This term was first introduced in 1963 at a conference in Chicago by Dr. Samuel Kirk
What is learning disability
100
Area of the body in which the root problem of learning disabilities originates.
What is the brain
100
Federal Special Education Law that established Free and Appropriate Education for all students with disabilities
What is P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act)
100
Visual-auditory task that involves obtaining meaning from symbols (letters and words).
What is reading
100
Severe problems in mathematics.
What is Dyscalculia
200
In the 1870's, term used by German neurologist Adolph Kussamaul to describe children that could not read though they had perfect eye sight. This is described today as dyslexia.
What is word blindness
200
Act in which federal definition of learning disabilities is outlined.
What is Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2004)
200
The right for all students to be educated in the school placement that is most appropriate for their specific disability and needs.
What is LRE (Least Restrictive Environment)
200
Term given to understanding of spoken language consisting of syllables, rhymes and sounds.
What is phonological awareness
200
Disorder in which a student would have difficulties remembering his multiplication tables
What is Semantic memory
300
Disorder in which patients have fluent, and unlabored speech but speak in sentences that often lacked any real meaning.
What is sensory aphasia or Wernicke's aphasia.
300
Process in which child's response to scientific, research based intervention is used and is regularly monitored
What is RtI Process
300
Realization that some children answer more advanced questions that older children while other children of the same age were only able to answer questions that younger children could typically answer.
What is description of mental age
300
Student would have problem with this subject of spoken language if they have problems with understanding cat and hat as rhyming words.
What are phonemes
300
A student with this disorder would have problems in the kitchen converting ounces to cups, teaspoons to tablespoons and adding numbers in order to make a recipe.
What is Practognostic Dyscalculia
400
Disorder that may cause slow, laborious speech such as yes...sure...me...go...play...twice...friends...basketball
What is Broca's aphasia
400
Interpreted learning disability of student that would have problems dribbling a basketball or throwing a baseball
What is Dyspraxia (Sensory Integration Disorder)
400
An intervention model that should be used if a teacher wants early intervention for all students as well continuous data collected to identify any students needing help before failure.
What is RtII
400
Teacher that breaks each word in a sentence down to individual phonemes such as fuh-ah-s-tuh to read the word fast uses this reading instruction.
What is Synthetic phonics or explicit phonics
400
A child in your classroom is unable to sit with his legs crossed on the floor or is unable to draw a horizontal line across the page would be suffering from this laterality problem
What is midline crossing problem.
500
Delays in skill areas, discrepancy in what a child should achieve and actual achievement and not resulting from a sensory problem or mental retardation.
What are key points in all definitions of learning disabilities
500
Condition in which a student may interpret 5x100 as equal to 5,000 or be unable to solve order of operations
What is Dyscalculia
500
A student scores 110 on the WISC and a reading comprehension score of 77 on the WIAT. It would be said that they have this.
What is a significant discrepancy or a learning disability
500
Build the steps required for Neurological Impress Method
What is 1) Read the passage out loud together 2)move your finger across the words 3) let the student take over finger function
500
The three steps in the CRA sequence for teaching mathematics
Concrete-includes the use of hands on manipulatives to teach math concepts
R= Representational…includes use of visuals or technology to view math concepts
A= Abstract… includes experiences involving solving formulas and algorithms