EDSP 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Adequate Yearly Progress, The Employer, Rehabilitation Act Of 1973
26 Jan 2017
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Chapter 1: the purpose and promise of special education. This includes children who experience difficulties in learning as well as those whose performance is so advanced that modifications in curriculum and instruction are necessary to help them fulfill their potential. Impairment: refers to the loss or reduced function of a particular body part or organ: disability: e(cid:454)ists (cid:449)he(cid:374) a(cid:374) i(cid:373)pair(cid:373)e(cid:374)t li(cid:373)its a perso(cid:374)"s a(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) to perfor(cid:373) (cid:272)ertai(cid:374) tasks. How many exceptional children are there: approximately 6. 4 million children and youth with disabilities, demographics: Children with disabilities make up 13% of school-age population. About twice as many males a females receive special education. During the 2012-2013 school year 333,982 infants and toddlers (birth through age 2) were among those receiving special education. The number of children who receive special education increases from age 3 through age 9. The number served decreases gradually with each year from age. After that the number of students who receive special education decreases sharply.
