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Answer to q. 1

The textbook cites several qualities associated with successful schools and teachers:
Schools  (a) an emphasis among students and staff is placed on academic excellence; (b) the school environment is nurturing and safe; (c) students' parents get involved in the school in various ways; and (d) progress is monitored, including that of students, teachers, and programs.
Teachers  (a) they manage the classroom effectively so that they can devote most of their time to instruction; (b) they believe that they are primarily responsible for their students' learning, success, and progress; (c) they emphasize mastery of topics rather than simple memorization; (d) they teach actively rather than passively; (e) they pay careful attention to packing; (f) they value tutoring; and (g) they teach students the metacognitive knowledge skills to monitor and manage their own learning.

Answer to q. 2

FALSE

Answer to q. 3

A child with an intellectual disability has two primary symptomsan intelligence quotient that is substantially below average as well as problems adapting to the environment. Intellectual disability used to be referred to as mental retardation, and has several levels of severity.
A child with a learning disability, on the other hand, as a normal intelligence but struggles with a specific area of academic skill. This can include a reading difficulty (developmental dyslexia), a disability of reading comprehension, or a mathematics difficulty (developmental dyscalculia).
The former refers to a more comprehensive condition of cognitive deficit, while the latter indicates a specific area of struggle in an academic subject.