How did the field of learning disabilities become a recognized category in special education?
What will be an ideal response?
Discussion should include a brief history of the field of learning disabilities including 19th century interest in how brain injuries affected adult functioning; the role of brain injured soldiers from WW1, and how that was later applied to children; and finally, in the 1960s when learning disability was formally established by law as a category of disability. The first federal legislation acknowledging learning disabilities was enacted in 1969. Since then, professionals have continued to build a legal and scientific understanding of learning disabilities and to explore alternative instructional methods for students with learning disabilities.
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A. Number of characters B. Cohesion C. Text gradient D. Grade equivalent
Which of the following should not be used for eligibility purposes?
a) Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-II b) Adaptive Behavior Inventory c) Normative Adaptive Behavior Checklist d) Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised
Information that teachers gather from observation and assessment is sometimes
shared with others. Who has an undisputed "right to access" the information contained in a child's observations and classroom assessments? a. the child's parents or guardians b. anyone who works with the child c. friends and relatives d. the child's pediatrician
What does the Newborn Behavior Observation scale measure?
a. It provides information to parents for positive caregiving. b. It gives parents new photographs of their infant. c. child's milestones d. It is a list of child's qualities.