Question 1

Many of the difficulties that adolescents with learning disabilities experience disappear as they grow older.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

An evidence-based method to determine the child's academic response to specific instruction is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  response to intervention. 
B)  the severe discrepancy model. 
C)  a learning disability. 
D)  comorbidity. 
A)  response to intervention. 
B)  the severe discrepancy model. 
C)  a learning disability. 
D)  comorbidity.

Question 3

Researchers question whether children with a learning disability commit handwriting errors more often than their nondisabled peers who are at the same

Accepted Answer

A)  grade level. 
B)  reading level. 
C)  age level. 
D)  level of fine motor coordination. 
A)  grade level. 
B)  reading level. 
C)  age level. 
D)  level of fine motor coordination.

Question 4

Learning disabilities can be considered because it includes such varied characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A)  a useless term 
B)  an umbrella term 
C)  a stigmatizing label 
D)  an achievement label 
A)  a useless term 
B)  an umbrella term 
C)  a stigmatizing label 
D)  an achievement label

Question 5

Difficulties that occur in handwriting of children who have learning disabilities may be attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of developmental skills required to write. 
B)  reading level. 
C)  age level. 
D)  level of fine motor coordination. 
A)  lack of developmental skills required to write. 
B)  reading level. 
C)  age level. 
D)  level of fine motor coordination.

Question 6

Which of the following has NOT contributed to confusion associated with learning disabilities (LD)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Previously, many children were mislabeled. 
B)  Learning disabilities involve many types of problems. 
C)  Individuals with LD exhibit complex needs and characteristics. 
D)  Advancing diagnostic technology has confused causation data. 
A)  Previously, many children were mislabeled. 
B)  Learning disabilities involve many types of problems. 
C)  Individuals with LD exhibit complex needs and characteristics. 
D)  Advancing diagnostic technology has confused causation data.

Question 7

Students with reading disabilities may experience difficulty when trying to

Accepted Answer

A)  generalize letter patterns. 
B)  focus on important, rather than irrelevant, aspects of a task. 
C)  recognize words. 
D)  generalize letter patterns, focus on important, rather than irrelevant, aspects of a task, and recognize words. 
A)  generalize letter patterns. 
B)  focus on important, rather than irrelevant, aspects of a task. 
C)  recognize words. 
D)  generalize letter patterns, focus on important, rather than irrelevant, aspects of a task, and recognize words.

Question 8

Students with learning disabilities may be assessed using formal, informal, norm-referenced, or criterion-referenced means. Define these approaches and provide an example of each.

Accepted Answer

The notions of formal and informal have

Question 9

Vivian has a problem with figure - ground discrimination. This means Vivian may have trouble reading because she

Accepted Answer

A)  cannot see the words. 
B)  perceives letters as unrelated lines. 
C)  she sees numbers reversed. 
D)  she has difficulty distinguishing words from the rest of the page. 
A)  cannot see the words. 
B)  perceives letters as unrelated lines. 
C)  she sees numbers reversed. 
D)  she has difficulty distinguishing words from the rest of the page.

Question 10

According to the text, determining the prevalence of learning disabilities is complicated because

Accepted Answer

A)  there are differing definitions, theoretical perspectives, and assessment procedures used. 
B)  parents of children with learning problems resist the label of learning disabilities. 
C)  students with learning disabilities are served primarily in regular classrooms, and therefore they are not included in prevalence data. 
D)  it is difficult to distinguish between students with learning disabilities and students with intellectual disabilities. 
A)  there are differing definitions, theoretical perspectives, and assessment procedures used. 
B)  parents of children with learning problems resist the label of learning disabilities. 
C)  students with learning disabilities are served primarily in regular classrooms, and therefore they are not included in prevalence data. 
D)  it is difficult to distinguish between students with learning disabilities and students with intellectual disabilities.

Question 11

All children with learning disabilities are hyperactive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Declining numbers of students with learning disabilities may be due to which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a shortage of qualified teachers for students with learning disabilities. 
B)  Learning disability classrooms are overcrowded. 
C)  Earlier and more effective intervention, especially in reading,. 
D)  Professionals feel that students with learning disabilities could be better served if identified with autism. 
A)  There is a shortage of qualified teachers for students with learning disabilities. 
B)  Learning disability classrooms are overcrowded. 
C)  Earlier and more effective intervention, especially in reading,. 
D)  Professionals feel that students with learning disabilities could be better served if identified with autism.

Question 13

To be successful, inclusive education requires commitment to collaboration among

Accepted Answer

A)  administrators, special education teachers, and families. 
B)  parents and general teachers. 
C)  general teachers , special teachers and other team members. 
D)  school psychologists and special education teachers. 
A)  administrators, special education teachers, and families. 
B)  parents and general teachers. 
C)  general teachers , special teachers and other team members. 
D)  school psychologists and special education teachers.

Question 14

Criterion-referenced assessments are helpful

Accepted Answer

A)  in comparing the student's abilities with peers. 
B)  for planning instructional programming. 
C)  for diagnosing categories of exceptionality. 
D)  in determining average class achievement. 
A)  in comparing the student's abilities with peers. 
B)  for planning instructional programming. 
C)  for diagnosing categories of exceptionality. 
D)  in determining average class achievement.

Question 15

Describe two reasons why the definitions of learning disabilities have been so varied.

Accepted Answer

1) It is a broad generic term that encom

Many of the difficulties that adolescents with learning disabilities experience disappear as they grow older.

An evidence-based method to determine the child's academic response to specific instruction is known as

Researchers question whether children with a learning disability commit handwriting errors more often than their nondisabled peers who are at the same

Learning disabilities can be considered because it includes such varied characteristics.

Difficulties that occur in handwriting of children who have learning disabilities may be attributed to

Which of the following has NOT contributed to confusion associated with learning disabilities (LD)?

Students with reading disabilities may experience difficulty when trying to

Students with learning disabilities may be assessed using formal, informal, norm-referenced, or criterion-referenced means. Define these approaches and provide an example of each.

Vivian has a problem with figure - ground discrimination. This means Vivian may have trouble reading because she

According to the text, determining the prevalence of learning disabilities is complicated because

All children with learning disabilities are hyperactive.

Declining numbers of students with learning disabilities may be due to which of the following reasons?

To be successful, inclusive education requires commitment to collaboration among

Criterion-referenced assessments are helpful

Describe two reasons why the definitions of learning disabilities have been so varied.

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Exam 7: Learning Disabilities

Many of the difficulties that adolescents with learning disabilities experience disappear as they grow older.

An evidence-based method to determine the child's academic response to specific instruction is known as

Researchers question whether children with a learning disability commit handwriting errors more often than their nondisabled peers who are at the same

Learning disabilities can be considered because it includes such varied characteristics.

Difficulties that occur in handwriting of children who have learning disabilities may be attributed to

Which of the following has NOT contributed to confusion associated with learning disabilities (LD)?

Students with reading disabilities may experience difficulty when trying to

Students with learning disabilities may be assessed using formal, informal, norm-referenced, or criterion-referenced means. Define these approaches and provide an example of each.

Vivian has a problem with figure - ground discrimination. This means Vivian may have trouble reading because she

According to the text, determining the prevalence of learning disabilities is complicated because

All children with learning disabilities are hyperactive.

Declining numbers of students with learning disabilities may be due to which of the following reasons?

To be successful, inclusive education requires commitment to collaboration among

Criterion-referenced assessments are helpful

Describe two reasons why the definitions of learning disabilities have been so varied.

Understanding Exceptionalities in the 21st Century

Inclusion and Multidisciplinary Collaboration in the Early Childhood and Elementary School Years

Education for All

Secondary Education and Transition Planning

Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

Exceptionalities and Families

Emotionalbehavioral Disorders

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Communication Disorders

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Severe and Multiple Disabilities

Sensory Disabilities: Hearing and Vision Loss

Physical Disabilities and Other Health Disorders

Gifted, Creative, and Talented

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