What is the topographical classification system for physical disabilities?

What will be an ideal response?


It is a system of classification based on the specific body location of the movement impairment and how it correlates with the location of brain damage. The classification includes monoplegia, paraplegia, hemiplegia, triplegia, quadriplegia, diplegia, and double diplegia.

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Engaging children through play

a. enhances their interactions with each other. b. promotes communications. c. helps them learn through play. d. does all of these.

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Court rulings indicate that before a student is suspended, the student should be

a. allowed to consult a lawyer. b. given notice of the suspension and provided a hearing. c. informed of the arrangements to be made about continuing schoolwork. d. provided with counseling.

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Educational psychologists who are familiar with research findings

a. almost always agree on what the data indicate. b. tend to criticize and therefore ignore the quality of the data. c. rarely form conclusions on the basis of research findings. d. sometimes construct different interpretations of what the data mean.

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Which of the following topics do the authors assert causes the greatest amount of concern for teachers, parents, and students?

a. cultural competence b. classroom discipline c. poor-quality teacher education programs d. societal issues impacting students

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