Educating Exceptional Children Chapter 6
Question 1
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Learning disabilities may be a result of
Selected d.
Answer:all of the above.
Question 2
Oversensitivity to sensory input is called
Selected c.
Answer:heightened sensitivity.
Question 3
Six-year-old Jackie has been classified as dyslexic. She is likely to have difficulties with
Selected c.
Answer:single-word decoding.
Question 4
Andrew is a student who is reported to be "twice exceptional." This indicates that he can be labeled
both
Selected d.
Answer:gifted and learning disabled.
Question 5
There is a particular distinction between families of children with learning disabilities and families of
children with other disabilities because
Selected d.
Answer:families of students with learning disabilities are usually not involved in their child's
educational program.
Question 6
Many children with learning disabilities show a discrepancy between abilities or between potential
and achievement. Which of the following best illustrates such a discrepancy?
Selected c.
Answer:A fifth grader reads at the fourth grade level and scored on the above average range
on an IQ test.
Question 7
A model for organizing intervention strategies from least to most intensive is called
Educating Exceptional Children Chapter 6
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intervening hierarchy.
Question 8
The four major components of the Information Processing Model are
Selected c.
Answer:input, processing, output, and memory.
Question 9
The general education classroom is the primary prevention and intervention site for all students. This
statement would be an example of which level of the RTI hierarchy?
Selected a.
Answer:Tier I
Question 10
The U.S. Department of Education's definition of learning disabilities presumes that such a disability
is a result of
Selected b.
Answer:a problem with a basic psychological process.
