Chapter five and six

Question 1

1. What is the purpose of the in the INCLUDE strategy?

Answer 1

A systematic approach for helping students with special needs gain access to the general education curriculum.
Teachers framework for differentiation- adjustments.

Question 2

2. What are the key elements of the first step of the INCLUDE strategy?

Answer 2

classroom management, routine, climate, organization, time, behavior management

Question 3

3. True or False. Teachers should not take into consideration the perceptions of other students when selecting accommodations for a student with a disability.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

4. How can the physical organization of a classroom affect student learning and behavior?

Answer 4

accessibility of instructional presentations and materials for students, decrease noise and disruptions, increase attention, amount of time on task.

Question 5

5. What are the four general areas of classroom/instructional environments?

Answer 5

classroom management, classroom grouping, instructional materials, instructional methods

Question 6

6. Why is it important for teachers to effectively manage transition time?

Answer 6

Climate further opportunities for inappropriate interactions, time wasted

Question 7

7. What factors influence classroom climate?

Answer 7

teacher and student attitudes toward individual differences

Question 8

8. In evaluating the quality of content-area textbooks, what are two of the areas to consider?

Answer 8

students level of reading, text difficulty, big idea- concepts for better understanding, and clear

Question 9

9. In order to support student comprehension, how should textbook content be organized?

Answer 9

headings and subheadings

Question 10

10. How can manipulatives and models benefit students with special needs?

Answer 10

to make connections between abstractions and real life situations

Question 11

11. What are three guidelines to consider when using manipulatives?

Answer 11

select materials that suit the concept and developmental stage of student. provide explanation about manipulatives

Question 12

12. What are some benefits that drill and practice programs offer?

Answer 12

provides immediate feedback, helps students locate and correct their mistakes, stores information about student performance or progress that an be accessed later by the teacher, have the options for controlling featurees such as speed, feedback, difficulty, type of student responses amount of practice; relate to objectives, support skills being practiced.

Question 13

13. How does your textbook define assistive technology devices?

Answer 13

is any piece of equipment that is used to increase, maintain or improve the functional capabilities of a child with a disability.

Question 14

14. What are the six elements of direct instruction methodology?

Answer 14

I do, we do, you do. review and check the previous days work, present new content or skills, provide

Question 15

15. True or False. Within Tier I of an RTI model, the correction of student errors only occurs at certain intervals during a lesson.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

16. What is the order in which scaffolding should occur in order to promote higher-order cognitive strategies?

Answer 16

present the new cognitive strategy, regulate difficulty during guided practice, provide varying contexts for students practice, provide feedback, increase student responsibility, provide independent practice

Question 17

17. In order for independent student practice to be effective in promoting growth and achievement, what should be the accuracy rate for most students?

Answer 17

90%

Question 18

18. Why is immediate feedback important on practice items?

Answer 18

meaningful connections and corrections

Question 19

19. What is the primary purpose of student evaluation?

Answer 19

determine the extent to which students have mastered academic skills or instructional content

Question 20

1. Which federal category constitutes the largest group of individuals who have low-incidence disabilities?

Answer 20

intellectual disabilities

Question 21

2. Which eligibility category is applicable to students only up until the age of nine?

Answer 21

developmental delays

Question 22

3. What are three key areas with which pupils with autism spectrum disorders may experience difficulty?

Answer 22

social relationships, communication, narrow range of students interest, stress

Question 23

4. True or False. Autism spectrum disorders can exist in many forms, from mild to severe.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

5. What are some general accommodations that help reduce behavior problems for students with autism spectrum disorders?

Answer 24

quiet corner, structured and predictable environment, clear procedure and routine- visual schedules
understand student perceptions

Question 25

6. How can communication be facilitated for students with autism spectrum disorder?

Answer 25

PECS, sign language, communication devices, predictable environment

Question 26

7. True or False. Students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities have ongoing needs for support during their school years and into adult life.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

8. What are some areas in which students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities experience difficulty?

Answer 27

maintaining skills, limited in amount learned, generalizations

Question 28

9. What is a genetic disorder that often includes a moderate intellectual disability?

Answer 28

down syndrome

Question 29

10. Why is it important to collaborate with the families of students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities?

Answer 29

parents can help by letting you know how to teach them. to hear about their child's success and accomplishments practice skills at home

Question 30

11. What are some ways that teachers can use the other students to support children with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities?

Answer 30

peer tutor, social skills

Question 31

12. What is the most common combination of needs that are included under the category of Multiple Disabilities?

Answer 31

intellectual and sensory or physical impairments

Question 32

13. True or False. Students with the dual sensory impairment of deaf-blindness typically need help making sense of events others take for granted.

Answer 32

True

Question 33

14. Please identify an accommodation that a teacher would make when serving a pupil with a visual impairment.

Answer 33

accessible for students

Question 34

15. Please identify an accommodation that a teacher would make when serving a pupil with a hearing loss.

Answer 34

lots of visuals and amplified devices

Question 35

16. Do hearing aids and FM systems distinguish between the teacher’s voice and background sounds? If not, why is this a concern?

Answer 35

no, because students could hear what they are not supposed to

Question 36

17. The largest group of students with orthopedic impairments consists of those who have been diagnosed with _______________________________________.

Answer 36

cerebral palsy

Question 37

True or False. In addition to instructional needs, students with orthopedic impairments may require assistance with self-care.

Answer 37

True

Question 38

19. Which health impairment affects the largest number of chronically ill children in the United States?

Answer 38

asthma

Question 39

20. In addition to learning needs, what other area is often affected for many students who have experienced a traumatic brain injury?

Answer 39

socialization and organizing key learning tasks.