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Dyslexia
Dyscalculia
ADHD
Discrepency vs. RTI
Inclusion Classrooms
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These two parts of the brain are known for working together to produce language and make it meaningful.
What is Broca's and Wernicke's area
100
Diagrams, graphs, patterns, guess and check, and working backwards are all examples of.
What are problem solving techniques.
100
Difficulty following instructions, loses things necessary for tasks, and making careless mistakes are all examples of what?
What is inattention
100
This model uses IQ test scores and achievement test scores.
What is the discrepency model
100
This practice takes place when a child earns his or her opportunity to be places in the regular education classroom.
What is mainstreaming
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These are some of the academic weaknesses of students with dyslexia.
What are phonetic awareness, automaticity, sequencing, comprhension, and visual perception confusion.
200
A child is afraid to take a math test on Friday. She has had a bad math teacher in the past and failed math in 5th grade. What does she suffer from?
What is math anxiety.
200
Name the three subtypes of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
What are predominately inattentive type,predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type and combined type
200
This model increases the intensity and amount of individualized instruction based on the students progress with research supported curriculum.
What is the response to intervention model
200
This method is used when services are brought to the child and the child only leaves when it is absolutely necessary.
What is inclusion
300
When a child can not identify indiviual sounds and manipulate them.
What is a child struggling with phonemes.
300
There is a child in the 6th grade class who has a specific disability in math. He is seated in back of the classroom and pays attention but struggles when it comes to tests. Come up with some solutions to help the student out.
What are moving him to the front of the classroom, breaking down problems into smaller steps, and providing immediate feedback.
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This theory of etiology of ADHD compares the corpus callosum or thick band of nerves dividing the right hemisphere from the left. What is the noticable difference in the corpus callosum in children with ADHD and children without?
Children with ADHD have a smaller corpus callosum than children without ADHD.
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Andrew is from a low income home and does not do well in school. He was given an IQ test as well as an achievement test. Andrew's IQ score was 104. His math score was 87 and his reading score was 75. Does Anderw have a specific learning disability and if he does why?
No Andrew does not have any learning disability because his IQ test score is not two standard deviations above his math and reading scores.
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There are many examples of supplementary aids and services that can be used. Describe what they are and how a parent knows their child receives them.
Supplementary aids and services are used to provide a student with a meaningful educational benefit and should be available to all students who need them. They are provided in several environments and enable children with disabilities to be educated with nondisabled peers. A parent will know whether or not their child receives SAS by looking at the Individualized Educaton Program (IEP)
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This is one of the solutions of reciprocal teaching when all four steps are used (summarizing, question generating, clarifying and predicting)
What is make the text meaningful to the students.
400
CRA sequences is a popular theoretical framework used for teaching math to all children. Describe the three steps and provide examples.
Concrete-uses hands on manipulatives to teach math concepts Example: Giving second grade children base ten blocks for teaching adding with regrouping Representational-using visuals or technology to view math concepts Example: Giving second grade students a regrouping math page with empty blocks so they can move their groups of tens over Abstract-students would have more experiences involving solving formulas or algorithms Example: Second grade students would be able to solve addition problems with regrouping just by looking at the problem
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Julian is a third grade child with ADHD. He is very inattentive and hyperactive. One day Julian decides to chew on his math book and roll on the floor instead of participating in math groups. The teacher yells at Julian and puts him in time out. Are there any better solutions to get Julian back on task?
The solutions are use clear expectations frequently, model desired behavior for math groups, design consequences for inappropriate behavior and follow through and be flexible.
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A child who receives small group instruction three to five days per week for fifteen to twenty minutes is considered to be in what tier?
What is tier two
400
Ben is in the fourth grade. He wears glasses and is color blind. Ben has trouble seeing the board and worksheets his teacher gives him. Name some supplementary aids Ben could receive.
Answers will vary. Ben could receive preferential seating in the front of the class. Ben's teacher could find out what colors he can't see and avoid using them on the board. Ben's teacher could make his worksheets bigger so he can see easier.
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These tools can be effective for reading comprehension because they organize information and help students keep track of what is going on in a story.
What are story maps.
500
10+20 is the same as 20+10. If a child lacks number sense what mathematical property would he or she not understand?
What is commutative property
500
There is a classroom of 23 fourth grade students. Three students are diagnosed with ADHD. Design a way to control classroom behavior.
Answers may vary. Design group or individual reward charts Place a set of classroom rules on each desk and if students break them refer to the rules often. Reward students for hard work
500
The Wechsler Individual Achievement test and the PSSA have been around for a number of years. Do the tests provide the same results? Why or why not.
No. The tests do not measure the same things. The Wechsler Individual Achievement test measures specific skills of a child while the PSSA measures what the child knows and what he or she can do based on a set of standards.
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IDEA requires that children must be educated in the least restrictive environment to meet their unique needs and if the regular education classroom is not appropriate, IDEA requires school districts to have a continuum of placements. How does this differ from Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
Section 504 requires that a recipient of federal funds place handicapped children in regular education classrooms unless they are not being educated to their full potential using supplemenatry aides and services.