Exam 1: Children with Exceptionalities and Their Families

Shannon,who is 10 years old,has the intelligence of a 12-year-old and the social behavior of a 6-year-old.This discrepancy is referred to by the authors of your text as an

An ecological approach is used

According to IDEA,2004,a child with a developmental disability that significantly affects verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction,generally evident before age 3,would be under the definition of

Most of the interventions with children aged 3 through 5 is directed toward generating more constructive _______________ interactions.

According to educators,the exceptional child is different from the average child in that he or she needs

In employing an "ecological approach," the exceptional child

The most frequently used classification of exceptionality is

Match each statement to the item listed below. -A substantial difference among people along key dimensions of development.

From an educator's point of view,identification of a student as disabled is necessary when the student

______________ was one of the first individuals to work on methods for educating children with hearing loss.

A family-focused approach is to help parents

As collaborative members of their child's multidisciplinary team,parents can

One area of exceptionalities where prevalence seems to be increasing rapidly is

The following factors influence how well a family adapts to the presence of a child with disabilities:

A reasonable estimate is that more than _____________ children in the United States can be classified among the categories of children with exceptionalities.

One of the most important things that teachers can do for children from diverse cultures is

___________ is the situation in which there are agreed-on responsibilities within the family for caring for a child with a disability.

The first individual who tried to teach children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities was