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Learning Disorders
Obesity
Bullying
Exceptional Learning
ADD/ADHD
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What is a cause of learning disorders?
-Errors in Fetal Brain Development -Genetic Factors -Alcohol or cocaine
100
What is the standard of being considered obese?
weight is 10% higher than what's recommended for a person's height and body type
100
What to watch for?
-violence, discrimination, power-oriented behavior, gossiping, threatening behavior, harassment
100
Gifted learners _______ ________ with ease.
master subjects
100
What percent of student age children are diagnosed with ADD/ADHD?
3 to 5%
200
What is one type of learning disorders?
-dyscalculia -dysgraphia -auditory processing disorder -visual processing disorder -dyslexia
200
What are some causes of obesity?
Overeating lack of exercise eating bad foods stressful life events
200
What is a passive victim like?
poor self defense skills, few friends
200
How many gifted learners are there?
6% or 3 million
200
An inattentive student is represented by which Winnie the Pooh character?
Winnie the Pooh
300
What is one sign associated with learning disorders?
-Low self-esteem -socialization problems -difficulty learning new skills -trouble with phonetics -spelling and reading errors
300
Why do we, as future teachers, need to know about obesity?
We may have students dealing with these issues, and it's our job to help and encourage them.
300
What is two ways to prevent bullying?
-talk about bullying and educate, build acceptance, teach kids how to deal with bullies, plan for structured activities, provide supervision, create a positive classroom, and teach affirmation
300
What is the IQ debate about gifted learners?
IQ of 130 vs 160
300
ADD/ADHD is what type of condition?
Neurological
400
What is one type of treatment in the classroom?
-specialized educational methods -special classroom instruction at school (giving extra instructions) -individual tutoring
400
How can we help students whose obesity interferes with their learning?
encourage them; if they receive work back, let them know what they did right, then give suggestions on how to make their work better.
400
What is bullying defined as?
when a stronger, more powerful individual hurts or frightens a smaller or weaker person deliberately and repeatedly.
400
What are the benefits of accelerated programs?
skip grades, college credit, early graduation
400
Students with ADD/ADHD should be seated avoiding what?
high traffic areas
500
What is the drop out rate of children with learning disorders?
40%
500
How many deaths does obesity cause per year?
300,000 deaths per year
500
What to do when someone is being bullied?
-intervene immediately, talk to the victim and bully separately, contact the parents of both children separately, monitor the behavior of both children.
500
What government program does not support gifted students?
No child left behind
500
When disciplining students, teachers should avoid what?
ridicule and sarcasm