Exam 6: Learners Who Are Exceptional

Discuss the various language disorders that a person can have.

Which of the following characteristics is most typical of a child with a receptive language disorder?

Of students with disabilities, the most common disability is serious emotional disturbance.

Of the following advice for teaching children with disabilities, which is not recommended?

Of the following characteristics, which would likely be observed in a child with either a receptive language disorder or an expressive language disorder?

In the teaching of students who are mentally retarded, all of the following strategies are recommended except which one?

Mrs. Darweshi has more children in her class this year who have a disability. This is because they need to be in an educational setting that is as similar as possible to the one where children who do not have a disability are educated. In this scenario, which of the following is being demonstrated?

Mr. O'Neil, a teacher at your school, has asked your help in classifying mental retardation based on levels of support. Name and describe the levels for him.

This law spells out broad mandates for services to all children with disabilities (it is a renaming of Public Law 94-142); these include evaluation and eligibility determination, appropriate education and an individualized education plan (IEP), and education in the least restrictive environment (LRE):

Ella displays inappropriate socioemotional characteristics; she can be aggressive and other times very depressed. Ella also experiences fears that are often school related and interfere with her learning. Ella is most likely to be suffering from which of the following?

Erma is in class with several students who have learning disabilities. She is confused as to how to know which students have learning disabilities and which do not. Her teacher, Mrs. Hannay, tells her that students with learning disabilities

Mr. Demetria motions to two of his students, Maxwell and Kennedy, to come to his desk. He then tells them that it is time for them to go to Mrs. Shert's room where they will have their enrichment program. What do Maxwell and Kennedy have in common?

Define expressive language.

Jacinda and Hope pack up their belongings at ten o'clock everyday in order to go to their special classes. These classes are taught by a teacher who skips over aspects of the curriculum that children like Jacinda and Hope do not need. What do Jacinda and Hope have in common?

Most children grow out of their learning disabilities by around age 10.

By age 8, a child should be able to articulate words correctly.

Research shows that individuals with world-class status in a particular field exhibit which of the following characteristics?

Which of the following statements about students with ADHD is True?

Ms. Idante uses technology in her class as a means to help her students with disabilities function in the classroom environment. She uses communication aids, alternative computer keyboards, and adaptive services. What type of technology is this teacher using?

Linus has trouble staying in his seat; his teacher has to reprimand him constantly for getting out of his seat without permission. When he is seated, he fidgets and his handwriting is often messy and hard to understand. Linus most likely has which of the following?