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A genetic disorder that causes the teeth to have thin enamel, deficient in calcium. A child with this disorder will have teeth that are mottled and susceptible to tooth decay and will require careful dental care. An inherited condition that affects the enamel of the teeth. Amelogenesis imperfecta may cause the teeth to be varied…

A condition in which neither eye has dominance over the other.  

A general term for a numerical summary expressing a student’s general development by comparison with average scores for other students using the same or similar tests, such as tests for educational age, developmental age, or mental age.  

A general term describing a child who is eligible to enter school on the basis of chronological age, measured from the birth date. With increasing use of developmental screening tests, some children who are age-eligible are barred from school, or their parents are advised not to enter them into kindergarten, if their developmental age is…

In the simplest terms, the number of years in a person’s life, called the chronological age, as measured from a birthdate, often attested to on a birth certificate or other acceptable certificate. However, in education, psychology, medicine, law, statistics, and many other disciplines, a variety of other special definitions of age have emerged. The time…

A legal designation for a child born after the death of its father; also a child born after the signing of a parent’s will. Even if not specifically covered in a parent’s will, an after-born child in most states is entitled to a share in that parent’s property, unless the parent is shown to have…

Pregnancies in teenage girls, of particular concern because of special problems affecting both mother and child. In the United States today, approximately one of every eight births is to an adolescent mother. Most adolescent girls become pregnant without intending to do so. Some do not wish to keep the baby and so are faced with…

A test required for acceptance and admission to a particular school. An acceptable score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test, for example, is required of many college-bound students; a good score on the Gesell Preschool Test may be required for entrance into a selective kindergarten or preschool.  

A method used in administering and enforcing laws in many areas, especially regarding benefits, including Social Security and many child support agencies. Administrative agencies make orders directly, such as for child support, rather than working through the court system. If individuals protest an agency’s order, ruling, or decision, they can ask for an administrative hearing,…

Instruction that has been tailored to children’s individual needs but, more usually, instruction modified for children who are unlikely to be able to handle a regular school program, notably students with various handicaps.