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The society has to accept that not all childrenare perfect (John, 2004)
It is not necessary that all children with special
needs belong to the MR (mentallyretarded)category
These children have the right to study andcoexist in the society without anydiscrimination
At times even the behavior of parents withthese challenging souls is not encouraging
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Identification remains the first step beforeassessment
Parents and teachers play a vital role at this
stage Careful observations are to be made so as to
identify the problematic areas
It is observed that parents do not considermuch the observations made by the teachers
Teachers have to monitor each student closelyat the early stages so such children can be
identified
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Special needs is a category under which manydisorders fall
Children with special needs more attention and
care than the normal ones "Special needs" are commonly defined as what
a kid can't do
Some parents always express grief on theirkid's gone potential so this makes conditionsbecome even more disturbing with time(Richard & Jennifer, 2004)
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Kids with special needs may have mildlearning issues or deep mental retardation
Food allergies or incurable illness, growth
delays are also found in special children Occasional terror attacks and severe psychiatric
problems have also been associated with thespecial children
Parents need to be flexible and creative in orderto help these souls out
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In a broad manner all the special needs can bedivided into five basic categories:
Medical
These children face serious conditions including cancerand heart issues, obesity, cerebral palsy, dwarfism, foodallergies etc.
Behavior
Dysfunction of Sensory Integration, and TouretteSyndrome fall under this category
Developmental
Autism, down syndrome and mental retardation fallunder this category
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Mental Health
Anxiety or depression are two major issues faced bysuch children. This can lead to hospitalization
Learning
These children fight with learning regardless of theirlogical abilities
In addition to this there are some common
issues too which are faced by almost all thespecial children which include social adjustingproblems (Richard & Jennifer, 2004)
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A cognitive assessment (also known as IQassessment) includes a sequence of diversemethods to help discover a childs particular
learning style, strengths and areas of need(Alec & Joo, 1998).
This information helps to make suitablerecommendations for teachers, parents and
other people around special kids
These assessments have information about akid, both educationally and behaviorally
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IQ scores are also generated in the first part ofmost of the assessment techniques(Sandra,2005)
Observations are also made to understand howa kid approaches tasks, reacts to letdowns andhonor
General attitude of children towards learning isalso measured in these tests
These assessments help in gaining a detailedand complete perceptive of the childs
strengths and future needs
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It is an individually administered scientific toolused to evaluate the cognitive capability ofchildren aged between six years and sixteen
years The test is comprised of ten basic subtests and
five supplemental subtests
Each subtest belongs to one of four domains ofcognitive performance
A childs performance can be reviewed by theFull Scale IQ score and four Index scores
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Four Index Scores used in this test are:
Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI)
It is composed of subtests measuring oral abilities that
utilize reasoning, conceptualization andcomprehension. These reflect a childs learningexperience
Perceptual Reasoning Index (PRI)
It is composed of subtests measuring perceptual
reasoning and organization
Working Memory Index (WMI)
It is composed of subtests which measureconcentration, knowledge and working memory
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Processing Speed Index (PSI)
It is composed of subtests measuring the speed ofmental and graph motor processing
In this method responses obtained from thechild are documented in a response booklet
The scores are then summed up to produce araw score
The raw scores are converted to scaled scores,according to specific mathematical values,which are statistically calculated in accordancewith the children of the similar age group asthe kid being assessed
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This is helpful because the results can be usedto comprehend how a child is performing incomparison to children of the same age bracket
This tool cannot gauge enthusiasm, interests,and opportunities for learning
A percentile rank method is mostly used whenreporting results; which is another relative wayto assess the child
Results are reported in a tabular form withdetails of the various subtests
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The results from the assessment are at firstpresented in arithmetic forms scores, ranges,percentiles etc
These scores are all significant for gaining abetter perceptive as to where the child isstanding in relationship to most children of hischronological age group
This tells us if the kid is average, belowaverage, above average etc.
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The profile formulated by the cognitiveassessment as well as observations can separateareas of difficulty
It can also point out whether a furtherrecommendation should be made to anyspecialist who can then provide the essentialtreatment, as in Occupational Therapy, Speech
Therapy etc.
The assessment reports hold detailed andcomprehensive information about the results
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Speech-language therapy is the cure for mostthe children with speech or language disorders
A speech disorder refers to a difficulty with the
actual production of sounds A language disorder refers to a trouble with
accepting or putting words together tocommunicate ideas
SLPs work with a kid one-to-one, in a tinygroup, or straightforwardly to overcomedifficulties involved with a definite disorder
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Strategies used by SLPs include:
Language intervention activities
SLPs interact with the subject by playing and talking
Oral motor therapy A variety of oral exercises are used including facial
massage and various exercises, to fortify muscles of themouth
Articulation therapy SLP produces accurate sounds and syllables for a kid,
often during play activities
The level of play is age-appropriate
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It is designed to gauge logical abilities andacademic achievement
Scoring:
It demands scoring during evaluation to determinebasal and ceiling levels
Raw scores are summed up and improved into ageand grade equivalents, percentile ranks, and
discrepancy scores with use of the Scoring Tables Two indices of general cognitive functioning
General Intellectual Ability (GIA) score
Brief Intellectual Ability (BIA) score
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Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test
Evaluates visual-perceptual and visual-motorfunctioning, obtaining potential signs of mind
dysfunction, developmental maturity and emotionalproblems.
Boston Naming Test
This tool assesses the ability to recognize pictures of
objects through natural responses and need fordifferent types of cueing
d2 Test of Attention
This method is used to evaluate selective attention
and mental concentration
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Digit Vigilance Test
It is a generally used test of concentration,attentiveness, and mental processing capabilityusing a swift visual tracking task
Multilingual Aphasia Examination
This set of subtests provides extensive appraisal of awide range of language disorders
Stroop Test This is a brief test which evaluates concentration,
mental speed and control
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California Verbal Learning Test
It is widely used neuropsychological test of verbalremembrance
BDI Screening Test Usually used for children in between the age group
of six months to eight years
Composed of 96 structured items
Three to five years old kids are observed for about 20to 30 minutes
Children younger than the above mentioned agegroup are only observed for 15 minutes
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