NURS 6660 31.7-31.8 Exam With Complete
Solutions
_________________ is characterized by persistent difficulty learning reading, writing, and
mathematics; beginning in early childhood - ANSWER Specific Learning Disorder
True/False
Children with Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) do not have difficulty academically
keeping up with peers? - ANSWER False
children with SLD often find it difficult to keep up with their peers. However they may
excel in certain areas
In first degree relatives there is increase risk 4 to ___ times for reading deficits, and 5 to
___ times for mathematics deficits. - ANSWER 8 times reading, and 10 times math
Specific learning disorders occur two to three times more often in males or females? -
ANSWER Males
Which disorder affects half of all public school children who receive special education
services? ANSWER specific learning disorders of all types. About 10% of youth.
What did Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children, now called
Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), mandate? ANSWER In 1975, it
mandated that all states must provide free and appropriate educational services to all
children.
Since the Individual with Disabilities Education Act, the number of children identified
with learning disabilities has *****, and the variety of the definitions of learning
disabilities has *****? - ANSWER Increased and risen
, To meet the criteria of Specific learning disorder, a child's achievement must be
significantly lower than expected in one or more of the following? - ANSWER Reading
skills, comprehension, spelling, written expression, calculation, mathematical
achievement or activities of daily living
True or False
It is uncommon for specific learning disorders to include more than one area of skill
deficits? - ANSWER False
it is common to have deficits in more than one area.
Children with specific learning disorder in the area of reading can be identified by
__________ word recognition, slow ___________ rate, and ________________
comprehension compared to most children of the same age. - ANSWER poor, reading,
impaired
True or False
Children with reading impairments have difficulty in word recognition and "sounding
out" words because they are not able to process and utilize phonemes efficiently. -
ANSWER True, phonemes are the smaller bits of words that are associated with
particular sounds
Low scores in short-term memory for speech sounds characterized the profile with
weak_____________. - ANSWER Language
Low speech sounds awareness was associated with weak________________. - ANSWER
Reading
True/False
We see speech sound deficits in math weakness? - ANSWER False, we do not see
speech sound deficits
Solutions
_________________ is characterized by persistent difficulty learning reading, writing, and
mathematics; beginning in early childhood - ANSWER Specific Learning Disorder
True/False
Children with Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) do not have difficulty academically
keeping up with peers? - ANSWER False
children with SLD often find it difficult to keep up with their peers. However they may
excel in certain areas
In first degree relatives there is increase risk 4 to ___ times for reading deficits, and 5 to
___ times for mathematics deficits. - ANSWER 8 times reading, and 10 times math
Specific learning disorders occur two to three times more often in males or females? -
ANSWER Males
Which disorder affects half of all public school children who receive special education
services? ANSWER specific learning disorders of all types. About 10% of youth.
What did Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children, now called
Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), mandate? ANSWER In 1975, it
mandated that all states must provide free and appropriate educational services to all
children.
Since the Individual with Disabilities Education Act, the number of children identified
with learning disabilities has *****, and the variety of the definitions of learning
disabilities has *****? - ANSWER Increased and risen
, To meet the criteria of Specific learning disorder, a child's achievement must be
significantly lower than expected in one or more of the following? - ANSWER Reading
skills, comprehension, spelling, written expression, calculation, mathematical
achievement or activities of daily living
True or False
It is uncommon for specific learning disorders to include more than one area of skill
deficits? - ANSWER False
it is common to have deficits in more than one area.
Children with specific learning disorder in the area of reading can be identified by
__________ word recognition, slow ___________ rate, and ________________
comprehension compared to most children of the same age. - ANSWER poor, reading,
impaired
True or False
Children with reading impairments have difficulty in word recognition and "sounding
out" words because they are not able to process and utilize phonemes efficiently. -
ANSWER True, phonemes are the smaller bits of words that are associated with
particular sounds
Low scores in short-term memory for speech sounds characterized the profile with
weak_____________. - ANSWER Language
Low speech sounds awareness was associated with weak________________. - ANSWER
Reading
True/False
We see speech sound deficits in math weakness? - ANSWER False, we do not see
speech sound deficits
