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Exceptional Children
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Refers to children with learning and/or behavioral problems, physical disabilities, sensory impairments, and kids who are intellectually gifted or talented.
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Disability
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Reduced function or loss of a particular body part or organ, also called impairment. A disability MAY limit the ability to perform tasks - to see, hear, walk, etc.
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Special Education
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A customized instructional program designed to meet the unique needs of an individual learner.
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Resource Room
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A room with a special educator, cycling kids in and out who need extra help in a specific subject.
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Incidence
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Refers to the rater of a disability with a given time frame (ex: The number of infants born with autism in 2008).
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Prevalence
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Refers to the total number of students with a disability (ex: About 4.5-5% of the total school aged population has a learning disability).
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Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
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Students with disabilities should receive their education in the least restrictive environment, preferably a regular classroom.
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Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
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Disability or not, all children are entitled to a free and appropriate public education.
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Inclusion
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Including students with disabilities in the regular curriculum and regular school activities (outcome).
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Mainstreaming
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The process of placing students with disabilities into classrooms with students without disabilities; (process) leads to inclusion.
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Reverse Mainstreaming
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The process of placing students without disabilities into classrooms with students with disabilities.
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Access
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The student with a disability accessing regular curriculum and activities with support and accomodations.
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Related Services
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Range from O.T to P.T to speech/language interventions to transportation, etc. These are determined by IEP (individualized education plan/program).
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Prenatal
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Before birth.
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Perinatal
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During or right after birth.
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