Rodney, a new student in your school, is described as being mildly intellectually handicapped. and he is mainstreamed into your class. If he fits the characteristics for this description, which of the following is the most accurate statement?
a. His intellectual functioning will be about average, but he will have difficulty with a particular basic skill, such as reading, and his IEP will focus on extra assistance in this area.
b. While his intellectual functioning will be about average, he will have trouble functioning effectively in the general education classroom, and his IEP will focus on helping him develop basic social skills.
c. His intellectual functioning will be significantly limited, and his IEP will focus on his mastering basic academic skills—reading, writing, and math.
d. His intellectual functioning will be significantly limited, and his IEP will focus both on basic academic skills—reading, writing, and math—as well as the skills needed to function in society.
d
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