Boys are more likely than girls to be classified with a learning disability and receive special education services, but, community-based studies that involve screening all children for learning disabilities show few gender differences. Discuss at least one reason why this might be.
What will be an ideal response?
Perhaps boys are more likely to have disruptive behavior, increasing the likelihood for referral. Perhaps girls’ low performance in academic domains is associated with negative stereotypes in the mind of the teacher that don’t indicate the performance as substandard.
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a. child physical abuse b. child sexual abuse c. child neglect d. child psychological maltreatment
The accumulation of human capital, or resources, across the life course to address human needs is called ______.
A. time perspective B. social capital C. life course capital D. economic capital
Celebrating successful advocacy efforts is as important as
a. planning for effective advocacy. b. creating an action plan. c. learning from unsuccessful advocacy efforts and trying again. d. All of the above.
List and discuss at least four causes of unemployment in the current job market
What will be an ideal response?