Discuss the difference between the discrepancy model and the Response to Intervention model in diagnosing a child with a learning disability
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Answers should specify that the discrepancy model uses the discrepancy between IQ and achievement/performance to determine a learning disability. This discrepancy model can cause problems by waiting until the gap between IQ and achievement/performance is wide enough to measure. This may mean that the child cannot get help until he/she has experienced substantial failure with learning. The RTI model looks at how a child responds to scientific, research-based interventions. It focuses on prereferral prevention and the intervention model. It looks for the needs of
a student in order to deliver appropriate supports and services through a collaborative approach. The child moves through an intervening hierarchy until he/she is provided with the support that is needed.
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a. At a party, Karen thinks, "All the other kids are smoking pot. If I want them to think I'm cool, I need to smoke pot as well." b. While his classmates talk with one another during their free time at the end of the school day, Stuart is content to read a book at his desk. c. Roy works hard to keep his grades up so he can get into a good college and make his parents proud. d. Phadra feels remorseful when she accidentally breaks another girl's arm in a collision during a soccer game.
Children who are left-handed
a. should not be taught cursive writing. b. should not be taught manuscript writing. c. should be changed to become right-handed writers. d. should be accepted as having a natural preference for that hand. e. need special pencils and pens.
When working with youngsters from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, it is important to keep in mind that:
a. Some youngsters may simultaneously be active participants in two or more cultural groups. b. Youngsters' ethnic identities are almost always stronger than their need to "belong" to mainstream Western culture. c. Youngsters' need to "belong" to mainstream Western culture is almost always stronger than their ethnic identities. d. At the elementary school level, children typically have little conscious awareness that their backgrounds might be different from those of their classmates.
Action science is a systematic approach for
a. examining differences between professionals' beliefs and their actual behavior. b. developing practical theories that can guide action research. c. conducting action research studies in a scientifically rigorous manner. d. All of the above.