Explain the importance of genetics to child development
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Answers will vary but should include the following points: Genetics is the study of the transmission of hereditary characteristics to living organisms. Progress in genetic study is increasing the capability to identify genetic predisposition to abnormalities or to disease before or shortly after conception. New discoveries in biotechnology are providing opportunities for gene therapy. Gene therapy can modify and even eliminate genes that may make a person prone to a particular disease or disability. The Human Genome Project has supplied us with an enormous amount of information regarding human genetics. Epigenetics is pushing our knowledge even further.
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A) stammered. B) had articulation problems. C) were language delayed. D) were nonverbal.
Clarisa is in her car seat in the back seat. As her father looks in the rearview mirror, he notices her pushing the buttons on the little toy cell phone. Clarisa is demonstrating which level of symbolic representation?
a. Level 1: Functioning unitary activity b. Level 2: Inappropriate combinational activity c. Level 3: Appropriate combinational activity d. Level 4: Transitional activities
A(n) ____ covers a limited geographical region such as a school
a. local area network b. wide area network c. analog network d. all of the above
How can a ‘highly qualified' teacher increase the likelihood that a student with a disability in their classroom may be more successful both academically and socially?
What will be an ideal response?