Causes
Characteristics
Facts
Effect on Teachers
100
The cause of most intellectual disabilities is this.
What is unknown.
100
These types of issues may manifest themselves in some people with intellectual disabilities.
What are memory issues?
100
Special Education Professionals may use this type of measurement to determine if a student has an intellectual disability.
What is an IQ test?
100
Students with learning disabilities may need this in order to reinforce learning.
What is immediate feedback?
200
This type of disease may be one cause of intellectual disabilities.
What is genetic?
200
Some people with intellectual disabilities may learn to speak or understand language in this manner.
What is a slower pace?
200
These types of behaviors may provide some insight into whether or not a student has an intellectual disability.
What are adaptive behaviors?
200
Using this technique may help students with intellectual disabilities understand broad concepts.
What is "chunking."
300
This specific type of birth defect results from alcohol intake by pregnant mothers.
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?
300
Some people with intellectual disabilities may have problems with this.
What is problem solving?
300
This may be a contributing factor in determining whether or not a student has an intellectual disability.
What is their overall academic performance?
300
Students may benefit from teachers including connections to these in their lessons.
What are life skills?
400
This type of injury may be a cause of some intellectual disabilities.
What are serious head injuries?
400
Some people with intellectual disabilities may have trouble with these types of rules.
What are social rules?
400
Approximately this many students receive special education benefits under IDEA in relation to intellectual disabilties.
What is roughly 545,000?
400
Teachers should prepare their lessons so that they are
What are clear and specific?
500
Most intellectual disabilities are diagnosed before this age.
What is 18 years old?
500
Some people with intellectual disabilities may have difficulty understanding these.
What are consequences?
500
Approximately this many people in the United States have intellectual disabilities.
What is 6.5 million?
500
Students with intellectual disabilities may need this when working on assignments.
What is extra time?
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