A method that links detailed observation of one student to individualized curriculum intervention.

Teachers and parents meet to voice concerns about a student’s learning progress and whether to refer the child for additional evaluation.

The average or usual developmental pattern across children.

Cooperation between different service providers for at-risk children and families.

Refers to underdeveloped skill in one or more areas, usually related to neurological disorders, and applies to students whose intelligence level is average or above. Students who are intellectually or developmentally disabled (IDD) have below-average intelligence, which affects their ability to learn. Students with learning disabilities can learn but consistently

Services pre-kindergarten children who have been discovered to have a disability or to be at risk for developing a disability. Studies show that the earlier intervention services are administered, the greater the chances of success are for the child.

Is another term for conditioned behavior: behavior that responds to a stimulus that doesn’t normally cause that reflexive response.

Is a behavior conditioned by reinforcement for performing desired actions rather than causing reflexive behaviors.

Refers to how the brain processes information by attending to stimuli and receiving, storing, and retrieving information.

Refers to behavior that responds to a stimulus that doesn’t normally cause that reflexive response. (Also known as “reflexive conditioning” or “classical conditioning.”)