Students with special needs

A written strategy for learning designed to ensure that each child with special needs is educated in the most appropriate manner for him or her.

Strategy developed when a preschool age child is diagnosed as having a disability. It includes the family's needs in regard to enhancing the child's development, goals for the child, services to be provided to the child and/or family, and a plan for transitioning the child to other services and regular education.

Federal law requiring all states to provide education and support for children who a re developmentally delayed.

Directing a parent to obtain a diagnosis from a professional when a problem exists with a child.

Term that refers to a problem in one or more parts of the ear, which usually prevents a child from hearing adequately.

Disabilities present since birth, but not necessarily hereditary

Omission errors, distortion problems, or substitutions of vowels or consonants or both. Often referred to as lazy tongue and baby talk.

Any eye or nerve problem that prevents people from seeing normally

An illness that persists over time

A genetic blood disease that causes blood to clot too slowly or not at all

A problem with one or more basic skills of learning

A condition that affects an individual's social, emotional, and cognitive functions, such as attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity, or conduct disorder.

A complex disorder that may cause social, emotional, behavioral, and communication impairments

Having exceptional skills in one or more of six areas: creative or productive thinking, general intellectual ability, leadership ability, psychomotor ability, specific academic aptitude, and/or visual performing arts

A process in which a gifted child is assigned to a class with older children.