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Question 31

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Samuel, age eight, has difficulty understanding or memorizing math principles. After a referral and some testing, it is clear he is suffering from a learning disability called _____, or developmental arithmetic disorder.

A) dyscalculia
B) dysgraphia
C) dyslexia
D) ADHD

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Which was the largest group of students with a disability to be served by federal programs and receive special education in the 2011-2012 school year?

A) Students with a learning disability
B) Students with speech or language impairments
C) Students with intellectual disability
D) Students with emotional disturbance

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A process called _____ involves understanding how to use language in culturally appropriate ways.

Which type of cancer is most prevalent in children?

Jason truly enjoys his work as a landscaper. He is given the design and the materials, and he goes to the site and makes the design come to life. According to Sternberg, he has high _____ intelligence.

Robert J. Sternberg's triarchic theory and Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence are examples of the idea that:

Which of the following improves considerably during the elementary school years, allowing for advances in vocabulary and grammar?

Who among the following would have good spatial abilities?

_____ children with a learning disability have a reading problem.

Describe the three areas of Sternberg's triarchic intelligence, highlighting how each is unique from the others.

Describe one of the arguments for, and an argument against, the existence of general and multiple intelligences. Against multiple intelligences: not enough research; often people who are good in one thing are good in others; why choose only those picked out by Sternberg and/or Gardner?

Which of the following is FALSE regarding gifted children?

During the elementary school years, children grow an average of _____ inches a year until age 11, with the average sized _____ being taller than the average sized _____.

According to Sternberg, someone who scores high on traditional IQ tests and has high grades in school is also high in _____ intelligence.

Pervasive developmental disorders characterized by problems in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, and repetitive behaviors.

Which of the following is the second leading cause of death in U.S. children 5 to 14 years of age?

Sabeen has a severe impairment in reading and spelling ability. His performance is much worse than his peers, thus his teacher has asked that Sabeen take tests for:

Sally's mental age is 12, but her chronological age is nine. Sally's IQ is:

At Jackson Elementary, children are taught to read by learning to recognize entire words and sentences and to use the context words that are used in the text to guess their meaning. Their reading material consists of stories, poems, and later, newspapers and magazines. This school is using the _____ approach to reading instruction.

Luke has learned that when he sees one of his friends he says, "Hey dude!" and when he sees the school principal he says, "Hello Mr. Perry, how are you today?" Luke is demonstrating an awareness of: