Psych Testing Test 4
One of the most important areas in education involves - ANS-the study of specific
learning disabilities
federal law entitles every eligible child with a disability to - ANS-a free appropriate public
education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet his
or her unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and
independent living
to qualify for special education services under IDEA and its state law counterparts, a
child - ANS-must not only have a disability but also have their educational performance
adversely affected by the disability
Before 2004, - ANS-a child had to fail considerably behind grade level before becoming
eligible for special education services
discrepancy model is - ANS-no longer in use
response to intervention led to - ANS--early intervention services which can prevent
academic failure for many students with learning difficulties
-can also determine which students actually have learning disabilities and whose
underachievement cannot be attributed to other factors such as inadequate instruction
school problems may be the result of - ANS-any one or a combination of many factors
including very low potential (intelligence) and emotional upset resulting from such
factors such as divorce, parental separation, bereavement, drug intoxication, etc
a child will not be found to have a learning disability if - ANS-problems in school are the
lack of basic instruction in math or reading, or based on limited English proficiency
good resource for parents is Why is My Child Having Trouble At School? it includes
several signs of a learning problem - ANS--disorganization: sloppy homework or papers
crumpled or out of place
-careless effort: misreads instructions or mishears directions
-forgetfulness: child's best excuse is "I forgot"
-refusal to do school work or homework: turns in work half-finished or needs somebody
closely supervising in order to complete assignments
, -slow performance: takes far more time than the expected time to complete an
assignment
-poor attention: mind seems to wander or frequently does not know what they are
supposed to be doing
-moodiness: child shows anger, sadness, or irritability when asked to complete a school
or home assignment
Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities - ANS--illustrates the theory of learning
disabilities
-based on the modern concepts of human information processing, the ITPA-3 assumes
that failure to respond correctly to a stimulus can result not only from a defective output
(response) system but also from a defective input or information-processing system
-assumes that a human response to an outside stimulus can be viewed in terms of
discrete stages or processes
in stage 1, - ANS-the senses receive input or incoming environmental information
stage 2 - ANS-this information is analyzed or processed
stage 3 - ANS-individal makes a response
the ITPA theorizes - ANS-the child may be impaired in one or more specific sensory
modalities
input: - ANS-visual, auditory, or tactile
12 subtests in the ITPA measure - ANS-the individual's ability to receive visual, auditory,
or tactile input independently of processing and output factors
the 12 subtests also have been designed and selected to represent three global
composites - ANS-general language, spoken language, and written language
the general language composite is formed by - ANS-combining the results of all 12
subtests; this serves as the test's best single estimate of linguistic ability because it
reflects the broadest array of spoken and written language abilities
ITPA designed for use with children ages - ANS-5 through 12
One of the most important areas in education involves - ANS-the study of specific
learning disabilities
federal law entitles every eligible child with a disability to - ANS-a free appropriate public
education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet his
or her unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and
independent living
to qualify for special education services under IDEA and its state law counterparts, a
child - ANS-must not only have a disability but also have their educational performance
adversely affected by the disability
Before 2004, - ANS-a child had to fail considerably behind grade level before becoming
eligible for special education services
discrepancy model is - ANS-no longer in use
response to intervention led to - ANS--early intervention services which can prevent
academic failure for many students with learning difficulties
-can also determine which students actually have learning disabilities and whose
underachievement cannot be attributed to other factors such as inadequate instruction
school problems may be the result of - ANS-any one or a combination of many factors
including very low potential (intelligence) and emotional upset resulting from such
factors such as divorce, parental separation, bereavement, drug intoxication, etc
a child will not be found to have a learning disability if - ANS-problems in school are the
lack of basic instruction in math or reading, or based on limited English proficiency
good resource for parents is Why is My Child Having Trouble At School? it includes
several signs of a learning problem - ANS--disorganization: sloppy homework or papers
crumpled or out of place
-careless effort: misreads instructions or mishears directions
-forgetfulness: child's best excuse is "I forgot"
-refusal to do school work or homework: turns in work half-finished or needs somebody
closely supervising in order to complete assignments
, -slow performance: takes far more time than the expected time to complete an
assignment
-poor attention: mind seems to wander or frequently does not know what they are
supposed to be doing
-moodiness: child shows anger, sadness, or irritability when asked to complete a school
or home assignment
Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities - ANS--illustrates the theory of learning
disabilities
-based on the modern concepts of human information processing, the ITPA-3 assumes
that failure to respond correctly to a stimulus can result not only from a defective output
(response) system but also from a defective input or information-processing system
-assumes that a human response to an outside stimulus can be viewed in terms of
discrete stages or processes
in stage 1, - ANS-the senses receive input or incoming environmental information
stage 2 - ANS-this information is analyzed or processed
stage 3 - ANS-individal makes a response
the ITPA theorizes - ANS-the child may be impaired in one or more specific sensory
modalities
input: - ANS-visual, auditory, or tactile
12 subtests in the ITPA measure - ANS-the individual's ability to receive visual, auditory,
or tactile input independently of processing and output factors
the 12 subtests also have been designed and selected to represent three global
composites - ANS-general language, spoken language, and written language
the general language composite is formed by - ANS-combining the results of all 12
subtests; this serves as the test's best single estimate of linguistic ability because it
reflects the broadest array of spoken and written language abilities
ITPA designed for use with children ages - ANS-5 through 12
