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Variations in Child Development

Variations in Child Development. EDCI 336 August 25, 2005. Today’s Objectives. Learn about labels or classifications Develop increased understanding regarding needs of children with DD. Indicators of DD. Failure to reach developmental milestones on time

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Variations in Child Development

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  1. Variations in Child Development EDCI 336 August 25, 2005

  2. Today’s Objectives • Learn about labels or classifications • Develop increased understanding regarding needs of children with DD

  3. Indicators of DD • Failure to reach developmental milestones on time • Failure to acquire skills such as performing, speaking, perceiving new experiences

  4. Indicators of DD • Physical appearance • Height, weight • Head circumference • Facial features • Body proportions or shapes

  5. Most frequently noted delays • Motor • Noted during infancy • Speech and language • Noted during preschool

  6. Classifications of DDs • Cognitive • Speech and language • Physical • Social-emotional • Health impairment

  7. Cognitive delays • Difficulty with : • Symbolic concepts • Syntactic structure, vocabulary • Generalizing learning • Incidental learning

  8. Cognitive delays • These children need: • More direct instruction • More repetitive instruction

  9. Mental Retardation • IQ below 70 • Difficult to assess before school age except in severe cases

  10. Learning disabilities • Achievement significantly below aptitude

  11. Traumatic Brain Injury • May result in • Seizures • Headaches • Reduced stamina • Memory

  12. ADHD • Persistent difficulties • Attention span • Impulse control • Hyperactivity (Not always present)

  13. Communication • Speech • Voice disorders • Fluency (stuttering) • Articulation

  14. Social-Emotional • Difficulty with relationships • Displays inappropriate types of behavior or feelings

  15. Social-Emotional • Acting unhappy or depressed • Developing physical symptoms or fears related to school or personal problems

  16. Physical disabilities • Hearing impairment • Visual impairment • Orthopedic impairment

  17. Health impairment • Chronic or acute health problems that interfere with academic development

  18. Health impairment • OHI • Heart conditions • Asthma • Tuberculosis • Sickle cell anemia

  19. Health impairment • Hemophilia • Cancer • Epilepsy • Diabetes • AIDS

  20. Autism • Affects verbal and nonverbal communication • All intellectual levels • First 3 years of life

  21. Autism • Repetitive actions • Resistant to changes • Unusual responses to sensory stimuli

  22. Reactions • Staring • Inappropriate comments • (How sad. What’s wrong with him. Etc.) • Cruel remarks and jokes • Dunlap, L. (1997). An introduction to early childhood special education (pp.50-67). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

  23. Reactions • What is your role as an educator?

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