DEP 3053 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Dyscalculia, Individualized Education Program, Dyslexia

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Clinical and Health Psychology
• Course: DEP 3053
• Professor: Natalie Christina Ebner

Document Summary

Children can perform concrete operations and reason logically and are able to classify things into different sets. Thinking becomes increasingly flexible, facile, and quick: reversibility. Ability to solve problems and to adapt and learn from experiences. Iq > 130; and/or superior talent for something. Precocity; marching to own drum; passion to master. Iq < 70 (+ score on e. g. adaption test) Limited mental ability; difficulty adapting to everyday life. Slow, or late, thinking markedly behind peers in adaption to daily life. Eugenics: set of beliefs and practices which aims at improving the genetic quality of the human population. 1975: all public schools are required to serve disabled children. Iep (individualized education plan): written statement specifically tailored for disabled student. Lre (least restrictive environment): setting that is as similar as possible to that of non disabled children. Inability to relate normally; extreme self-absorption; inability to acquire normal speech. Difficulty in learning that involves understanding or using spoken or written language.