The term learning disability was coined by _________.
Who is Samuel Kirk
100
Dyslexia is a specific leaning disability that is ___________ in nature.
What is neurological
100
What two areas are identified in the classification of the IDEA 2004 when referring to Dyscalculia?
What is mathematical calculation and mathematical reasoning
100
The average IQ falls between ____ and ____.
What is 85 and 115
100
Who was one of the greatest political leaders of the twentieth century to be identified as having a learning disability?
Who is Winston Churchill
200
In 1887, a German physician described a disability as "very great difficulty in interpreting written or printed symbols".
What is Dyslexia
200
The sounds of language are known as _____________.
What is phonemes
200
What percentage of school-aged children have dyscalculia?
What is at least 6%
200
The IQ- Achievement Discrepancy Model requires a students to score ___ deviations below the mean to be diagnosed with a specific learning disability.
What is 2
200
A small section on the left side of the brain that is responsible for speech is called __________ __________.
What is Broca's Area
300
Teaching reading decoding and spelling instruction through a multisensory method using visual, auditory, and kinesthetic approaches was contributed by who?
Who is Samuel Orton
300
Orthography is the study of the structure of _____________ and _____________.
What is words and sounds.
300
This understanding allows students to approach concepts, ideas, and problems concerning numbers differently.
What is number sense
300
In Pennsylvania we use the RtII model to determine necessary interventions. With this all students are assessed _________ and _________.
What is early and often
300
Being able to read quickly, effortlessly, and accurately refers to ___________.
What is fluency
400
With the passing of this law in 1975, learning disabilities became a category that could receive funding for direct services.
What is Public Law 94-142
400
Through which schema building technique can reading comprehension be improved?
What is story mapping
400
The lack of ability to interpret what one sees may be an indicator of dyscalculia. This ability is called ____________ ____________ ____________.
What is visual perception ability
400
Identifying a discrepancy is done between what two scores?
What is ability and achievement
400
lead, alcohol, and nicotine are known to interfere with ________ development.
What is brain
500
During this "period" the number of students identified with learning disabilities has doubled.
What is The Turbulent Period
500
Which teaching strategy employs the use of summarizing, question generating, clarifying, and predicting to improve comprehension?
What is The Reciprocal Teaching Strategy
500
This instruction is beneficial for teaching a student with dyscalculia due to the fact that it follows a sequences of events and gives additional practice.
What is direct instruction
500
This test is the most commonly used achievement test used in comprehensive evaluations.
What is the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test
500
This diet eliminates three groups of synthetic food additives and one class of synthetic sweeteners.