Teaching English for students with special needs Flashcards
“any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function”.
a) impairment
b) disability
c) a handicap
a
“restriction or lack (resulting from an impairment) of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being”
a) impairment
b) disability
c) a handicap
b
“disadvantage for a given individual, resulting from an impairment or disability that limits or prevents the fulfillment of a role that is normal (dependin on age, gender, social and cultural factors) for that individual”.
a) impairment
b) disability
c) a handicap
c
blindness, deafness, hard of hearing, and loss of sight in one eye, partial sight , paralysis of a limb , amputation of a limb are all examples of disability. true or false?
false, impairment
Handicaps are descriptions of disturbances in the functioning of a person. true or false?
false, disability
difficulties with seeing, speaking, or
hearing; difficulties in moving; difficulties in bathing, eating, toileting, etc are all examples of impairment. true or false?
false, disability
…………………… describes the social and economic roles of impaired or disabled persons that place them at a disadvantage compared to other persons.
handicap
bedridden or confined to home; being unable to use public transport; being
socially isolated; etc are all examples of……………….
handicap
people with disabilities form a homogenous group and encounter barriers of different kinds. true or false?
false, they do not form a homogenous group
impairment in their nature can not be corrected. true or false?
false, While some impairment cannot be corrected, some definitely can be changed.
Learners, their learning processes and the education system are severely affected by the immediate environment. true or false?
true
putting unrealistic expectations can make a learning environment that is severely conducive. true or false?
false, NOT conducive
A teacher may not care where a learner with a visual impairment sits in the class and will make no attempt to increase the size of writing on the writing board. is an example of an environment barrier . true or false?
false, teaching system
Learners who have difficulty with reading are often given any oral cues to support their understanding of keywords. t or f ?
f , visual
a learner has difficulties with just one aspect of
learning, e.g. writing or reading, or mathematics, but will have no difficulty in the other
areas of learning. is called……………
a) learning difficulty
b) specific learning difficulity
c) handicap
b
learners with specific learning difficulties will have no problem learning new skills as their problem is with just one subject. t or f?
f, they may have
perceptual (visual/auditory) disabilities, minimal
brain dysfunction, dyslexia (reading/writing problem) and developmental aphasia
(acquired language problem) are all examples of ……………
a) impairment
b) disability
c) a handicap
d) specific learning difficulity
d
the observation profile form is called ( form A ) . t or f ?
f, Annexure A
a learner’s performance is not in line with his apparent
abilities due to a variety of reasons. are often called…………….
a) specific learning difficulty
b) learning difficulty
c) disability
b
A learning difficulty may develop due to academic
failures in the past and the learner is often called an over-achiever. T OR F ?
f, under- achiever
educational neglect, lack of parental support, and neurological dysfunction are all examples of……………
the reason for learning difficulities
when a learner has difficulty copying shapes and patterns such as circles and wave patterns that is often a sign of intellectual impairment. true or false?
false, specific learning difficulity
when a learner cannot repeat 5 numbers or words in the correct order that is often a sign of intellectual impairment. true or false?
false, specific learning difficulity
when a learner has a severe short and long term memory problems that is often a sign of intellectual impairment. true or false?
false, specific learning difficulity
when a learner has severe short and long-term memory problems that is often a sign of intellectual impairment. true or false?
false, specific learning difficulty
Neurological impairment refers to impairment related to the bone and muscle systems. Orthopedic impairment refers to impairment related to the functions of the brain and nervous system. true or false?
false, the opposite
Orthopedic impairment may cause difficulties in perception. true or false?
false, neurological
perfectionism is often an intellectual trait. true or false?
false, personality trait
excellent sense of humour is often an intellectual trait. true or false?
false
nonconformity is often an intellectual trait. true or false?
false
acute self awareness is often an intellectual trait. true or false?
false
tendency to introversion is often an intellectual trait. true or false?
false
intellectual curiosity is often an intellectual trait. true or false?
true
keen sense of justice is often an intellectual trait. true or false?
true
matured morality is often an intellectual trait. true or false?
true
Deepening the knowledge of the learner by providing more complex tasks, stimulation, additional information, investigations. is called
a) Enrichment
b) Extension
a
Expanding the learner’s horizon by excursions, competitions, clubs, and lectures by guests and using technology as a tool for locating information. is called?
extension
extension and enrichment are tasks for supporting kids with learning difficulties. true or false
false, intellectually gifted learner
…………….are students who are able to follow the curriculum without planning for any special education.
mainstream students
SEN stands for ……………….
special education needs
barriers to learners are only around the learner. true or false?
false, could be in the learner
specific learner difficulties are barriers to the learner.
true or false?
false, in the learner
kids who are ill or with a mental, hearing, sight, or physical impairment, disrupted communication skills, autism are called………………
a) kids with impairment
b) disabled kids
c) gifted kids
b
problem with receiving and comprehending verbal signs……………..
a) dysmorphia
b) dysgraphia
c) dyslexia
c
a disability that affects coding a verbal message into writing …………..
a) dysmorphia
b) dysgraphia
c) dyslexia
b
learners with attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder……………….
A) autism
b) OCD
c) PTSD
D) ADD/ ADHD
D
children being taught in a second language act in away similar to a kid with a learning disorder. true or false?
true
- Failure to fully understand what others are saying
a) dyslexia
b)dysgraphia
c)dyscalculia
d) dyspraxia
a
- Difficulty organizing written and spoken language
a) dyslexia
b)dysgraphia
c)dyscalculia
d) dyspraxia
a
- Difficulty learning new vocabulary, either through reading or hearing
a) dyslexia
b)dysgraphia
c)dyscalculia
d) dyspraxia
a
- Slowness in learning songs and rhymes
a) dyslexia
b)dysgraphia
c)dyscalculia
d) dyspraxia
a
*problem Understanding questions and following directions
a) dyslexia
b)dysgraphia
c)dyscalculia
d) dyspraxia
a
- Poor spelling
a) dyslexia
b)dysgraphia
c)dyscalculia
d) dyspraxia
a
- A strong dislike of writing and/or drawing
a) dyslexia
b)dysgraphia
c)dyscalculia
d) dyspraxia
b
- Difficulty with math-related word problems
a) dyslexia
b)dysgraphia
c)dyscalculia
d) dyspraxia
c
- Leaving words unfinished or omitting them when writing sentences
a) dyslexia
b)dysgraphia
c)dyscalculia
d) dyspraxia
b
- Trouble with tasks that require hand-eye coordination, such as coloring within the lines, assembling puzzles, and cutting precisely
a) dyslexia
b)dysgraphia
c)dyscalculia
d) dyspraxia
d
- Sensitivity to loud and/or repetitive noises
a) dyslexia
b)dysgraphia
c)dyscalculia
d) dyspraxia
d
ADHD and Autism are considered learning disabilities. true or false,
false, they are not
dyslexic students who have problems reading in their mother tongue often have no problem reading in a second language. true or false?
false
speaking skills in the second language for students with learning difficulties is the most affected skill. true or false?
false, least affected
………………………………………….classroom organization with seating arrangements, displays, and technologies in the classroom, including teaching styles, behavior, rules, relationships between teachers and learners, atmosphere, and discipline
classroom management
the best seating arrangement for language classes is a T-shape in which an eye-contact is maintained and space for physical activities is guaranteed. TRUE OR FALSE?
false, U-shape
Students with learning differences should not be seated alone. true or false?
false, Students with learning differences may be seated alone (i.e. individually, especially in case they are easily distracted or have problems with attention) or paired with their classmates who positively react and respond to them.
Another possibility for seating arrangement is to group all the learners with difficulties together in front of the classroom so that the individual approach of a teacher is easier. true or false
true
ADHD or Asperger´s syndrome may appreciate, apart from their own desk; having a designated ´retreat´ they can go to if the classroom environment becomes too overwhelming for them. true or false?
true
equipment for short- term difficulties may be notebooks or diaries or even a “buddy”. true or false?
true
Text windows are recommended and widely used mainly by ADHD students.TRUE OR FALSE?
false, dyslexic
using tinted foil or cut out text windows should only be used by learners with difficulities in the classroom. true or false?
false, all the learners may use tinted foils or cut-out text windows when they practice reading texts silently or out loud and thus the learners with learning differences might not feel specially treated and on the opposite, the others may empathetically experience how it feels to be different.
The recommended font in the provided text is 12-point Arial, with clear text structuring, sometimes even numbering the lines. True or false?
true
Scrivener (2011) recommends having walls around the board white and empty; however, suggests displaying additional materials (pictures, posters, etc.) in order to support multi-sensory perception. true or false?
true
……………..approach involves the use of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic ways simultaneously to enhance memory and learning of written language.
a) hand-on approach
b) multi-sensory
c)grammar-traslation
b
make connections between the known and the new information…………………..
a) multi-sensory
b) kinesthetic ways
c) cumulative priciple
c
the phonemes or speech sounds of the foreign language should be taught;………………….. , ……………………………..
a) systematically, gradually
b) systematically, indirectly
c) systematically, explicitly
c
- Sounds of the letters in English and the letters the sounds represent within the alphabetic/phonetic principle should be taught indirectly. true or false?
false, directly
- Learners get a model from a teacher for the way to break apart words while reading, particularly longer words with more than one syllable within synthetic principle. True or false?
false, analytic
- Learners are shown the way to put parts of words back together for spelling within the synthetic principle. true or false?
true
- Several language skills can be presented simultaneously when a new language system is presented. true or false?
true
study guides, summary sheets, and graphic representation of covered content are called…………………………
structured overview
- Teachers should take time in order to explain how to read grammatical charts. true or false?
true
- Gap-filling exercises for vocabulary or grammar should be enforced unless choices of answers are provided. true or false?
false, should be avoided
- Provide sufficient time during tests to accommodate learners with slow processing skills.
true or false?
true
. Mind maps help organize thoughts and ideas as well as new vocabulary taught within the given context. true or false?
true
mindmaps is words or sequences of words or images used as an aid to memory. True or false?
false, Mnemonic
The philosophy behind mnemonics is that meaningful information is easier to remember than arbitrary data. true or false?
true
English words are arbitrary. true or false?
false, English words are not arbitrary, because they follow rules that rare unique, however, they can be arbitrary to someone who is unfamiliar with the language system.
……………………is one common mnemonic which involves connecting words in your own language to words in English.
word lining
widely confusing word ´who´ might be remembered when ´o´ is drawn as a human face and that is how learners remember that it is used when asking about people.
Question word order is possible to be presented in a triangle where the highest angle represents a personal pronoun; the other two angles represent auxiliary and main verb form. true or false?
true
in what phase do students review necessary and known vocabulary, learn something about the topic…………………
a) post-reading
b) reading
c) pre-reading
c
students with learning difficulties should NOT be asked to read out loud. true or false?
false, they should read smaller parts, and should not be expected to understand while reading.
post-listening activities foster the development of speaking and writing skills. true or false?
true
Linguistic constructions necessary for understanding of the listened text are taught explicitly in the post-listening phase. true or false?
false, pre-listening
the enabling solutions and arrangements offered to students with learning differences in order to respond to their special educational needs and enable them to show their potention, to develop and to demostrate attainment. ……………………………………………..
inclusive classroom
the way that giftedness is defined depends on what is valued by society. true or false?
true
…………………………is the outstanding performance or competency in one or more field of human activities.
a) gifteness
b) talent
b
………………………is the outstanding natural abilities or attitudes
a) gifteness
b) talent
a
all talented students have the ability to achieve at high levels. true or false?
false, underachievers can not
…………………………. a score based on a standardized test designed to assess human intelligence.
IQ intelligance quotient
the use of only grade point averages and iq tests to classify ss as agisted is in fact an adequate procedure. true or false?
false, not adequate
gifts are developed into talents through the development process. true or false?
true
dyslexia is a specific learning disability that has neurological origins and cannot be cured. true or false?
true
dyslexia has ……………………., …………………………….. , ……………………………………. , ………………………………………… levels.
biological
behavioral
cognitive
environmental
A………………….specific learning disability that is neurological in origin.
dyslexia (biological level)
is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities………………………
dyslexia ( behavioral level)
These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language ………………………………….
dyslexia ( cognitive level)
affected by the provision of effective classroom instruction………………….
dyslexia ( environmental level)
dyslexic kids are usually described as low and/or lazy; sometimes they are labelled as disorganized, stupid, dummies. true or false?
true
dyslexia is non-hereditarian. true or false?
false, It is very hereditarian
there are definite brain differences between dyslexics and non-dyslexics. true or false?
true
dyslexia is not a condition but a character flaw. true or false?
false,
Early identification1 is also important because “the brain is much more plastic in younger children and potentially more malleable for the rerouting of neural circuits. true or false?
true
dyslexic kids are early-talking. true or false?
false, they are late-talking
the phonologic module is at the highest level of the language hierarchy. true or false?
false, the lowest levels.
all of these are problems that dyslexic people have with reading except:
a) * double reading (silent reading first and
then aloud)
b)* confusing letters such as b-d, m-n, p-d, u-n
and those that sound similarly – in Slovak
language s-y, k-g, š-ž;
c) * omitting or adding extra words;
d) * failure to recognise familiar words;
e) * difficulty with punctuation and grammar
e
All of these are types of problems experienced in
dyslexic writing except:
a) * poor standard of written work
compared to oral ability;
b) * badly set out work with spellings
crossed out several times;
c) * confusion of upper- and lower-case letters
d) * difficulty in organizing work and personal timetables
e)* failure to recognise familiar words
e
there are three main components in the information processing cycle……………………., ……………………., ……………….
input, cognition, output
it is important to “monitor at frequent intervals to ensure that the student is comprehending” at the cognition level. true or false?
false, input
it is important to “utilise overlearning, and vary this, using a range of materials and strategies” at the output stage of the processing cycle. true or false?
false, input
it is important “encourage organisational strategies to help with learning;” at the input stage. true or false?
false, cognition
it is important “* organize new material to be learned into meaningful chunks or categories” at the input stage. true or false?
false, cognition
it is important “* relate the new information to previous knowledge to ensure that concepts are clearly understood” at the input stage. true or false?
false, cognition
it is important “* place the information into a meaningful framework” at the input stage. true or false?
false, cognition
it is important to monitor and assess the new learning frequently at the cognition stage. true or false
true
it is important to utilize specific memory strategies, such as mind mapping and mnemonics at the cognition stage . true or false?
true
it is important to * use headings and subheadings in written work to help provide a structure at the input stage. true or false?
false, output
MSL stands for ……………………..
multisensory approach
progress should be from the productive to the receptive. true or false?
false, the oppoisite
SpLD stands for ……………………………….
specific learning difficult
The main differences between teaching languages to learners with an SpLD and students with no learning difficulties lies in the importance of explicit teaching of linguistic structures, slower pace of progress and frequent revision. true or false?
TRUE
……………………………..based on the principle of mother tongue acquisition, where listening is the first skill developed.
total physical response
The process in TPR can be simplified into three steps …….,…..,…………………
hear, understand, react
New vocabulary is based on the visual stimuli, mimics, gestures, movement……………………………..
a) mutisensory
b) TPR
C) aural oral responde
b
……………….is interactive reading when the learner shares reading with the teacher and/or parents. This enables them to go through the books they may not be able to read on their own.
a) paired reading
b) shared reading
c) parent reading
b
………..usually learners are paired and they read the text aloud simultaneously or one reads the text (e.g. page) and the other starts where the first stops.
a) paired reading
b) shared reading
c) parent reading
a
the aim of paired reading is to create fluency. true or false?
true
teachers should be careful when creating pairs in paired reading. true or false?
true
KWL stands for …………….
know- want - learn
what we know, what we want to know, and what we learned
there should not be more that 6- 18 new words in a lesson. true or false?
false, 6-8
after one hour students forget 60% percent of what they learned. true or false?
false, 50%
dyslexic children prefer to acquire new words implicitly. true or false?
false, explicitly
The guided and controlled practice is very important for dyslexic learners which can lead to automaticity. true or false?
true
…………..are levelled usually within series (based on the number of words used, headwords counts). these can be adaptations of literary works and there are also books written specifically for the EFL students
graded reading
………………………….that have scanning capabilities with different possibilities as e.g. to enlarge the font to make it easier to read, to read the text aloud what is the useful tool for dyslexic learners.
reading pen
cloze procedure tasks should be encouraged with dyslexic kids. true or false?
false, avoided
dyslexic kids can find matching activities hard. true or false?
true
POWER stands for ………………………………….
P - plan your paper
O- organize your thoughts and ideas
W - write your draft
E - edit your work
R - revise your work before writing final draft
ADHD kids who have problems with concentration are called ………………….
inattentive
…………………….easily distracted and very sensitive to all visual and aural stimuli, which often causes problems with self-regulation.
ADHA inattentive
…………………..commonly occurring, minor motor activities that are performed at abnormally high intensity and high frequency levels.
a) inattentive
b) hyperacive
b
………………….children are impatient; in the classroom, when they know a correct answer they just blurt it out, ignoring the teacher’s instructions. They also have problems in waiting their turn in games, activities, discussions and conversations.
a) inattentive
b) hyperacive
c) impulsive
c
FIRST methodology stands for …………………
f fun
i individuality
r rules
s simplicity
t time management
rewarding system for ADHD kids can be
…………………., ……………………………………………
use of simple compliment, school rewards
TPR, task-based learning, and drama activities are used for ADHA students to work on their confidence and individuality. true or false?
true
“no toys or games in class “ is a good example of rules. true or false?
false, class time for class activities is better
………………………… establishing and maintaining a routine in the classroom that allows teaching and learning to proceed effectively .
classroom management
the three essential ingredients in a lesson structure are
……………………, ……………………………, …………………………….
objectives, activities, and assessement
…………………………………… refers to using a variety of teaching methods and activities within lessons
to respond to the diverse needs of the learners.
a) inclusivity
b) differentiation
c) support
b
- The instruction of intellectually gifted learners should include minimal opportunity for inquiry, scientific investigation, and creative production.
true or false?
false, maximum
we should pair intellectually gifted kids with learners who are struggling so that they can help them. true or false?
false, . Intellectually gifted learners think and learn differently than other learners. Asking them to serve as peer teachers can be a frustrating experience for all parties involved.
if an intellectually gifted kid finished his work earlier than others we should give them more work. true or false?
false, you should give them more challenging work next time
dyslexic kids often have visio-spatial skills. true or false?
true
all children with or without disabilities face barriers. true or false?
true
providing education to specially-abled students along with normal students ……………………………….
inclusive education
we should use more labels in order to be more inclusive. true or false?
false, less labels
UDL stands for ………………………..
universal design for learning
