Chapter 7 and 8 Flashcards
- What are some common characteristics of students with high incidence disabilities?
They are often hard to distinguish from peers without disabilities(non schooling environment)
Combination of behavioral, social, and academic problems
They benefit from systematic, explicit, highly structured interventions
- Which disability category constitutes the largest group of individuals with high incidence disabilities?
learning disabilities
- A student who struggles with the correct pronunciation of sounds has difficulty with ___________________________.
speech articulation
- In what area do students with receptive language problems experience difficulty?
difficulty in understanding what their teahers and peers are saying. follow directions, may not be able to attain information
- What are the two key parts of language with which children may experience difficulty?
receptive and expressive
- True or False. To accommodate students with communication needs, teachers should supply words that are difficult to pronounce.
False
- What is a strategy that teachers can utilize to directly teach listening skills to students?
make oral material easier to understand and remember by simplifying vocabulary, sentence structure.
directions and predictions
- In general, why do students with learning disabilities achieve less academically than typical students?
trouble with processing, organizing, and applying academic information.
- True or False. Individuals with emotional disturbances have problems learning primarily because of external or internal behavioral adjustment problems.
true
- What are two major areas in which students with learning and/or behavioral disabilities experience difficulty in reading?
decoding and comprehension
- How can a teacher determine if a child is having a problem with decoding words?
mispronounce, substitute and ommitting words
- What is a term often used to describe serious difficulties with reading?
dyslexia
- For an LD student, how might a lack of alertness to visual detail affect their performance in Math?
misread math signs and facts
- What are academic survival skills?
attending school regularly, being organized, completing tasks in and out of school, being independent, taking an interest in school and displaying positive interpersonal skills with peers and adults
- True or False. Students with behavioral disorders frequently engage in aggressive or disruptive behaviors during class.
true
- Why do students with learning and behavioral disabilities sometimes experience social skills problems?
lack of knowledge because they do not learn naturally occurring models of social behavior
- What is learned helplessness?
characteristics of some students with disabilities in which they see little relationship between theri own efforts and school or social success, often resulting in a belief that they cannot perform challenging tasks
- What are three types of training that can address the social and emotional needs of students with learning and behavioral disabilities?
social skills training
self-control training
attribution retaining
- True or False. A strategy that will benefit students with significant conduct problems is to engage them in excessively challenging academic tasks.
false
- What type of training can specifically benefit student who demonstrate learned helplessness?
attribution retaining
- What are some key characteristics of ADHD?
inattentive, impulsivity, hyperactivity
- What are the three main categories of ADHD?
inattentive type
hyperactive-impulsive
combined type
- Please provide an example of an oral direction that is expressed in a manner that would be beneficial for a student with ADHD.
one direction or important key at a time
direct instruction
face to face
- True or False. Students with ADHD should always sit near the back of the room to avoid distracting other children.
false
- What is the most frequently prescribed medication for students with ADHD?
ritalin
- Which groups of students are likely to be under-identified as being gifted and talented?
young boys, teen girls, geniuses, those from diverse cultures, those with disabilities
- What is meant by the term acceleration?
educate students at a faster rate. skip grades
- What is meant by the term enrichment?
provides students with information, materials, and assignments that enable them to elaborate on concepts being presented as part of the standard curriculum and that usually require higher level thinking.
add course and content
- What is a fundamental characteristic of multicultural education?
students are acknowledged and valued
ELL, bilingual
diversity of society
- What are two strategies for creating a school environment for collaborating with parents?
frequent communication
invite to school activities
ask to volunteer and input regarding what works best
- Which groups of students are considered to be at particular risk for school failure?
living in poverty
living in abuse or neglect
living with substance abuse or being substance abusers
- The term that refers to situations in which the primary caregivers inflict or allow others to cause injury on a child is ________________________________.
abuse
- The term that refers to situations in which the caregivers fail to provide the necessary support for a child’s well-being is ______________________________.
neglect
- Children who are born to mothers who drink heavily during pregnancy are at risk for a condition called __________________________________________________.
fetal alcohol syndrome
- Researchers estimate that nearly 1 in _________ children grows up in a home in which alcohol or drugs are abused.
4
- What are some interventions for students at risk?
set high but realistic expectations
establish peers as teaching partners
collaborate with professionals
support family and community involvement
- What are some disadvantages of tracking?
set low expectations and achievement
What are some benefits of collaborating with other professionals?
check your perspective
problem solving
skills added
