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Please complete the following questions (presented in multiple formats) after reading chapter 6 in our textbook. You are also welcome to seek additional information on the internet for any item. Of course, please cite sources if retrieved from the internet.

1. The ‘S’ in SLD stands for: (5 pts)

A. Severe

B. Specific

C. Significant

D. Speech

2. Can the acronyms SLD and LD be used interchangeably? (5 pts)

A. Yes

B. No

· If you answered ‘B’ (no), why not?

3. Students with learning disabilities make up the largest category of students receiving special education services. (5 pts)

A. True

B. False

· What percentage of all special education students are served for learning disabilities?

4. Following the discrepancy model, students with learning disabilities have discrepancies between their: (5 pts)

A. Decoding skills and their reading comprehension

B. Socioeconomic status (SES) and their achievement in school

C. Ability (i.e. IQ) and their actual achievement in school

D. Scholastic aptitude and their attendance

5. What are 2 criticisms of the discrepancy model? (10 pts)

A.

B.

6. Why might the RTI (Response to Intervention) model be preferential over the discrepancy model? (10 pts)

7. What ability might students with learning disabilities often lack? (5 pts)

A. The ability to process information effectively and efficiently

B. The ability to think creatively.

C. The ability to learn kinesthetically.

D. The ability to acquire information through the senses

8. Trevor’s parents are convinced that he has a learning disability, but his teacher disagrees and thinks he is a “low achiever” due to apathy or lack of motivation. How could the parents find out which is the case? Circle which scenario below is TRUE: (5 pts)

A. If Trevor has a learning disability, he will likely perform well (i.e. average or higher) on an ability/cognitive test (i.e. IQ test) if the parents requested one

B. If Trevor has a learning disability, he will perform better in class if he tries harder

C. If Trevor is a low achiever who does not have a learning disability, he will most likely score relatively low on a test of ability (i.e. an IQ test)

D. If Trevor has a learning disability, he will most likely grow out of it

9. Which of the following would have to be ruled out as a cause for a learning disability? (5 pts)

A. Difficulties with basic reading skills

B. Difficulties in listening comprehension

C. Difficulties in mathematical reasoning

D. Difficulties with hearing or a hearing loss

10. Write a scenario (using a specific subject or skill that you teach or one that you hope to teach one day) for three of the teaching methodologies, interventions, or instructional practices that our text recommends as evidence-based practice for students with learning disabilities. (30 pts/10 pts each)

11. Define each of the following: (15 pts/5 pts each)

Dyslexia-

Dysgraphia-

Dyscalculia-