Ch. 9 Flashcards - CTE II

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Acceleration

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The process of providing academically enriched programs to meet the needs of intellectually advanced students.

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Assistive Technology

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Technological advances (usually computer based) that help exceptional students learn and communicate.

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Collaborative Consultation

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An approach in which a classroom teacher meets with one or more other professionals to focus on the learning needs of one or more students.

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Gifted and Talented

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Exceptional learners who demonstrate high intelligence, high creativity, high achieving, or special talents.

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Inclusion

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The practice of integrating all students with disabilities into general education classes.

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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

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A 1990 federal act providing a free, appropriate education to disabled youth between 3 and 21 years old.

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Learning Disability

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A learning disability is a limitation in one's ability to take in, organize, remember, and express information.

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Learning Style Preferences

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Learning style preferences are the ways people learn best, shaped by both genetics and environment.

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Least Restrictive Environment

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An educational program that provides a disabled student with the same opportunities as general education students, tailored to their special needs.

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Multiple Intelligences

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Multiple Intelligences, proposed by Howard Gardner, is the idea that people have at least eight—and possibly up to ten—different types of intelligence.