Exam 7: Individuals with Learning Disabilities

What percentage of children receiving a special education is classified with learning disabilities?

A method for assessing the degree to which a specific condition is inherited.A comparison of the prevalence of a characteristic in fraternal versus identical twins.

List four common components of the definitions of learning disability.

One central component is the idea of a ______ between the student's academic performance and his or her estimated or assumed ability or potential.

Discuss three reasons why the prevalence of learning disability has decreased.

The federal interpretation of the definition of a learning disability includes an exclusionary clause.

Well over half of all students identified as learning disabled exhibit problems with reading.

About 9 of every 10 individuals with learning disabilities spend some,most,or all of their school day in a regular classroom.

What emerging method of identifying a learning disability was supported with the reauthorization of IDEA 2004?

In tier ______,preventive instruction is delivered to all students.

Which of the following is not considered as an area of learning disability?

What has developed when a student anticipates failure,frequently gives up,and may not attempt to complete a task?

Which phrase best describes the history of learning disabilities?

The response to intervention (RTI)model shifts from what concept that is attributed to the discrepancy model?

What are three potential advantages of RTI?

All children with learning disabilities display characteristics of ADHD.

Poor penmanship may be due to the absence of the requisite fine motor skills needed for legible handwriting and/or a lack of understanding of spatial relationships.

Identify and discuss the two key elements of the IDEA definition of learning disability.

In many cases the cause of a learning disability is unknown.

Discuss how the discrepancy model and response to intervention (RTI)model identify students with a learning disability.Select the one that you feel is most appropriate and provide supporting rationale.