1. people, concepts, & perspectives
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

2. people first language
puts the person before the disability
describes what a person has, not what a person is
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

3. encompassing term
surpassing what is common,
usual, or expected
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

4. impairment
loss/reduced function of body part/organ
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

5. disability
inability 2 perform
activity in usual way
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

6. handicap
impairment that substantially limits
1+ major life activities
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

7. developmentally delayed
A child, ages birth – 5, who is not achieving new skills
in the typical time frame and/or is exhibiting
behaviors that are not appropriate for the age level
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

8. at-risk
greater-than-usual chance of developing an
exceptionality
WHY?
biological conditions
events surrounding birth
home environment
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

9. special education
specially designed instructional program
what does this program consist of?

10. medical vs. educational category
1) Autism 7) multiple disabilities
2) Deaf or blindness 8) orthopedic impairments
3) Developmental delays 9) other health impairments
4) Emotional disturbance 10) specific learning disabilities
5) Hearing impairments 11) speech/language impairments
6) Mental retardation 12) traumatic brain injury
13) visual impairments
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

11. labels
advantages
disadvantages
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

12. 2x’s as many males than females
more each year (‘76)
early intervention
sped = 12% gen pop ages 6-17
3 out of 4 = ld or speech
autism? 6x’s more than 10 yrs ago

13. special education history
individual & group efforts
brown v. board of education
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

14. special education history
“In these days, it is
doubtful that any child
may reasonably be
expected to succeed in
life if he is denied the
opportunity of an
education. Such an
opportunity, where the
state has undertaken
to provide it, is a
right that must be
available to all on equal
terms.”
- Chief Justice Earl Warren-
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

15. special education history
right to education cases
education for all handicapped children act of
1975
free appropriate public education
individuals with disabilities education act
of 1997
no child left behind of 2001
individuals with disabilities improvement
education act of 2004
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

16. 6 principles of IDEIA
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

17. inclusion
practice of educating students with special needs
in classroom settings with their non-disabled peers
1 teach, 1 observe
1 teach, 1 support
station teaching
parallel teaching
alternative teaching
team teaching
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

18. universal design
identifying and eliminating unnecessary barriers to teaching
and learning
accessible & fair
size & space for approach and use flexible
straightforward & consistent
explicit
supportive
minimize unnecessary physical effort
accommodations: differentiated ins.
tolerance for error
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

19. child find
ideia requires states to identify, locate, and evaluate all children with
disabilities, age birth to 21, who are in need of early intervention or special
education services.
early intervention
individualized family service plan (ifsp)
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

20. must be in effect when student turns 16
based on student strengths
results-centered
outcome oriented
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

21. people first language
terminology
ideia categories
labels
history
6 principles of ideia
inclusion
universal design
child find
transition