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LBS 290 EXAM Subarea 1 (understanding students with disabilities)
Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!
Specific Learning Disability (SLD) - ANSWER 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) - ANSWER Limits a child's
strength, energy, or alertness
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - ANSWER a disability that
mostly affects a child's social and communication skills, and
sometimes behavior.
Emotional Disturbance (ED) - ANSWER a disability category for a
number of mental disorders.
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Speech or Language Impairment - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER A disability category
for children with visual impairments that significantly impair
their abilities to learn
Orthopedic Impairments - ANSWER Restrictions in movement
abilities due to muscle, bone, or joint problems
Intellectual Disability - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER A child has more than one
disability defined by the IDEA
Team members that work with students with physical
disabilities by assisting and implementing appropriate
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accommodations, modifications, and related services - ANSWER
Teachers, intervention specialists, physiotherapists,
occupational therapists, and speech pathologists
Dyslexia - ANSWER Permanent condition that makes it difficult
for people to read
Dysgraphia - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER Language disorders
characterized by trouble understanding spoken language.
Early characteristics that indicate a specific learning disorder -
ANSWER Medical history, speech acquisition, problems with
socialization, academic delays, and behavioral delays
Positive Behavioral Support - ANSWER The process of collecting
information on the behavior, identifying positive ways to
LBS 290 EXAM Subarea 1 (understanding students with disabilities)
Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!
Specific Learning Disability (SLD) - ANSWER 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) - ANSWER Limits a child's
strength, energy, or alertness
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - ANSWER a disability that
mostly affects a child's social and communication skills, and
sometimes behavior.
Emotional Disturbance (ED) - ANSWER a disability category for a
number of mental disorders.
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Speech or Language Impairment - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER A disability category
for children with visual impairments that significantly impair
their abilities to learn
Orthopedic Impairments - ANSWER Restrictions in movement
abilities due to muscle, bone, or joint problems
Intellectual Disability - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER A child has more than one
disability defined by the IDEA
Team members that work with students with physical
disabilities by assisting and implementing appropriate
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accommodations, modifications, and related services - ANSWER
Teachers, intervention specialists, physiotherapists,
occupational therapists, and speech pathologists
Dyslexia - ANSWER Permanent condition that makes it difficult
for people to read
Dysgraphia - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER Language disorders
characterized by trouble understanding spoken language.
Early characteristics that indicate a specific learning disorder -
ANSWER Medical history, speech acquisition, problems with
socialization, academic delays, and behavioral delays
Positive Behavioral Support - ANSWER The process of collecting
information on the behavior, identifying positive ways to
