Chapters 7-9 Flashcards
Speech and language impairment characteristics
receptive and expressive language
receptive language
understanding what people say to you
expressive language
communicating
speech and language impairment accommodations
classroom climate, model good listening, have students attention before you give instruction, use visual aids
reading difficulties
decoding problems (identifying words accurately and fluently), comprehension skills (identify the main parts of material), unable to read
learning difficulties
attention (following information), memory (following directions, recalling information), reasoning (reading comprehension), academic survival (attendance, interest in learning, interpersonal skill)
Math difficulties
spatial organization, alertness to visual detail, procedural errors, failure to shift mindset, memory, difficulty forming numbers, problems with judgement, problems with language
Written language difficulties
handwriting, spelling, written expression
Characteristics for gifted students
maybe not identified, high verbal ability, sensitivity to feelings, positive or low self concept, model or troublesome student
high incidence disabilities
speech or language disability, learning disability, emotional disturbance, mild intellectual disability
speech articulation
inability to pronounce sounds correctly
Accommodations for students with communication disorders
create an atmosphere of acceptance, encourage listening and teach listening skills, use modeling to expand students language, provide many meaningful contexts for practicing speech and language
students with learning disabilities have trouble with
processing, organizing, and applying academic information
mild intellectual disabilities
difficulty meeting the academic and social demands for general education
emotional disturbance
average intelligence but trouble learning because of external problems
2 major types of reading problems
decoding and comprehension
decoding
identifying words accurately and fluently
2 major types of written expression
product and process problems
Dunns model of learning styles
biological, emotional, sociological, physiological, psychological
students with learning and behavioral disabilities social needs
classroom conduct, interpersonal skills, personal and psychological adjustment
learned helplessness
see little relationship between their efforts and school or social success
attribution refraining
convince students that their failures are due to lack of effort rather then ability
steps to enhance student self image
set reasonable goals, provide specific feedback contingent on student behavior, give students responsibility, teach students to reinforce themselves, give students a chance to show their strengths
disabilities under section 504`
ADHD, gifted and talented, non-native language and culturally diverse, at risk due to life circumstances
ADHD lacks these executive functions
working memory, self-directed speech, control of emotions and motivation, reconstitution