Evolution of Classroom Instruction in Special Education

Question 1

Explicitly teaching students the steps of a task and gradually reducing teacher support as students gain independence.

Accepted Answer

Scaffolding

Question 2

Which method, using hands-on materials, was applied to special ed classrooms in the early 20th century?

Accepted Answer

Montessori

Question 3

Which 1960s technique involved breaking tasks into small steps for students in special education?

Accepted Answer

Task Analysis

Question 4

What 1970s concept promoted teaching students with disabilities alongside non-disabled peers?

Accepted Answer

Mainstreaming

Question 5

A social movement to establish institutions to segregate individuals with disabilities from general population

Accepted Answer

The Eugenics Movement

Question 6

What does the acronym LRE stand for in special education?

Accepted Answer

Least Restrictive Environment

Question 7

What 1950s reading method used a multi-sensory approach for students with dyslexia?

Accepted Answer

Orton-Gillingham

Question 8

Which blind and deaf activist graduated from Radcliffe in 1904 and advocated for education for all?

Accepted Answer

Helen Keller

Question 9

Who developed tactile and sign language methods to teach students with hearing and vision impairments?

Accepted Answer

Anne Sullivan

Question 10

Which approach in the 1980s focused on teaching real-world tasks for life skills education?

Accepted Answer

Functional Curriculum

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