sped exam 2

Adaptive behavior consists of
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Adaptive behavior consists of
social and practical intelligence
Classification of IQ
mild (50-70) moderate (35-50) severe (20-35) profound (below 20)
Prevalence
the commonness of something; students with disabilities have prevalence figures around 1%
Characteristics of down syndrome
thick epicanthal folds in the corner of their eyes. Small stature, decreased muscle tone, hyper-flexibility of the joints, small oral cavity resulting in a protruding tongue, heart defects, single palmar crease
Fetal alcohol syndrome disorder
disorders in children born to women who have consumed excessive amounts of alcohol while pregnant
Measuring adaptive behavior
instrument used to measure adaptive behavior requires a parent, teacher, or other professional answer questions related to the person's ability to perform adaptive skills (every day skills)
working memory
involves the ability to keep information in mind while simultaneously doing another cognitive task
metacognition
refers to the person's awareness of what strategies are needed to perform a task, the ability to plan how to use the strategies, and the evaluation of how well the strategies are working
gullibility
the tendency to believe something, usually a high questionable statement or claim, despite scantly evidence (can be taken advantage)
community adjustment and employment
transition programming for individuals with intellectual disabilities involves two related areas...
Environmental influencescan affect a pregnant woman and affect development of the fetuslearned helplessnesstendency to give up and expect the worst because they think that no matter how hard they try, they will failself-determinationthe ability to act autonomously, be self regulated, act in a psychologically empowered manner and act in a self-realized mannerlearn fasterresearch has shown that students who are positively reinforced for correct response...learning disabilitya compromise because of the confusing variety of labels in use to describe the child with relatively normal intelligence who was having learning problemsdyslexicdisability that has anything to deal with readingachievement ability discrepancythe comparison between scores on standardized intelligence and achievement testsRTIfederally performed way of identifying learning disabilities contained in the re authorizationachievement ability discrepancy and rtitwo identificationseffectiveness of RTIlittle research evidence exists regarding thejust under 5% of children between ages of 6 and 17Prevalence of learning disabilities in public schoolsTrueLearning disabilities can be inheritieda learning disability does not existIf an academic problem does not existwords are made up of soundsChildren with phonemic awareness understand thatpragmaticsthe social uses of languageperservationthe tendency to repeat the same behaviors over and over againdeficits in behavioral inhibition instead of inattentionprimary deficit in ADHDmedical examination, clinical interview, teacher and parent rating skills, and behavioral observationFour major components to assessing ADHDother health impaired (OHI)students with adhd would be eligible for special education under the categoryprefrontal lobesresponsible for executive functions