Briefly describe three emotional and social characteristics associated with many students with learning disabilities
What will be an ideal response?
Characteristics will come from the following: Students with learning disabilities have a higher likelihood of friendships with others who also have learning disabilities; they often have high-quality friendships; approximately three fourths have higher levels of anxiety than those without learning disabilities; they have a higher incidence of behavioral and emotional problems; they have a higher incidence of social and emotional challenges but do not tend to experience mental health problems.
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The first major legislative act for individuals with physical disabilities was passed in
a. 1917 b. 1954 c. 1975 d. 1990
When considering the use of the norms accompanying a published test, the most important question the researcher should ask is
a. are the norms based on a large and representative sample? b. what population does the norm group represent? c. what kinds of scores are used to report the norms? d. how reliable are the norms?
The supervisor states "Could you repeat what you think I'm trying to say?" The teacher is able to understand the supervisor's insights into the problem. This exchange verifies the understanding between the teacher and the supervisor and it is called
a. reflecting. b. negotiating. c. clarifying d. directing
Education intervention based on an ecological model would involve
a. looking for the medical causes of the disability. b. treating the medical condition causing the disability. c. examining the interaction of the individual's characteristics with the environment's demands. d. attempting to change the environment without reference to the individual.