LBS 290 EXAM Subarea 1 (understanding students with disabilities) UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
Specific Learning Disability (SLD) Children who struggle with issues in their ability to read, write, speak, listen or do
math.
Early characteristics: Medical history, speech acquisition, problems with
socialization, academic delays, and behavioral delays.
Other Health Impairment (OHI) Limits a child's strength, energy, or alertness
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) a disability that mostly affects a child's social and communication skills, and
sometimes behavior.
Emotional Disturbance (ED) a disability category for a number of mental disorders.
Speech or Language Impairment a communication disorder such as stuttering, impaired articulation, a language
impairment, or a voice impairment that adversely affects a child's educational
performance
Visual Impairment or Blindness A disability category for children with visual impairments that significantly impair
their abilities to learn
Orthopedic Impairments Restrictions in movement abilities due to muscle, bone, or joint problems
Intellectual Disability a condition of limited mental ability, indicated by an intelligence score of 70 or
below and difficulty in adapting to the demands of life; varies from mild to
profound
Multiple Disabilities A child has more than one disability defined by the IDEA
Team members that work with students with physical Teachers, intervention specialists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and
disabilities by assisting and implementing appropriate speech pathologists
accommodations, modifications, and related services
Dyslexia Permanent condition that makes it difficult for people to read
Dysgraphia A learning disability that involves difficulty in written expression (handwriting).
Students have a hard time distinguishing shapes, use correct letter spacing, read
maps, copy text, and more
Receptive Language Disorders Language disorders characterized by trouble understanding spoken language.
Early characteristics that indicate a specific learning Medical history, speech acquisition, problems with socialization, academic delays,
disorder and behavioral delays
, Positive Behavioral Support The process of collecting information on the behavior, identifying positive ways to
support the behavior, and implementing a support to decrease the behavior
Sensory Processing Disorder difficulty in the way the brain takes in, organizes, and uses sensory information,
causing a person to have problems interacting effectively in the everyday
environment
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) a psychological disorder marked by extreme inattention and/or hyperactivity and
impulsivity
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) demonstrate inattention and impulsivity, but not hyperactivity
Gross motor skills physical abilities involving large body movements, such as walking and jumping
Fine motor skills physical abilities involving small body movements, especially of the hands and
fingers, such as drawing and picking up a coin
Mild-Moderate Intellectual Disability most common type of intellectual disability. Students can generally participate in
independent living skills and learn practical life skills and adaptive behavior.
Severe Intellectual Disability demonstrate major developmental delays. struggle with simple routines and self
care skills
Albert Banduras social cognitive theory four stages or processes of observational learning: attention, retention,
production, motivation
Cultural Competence having an awareness and acceptance of cultures and the ability to interact
effectively with people of diverse cultures
Infancy (birth-2yrs), early childhood (3-8yrs), middle Erikson's Four Earliest Social Stages of Human Development
childhood (9-11yrs), and adolescence (12-18yrs)
Erikson's Four Earliest Social Stages of Human babies learn trust vs mistrust (hope). this is when a nurtured and loved infant
Development would develop trust, and a mistreated infant would not
Infancy stage
Erikson's Four Earliest Social Stages of Human children begin to develop their interpersonal skills
Development
Early childhood stage
Erikson's Four Earliest Social Stages of Human children learn identity vs role confusion (fidelity). the identity stage is when
Development adolescents seek to form their individual identities
Middle - adolescent stage
The three values of the social cognitive theory Behavioral Factors, Personal Factors, Environmental Factors. These three variables
are connected to each other and therefore promote learning.
Observational learning process by which people learn behaviors by observing other behaviors
Self-efficacy When a person puts new knowledge or behavior into action
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
Specific Learning Disability (SLD) Children who struggle with issues in their ability to read, write, speak, listen or do
math.
Early characteristics: Medical history, speech acquisition, problems with
socialization, academic delays, and behavioral delays.
Other Health Impairment (OHI) Limits a child's strength, energy, or alertness
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) a disability that mostly affects a child's social and communication skills, and
sometimes behavior.
Emotional Disturbance (ED) a disability category for a number of mental disorders.
Speech or Language Impairment a communication disorder such as stuttering, impaired articulation, a language
impairment, or a voice impairment that adversely affects a child's educational
performance
Visual Impairment or Blindness A disability category for children with visual impairments that significantly impair
their abilities to learn
Orthopedic Impairments Restrictions in movement abilities due to muscle, bone, or joint problems
Intellectual Disability a condition of limited mental ability, indicated by an intelligence score of 70 or
below and difficulty in adapting to the demands of life; varies from mild to
profound
Multiple Disabilities A child has more than one disability defined by the IDEA
Team members that work with students with physical Teachers, intervention specialists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and
disabilities by assisting and implementing appropriate speech pathologists
accommodations, modifications, and related services
Dyslexia Permanent condition that makes it difficult for people to read
Dysgraphia A learning disability that involves difficulty in written expression (handwriting).
Students have a hard time distinguishing shapes, use correct letter spacing, read
maps, copy text, and more
Receptive Language Disorders Language disorders characterized by trouble understanding spoken language.
Early characteristics that indicate a specific learning Medical history, speech acquisition, problems with socialization, academic delays,
disorder and behavioral delays
, Positive Behavioral Support The process of collecting information on the behavior, identifying positive ways to
support the behavior, and implementing a support to decrease the behavior
Sensory Processing Disorder difficulty in the way the brain takes in, organizes, and uses sensory information,
causing a person to have problems interacting effectively in the everyday
environment
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) a psychological disorder marked by extreme inattention and/or hyperactivity and
impulsivity
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) demonstrate inattention and impulsivity, but not hyperactivity
Gross motor skills physical abilities involving large body movements, such as walking and jumping
Fine motor skills physical abilities involving small body movements, especially of the hands and
fingers, such as drawing and picking up a coin
Mild-Moderate Intellectual Disability most common type of intellectual disability. Students can generally participate in
independent living skills and learn practical life skills and adaptive behavior.
Severe Intellectual Disability demonstrate major developmental delays. struggle with simple routines and self
care skills
Albert Banduras social cognitive theory four stages or processes of observational learning: attention, retention,
production, motivation
Cultural Competence having an awareness and acceptance of cultures and the ability to interact
effectively with people of diverse cultures
Infancy (birth-2yrs), early childhood (3-8yrs), middle Erikson's Four Earliest Social Stages of Human Development
childhood (9-11yrs), and adolescence (12-18yrs)
Erikson's Four Earliest Social Stages of Human babies learn trust vs mistrust (hope). this is when a nurtured and loved infant
Development would develop trust, and a mistreated infant would not
Infancy stage
Erikson's Four Earliest Social Stages of Human children begin to develop their interpersonal skills
Development
Early childhood stage
Erikson's Four Earliest Social Stages of Human children learn identity vs role confusion (fidelity). the identity stage is when
Development adolescents seek to form their individual identities
Middle - adolescent stage
The three values of the social cognitive theory Behavioral Factors, Personal Factors, Environmental Factors. These three variables
are connected to each other and therefore promote learning.
Observational learning process by which people learn behaviors by observing other behaviors
Self-efficacy When a person puts new knowledge or behavior into action
