals of Diverse Learner
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Fundamentals Of Diverse Learner
Exceptional Children
o :## individuals who differ from societal or community standards of normalcy
Person First Language
o :## When speaking about unique abilities or characteristics, the person is first.
That is, we'll talk about a person with autism, not an autistic person. Individuals
wit...
Fundamentals of Diversity and inclusion wgu Questions
and Answers
Exceptional Children
o :## individuals who differ from societal or community standards of normalcy
Person First Language
o :## When speaking about unique abilities or characteristics, the person is first.
That is, we'll talk about a person with autism, not an autistic person. Individuals
with disabilities are more like their typical peers than they are different from
them. Always remember to see the person, not the disability, and to focus on
what people can do rather than what they can't do.
Impairment
o :## any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical
structure or function
disability
o :## Limitation imposed on an individual by a loss or reduction of functioning;
limitations only become disabilities when they interfere with a persons attainment
of his or her educational, social, or vocational potential
handicap
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o :## The impact or consequence of disability, not the condition itself.
Special Education
o :## a customized instructional program designed to meet the unique needs of an
individual learner
Related Services
o :## Specialized services such as transportation, counseling, speech, physical or
occupational therapy required to meet a student's IEP goals
Supplementary Aids and Services
o :## These are the terms used in IDEA to describe aids, services and other
supports provided in regular education classes, extracurricular activities and/or
non-academic settings that enable a student with a disability to be educated with
students who do not have disabilities. Schools must try these before
recommending removal of a student with a disability from a setting with
nondisabled peers.
Incidence
o :## Rate of inception or the number of new instances of disability occurring
within a given time frame usually a year
Prevalence
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o :## the total number of cases of a disorder occurring in a population over a
specific period of time
High Incidence Disabilities
o :## special education categories with the most students
Jacob Rodriguez Pereira
o :## Introduced the idea that a person who was deaf could be taught to
communicate. Developed an early form of sign language. Provided inspiration
and encouragement for the work of later pioneers. 1715-1780
Philippe Pinel
o :## A reform-minded French physician who was concerned with the
humanitarian treatment of individuals with mental illness. Advocated releasing
institutionalized patients from their chains. Pioneered the field of occupational
therapy. Served as Itard's mentor.
Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
o :## A French doctor who secured lasting fame because of his systematic efforts
to educate an adolescent thought to be severely mentally retarded. Recognized
the importance of sensory stimulation. "The father of Special Education"
Samuel Gridley Howe
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o :## founder of the first American school for the blind students. Gained
international fame for teaching ind with visual and hearing impairments.
Inaugurated institutional care for children with intellectual disabilities e
Alfred Binet
o :## French psychologist remembered for his studies of the intellectual
development of children (1857-1911)
Edouard Seguin (1812-1880)
o :## first USA school for children with mental retardation. Training emphasized
sensorimotor activities. Forerunner of the American Association on intellectual
and developmental disabilities
Francis Galton (1822-1911)
o :## "• believed intelligence was purely hereditary• developed a rudimentary
intelligence test" intellectual giftedness. Scientist concerned with individual
differences.
Alexander Graham Bell
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