Exam 6: Children With Learning Disabilities

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

The ability to think about our own thinking and to monitor its effectiveness is called

Which of the following is most frequently postulated as a cause of learning disabilities?

The "wait-to-fail" model

Delays in information processing might contribute to learning disabilities because

Sensory integration involves

Learning disabilities may manifest themselves in a child's imperfect ability to do which of the following?

Dysgraphia is

Sally forgets the directions and steps for solving a math problem as she is working the problem. She has a deficit in

Parents should be involved in the development of an IEP for a child who is identified as having learning disabilities.

The four major components of the Information Processing Model are

Intervention strategies that research has demonstrated to be effective are called

Students identified as having a learning disability who do not have a clear neurological basis for their disability are said to have ________________.

Within the Information Processing Model, the context of an emotional environment

The ability to recall whole scenes from our past is called

Six-year-old Jackie has been classified as dyslexic. She is likely to have difficulties with

The ELORS is a clinical observation tool used to _____________.

The process that includes continuous monitoring of thoughts, speech, and actions to accomplish goals is called

The Response to Intervention approach is usually built on__________ tiers of support.

The U.S. Department of Education (2004) includes all of the following disorders to be within the specific learning disability definition EXCEPT