Give an example of an acrostic and explain how such a mnemonic device works

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An acrostic is a sentence made up of words derived from the first letters of items to be learned. Example: Richard of York gave battle in vain. Richard = red, of = orange, York = yellow, gave = green, battle = blue, in = indigo, and vain = violet. This mnemonic aids in learning the sequence of colors of the visible light spectrum.

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A researcher wants to determine the cause of intoxication. On successive days, he consumed large quantities of scotch and water, bourbon and water, and vodka and water. Becoming very intoxicated in each case, he concluded, "It's the water that makes one drunk." The researcher should have consumed pure water on one of his test days. The water alone test would be called a

a. double blind. c. prediction. b. hypothesis. d. control.

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A school district is but a trustee or guardian of public funds coming into its possession, and it may disburse them only in a manner and for purposes prescribed by law

Indicate whether the statement is true(T) or false(F).

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Communication disorders impact learners primarily in preschool and the primary grades. Why do you think this is so, and how is this relevant to you as a teacher?

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Before 2004, the burden of proof in determining that a student's behavior was a manifestation of a disability fell on the school; in 2004, the responsibility for a child with emotional and behavioral disorders was reassigned from the school to the:

a. clinicians of the affected child b. parents of the affected child. c. administrators within the schools d. none of the above e. all of the above

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