Unit 4 Intellectual Disabilities

Question 1

Difficulties with:
Short-term memory
social relationships (due to age inappropriate behaviors)
speech/language
most or all academic subjects
adaptive behavior skills

Answer 1

Intellectual Disabilities-Characteristics

Question 2

Intelligence (IQ) Test
Results- Low IQ (below 70)
Wechsler Intelligence Test
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test

Adaptive behavior rating scale
Diagnostic Adaptive Behavior Scale (DABS)

Answer 2

Intellectual Disabilities- Assessments

Question 3

Intellectual Disabilities: Instructional Strategies (4)

Answer 3

Cooperative Learning
Scaffolding
Functional Academics
Community Based

Question 4

small, heterogenous groups of students jointly accomplish an activity or assignment

Answer 4

cooperative learning

Question 5

the teacher supports the student in a new skill and then gradually fades support as the student gains mastery

Answer 5

Scaffolding

Question 6

emphasis on daily living and practical/everyday skills (adaptive behavior)

Answer 6

Functional Academics

Question 7

applying skills in natural settings (typically in the community: grocery store, restaurant, post office, etc..)

Answer 7

community based instruction

Question 8

Typically a separate class
working on adaptive behavior skills, functional curriculum

Answer 8

Intellectual Disabilities-LRE/Placement