The RTI approach
a. provides instruction only for students with learning disabilities during transitional periods.
b. is the only assessment technique included in IDEA for diagnosing children with learning disabilities. c. allows for early intervention based on the child's needs.
d. can only be evaluated by a school psychologist.
[Ques. 2] The U.S. Department of Education (2004) includes all of the following disorders to be within the specific learning disability definition EXCEPT
a. perceptual disabilities.
b. behavior disabilities.
c. developmental aphasia.
d. dyslexia.
[Ques. 3] Discuss the term unexplained underachiever and how underachievement in general is different from a learning disability.
What will be an ideal response?
[Ques. 4] According to figures published by the U.S. Department of Education in 2011, the prevalence rate for learning disabilities in individuals ages 6-21 was
a. 2.5 percent.
b. 3.4 percent.
c. 6.4 percent.
d. 11.5 percent.
[Ques. 5] Dyslexia is a problem in the area of
a. social skills.
b. math calculations. c. language.
d. spatial relationships.
[Ques. 6] IDEA 2004 added an alternative method to evaluate children with a learning disability. The new method examines how the child responds to scientific, research-based intervention. This new method is called the
a. Discrepancy Approach.
b. Response to Intervention Approach. c. Neurological Approach.
d. ITPA Approach.
[Ques. 7] The U.S. Department of Education's definition of learning disabilities presumes that such a disability is a result of
a. a problem with a basic psychological process.
b. environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantages. c. intellectual or developmental delay.
d. visual handicaps.
[Ques. 8] Andrew is a student who is reported to be twice exceptional. This indicates that he can be labeled both
a. learning disabled and language impaired.
b. gifted and learning disabled. c. learning disabled with EBD.
d. deficits in both reading and math.
[Ques. 9] Although they may share some common characteristics, children who have learning disabilities represent a wide range of needs and abilities.
a. True
b. False
[Ques. 10] Which of the following researchers coined the term
learning disabilities in 1962?
a. Orton
b. Kirk
c. Myklebust
d. Frostig
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