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Dyslexia
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Learning Disabilities
Dyscalculia or Instructional Strategies
100
He was considered to be slow in his school work and did not have a good school experience. He later went on to become a very famous movie producer, cartoonist, and creator of a wonderful amusement park.
Who is Walt Disney
100
Another name for using informal testing to plan instruction and evaluate student progress on a continuous basis
What is formative assessment
100
This term expresses commitment to educate each child, to the maximum extent appropriate, in the school and classroom he or she would otherwise attend. It involves bringing the support services to the child (rather than moving the child to the services) and requires only that the child will benefit from being in the class (rather than having to keep up with the other students).
What is inclusion
100
A mathematical disability in which a person has a difficult time solving arithmetic problems and grasping math concepts
What is Dyscalculia
100
This is an instructional arrangement in which peers serve as the main instructional agent for other students. It is used to provide the student with practice, review, and increase fluency.
What is Peer-mediated Instruction
200
He couldn't speak until he was 4 and did not read until he was 9. He was considered mentally slow. He did not do well in school. He later developed the theory of relativity.
Who is Albert Einstein
200
Tom’s parents are coming to meet with the teacher for the parent-teacher conference to find out how their son is doing in class and learn more about the grades he received on his last report card. Give an idea as to what the teacher could show them.
What is portfolio of the student’s work.
200
According to Rhonda’s IEP she needs to be close to the teacher, have books on tape, receive recordings of lectures, as well as her tests read to her. These are all examples of.
What are Supplemental Aids and Services
200
This approach is a phonics-based, multisensory method using the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic modalities for reading decoding and spelling instruction and is still used today.
What is Orton-Gillingham
200
A person with this can understand numbers and their relationship to one another, but finds it hard to do any kind of calculation that requires manipulating numbers and mathematical symbols
What is Operational Dyscalculia
300
A long writing project has been given to the class. The teacher decides to give Tonya, a student with dyslexia, a different project which allows her to create a posterboard showing pictures of what she has learned. What term describes this.
What are alternative assignments
300
A quick and easy way to determine if a student is having trouble with a particular in class assignment?
What is Direct Observation
300
Jason was evaluated to receive special education services. The findings were then explained in the IEP. Jason’s parents disagreed with Jason’s IEP and rejected altogether and are going elsewhere for another evaluation.
What is Due Process
300
Susie is a 2nd grader who has a mild case of Dyslexia. On her first day of class the teacher immediately groups all of the children in ability groups and places Susie in the reading at a Kindergarten level group without testing Susie or getting to know.
What is Labeling
300
Shane is working hard on his math test but is struggling with a story problem. His teacher tells him to think of the word RIDE. Explain the word RIDE in this context.
What is a mnemonic strategy that identifies the steps needed to solve story problems successfully. R-Read, I-Identify, D-Determine, E-Enter
400
The class is taking a test. Tom, a student in the class who has dyslexia, has an IEP that lists what accommodations he needs in order to be successful, name one.
What is reading the test out loud, extra time, permission to work in resource room, directions repeated.
400
Sheila has mild-moderate dyslexia and is taking the PSSA. She will be able to take the test on the computer and use the text to speech format to listen to the directions as well as use the speech to text function to provide her answers. What is Sheila receiving by doing this.
What is Testing Accommodations
400
Jennifer is a 7th grader who is new to the school. According to her IEP she has a mild to moderate case of ADHD. Upon learning this her new school places her into a classroom for other students with ADHD Jennifer receives all of her instruction in this classroom.
What is violating IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
400
Samantha has a specific learning disability, which the school is aware of. Her teachers have noticed that she tends to look out the window a lot, is rather unorganized, makes a lot of careless mistakes, forgets her homework or when there is a test, has trouble remembering how to work the computer, and puts her head down frequently due to being tired and sluggish. The teachers are a little puzzled since these are not signs of an SLD but they are signs of what?
What is ADD/-H (ADHD) which is often comorbid with SLD
400
We are into the 4th week of 6th grade and Lisa, who has dyscalculia, is having trouble multiplying single and double digits as well as dividing. What should the teacher make sure Lisa has learned before continuing multiplication and division.
What is the teacher making sure Lisa has learned the basic concepts of math such as counting, adding, and subtraction.
500
The entire class is taking a 20 question test. What should the test of a child with dyslexia look like.
What is less test questions.
500
Judy, the English teacher, and Renee, a student, have discussed some goals that Renee will strive for in her English class. One of her goals is to be able to read aloud a passage out of the book the Hunger Games with only 1-2 errors. Each week Renee reads aloud the passage to her teacher while the other students are busy in the computer lab. Judy marks her score each week and compares them. Give the term that best describes this practice.
What is Progress Monitoring or Monitoring Student Progress
500
Mindy and Sam are both teachers in the same room. Mindy will begin the lesson and Sam will offer information as well and make comments in regards to the lesson. As Sam teaches a little Mindy offers input just as Sam did when she was teacher.
What is Shared Teaching, co-teaching, or Team Teaching
500
After testing it appeared that Cassie’s ability is in the high ability range. She is doing really well in her Math, Music, Chemistry, and Art class but is practically failing her English class. The teachers are puzzled by this since she works so hard.
What is Discrepancy Factor possibly caused by a learning disability
500
Jade declares she is terrible at math and then doesn't attempt to try the multiplying by nines worksheet. The teacher wants her to be successful so she gives her a multiplying by fives worksheet. Jade completes the worksheet. Jade smiles and says "I didn't miss any!" How about giving me the nines worksheet. What did the teacher prevent from occurring with Jade.
What is learned helplessness