Question

Define the following Key terms as used in Chapter 10 of the Book “The Exceptional Child: Inclusion in Early Childhood Education”. No Plagiarism allowed: activity-based intervention, case finding, Child Find, comprehensive screening, criterion-referenced, assessment, discretionary program, duration measures, failure to thrive, frequency counts, functional skills, individualized education program (IEP), Individualized family service plan (IFSP), instructional utility, IQ tests, itinerant special education teacher, norm-referenced assessments, paraprofessional, parent surrogate, parent consent, portfolio, prosthesis, pull-out services, reliable, screening, sensitivity, service coordinator, specificity, standardized tests, transdisciplinary team, valid

Answer 1

1. Activity-based intervention encourages and promotes learning in the child’s life using planned and unplanned activities.

2. Case finding is a strategy in which resources are directed towards individuals who are suspected to be at risk for a particular disease.

3. Child Find is a legal requirement that schools participate in identifying children suspected of having a delay in development.

4. Comprehensive screeing refers to the use of a series of standardized examinations aimed at diagnosing a condition at a stage before the appearance of symptoms.

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