SPGN Final
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- Vision Impairment
- a vision impairment that intereferes with development and affects the educational performance
- Vision Impairment must have one of the following
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-20/70 in good eye after correction
-peripheral field restricted to not more than 20 degrees
-diagnosed deteriotating eye condition - Characteristics of VI
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-intellectual abilities similar to their sighted peers
-unable to use visual imagery
-concept development depends on tactile experiences - How is VI determined?
- Comprehensive Evaluation done by an optomestrist or opthalmologist
- Non-visual learners
- no functional vision or so little that it does not help them
- How do we help NVL?
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keep classroom set-up the same
convert handouts to braille
identify who is talking - Visual Learners
- residual vision is useful to them
- How do we help VL?
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Order text in large font
Magnifying glass
Music Stand to bring the book upright - Mobility for VI
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Seeing eye dogs
human assistance
cane
electronic assistance - Autism
- developmental disability affecting verbal and non-verbal communication and social interaction.
- Social Interaction Characteristics
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normal attachments do not develop
friendships do not develop
emotions are rarely displayed - Communication Characteristics
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functional language is not aquired or fully mastered
utterances
conversations are not maintained - Physically or Otherwise Health Impaired
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Orthopedic Impairments
Other Health Impairments - Juvenile Rhematoid Arthritis and what we can do
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bones and joints wear down prematurely
-time position/activity changes - Muscular Dystrophy
- genetic disorder that converts muscule into fat
- Characteristics of MD
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bottom-up progression
more common in boys
spine issues like scoliosis and kyphosis - Spina Bifeda
- Neural matter comes out of a hole in the neural tube
- Characteristics of SB
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difficult muscle control
Swing-to gait
Bladder/Breathing issues - Cerebral Palsy
- non-progressive motor disorder cause before or at the time of birth
- Characteristics of babies with CP
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can't sit-up, crawl, stand, walk, etc
can only use one hand to do things
don't outgrow baby reflexes - 4 types of CP
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Spastic
Athetoid
Ataxic
Mixed - Spastic
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muscle spasms
high muscle tone
look really skinny - Athetoid
- slow rhythmic movement in affected area
- Ataxic
- muscle jerks
- Characteristics of CP
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speech sounds slurred
need nutritional support
need mobility assistance - Professionals that help CP
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Physical Therapists
Musical Therapists
Speech Pathologist - Traumatic Brain Injury
- injury to the brain caused by an external physical force resulting in total/partial function disability and/or psychosocial impairment
- Open-head Injury
- latex covering of brain is penetrated
- Most common TBI patient
- Boys between the ages of 15-24
- Medical Characteristics
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broken bones
blurred vision
seizure activity - Physical Characteristics
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decreased motor coordination
sensory defecits - Cognitive Characteristics
- decreased attention, organization, problem solving
- Behavioral Characteristics
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denial
depression
distractability - What we can do for TBI patients
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Medical intervention
Be aware of what they've done
Don't assume previous knowledge is still there - Criteria for TAG per Blume
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General Intellectual Aptitude
Specific academic aptitude
Creative and Productive thinking
Leadership ability
Visual and Performing Arts - Ingredients for giftedness per Renzouli
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Above average ability
Task Committment
Creativity - Characteristics
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good memory
good vocab
intense workers - How do you help someone with TAG
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extra work
work ahead
assist peers - Enrichment
- Add something to enrich the childs experience
- Acceleration
- Accelerate their academics
- TAG programs from the 20's-60's
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IQ
test scores
recommendations
applications