LJU4802 SUMMARY STUDY NOTES & EXAM GUIDE FOR 2022

(Summary) NES Test Special Education Over 330 Questions And Answers With Verified Solution 2023/2024 Competency 1 Focuses on the characteristics of typical and atypical human growth and development and the characteristics of students with various disabilities that special education teachers are likely to encounter. Learning Disabilities Students with learning disabilities have average or above average intelligence but an unexpected academic weakness in one or more content areas. Dyslexia Impacts a student's ability to learn to read, to recognize sound segments or letters, following along in text comprehending what they read. Dysgraphia Impacts student's ability to learn to write, often their handwriting and/or spelling. Dyscalculia Impacts a student's ability to understand numbers and mathematical operations, remembering math facts and the sequence of steps in math problems. Intellectual Disabilities Students qualify as having an intellectual disability when they show developmental delays in most aspects of academic and social functioning. Communication Disorders Students who are more likely to mispronounce sounds or have speech that lacks fluency are identified as having speech disorder. Articulation Disorders Affects a student's ability to produce certain sounds and sound combinations. Fluency Disorders Hesitations or stuttering Specific language Impairment Manifests as a delay in a student's language development but the student shows no other conditions that would cause such a delay in language development (e.g., autism, deafness) Emotional Impairments Typically, children who are identified as having emotional impairments show behaviors or emotions that are not appropriate for setting. Often they have trouble making friends, working in groups, and maintaining personal relationships. Anxiety Disorders Characterized by excessive fears or worry. Phobias, separation anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Mood Disorders Including depression and bipolar disorder (i.e., swings between elevated or manic mood and depression). Students who are depressed may cry often, lose motivation for things that were once enjoyable, lose weight and disregard hygiene, or have suicidal thoughts. Oppositional Defiant Disorder Students s