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Exceptional Learners
Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prereferral | a crucial, collaborative school-based step to support struggling students in general education before a formal special education referral |
| multidisciplinary team | helps prevent an inaccurate placement in special education |
| response to interventon (RTI) | a multi-tiered educational framework using research-based strategies and data to identify and support struggling students early |
| screening instruments | identifies those students at an increased risk of school failure |
| progress monitoring | the ongoing, data-driven process of regularly assessing student performance to see if they are meeting goals, evaluating if teaching strategies are working, and making timely adjustments to instruction or interventions |
| curriculum-based measurement (CBM) | a method for teachers to quickly and regularly assess student progress in core subjects like reading, math, and writing using brief, standardized probes tied directly to classroom curriculum |
| early intervening services | supports for babies and toddlers (birth to age 3) with developmental delays or disabilities, helping them learn crucial skills like walking, talking, and playing, and also support families |
| individualized education program (IEP) | is a customized, legal written plan for K-12 public school students with disabilities, created by a team (parents, teachers, etc.) to outline specific goals, special education services, and supports needed for them to succeed in school |
| individualized family service plan | describes the services that the child will receive |
| transition plans | coordinated set of outcome activities that promote movement from school to post-secondary school, vocational training, integrated employment. |
| supported employment | a service helping individuals with significant disabilities find and keep jobs, focusing on their strengths, interests, and goals through long-term, on-the-job coaching, skills training, and support from employer. |
| least restrictive environment | means that student should be separated from nondisabled classmates, home, family, and the community as little as possible. |
| collaborative consultation | a special ed or phycologist consults with a gen ed teacher to give advice to the gen ed teacher. |
| co-teaching | two teachers in one classroom, one teacher specializes in special ed to help those students in the gen ed classroom. |
| cooperative learning | a teaching method where small, diverse groups of students work together to achieve common academic goals |
| pre-meditated instruction | is an educational strategy where students are systematically trained to serve as instructors or facilitators to help their classmates learn academic, behavioral, or social skills. |
| peer tutoring/peer confederates | which has their peers assist with assignments as well as using them to help manage behaviors. |
| classwide peer tutoring | all students in the gen ed classroom engage in peer tutoring for particular subject matter, such as reading or math. |
| partial participation | having students with disabilities engage on a reduced basis |
| accommodations | include changes in instruction that don't significantly change the content or conceptual difficulty level of the curriculum. |
| modifications | usually are amended materials or assignments and differ from changes in curricula or instructional strategies |
| tiered assignments | teachers provide choices of varying difficulty of an an assignment on a single topic. |
| cochlear implantations | hearing aids for deaf children |