Choose a pioneer in special education and discuss his or her contribution to the field

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary. Choices include Nicholas Hobbs (he conducted a project on classification of children); Jean Marc Gaspard Itard (he initially worked with Victor, the “wild boy of Aveyron,” and tried to educate him); Maria Montessori (she worked with young children systematically); Samuel Gridley Howe (he introduced methods used at Perkins School for the Blind); Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (he founded the first school for the deaf in the United States).

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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What are the three steps in the correction procedure for a misidentification error in a sight-reading word list exercise?

What will be an ideal response?

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Which method did Maria Montessori use to teach children advanced skills in reading, writing, and math?

a. hands-on manipulation b. repetition and memorization c. example and imitation d. hypnotic suggestion

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During the 1997 reauthorization of IDEA, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder was added to the list of conditions that allows a student to be eligible for services under the category of

a. Intellectual disabilities b. other health impairments c. multiple disabilities d. traumatic brain injury

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