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According to the Assistive Technology Act assistive devices are
Any device that could help a disabled student in school or life functions
A seventh grader with mild intellectual disabilities is having trouble with algebra. His step
father is trying to help, but the more he drills the child, the less he seems to understand.
The teacher suggests
He substitutes fun activities for math drills. Incorporating algebra blocks, math games, and
applications of algebra to real-life situations will make math more fun and more relevant.
Augmentative and alternative communication AAC devices, forearm crutches and a head
pointer are assistive devices that might be used by a student with
Cerebal palsy
A 4 year old child has difficulty sorting plastic cubes, circles, and triangles by color and
shape, doesnt recognize patterns or groups and doesnt understand the relationship between
little/big, tall/short, many/few. The child enjoys counting but doesnt say the numbers in
proper order nor recognize the meaning of different numbers. This child most likely
Has dyscalculia
Response to intervention RTI is
A strategy for diagnosing learning disabilities in which a student recieves research supported
interventions to correct an academic delay. If the interventions do not result in considerable
improvement the failure to respond suggests casual learning disabilities
,6th graders A and B ride the same bus. B constantly teases A. A is embarrassed because he
believes he believes B is berating him. The bus driver told their teacher that student B
might be interested in student A but doesnt express it well. The best form of conflict
resolution would be for the teacher to
Suggest to alfie that if he is distrubed by honesty's teasing, he have a calm, assertive
conversation with her and tell her he doesnt like it and insists she stop
When transitioning from one subject to another and when she becomes anxious, a student
always taps her front tooth 5 times then opens and closes her eyes 11 times before leaving
her desk. The child most likely has
Obsessive compulsive disorder
By law, a child with a disability is defined as one with:
Intellectual disabilities, hearing, speech, language, visual, orthopedic or other health
impairments, emotional disturbance, autism, brain injury caused by trauma or specific learning
disabilities and needs special education and related services.
Which classroom environment is most likely to support a student with ADHD?
Students with ADHD are extremely sensitive to distractions. A learning environment in which
visual and audio distractions have been eliminated is best. Low lighting, few posters and a clean
whiteboard help the student focus.
A resource teacher notices one of her students has made the same reading error numerous
times the past few days. She decides the student wrongly believes that 'ou' is always
pronounced as it is in the word through. She corrects this misunderstanding by showing
, the student word families containing words like though, ought, ground. This strategy is
called:
Corrective feedback
A kindergarten teacher has a new student who will not make eye contact with anyone so
she doesn't appear to be listening. She often rocks back and forth and does not stop when
asked or give any indication she has heard. She avoids physical contact. Sometimes the
teacher must take her arm to guide her from one place to another. Occasionally the student
erupts, howling in terror and fury. The most likely diagnosis is:
Autism
A special education teacher shows parents of a dyslexic child a study that examined brain
scans of dyslexic and non-dyslexic readers. The study demonstrated ____ side(s) of their
brains while non-dyslexics use (the). _____side.
Both, the left
A student with _____ has a great deal of difficulty with the mechanical act of writing. She
drops her pencil, cannot form legible letters and cannot decode what she has written.
Dysgraphia
A resource room teacher has a middle school student recently diagnosed with depression.
The student has been put on an antidepressant. The teacher knows the student may
develop certain transitory reactions to the medication. One reaction might be:
Increased, persistent thirst
Reading comprehension should be evaluated:
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According to the Assistive Technology Act assistive devices are
Any device that could help a disabled student in school or life functions
A seventh grader with mild intellectual disabilities is having trouble with algebra. His step
father is trying to help, but the more he drills the child, the less he seems to understand.
The teacher suggests
He substitutes fun activities for math drills. Incorporating algebra blocks, math games, and
applications of algebra to real-life situations will make math more fun and more relevant.
Augmentative and alternative communication AAC devices, forearm crutches and a head
pointer are assistive devices that might be used by a student with
Cerebal palsy
A 4 year old child has difficulty sorting plastic cubes, circles, and triangles by color and
shape, doesnt recognize patterns or groups and doesnt understand the relationship between
little/big, tall/short, many/few. The child enjoys counting but doesnt say the numbers in
proper order nor recognize the meaning of different numbers. This child most likely
Has dyscalculia
Response to intervention RTI is
A strategy for diagnosing learning disabilities in which a student recieves research supported
interventions to correct an academic delay. If the interventions do not result in considerable
improvement the failure to respond suggests casual learning disabilities
,6th graders A and B ride the same bus. B constantly teases A. A is embarrassed because he
believes he believes B is berating him. The bus driver told their teacher that student B
might be interested in student A but doesnt express it well. The best form of conflict
resolution would be for the teacher to
Suggest to alfie that if he is distrubed by honesty's teasing, he have a calm, assertive
conversation with her and tell her he doesnt like it and insists she stop
When transitioning from one subject to another and when she becomes anxious, a student
always taps her front tooth 5 times then opens and closes her eyes 11 times before leaving
her desk. The child most likely has
Obsessive compulsive disorder
By law, a child with a disability is defined as one with:
Intellectual disabilities, hearing, speech, language, visual, orthopedic or other health
impairments, emotional disturbance, autism, brain injury caused by trauma or specific learning
disabilities and needs special education and related services.
Which classroom environment is most likely to support a student with ADHD?
Students with ADHD are extremely sensitive to distractions. A learning environment in which
visual and audio distractions have been eliminated is best. Low lighting, few posters and a clean
whiteboard help the student focus.
A resource teacher notices one of her students has made the same reading error numerous
times the past few days. She decides the student wrongly believes that 'ou' is always
pronounced as it is in the word through. She corrects this misunderstanding by showing
, the student word families containing words like though, ought, ground. This strategy is
called:
Corrective feedback
A kindergarten teacher has a new student who will not make eye contact with anyone so
she doesn't appear to be listening. She often rocks back and forth and does not stop when
asked or give any indication she has heard. She avoids physical contact. Sometimes the
teacher must take her arm to guide her from one place to another. Occasionally the student
erupts, howling in terror and fury. The most likely diagnosis is:
Autism
A special education teacher shows parents of a dyslexic child a study that examined brain
scans of dyslexic and non-dyslexic readers. The study demonstrated ____ side(s) of their
brains while non-dyslexics use (the). _____side.
Both, the left
A student with _____ has a great deal of difficulty with the mechanical act of writing. She
drops her pencil, cannot form legible letters and cannot decode what she has written.
Dysgraphia
A resource room teacher has a middle school student recently diagnosed with depression.
The student has been put on an antidepressant. The teacher knows the student may
develop certain transitory reactions to the medication. One reaction might be:
Increased, persistent thirst
Reading comprehension should be evaluated:
