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Glossary
A Child with an Exceptionality/Exceptional Learner
A child whose physical, behavioral, intellectual, or cognitive performance is so different from the norm that additional services, resources or considerations are required to meet their needs.
A child whose physical, behavioral, intellectual, or cognitive performance is so different from the norm that additional services, resources or considerations are required to meet their needs.
Accommodations
A change in the timing, formatting, setting, scheduling, response and/or presentation of delivered materials, lessons, activities, or events.
A change in the timing, formatting, setting, scheduling, response and/or presentation of delivered materials, lessons, activities, or events.
Biorhythm
The cycles and rhythms in which your body is accustomed to operating, such as wake and sleep cycles and other daily routines.
The cycles and rhythms in which your body is accustomed to operating, such as wake and sleep cycles and other daily routines.
Caregiver
An adult who cares for an infant or child.
An adult who cares for an infant or child.
Curriculum
Any program or plan of activities.
Any program or plan of activities.
Daily Schedule
A series of things to be done or of events to occur at or during a particular time or period.
A series of things to be done or of events to occur at or during a particular time or period.
Diversity
The inclusion of individuals representing more than one national origin, color, religion, socioeconomic stratum, sexual orientation, etc.
The inclusion of individuals representing more than one national origin, color, religion, socioeconomic stratum, sexual orientation, etc.
IEP
Individualized Education Program
Individualized Education Program
Inclusion
The practice of including children with disabilities in a child care setting with typically developing children of similar ages, with specialized instruction and support when needed.
The practice of including children with disabilities in a child care setting with typically developing children of similar ages, with specialized instruction and support when needed.
Learning Disabilities
A disorder, as dyslexia, usually affecting school-age children of normal or above-normal intelligence, characterized by difficulty in understanding or using spoken or written language, and thought to be related to impairment or slowed development of perceptual motor skills.
A disorder, as dyslexia, usually affecting school-age children of normal or above-normal intelligence, characterized by difficulty in understanding or using spoken or written language, and thought to be related to impairment or slowed development of perceptual motor skills.
Modality
Method of delivery for a specific task or assignment.
Method of delivery for a specific task or assignment.
Modification
An adjustment to an assignment or a test that changes the standard or what the test or assignment is supposed to measure.
An adjustment to an assignment or a test that changes the standard or what the test or assignment is supposed to measure.
Self-Identity
The conscious recognition of the self as having a unique identity.
The conscious recognition of the self as having a unique identity.
Temperament
A combination of mental, physical and emotional factors that make up a person’s attitude and predisposition.
A combination of mental, physical and emotional factors that make up a person’s attitude and predisposition.
Transition
The period of time during which something changes from one state or stage to another.
The period of time during which something changes from one state or stage to another.
Typically
Developing children-children who are developing physically, mentally, and intellectually at a typical or predetermined rate.
Developing children-children who are developing physically, mentally, and intellectually at a typical or predetermined rate.
