SPED 205 Acronyms

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  1. 4. group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. In muscular dystrophy, abnormal genes (mutations) interfere with the production of proteins needed to form healthy muscle.
  2. 7. a set of research-based strategies used to increase quality of life and decrease problem behavior by teaching new skills and making changes in a person's environment.
  3. 9. Teaching children formally and informally from the ages of birth until 8, or typically around 3rd grade.
  4. 10. a therapy based on the science of learning and behavior. This type of behavioral analysis helps us to learn how behavior works, how behavior is affected by environment, and how learning takes place.
  5. 11. a type of behavior disorder. It is mostly diagnosed in childhood. Children with ODD are uncooperative, defiant, and hostile toward peers, parents, teachers, and other authority figures. They are more troubling to others than they are to themselves.
  6. 12. The treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise rather than by drugs or surgery.
  7. 14. Students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services and activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities
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  1. 1. A condition that affects the spine and is usually apparent at birth. May cause physical or intellectual disabilities that range from mild to severe depending on the size and location and what part of the spinal cord and nerves are affected.
  2. 2. a document that lays out all of the services and the course of action for a child in special education, and it is tailored to meet their exact needs to be successful.
  3. 3. This can help individuals with learning disabilities capitalize on their strengths and compensate for their disabilities. Several current types include word processing, computer-based instruction in reading and other academic areas, interactive videodisc interventions for math, and technologies for daily life.
  4. 5. The department of education ensures that education in the United States is fair, of good quality, and accessible to everyone.
  5. 6. A public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a State for administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function for elementary schools or secondary schools in a city, county, township, etc. Can also exist among a combination of schools.
  6. 8. Term used in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that is defined as specially designed instruction to increase the student’s chances for success.
  7. 11. treatment focuses on helping people with a physical, sensory, or cognitive disability to be as independent as possible in all areas of their lives.
  8. 13. A disruption in the normal function of the brain that can be caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, or penetrating head injury.