PECT Sensory and Motor Development in Special Education Flashcards

A student with deafblindness requires an 'intervener' in the educational setting. What is the primary role of an intervener?

Answer: To facilitate communication and access to information by serving as a consistent sensory bridge between the student and the environment

An intervener is a trained professional who works one-on-one with students who are deafblind, facilitating communication, providing sensory information, and building the student's understanding of their environment.

Which braille code is primarily used for literacy instruction with students who are blind in the United States?

Answer: Unified English Braille (UEB)

Unified English Braille (UEB) is the standard literary braille code used for reading and writing instruction in the United States, adopted to replace older Grade 1 and Grade 2 codes.

A student with a physical disability uses a power wheelchair. The special education teacher should primarily coordinate with which professional to ensure safe navigation of the school environment?

Answer: Physical therapist and the school's facilities coordinator

The physical therapist addresses mobility and positioning for wheelchair users, while the facilities coordinator ensures the physical environment meets accessibility requirements for safe navigation.

What is 'tactile defensiveness' and how does it typically present in young children?

Answer: An over-sensitivity to touch that causes avoidance of textures, physical contact, or certain materials

Tactile defensiveness is a sensory processing pattern in which ordinary touch stimuli are perceived as uncomfortable or threatening, leading to avoidance behaviors.

A teacher of students with visual impairments (TVI) is responsible for which of the following?

Answer: Teaching the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC), which includes skills like braille, O&M, and assistive technology

The TVI delivers instruction in the Expanded Core Curriculum, which addresses the unique learning needs of students with visual impairments beyond the standard academic curriculum.

Which of the following classroom strategies best supports a student with auditory processing disorder (APD)?

Answer: Giving visual supports alongside verbal instructions, pre-teaching vocabulary, and reducing auditory distractions

Students with APD have difficulty processing auditory information despite normal hearing acuity; visual supports, reduced background noise, and pre-teaching help compensate for auditory processing challenges.