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7. What is our perspective on the reasons for optimism regarding special education?

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7. What is our perspective on the reasons for optimism regarding special education?

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Science has advanced so much that it has contributed to early detection of possible diseases as children develop.

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6. What legislation and litigation have affected special education? 

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6. What legislation and litigation have affected special education? 

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Education for All Handicapped Children (PL 94-142)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

No Child Left Behind

Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Free and Appropriate Public Education

Hudson vs. Rowley

Endrew F. vs. Douglas County School District

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5. What are the history and origins of special education?

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5. What are the history and origins of special education?

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It started in 18th and 19th century Europe with "the wolf boy" and Europeans isolating children with special needs, but later European physicians wanted to investigate. Special education then spread to America and it became what we know it as today.

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4. What is the definition of special education?

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4. What is the definition of special education?

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Specifically designed instruction that meets the unusual needs of an exceptional student and requires special materials, teaching techniques, equipment, and or facilities.

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3. What is the prevalence of exceptional learners

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3. What is the prevalence of exceptional learners

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The percentage of a population or number of individuals having an exceptionality.

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2. What is the educational definition of exceptional learners? 

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2. What is the educational definition of exceptional learners? 

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Those learners who require special education and related services if they are to realize their full human potential.

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1. How can we get oriented to exceptionality and special education? 

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1. How can we get oriented to exceptionality and special education? 

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By remembering that the most important characteristic of exceptional learners are their abilities, not their disabilities.