Describe augmentative and alternative communication systems. What problems are associated with AAC? What are the benefits of AAC?
What will be an ideal response?
AAC includes any manual or electronic means by which a person expresses wants and needs, shares information, engages in social closeness, or manages social etiquette. Problems involved in designing AAC include selecting a vocabulary and giving effective, efficient means of indicating elements in the vocabularies. Many direct-selection and scanning methods have been devised
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a. ?its immediate consequences. b. ?the child’s motives. c. ?its external characteristics. d. ?whether or not it conformed to social norms.
Three of the following are commonly cited problems with high-stakes testing. Which one is usually not a problem?
a. The tests that are used do not always have content validity for the local curriculum. b. In order to maximize the number of students who pass the test, teachers may give some students more attention than they give others. c. Teachers focus almost exclusively on complex skills and neglect the more basic knowledge and skills that students need. d. School officials may find reasons not to include low achievers in the assessment process and thereby distort school averages.
Choose one piece of children's literature (assigned as a part of class) and write an in-depth
analysis of the plot and conflict of that book. What will be an ideal response?
Why is being employed considered an essential component of adult life?
A. Employment can lower stress. B. Employment can improve physical well-being. C. Employment can produce a skilled workforce. D. Employment can promote personal dignity.