Study Guide

CDEC 1359: Children with Special Needs

Exam 1- Study Guide

Chapter 1

IDEAIDEIA

Families and Inclusion

IFSP

IEP

Educating children with disabilities -past and present

Chapter 2

Be able to access Figure 2-1 on page 33 in your textbook (print it, take, etc.)

Discretionary legislation

IDEA Part B

IDEA Part C

Understand how civil rights and early intervention led to current special education laws.

Chapter 4

Developmental continuum

Typical development versus atypical development

Person first language

Factors that can put children at-risk (biological and environmental)

Special needs and giftedness

Chapter 5

Congenital

Complications following birth

Prenatal Intoxicants

Chapter 6

Methods of Communication for children with hearing impairments

Possible Signs of Hearing Impairment

Hearing Impairments- Guidelines for Teachers

Warning Signs of Vision Problems

Impacts of Vision Problems on Development

Orientation Mobily Specialist

Sensory Impairments

Chapter 7

Chronic health conditions

Adaptive equipment

Mobility device

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Recognize the various health problems an early childhood teacher may encounter

Chapter 8

ADHD

What is a learning disability?

Spatial orientation

Types of emotional/behavioral disorders

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Echolalic

Chapter 9

What are some ways a family adjusts to having a child with a disability?

Family-centered practice

Ways teachers can establish trust with parents

Ways to communicate with parents

Direct feedback/indirect feedback

Parent participation

Epstein’s six types of parent involvement

Chapter 10

Service coordinator

Parental consent

504 Plans

Criterion-references assessment

Norm-referenced assessment

Paraprofessional

Child Find

Six steps in assessing young children

Chapter 19

Behavior Problems

Solutions to behavior problems

Oppositional behavior

Preventive discipline

Steps in a Functional Behavioral Plan

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