Intellectual disability (ID) is defined as the presence of incomplete mental development (Katz & Lazcano-Ponce‚ 2008). An intelligence quotient (IQ) score below 70-75 is commonly used to diagnose ID‚ and in affected children‚ observable deficits in linguistic‚ social‚ and cognitive skills reveal underlying delays in their development. ID may result from various developmental disorders such as Down and Fragile-X syndromes. Symptoms of ID in children include poorer long-term memory (LTM) than peers
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Unit 1- child and young person development 1.1 The main stages and pattern of development from birth to 19 years including physical‚ communication and intellectual development and emotional and social development. Child development refers to the biological‚ psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence‚ as the individual progresses from dependency to increasing autonomy. It is a continuous process with a predictable sequence yet having
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English 21 May 2013 Special Olympics Would you say people with disablilities are less fortunate? Would you say they aren’t capable of things that an everyday person are? No‚ it’s not that they are less fortunate or uncapable‚ but are carriers of unique gifts and talents. The Special Olympics started off only as a summer camp for those with intellectual disabilities. The camp was created to test and discover the phyical and mental abilities of these special individuals. The camp turned
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EDUCATIONAL PRINCIPLES 1 Educational Principles and Piaget’s Limitations of Preoperational Thought Cathleen Barney Excelsior College EDUCATIONAL PRINCIPLES 2 Jean Piaget’s theories continue to have a major impact on both teacher training and classroom practices. This essay will discuss the three educational principles derived from his theory and also discuss the limitations of preoperational thought from his point of view. The first educational principle
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Pass Three (P3): Explain barriers which may be experienced by individuals Merit One (M1): Assess barriers which may be experienced by individuals with additional needs‚ with reference to models of disability In Nazir’s case study by the looks of it he is facing a lot of barriers‚ one of which I think is communication. All of his family has limited information on Dementia‚ this makes it hard for them to put his Alzheimer’s into perspective. They will not know how he’s feeling or ways to potentially
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Policy Guidelines on Inclusion of Children with Special Needs: Drawbacks and Challenges in the Philippines and New Zealand Comparative Study Submitted by NENITA OBRIQUE 86-16675 PhD Special Education EDAD 318 Dr. Joel Javiniar 2nd Semester SY 2012-2013 College of Education U.P. Diliman April 7‚ 2013 Contents Introduction.............................................................................................. 3 Review of Related Literature.........................
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travel read only a page”—St. Augustine. Educational Tour is part of the students’ journey towards learning. Learning is not only limited inside the four (4) walls of the classroom‚ because we learn best when we are exposed to new experiences and things around us. I‚ for one‚ I’m looking at tours optimistically‚ that with the help of bringing the students’ outside‚ they tend to discover new things that they’re actually involved. During our educational tour dated September 11-13‚ we’ve gone to
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Running Title: Education of a Education of a Special Educator Barbara Brown Grand Canyon University: SPE 522 Professor Todd October 2‚ 2012 Education of a Special Educator As an educator‚ I believe that every child is entitled to a positive and engaging education. In my classroom I am an effective teacher requiring my students to strive in academics‚ socializing‚ and giving me and themselves 150%. My goal is to not only teach the subjects but promote development socially and academically
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Summary: Students with learning disabilities have always been present in our school settings. Unfortunately for many‚ many years it was an "invisible condition" that was not supported by educators and parents. No doubt little was known about why a child had a reading disability‚ now known as being dyslexic; or a writing disability now labeled dysgraphic. Many children even suffered from dyscalculia‚ a math disability. But think about the many years of frustration and embarrassment so many students
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Assessments Used in Special Education Grand Canyon University: SPE-536 Then and Now: History of Assessments Used in Special Education In today’s world students are being diagnosed every day for multiple disorders. Over the history of special education both standardized (formal) and curriculum based (informal) assessments have been created and implemented to help make sure that students are receiving the proper support to help them meet their educational goals. Assessments within special education
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