Nbpts - Exceptional Needs Specialist Study Guide

Disequilibrium {Ans: when new information is out of balance with the schema propelling growth of knowledge. Learning occurs about pets and animals and lions because of disequilibrium.}FAPE {Ans: Special Education Services that are provided at public expense must meet standards of that state's educational agency. Must be available to preschool, elementary, and secondary levels and must follow individual education plans}Freud's anal stage {Ans: Toddlers are learning to potty train. If adults are too strict in potty training, the baby can fixate on this stage and become 'anal retentive' or overly controlling. The ego, or personality, begins to develop, but the id, the drive to meet human need, is much stronger.}Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 {Ans: Landmark legislation that signifies a remarkable change in how the needs of exceptional students were addressed in public school setting. Set into law an IEP, FAPE, and LRE.}Ego {Ans: our personality, meeting the id's need in a more socially appropriate way.}Cognitivism {Ans: Learning is a change in thinking. Focused on how people think and learn. (Piaget)}Brown v. Board of Education (1954) {Ans: The first significant court decision to influence special education. The determination that segregation