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Characteristics of Learning Disabilities
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Effective Instruction at the Elementary Level
Effective Instruction at the Secondary Level
100
The percentage of students with learning disabilities who have difficulty learning how to read.
What is 80%?
100
Hereditary factors have been found to contribute to learning disorders. (T/F)
What is true?
100
The percentage of school-age students (ages 6-7) who are identified as having learning disabilities.
What is 5%.
100
Math, reading and writing.
What are the most critical issues to address in an elementary school for students with learning disabilities?
100
One of the most important skills a secondary student with an LD can learn.
What is self-advocacy?
200
The percentage of students with learning disabilities who also have ADHD.
What is 25% to 40%?
200
A reading disability that is assumed to be the result of some type of neurological dysfunction.
What is dyslexia?
200
The percentage of all school-age students with disabilities who also have a learning disability.
What is 45%?
200
True.
True of false, instruction should be explicit and well-organized?
200
(True/False) Learning a little bit about a lot of information is more conducive to students than focusing in on critical curricular content on an in-depth level.
What is false? Critical curricular content is more conducive to students. Determining what everyone should learn vs. what some/few should learn
300
Memory problems, attentional problems, and metacognitive problems.
What are types of cognitive skills deficits in students with learning disabilities?
300
Two areas which students with learning disabilities may experience difficulties.
What are oral expression, listening comprehension, written expression, basic reading skill, reading fluency skills, reading comprehension, mathematics calculation, and mathematics problem solving?
300
What is the percentage of students with learning disabilities who are male?
Approximately 75%
300
Breaking a long task into shorter parts, recuding length of homework assignments, use distributed practice, use strategies to make tasks more interesting (small groups, etc.) alternate tasks that are high interest for students with those that are low interest.
What types of strategies could a teacher employ to increase student attention and engagement in tasks?
300
(True or false) It doesn't matter if students are aware of what content is considered important to know and what they will be tested on.
What is false? It is helpful for students to be accountable and take "ownership" of their education. When students are reminded that a certain piece of information is of particular importance, they are benefited.
400
Students may be unable to form friendships and may engage in attention-seeking behaviors.
What are some examples of social problems experienced by students with learning disabilities?
400
The most common area of difficulty for students with learning disabilities.
What is reading?
400
The number of students (out of 10) with learning disabilities that are educated for some or most of the day in a general education classroom.
What is 9 out of 10?
400
They do not actively engage all students in the classroom in learning activities.
Why are hand raising, allowing students to call out answers and round-robin reading (one students reads while others wait for their turn) NOT effective in an inclusive classroom?
400
The two support strategies that are recognized as most effective for the secondary school age group.
What is scaffolding (modeling, support) and guided notes strategy?
500
reading, math, and written expression
What are three areas of study that may pose difficulties for students with learning disabilities?
500
A language impairment that is assumed to be the result of some type of neurological dysfunction.
What is developmental aphasia?
500
The number of students (out of 10) with learning disabilities that graduate with a standard diploma.
What is 6 out of 10?
500
Strategies that actively engage all students in the class. xamples include thumbs up when you know, choral responding and partner strategies.
What is a "high-access strategy?"
500
(True or false) Students with learning disabilties are typically able to naturally generate strategies for learning content.
What is false? Usually, these students must be taught strategies explicitly, with guided direction.