The goal of augmentative and alternative communication is to
a. find a technological solution.
b. to enable individuals to effectively communicate and engage in a variety of interactions.
c. to optimize the student’s instructional plan.
d. none of these
Ans: B
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a. It keeps students from becoming bored. b. It gives the teacher different alternatives when planning instruction. c. It ensures that all students receive instruction that is appropriate to their needs. d. It is not important to use both types of instruction.
Which of the following statements accurately reflects what we've learned from brain research:
a. early experiences have a minimal effect on the brain's architecture b. gross motor physical activity has a minor effect on young children's learning c. early experiences strongly effect the brain's architecture d. gross motor physical activity has a minor effect on brain functioning
Ms. Webster tells students, "The author of our history textbook knows what he's talking about. He's a well-respected scholar whose specialty is the period we're reading about this month: colonial America." Although such a statement might certainly be beneficial in some respects, it has which one of the following drawbacks?
a. His statement is unlikely to foster the disposition to critically evaluate textbook content. b. He is discouraging students with a predominantly verbal cognitive style to read the textbook. c. Making sense of the statement depends almost exclusively on what Sternberg calls "practical intelligence." d. Making sense of the statement depends almost exclusively on only two of Gardner's multiple intelligences: interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence.
If a teacher graphs only infrequently
a. she will be more effective because she did not waste her time b. she may miss important information for making instructional decisions c. she and the IEP team may come to inaccurate conclusions about the student's performance d. none of the above e. both b & c