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Facilitated Communication (FC)
A type of augmentative communication in which a facilitator provides assistance
to someone in typing or pointing to vocabulary symbols.
Far Point Copying
Writing while copying from a model some distance away.
Feingold Diet
A diet that some believe may reduce or cure learning disabilities by restricting
the intake of foods such as sugar, food colorings, and additives; little
evidence has supported this diet as a treatment for learning disabilities.
Fernald Reading Method
With the goal of teaching literacy skills, a word that a student wishes to learn
how to read or write is written on a large card by a teacher. The student traces
over and says the word three times. The student then writes the word from
memory.
Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE)
Term used to identify the suspected etiology of developmental problems
experienced by infants and toddlers who have some, but not all, of the
diagnostic criteria for fetal alcohol syndrome and have a history of prenatal
alcohol exposure.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
A condition involving low birth weight, developmental delay, and cardiac, limb,
and other physical defects; caused by excessive alcohol use during pregnancy. A
child is diagnosed with FAS when two or more craniofacial malformations are
present and growth is below the 10th percentile for height and weight. One of
the leading known causes of mental retardation, many children with FAS have
neurological damage that contributes to cognitive and language delays.
Field of Vision
The expanse of space visible with both eyes looking straight ahead, measured in
degrees; 180 degrees is considered normal.
Figure-Ground Discrimination
The ability to sort out important information from the surrounding environment.
Fine Motor
The use of small muscles for precision tasks (i.e. writing, typing, etc.).
Fluency
A performance measure that includes both the accuracy and the rate with which a
skill is performed; the term is also used to refer to the rate and smoothness of
a student’s oral reading and speech skills.
Foster Home
A living arrangement in which a family shares its home with a child who cannot
live with his/her parents temporarily; foster homes are also used with adults
with disabilities.
Fragile-X Syndrome
A chromosomal abnormality associated with mild to severe mental retardation.
Thought to be the most common known cause of inherited mental retardation, it
affects males more often and more severely than females; behavioral
characteristics
are sometimes similar to individuals with autism. Diagnosis can be confirmed by
studies of the X chromosome.
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Term used in P.L. 94-142 to mean special education and related services that are
provided at public expense and conform to the state requirements and to the
individual’s IEP.
Frontal Lobe
A section of the cerebrum that controls abstract thinking,
Functional Analysis
Refers to a variety of behavior assessment methodologies for determining the
environmental variables that adversely affect behavior.
Functional Communication
A child’s ability to communicate in his/her environment.
Functional MRI
A version of magnetic resonance imaging that measures blood flow and can show
the activity of the brain during a specific task.
Functional-Skills Education
A model of instruction for students with special needs that stresses functional
life skills rather than academic subjects.
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