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Which of the following best describes a learning disability?
Which of the following best describes a learning disability?
- A lack of exposure to learning opportunities
- A difference in the way a person's brain is 'wired' (correct)
- A result of intellectual inferiority
- A physical disability affecting the brain
What areas of academic skills are typically affected by learning disabilities?
What areas of academic skills are typically affected by learning disabilities?
- Reading, writing, spelling, and math (correct)
- Science and history
- Music and drama
- Physical education and art
What is the primary characteristic of a child with a learning disability?
What is the primary characteristic of a child with a learning disability?
- Intellectual superiority in all academic areas
- Significant educational discrepancies between intellectual potential and school performance (correct)
- Inability to perform well in physical activities
- High achievement in all academic subjects
During which time period did the term 'Learning Disability' become formally accepted?
During which time period did the term 'Learning Disability' become formally accepted?
What organization started the 'Association for Children with Learning Disability (ACLD)' to provide services for all age groups?
What organization started the 'Association for Children with Learning Disability (ACLD)' to provide services for all age groups?
What is the key implication for identifying characteristics of interventions for children with learning disabilities?
What is the key implication for identifying characteristics of interventions for children with learning disabilities?
What term is used to describe a heterogeneous group of disorders manifested by significant difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities?
What term is used to describe a heterogeneous group of disorders manifested by significant difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities?
Which of the following is NOT one of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using language, spoken or written?
Which of the following is NOT one of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using language, spoken or written?
Who is trained and experienced in assessing learning disabilities through cognitive assessment?
Who is trained and experienced in assessing learning disabilities through cognitive assessment?
Which area of life can be impacted by lifelong impairments due to learning disabilities?
Which area of life can be impacted by lifelong impairments due to learning disabilities?
What must be done in diagnosing learning disabilities, according to the text?
What must be done in diagnosing learning disabilities, according to the text?
What is described by the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) as a heterogeneous group of disorders manifested by significant difficulties in various abilities?
What is described by the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) as a heterogeneous group of disorders manifested by significant difficulties in various abilities?
What is presumed to be the cause of learning disabilities according to the text?
What is presumed to be the cause of learning disabilities according to the text?
According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), what is defined as "a disorder in 1 or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written"?
According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), what is defined as "a disorder in 1 or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written"?
Who is qualified to diagnose learning disabilities through cognitive assessment?
Who is qualified to diagnose learning disabilities through cognitive assessment?
What is described as being an umbrella term covering a range of neurologically based disorders in learning and various degrees of severity of such disorders?
What is described as being an umbrella term covering a range of neurologically based disorders in learning and various degrees of severity of such disorders?
