SPEDCH6 - Chapter Six 1 The Federal Registers definition of...

Chapter Six
1. The Federal Register’s definition of learning disabilities
presumes that such a disability is a result of a problems with
a basic psychologist process.
2. IDEA 2004 added an alternative method to evaluate children
with a learning disability. The new method examines how the
child responds to specific, research-based intervention. This
new method is called the response to intervention approach.
3. Repeated experiences of failure and frustration can lead to
anticipatory anxiety in a new situations, even when the
situations is not a stressful one.
4. Which of the following researchers coined the term learning
disabilities in 1962? Kirk
5. Which of the following is most frequently postulated as a
cause of learning disabilities? a problem related to how
individuals process information at the neurological level.
6. Sensory integration involves all of the above. (the student’s
ability to listen and take notes during class; the ability to use
two or more senses simultaneously and smoothly; blend
auditory perception and tactile actions)
7. According to the 28th annual report to congress, the
prevalence rate for learning disabilities in individuals ages 6-
21 was 4.2 percent.
8. The four major components of the information processing
model are input, processing, output, and the executive
processing.
9. Which of the following is not an example of language-based
disorder? fine motor skills
10. Which of the following is an academic learning
disability? a reading problem
11. Dyslexia is a problem in the area of language.
12. James is distractible, cannot sustain attention long
enough to learn, and cannot direct himself purposefully. He
may have an attention disorder.

13. Learning disabilities may manifest themselves in a
child’s imperfect ability to do which of the following? all of
the following. (listen, think, speak)
14. Deep processing of information transforms the
information to “make it ours”.
15. Six-year-old Jackie has been classified as dyslexic. She
is likely to have difficulties single-word decoding.
16. The key components of a RTI model include an
intervening hierarchy, standard protocol, collaborative
problem solving, and progress monitoring.