Historically, the disabling condition of any student was ...

[MGLQZ]

Historically, the disabling condition of any student was perceived as
 
  a. the result of an interaction between the student and the environment. b. residing exclusively in the student.
  c. residing in the student's environment.
  d. dependent on the family of the student.

Question 2

Why is early identification of children with exceptionalities important? How is early identification connected to an ecological model of exceptionality?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[Ashley I]

Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: Answer should address: ecological approach considers child in interaction with environment; early identification allows for modifications to the environment at the stage when the brain is most rapidly developing (brains develop in interaction with the environment); what happens in the early years has major impacts on a child's future development; early identification allows for better support for families learning to best help a child with exceptionalities