Exam 6: Learners With Learning Disabilities

Standardized assessments provides specific information about the ways that students learn best.

Many students with learning disabilities have trouble with long-term memory.

All of the following are similarities between the U.S.federal definition and the LDAC definition EXCEPT

The term "learning disability" was first developed to describe students with

At present,the most common placement for service delivery for students with learning disabilities is

Juanita's short story is interesting but has fewer characters,simpler sentence structure and is less well organized than her peers.This reflects difficulties in

Describe three explanations for the increase in the number of students identified as having learning disabilities in the last 20 years.

John's teacher monitors his progress in word reading on a weekly basis as he works towards a goal of reading 60% of his text correctly.This form of assessment is referred to as

List three factors that may contribute to the successful adjustment of adults with learning disabilities.

In Canada,approximately what percentage of students have been identified with a learning disability?

Describe four social,behavioural and/or learning characteristics of a student with a nonverbal learning disability.

When students are referred for special education,teachers and psychologists use standardized achievement tests primarily to

Formative,informal,and authentic assessments are not as instructionally useful as standardized tests.

What percent of children with learning disabilities do recent estimates indicate also have attentional problems?

Direct Instruction programs result in immediate academic gains and lead to long-term academic gains.

Which approach to educating students with learning disabilities at the secondary level concentrates on skills like on-the-job behaviour,filling out job applications,and balancing a checkbook?

Compare and contrast standardized achievement assessment and formative assessment.

Interpretive Exercise Lucy and Tom are high school students with learning disabilities.In comparison to eleventh graders nationally,Lucy's scores are significantly below average in reading and written expression.She excels in music and participates in extracurricular activities such as band and theater.Tom has strong verbal skills,but he is weak in math.He often forgets to write down homework assignments,even in areas of strength such as English,and his work is seldom completed on time.Tom has difficulty making friends and is described by his family as a loner. -The variability in Lucy's learning profile is unusual for a student with a learning disability.

Grendel is a nine year-old with learning disabilities who makes many grammatical errors when speaking.Grendel has a problem with which aspect of language?

Definitions used to make eligibility and classification decisions related to learning disabilities traditionally include which one of the following factors?