After reading Chapter 1, you should be able to:

• Define exceptional children, disability, handicapped, developmentally delayed, at risk, and special education.
   
• Identify the thirteen disability categories recognized by the federal government.
   
• Compare prevalence and incidence.
   
• Describe the historical evolution of services for children and adults with disabilities.
   
• Summarize the related services available to students with disabilities.
   
• Contrast the differences between multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary team models.
   
• Describe common instructional models of cooperative teaching.
   
• Identify key dimensions of universal design for learning.
   
• Summarize the services typically available to infants/toddlers, preschoolers, adolescents, and adults with disabilities.