Perceptions about disabilities will vary between and within cultures
Diversity of California Students are
57% Latino, 23% White, 9% Asian, 5.5% African American, 2.4% Filipino and 3.5% other
54% Latino, 23% White, 9% Asian, 5.5% African American, 2.4% Filipino and 3.5% other
25% of bilingual students are English Learners (EL)
Diversity of California Students
About 25% live in poverty
50-60% eligible for school lunches
aprox. 1 in 30 are undocumented
11.1% are served in special education
Across the US, Students are aprox white, Hispanic, African American, Asian and American Indian. About are English learners, about live in poverty, are served in special education
African Americans are nearly ______ times more likely to be identified as having an intellectual disability (ID), more than twice as likely to be identified as having an emotional disorder ED and are less likely to be educated in a general ed class
2 times
3 times
4 times
Minority students are under-served in Special Education
African Americans are over-represented in Special education while Asian population are under-represented
These races are Over-Represented in gifted and talented students categories
Asian, Caucasian
Caucasian, Hispanic
These races are under represented in the gifted and talented students
African American, Hispanic
The two learning styles and preferences are cooperative and independent cooperative and intellectual( cooperative and independent, cooperative and intellectual )
Communication Styles are
Degree of Directness
Level of emotionality
degree of movement and vocalizations
emotional disturbance
BICS basic interpersonal communication skills will struggle in the classroom
What are the 5 stages of learning a second language
Pre-Production (0-6 months)
Early- Pre-Production (6mnths to 1 year)
Speech Emergence (1 to 3 years)
Intermediate Fluency (3 to 5 years)
Advanced Fluency (5 to 7 years)
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) has 3 principles
UDL has 3 principles and are
Representation- show the information in different ways
Action and Expression- allow students to approach learning tasks and demonstrate what they know in different ways
Engagement-offer options that engage students and keep their interest
Risk Factors that can potentially cause disabilities
Environmental- poverty, env. toxins, toxic stress, accidents/trauma
Biological- prenatal, perinatal, postnatal
Educational-school, education, special education
Poverty is the #1 environmental factor
is a study that shows how environmental risk factors like abuse actually medically impacts those people's lives
Envornmental risk factors include
poverty
toxic stress-abuse
accidents/abuse
biological risk factors include
prenatal
perinatal
postnatal
Car accidents and falls are the number 1 environmental risk factors in accidents and abuse
prenatal biological risk factors include moms over 35 25( 35, 25 ) which are more likely to give birth to down syndrome and older dads if older include schizophrenia and autism
1 in 10 babies born in US are born prematurely
can we prevent risk factors or reduce them?
what are not the prevention strategies for risk factors
parent education
health care -vaccinations
prenatal care and testing-vitamins, ultrasounds
early intervention
money
Early intervention as prevention for babies and toddlers birth to 3, the purpose is
adaptive skills-do things alone
cognitive skills-math skills
communication skills-talking or speaking
physical skills-walking or crawling
social or emotional skills-
key service principles for early intervention as prevention include
family centered practices
natural settings
focus on family strengths
individualized support
research based practices
focus on school readiness, including social and emotional dev communication, pre literacy and numeracy skills
The IDEA Part C,
school disabilities
does not mandate services unlike part B does with kids 3-21 w disabilities
IDEA Part C provides federal grant money that assists states in developing programs for early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities, ages birth to, and their families.
There is NO LAW saying that children under 3 MUST give these services
California Code of Regulations
Title 17. Public Health
Division 2. Health and Welfare Agency
Departments of Developmental services regulations
Early Start is California's Early Intervention Program
Regional Centers often coordinate services and funding; some school districts may coordinate for kids with low incidence disabilities
Service coordination & evaluation for eligibility is free
An IFSP Team is for early start 1st to 3 years old infants who have disability or those at risk services for infants and their families
IFSP document outlines the early intervention services the child and family will receive and
builds on fam strength
present levels of functioning and needs IEP's
Expected outcomes
specific services provided
location, days, times/length of services
name of service coordinator
IFSP Document is reviewed every 6 months at IFSP Meeting