Learning Disabilities/ Intellectual Disabilities Flashcards
When did the definition for LD under IDEA change?
2004, it added the RTI model.
What are some environmental causes of mental retardation or ID?
Child abuse or neglect, chronic social or sensory deprivation.
Prenatal, perinatal, and post natal mean….
Before birth, during birth, and after birth.
What is the science behind down syndrome?
In the 21st chromosomes, there are three instead of the normal two because one gets split.
What is the average IQ score?
100
What are the most popular IQ tests?
The Wechsler and the Stanford Binet.
Why does the IQ score matter?
IQ scores are good predictors of how one will perform in school.
What is standard deviation?
How much your score deviates from the mean or average.
What is the IQ achievement of a student with mental retardation or an intellectual disability?
2 standard deviations below the mean, or a score of 70 or below on the IQ test.
Under the definition of MR/ID in IDEA, what are the two key components to be identified as a student with this disability?
- Child must have a score of 70 or below on the IQ test.
2. Child has deficits in adaptive behaviors
What is the developing period for MR/ID?
Ages 0-18
What ages are covered under IDEA for MR/ID?
Ages 3-21
What are the four levels of Mental Retardation?
Mild, Moderate, Severe, Profound
What was the single biggest preventative strike against MR/ID in 1962?
The development of the rubella vaccine (measles).
What type of curriculum will students with MR/ID most likely have?
A functional curriculum (Learning life skills
What is the IQ range for people with learning disabilities?
A person with LD will have a normal IQ or an IQ score above 70.
What is “a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using language?”
Learning Disability
What are the two top types of learning disabilities?
- Reading 2. Math
Students with learning disabilities often usually also have poor……….
Social skills
Can LD coexist with any other disabilities?
It can just absolutely not MR/ID.
What is the defining characteristic of a learning disability?
specific and significant achievement deficits in the presence of an overall adequate intelligence.
Are male or females more prevalent in the LD category?
Males
What is the strongest theory for the cause of LD’s?
Environmental factors such as poor instruction, or impoverished living conditions.
How are many learning disabilities identified or prevented?
With the three-tiered RTI model.
