Choose two of the disabilities from the following list. Discuss each, covering what is known about causation, prevalence, and indicative behaviors. For each one, make at least two suggestions for how teachers can work to prevent or redirect behavioral issues.
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Learning Disabilities (general)
• Bipolar Disorder
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Sensory Integration Disorder
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary; refer to text for specifics about each diagnosis.
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In what year were African Americans recognized as U.S. citizens?
a. 1768 b. 1492 c. 1868 d. 1950
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Miss Logan insists that students make eye contact with her when she is addressing behavioral issues with them. As she reflects on her management system, she decides that this is a good practice to use. Miss Logan has made a step forward in her understanding of culturally responsive teaching. 2. Objectivity tends to be valued over the expression of opinions among the majority of schools in the Western world. 3. There is a strong correlation between students’ socioeconomic status and their level of achievement in school. 4. Ruby Payne asserts that students from low-wealth and high-wealth homes are likely driven by a different set of understandings of what is important in life. 5. A danger of assuming that students who live in poverty value relationship more than achievement is that teachers may fail to set appropriate expectations for their academic growth.
Piaget's theory that presents children's cognitive development in a series of four stages
What will be an ideal response?
Jeff has a new circle of friends who want to get to know themselves and each other. They talk a lot about themselves, which was initially quite strange for Jeff, but then he noticed that he has become
a. A better problem solver when it comes to his personal life b. Less concerned about how he behaves with his family – their opinion does not count anyway c. More hesitant to talk about social issues in the company of his friends d. A low self-monitoring individual when interacting with his supervisor