EDF 2005; Chapter 2 Vocab

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Learning Disabilities

Difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities

Inclusion

Educating a child with special education needs full-time in the regular classroom.

Zero Reject

A basic principle of IDEA specifying that no student with a disability, no matter what kind or how severe, can be denied a free public education

Portfolio

A collection of papers, projects, videotapes, and exhibits

Least Restrictive Environment

A legal requirement that children with special needs be assigned to the most general educational context in which they can be expected to learn

Locus of Control

A person's tendency to perceive the control of rewards as internal to the self or external in the environment

International Baccalaureate

A program that offers four programs of international education.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

A special education law that requires schools to educate students with disabilities in least restrictive environments to the greatest extent of their abilities using plans tailored to the individual needs of the students.

Cognitive Domain

An area of development that involves patterns of change in children's intellectual abilities, including reasoning, learning, attention, memory, and language skills.

Giftedness

An extreme of intelligence defined as having an IQ score of 130 or above.

Individualized education program

Annually revised program for an exceptional student, detailing present achievement level, goals, and strategies, drawn up by teachers, parents, specialists, and the student.

Emotional Intelligence Quotient

Another perspective on learning

Gardner, Howard

Argued that we don't have an intelligence, but eight multiple intelligences

Assistive Technology

Array of devices that permit people with disabilities to improve their functioning

Appropriate Education

Children with disabilities have the right to an education involving the accurate diagnosis of individual needs as well as responsive programs keyed to those needs

Advance Placement (AP) Courses

College-level courses that a student can take in high school.

Regular Education Initiative

Encourages schools to provide special services WITHIN the regular classroom and encourages close collaboration between classroom teachers and special educators.

Gender Similarities Hypothesis

Hyde's proposition that men and women are much more similar than they are different

Multiple Intelligences

Idea that people vary in their ability levels across different domains of intellectual skill

Mainstreaming

Integrating students with disabilities or special needs into the overall educational program

Nondiscriminatory Education

Mandates that children with disabilities be fairly assessed so that they can be protected from inappropriate classification and tracking

Affective Domain

Objectives focusing on attitudes and feelings

Special Education

Programs that address the needs of students with mental, emotional, or physical disabilities.

Smith, Sally L

Started a school with a curriculum for visual thinker and hands on learners. Arts based learning

Exceptional Learners

Students that require special educational modifications and, perhaps, other services that align with their abilities and potential

Procedural Due Process

Students with disabilities have the right to protest a schools decision about their education

Neuroplasticity

The ability within the brain to constantly change both the structure and function of many cells in response to challenge

Learning Styles

The different ways people naturally think and learn

Goleman, Daniel

Theory of Emotional Intelligence: self awareness, self management, social awareness, relationship management

Accelerated Programs

allows gifted students to skip grades and receive college credit early


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