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EDUC 310 Chapter 5 Students with Specific Learning Disorders
EDUC 310 Chapter 5 Students with Specific Learning Disorders
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Which cannot be assessed using the Woodcock-Johnson tests of achievement?
written language
academic knowledge
IQ
reading skills
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Which is NOT usually affected by learning disabilities?
computation
decision making
word recognition
depth-perception
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What is a student with LDs likely to experience in high school?
fewer opportunities to exhibit strengths
more demand on rote memory skills
greater demand for effective learning strategies
less difficulty with learning
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Which is a common characteristic of dyslexia?
excellent spelling skills
excellent role memory skills
significant deficits in social judgement
difficulty with word recognition
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Which is a cause of learning disabilities?
vision problems
cultural differences
alcohol or drug use
ineffective teaching
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Which best describes responsiveness to intervention?
effectiveness depends on results of psycho-educational assessment
integrates a prevention system
follows procedures in IEP
non-scientific approach
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A student scored in the 2nd percentile on a component of a standardized test. What does this mean?
average performance
superior performance
above average performance
below average performance
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Which best describes meta-cognitive ability?
thinking in concrete terms
understanding one's own thinking
thinking abstractly
working to one's potential across all subject areas
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Which is true of most individuals with specific learning disorders?
demonstrate a high level of athletic skill
achieve at sam academic levels as peers
have average or above average intelligence
intellectual ability reflects performance on academic tasks
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The ability to see and interpret what is seen is
visual perception
visual memory
visual spatial skills
visual awareness
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Approximately how many students with learning disabilities also have a reading disorder?
95%
60%
45%
80%
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Which describes phonological awareness?
ability to code information according to its sounds for working memory
ability to see and to interpret what is seen
awareness of one's own cognitive system
awareness that language is composed of sounds that relate to letters
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When a student doesn't know how to go about a task
lack of phonological awareness
psychological processing deficits
poor cognitive strategies
oral language difficulties
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Which is a mnemonic?
visualizing an image to remember how to spell a word correctly
using a list of key words to assist in reading
using multiplication table when presented with math problems
writing down a list of steps to follow in problem solving
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Which will most likely ensure that a student with LDs is successful in adult life?
a post-secondary education
a career that emphasizes practical skills
an enhanced self-awareness
ongoing availability of assistive technology
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A student scored in the 92 percentile on a standardized test. What does this mean?
score of 92%
scored better than 91 test takers
eight test takers scored worst
92 test takers scored the same
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Which is the name of the software for those who struggle with reading? It provides a text-to-speech reader.
WordQ
Kurzweil
McMarthy
Com'ation
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Which describes why the US made changes that allow teachers to implement responsiveness to intervention?
place emphasis on IQ Achievement discrepancy model
remove dependency on the categorical approach
de-emphasize the scientific approach to identifying students with LDs
distinguish betw. those with LDs s and those with poor achievement
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Teachers can play an important role as facilitators of social relationships among students with disabilities.
True
false
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Which is a common characteristic of nonverbal learning disorders?
delayed verbal skills
poor spelling
delayed early literacy skills
lack of coordination
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What does age equivalence indicate on standardized tests?
age at which typical student obtained reported score
average age of students who take the test
mental age of student taking the test
age the student taking the test obtained reported score
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Which is NOT a commonly described feature of non-verbal learning disorders?
trouble with managing time
auditory memory is better than visual memory
difficulties with sense of direction
student can easily see the 'big picture'
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Which is a teratogen?
maternal infection
lack of oxygen at birth
caesarian birth
brain injury
24
A student completed a standardized test with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. Her score of 85 is
below average performance
average performance
above average performance
superior performance
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A student completed the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, was assigned an IQ at the 82nd percentile.
exceptional reading skills
high average intelligence
absence of any learning disabilities
high academic achievement
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Which describes a student with a moderate learning disorder?
can function independently without accommodations or support services
unlikely to become proficient without some specialized teaching
unlikely to learn without ongoing intensive support
can function with appropriate accommodations
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Which describes a non-verbal learning disorder?
problems processing visual-spatial information
memory disorder
behavioral disorder
speech disorder
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Which is a co-morbid condition exhibited by those with learning disabilities?
memory disorder
problems processing visual-spatial-spatial information
autism
down syndrome
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Which is a learning strategy?
Cognitive Credit Cards
VMI
WISC
CTOPP
