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Anoxia
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A condition characterized by an absence of oxygen supply to an organ or a tissue
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Aphasia
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Impairment of the ability to use or understand oral lang., usually associated with an injury or abnormality of the speech centers of the brain
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Assistive Technology
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any tech. that enables an individual with a disability to compensate for specific deficits. Includes low-tech or high-tech equiptment
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Brain-Injured child
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Because of this a child will suffer organic impairment, there are disturbances that prevent or impede the normal learning process
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Central Nervous System Dysfunction
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A disorder in learning caused by an impairment in brain function
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Cultural and linguistic diversity
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Representation by many different cultures and language groups
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Heterogeneous
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Originating elsewhere; of different origin
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Individuals with disabilities Eucation act 2004
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Legislation designed to ensure that all children with disabilities receive an appropriate education through special education and related services
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Intrinsic
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Describes a characteristic or property of some thing or action which is essential and specific to that thing or action, and which is wholly independent of any other object, action or consequence
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No Child Left Behind
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The latest revision of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2001. Public Law 107-110
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National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities
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An organization of representatives from serveral professional organizations and disciplines involved with learning disabilities
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Perceptual disorders
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a disturbance in the ability to perceive objects, relations, or qualiites; difficulty in the interpretation of sensory stimulation
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Perservatoin
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the behavior of being locked into continually performing an action
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The Education for All handicapped children act
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Passed by congress in 1975. The law guarantees a free and appropriate public education to children with disabilities. This law was reathorized in 1990 and 1997 as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The most recent version is the 2004 individuals with disabilites education improvemnt act.
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Prevalence
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Refers to how prevalent learning disorders are in people
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Psychological processing
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a phrase used in the defintion of learning disabilities in the individuals with disabilities education improvemnt act of 2004, that refers to abilites in visual or auditory perception, memory, or language
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Severe Discepancy
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A significant difference between a child's current achievement and intellectual potential
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Annual Goals
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General estimates of what the student will achieve in one year. These goals should represent the most essential needs of the student. Annual goals are part of the written individualized education program.
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Discrepancy Score
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A mathematical calcaulation for quantifying the discrepancy between the studen's current achievemnt and his or her potential
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I.E.P.Individualized education program
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The written plan for the education of an indvidual student with learning disabilities
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I.E.P.T.
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Individualized Education program team
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Mediation
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A process of resolving disputes between the paretn and the school in a nonadversarial fashion
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Multidisciplinary evaluation
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The assessment process in wchi specialists from several discciplines evaluate a child and coordiate their feelings
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Prereferral activities
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Preventive procedures taken prior to referral for special education evaluation and intended to help regular teachers work more successfully with the child in the regular classroom
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Procedural Safeguards
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regulations in federal law that are designed to protect the rights of stednts with learning disabilities adn their parents
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Referral
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The initial stages of the IEP process. They include the prereferral activities and the referral activities
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Short-term objectives
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based on a logical breakdown of the major components of the goal and measure the progress toward meeting the goal
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Categorical Classroom
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Teahcers typically provide services for students who require intensive support. They can provide reading adn amth instruction as well as instruction in other subjects. In addition, they provdie consultaion and assistance for their students who may be mainstreamed in regular education classrooms
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Collaboration
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Teachers working together to plan and teach a child, usually a general education teacher and a special ed. teacher
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Continum of alternative placements
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an array of different placemtns that should be available in a school system to meet the varied needs of students
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Co-teaching
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the process of 2 professionals working together to seek a joint solution. often refers to the joint efforts of the special ed. teacher and the gen ed classroom teacher
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Direct services
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the learning disabilities teacher works directly with a child to provide instructional classroom teacher
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Inclusion
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The policy of placing children with disabilities in regular or general ed. classes for instruction
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Indirect Services
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The L.D. teacher works with the classroom teacher as a consultant to provide sercies for a child with l.d.
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Itinerant teacher
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SEIT services provide an experienced special ed. teqacher who: Implements the child's individualize ed program
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Least restrictive environment
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a term in spec. ed law that indicates that children with disabilities should be placed in an environment that has typical or nondisabled children
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Paraprofessional
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Often referred to as an aide--is a sped workerwho is not licensed to teach, but performs many duties both individually with studets and organziationllay in the classroom
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Residential facility
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an ed instituion in which stdents live away from home and receive their education. a residential facility may be sponsored by a gov. agency or may be privatly owned.
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Resource Room
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A special instructional setting, usually a room within a school. In this room, a small group of chioldren meet with a sped teacher for secial instrction for a portion of the day. FOr the remainder of the day
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Section 504
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Fed law that coveras all agencies and institutions receiving financial assitance and that requires that no otherwise qualified handicapped individual shall be excluded from participation
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Separate Class
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A special class for children with disabiliteis taught by a teacher with special training. CHildren in aspearte class usally spend most of the day in this setting
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Separate school
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Schools for students with l.d. that students attend during the day. They return home after school
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CEC Council for Exceptional Children
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an organization for professionals in all areas of special ed
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CHADD Children and adults with attention deficit disorders
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This national organization of parents and professionals is dedicated to children and adults with add
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DLD Division for L.D.
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this website for the division for l.d. of the council for exceptional chioldren contains current indofrmation about teaching curren children with l.d.
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LDA Learning Disabilites Association of America:
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LDA is an organization for parents of children with l.d. and for professionals in the field
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LD Online
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website that provides info. online
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National Center for Learning Disabiliteis: NCLLD
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is an organization that promotes public awareness and the understanding of l.d. It advocated for improved legislation and works for better services for indivduals with l.d.
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RFBD Recording for th Blind and Dyslexic:
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RFBD has recodings that stduents with l.d. can obtain
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