The current emphasis on adaptive behaviorin defining intellectual disabilities is due to the
A) influence of the learning disabilities movement.
B) realization that students can be "streetwise" despite having low IQ test scores.
C) rise of the disability rights movement.
D) joint efforts ofparents of children with intellectual disabilities.
B
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
In criterion-referenced tests, a student’s scores are compared to standard set by the teacher.
Supplements that educators have successfully used in inclusion classrooms include:
A. assistance of teachers with special education training. B. provision of note takers. C. use of computer-assisted technology. D. all of the above.
Three of the following strategies should be effective in working with English language learners. Which one is unlikely to be effective?
a. Especially in the early years of English instruction, speak more slowly and clearly than you might otherwise. b. Teach reading skills almost exclusively by using books written in English rather than in students' native language. c. When teaching academic subject matter, make a very gradual transition from students' native language to English—perhaps a transition that takes 5 to 7 years to complete. d. When students work in small, cooperative groups, encourage them to use their native language if doing so helps them communicate with one another more effectively.
Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics identified by Michael Rutter as almost always present in children with autism?
a. Failure to develop social relationship b. Lower than average intellegence c. Language retardation with impaired comprehension d. Ritualistic or compulsive behaviors