1-1: Chapter 1 Reflection Before reading this chapter, please complete the following pre-reading activity. This activity is called clustering; it is a pre-reading strategy found in Subjects Matter. Clustering is "simply a kind of brainstorming that links ideas in a two-dimensional map, with connections based simply on students' mental associations as they think about a new topic... Clustering helps students discover things they already know about the topic they will be studying" (p.105) Here is an example of a clustering activity completed about TV and Kids: This chapter and this week, we will be focusing on disability. Think of words and ideas that you connect with the word disability and write/type them in the space below. Include your own perceptions or feelings toward disability. All Students and Students with Disabilities, pages 3-8 As you read these pages answer the questions below. 1. Does every student with a disability qualify for special education services? Explain why or why not. 2. What is the significance of the 13 specific disability categories found on page 6? 3. What is the difference between a high-incidence and low-incidence disability? Students Who are Gifted & Talented, pages 8-9 1. Use the table/chart below to compare and contrast the services provided to and the educational experiences of students with disabilities and students who are gifted and talented. Students with Disabilities Both Gifted and Talented Reflect on the similarities between students with disabilities and students who are gifted and talented. What does this say about our current education system? Pages 9-25 Carefully consider your perception of disability so that as you read the remainder of this chapter and progress through this course you are aware of your perceptions and allow them to be challenged. Many of you will not realize the perceptions you innately hold about individuals with disabilities. We hope you will become aware of them during this course and allow your perceptions to change. The remainder of the chapter focuses on individuals with disabilities. While reading through these sections of the chapter, you can either go back and add to the word list you already created at the beginning of the chapter or create a new word list in the space below and answer the final question. 1. What was your biggest realization about your own perception of disability