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Age Appropriateness
Universal , predictable sequences of growth and changes that occur in the early years (birth through 8) describe what appropriateness?
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Interact with different age groups, Same rules as everyone else, same opportunities for all students with accommodations and modifications,individualized needs
What are two ways to meet the social and emotional needs of all children in the classroom?
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Child Find/Zero Reject, Due Process, Nondiscriminatory/Multifactored Evaluation, Least Restrictive Environment, Individualization, Confidentiality, Levels (Parent Participation)
Public Law 94-142 includes what mandates?
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enhanced experiences
developmental scaffolding better opportunities for interaction implicit motivation learn from others
List some of the benefits of Inclusion
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Children with special needs attend preschool, childcare, and recreational programs with their typically developing peers.
What is Inclusion?
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Age Appropriateness
Providing a framework to prepare the environment to be appropriate and challenging describes what appropriateness?
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Bright colors, posters on the wall, have students create rules, Give buddy assignments for peer support “ask a friend”, All children have meaningful work posted around the room, No bullying or teasing aloud, Tone is set by teacher
List three ways to create a safe and welcoming environment.
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Individualized Family Service Plan, 0 through 2
What does IFSP stand for and for what age does this apply?
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Lessons that include, in a single activity, content from more than one domain.
What is Integrated Curriculum?
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Learning experiences geared to a child's skills, interests, maturation level, and chronological age; Learning activities based on teachers' knowledge of developmental theory.
What is Developmentally Appropriate Learning Experiences?
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Individual Appropriateness
What is known about the strengths, interests and needs of each individual child in the group to be able to adapt for and be responsive to inevitable individual variation describes what appropriateness?
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Differentiate instruction, Engage students, Focus is skill mastery and closing achievement gap
How can you challenge students to fulfill their unique potential?
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Parc vs. Commonwealth of PA, Mills vs. Board of Education, Oberti vs. Borough of Clemanton School District, Sacramento Unified School District vs. Holland
Name the Court Cases that were a major part of changing Special Education
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peer tutoring
teaches sensitivity individualized instruction for all students
What are some of the benefits of inclusion for children without disabilities.
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1. Selective grouping: teachers can assign groups to include all students
2. Be discrete: teachers can make it less obvious that they are helping certain students *See Paper*
What can teachers do for classroom environment?
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Individual Appropriateness
Unique patters and timing of growth, and individual personality, temperament and background describe what appropriateness?
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Show students you care and want them in your class, Have rules against bullying, make sure groups are flexible and that everyone gets to work with everyone, Encourage friendships,Have good communication with parents/guardians
How can a teacher create and maintain a positive environment that is conductive to learning?
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Substitutes the word disability for handicap. Increase in money for Special Education. New specific categories were added to the definitions category- Autism- and Traumatic Brain Injury
Public Law 101-476 changed EHA to IDEA. What are some of the other changes that were made?
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Childcare Programs, Preschools, Head Start, Recreation Programs, Some Schools.
List the types of programs where inclusive early childhood services are provided.
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The process by which the care and education of people with disabilities are as culturally normal as possible, with services provided in regular community facilities rather than in segregated schools and institutions.
Explain what Normalization is?
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Cultural Appropriateness
Knowledge of the social and cultural context in which children live to ensure that learning experiences are meaningful, respectful, and relevant for the participating children and their families describe what appropriateness?
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Accessible room in all areas, routine posted for everyone to see, sensory area to accommodate all students
How can teacher arrange the physical environment, routine organizational factors to accommodate all children?
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Court case about Rafael Oberti, a five-year-old child with Down’s syndrome. He was enrolled in a developmental kindergarten in the morning and a special education classroom in the afternoon in a different district. *See Paper*
Explain Oberti Vs. Borough of Clemanton School District
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Different professionals from different disciplines who work as a team. This can include the special education teacher, teacher, speech pathologists, audiologist, occupational therapist, physical therapist, nurse, social worker etc.
Explain what Cross-Disciplinary Practices are.
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All children attend the same program, all of the time. Each child is given the support he/she needs to be successful in the setting.
What are the elements that make up inclusion?
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