Specific Learning Disabilities
Why specific?
What is as the disability is typically only related to one academic subject area?
The student scores well on tests but not in the classroom and visa versa.
What is "unexpected underachievement?"
Difference between a behavioral disability and a behavioral problem.
What is control?
Should be an area of strength in a person with a visual disability.
What is physical fitness?
Secondary disability often accompanies cerebral palsy.
What is an intellectual disability?
Major cause?
What are neurological disorders?
3 subtypes of ADHD.
What are combined; predominantly inattentive and and predominantly hperactive-impulsive?
With behavioral disabilities, behaviors are hyperactive, distractive, or _______________.
What is impulsive?
Correct this word as spelled in the community - deaf.
What is Deaf?
Hospital scale to define severity of TBI.
What is Ranchos Los Amigos?
SLD for motor difficulties typically left unchecked.
What is a developmental coordination disorder (DCD)?
DCD criteria.
The four criteria – performance in activities of daily living (ADL’S) substantially below what is expected for the person’s age and intelligence; the motor deficiency must interfere with academic achievement of ADL’s; the motor deficiency is not due to another disability (such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, etc) or medical condition; if an intellectual disability is present the motor deficiency must be greater than what is expected of someone with an intellectual disability.
Externalizing vs. internalizing behaviors.
What is one that affects others and one that affects the student?
Preferred activity mode for persons with visual disabilities - open or closed.
What is closed (consistent and predictable as opposed to open - changes often)?
FAST
What is face, arm, slurred speech, and time?
Can't see it, they hide it.
What is the "hidden disability?"
Other disability associated with a SLD.
What is none - if so unrelated?
Exhibits specified characteristics over a _________ period of time and to a ______________ ________.
What is long, marked extent?
Primary cause of deafblindness.
What is Usher syndrome?
A lesion between C6 and C7 that severs the spinal cord.
What is a C6 complete?
Not a disability, nor a specific learning disability, but often thought to be so.
What is ADHD?
Instructional methods for a student with a SLD?
What is use a multisensory approach; behavior management (key – positive behavior support); multifaceted approach, etc?
Causes beyond biology.
What are school, nutrition, genetics, abuse, family, etc.?
Types of hearing loss/deafness.
What are conductive, sensorineural and mixed?
Pressure or bed sore like sores.
What are decubitus ulcers?