Students with mild intellectual disabilities usually exhibit adaptive behavioral skills significantly below average. Adaptive behavior includes social‚ conceptual‚ and practical skills use by people on a daily basis. Students with mild intellectual disabilities also have an IQ lower than 98% of their school age peers (Rosenberg M.S.‚ Westling‚ D.L.and McLeskey J.‚ 2012) Characteristics: Easily distracted Deficits in memory and motivation Poor social skills Low achievement in all academic
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People are people Autumn Heather Lundy Concorde Career College Friday‚ July 12‚ 2013 Prepared for MS Hill Multicultural competence is the ability to appreciate‚ value‚ interact with and benefit from difference cultures. Cultures are group with a common outlook. They may be racial or ethnic; male or female; of a certain sexual orientation belief or age (job readiness‚ 2013‚ page 104). You will always see in this world multicultural competence because every judges everybody. Before I was born
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Disability Expressed in A Beautiful Mind Tracy Adams Gateway Technical College Disability Expressed in A Beautiful Mind A Beautiful Mind is a good movie by Ron Howard‚ about a man that has lost his grip on what is real and what is fiction. This started when he was in graduate school and no one really noticed until his wife had him committed to the hospital. John Nash‚ the main character of the film portrayed by Russell Crowe‚ is a great mathematician that became
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Raising a Child with a Disability: Journal Entry #2: Summary: This article mainly examines ways in which parents can deal properly with the news of being told that their child has a disability. There are a few stories in the article which emphasize the way the parents felt when they found out about their child’s disability. In most cases‚ the parents felt shattered‚ overwhelmed and completely shocked. The article explained that parents have an expectation of having that "perfect" child and
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Equality‚ diversity and inclusion in work with children and young people 1.1 Areas of legislation are ever changing but it is important to be able to identify current and relevant aspects of those which promote equality and value diversity. Every Child Matters 2003 and Children Act 2004 These were put in place to ensure that all organisations and agencies invloved with children between birth and 19 years should work together to ensure that children have the support needed to be healthy‚ stay safe
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Working with Children with Disabilities (Summary) The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted to protect the civil rights of United States citizens with disabilities. The individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ensures children with disabilities are provided with a free‚ appropriate public education. The IDEA is split into four parts. The first part includes the legal provisions‚ purposes‚ and definitions of the Act. The second part of the IDEA contains the stipulations regarding
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accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts." (Opinion) I agree wholeheartedly with this statement. (Interpretation) Change makes people uncomfortable because it disrupts the way of life they are accustomed to. Even a change for the better removes individuals from their "comfort zones"‚ forcing them to adjust to something new. (Choice of works) This reaction to change is depicted in two works of literature: “The Master Builder”‚ by Henrik Ibsen and "Dead Men’s Path" by Chinua Achebe. Body Paragraph I: The
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the surgery immobilize me for what could have been an exciting and fun summer‚ it also posed challenges for the start of the school year. I wasn’t sure how I would manage to get around campus while my bones were still healing. I contacted UAB’s Disability Support Services (DSS) and set up an Intake Interview and an Accommodations Conference. It seemed weird to be considered “disabled” after so many years of just being a normal kid. I also feel bad being categorized as disabled because it is only
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for my students and ensure that they receive a quality education. All children are unique in their own special ways. With the help and support of general education teachers‚ special educators‚ and the child’s family students with low incidence disabilities can learn and become more independent. In a safe and supportive environment‚ anyone can be successful. At the elementary school level my instructional priorities would be to help the students learn functional academics such as numbers‚ letters
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instead of “d”) and rotations (i.e.‚ “b” instead of “q”) in written work ___16. Is consistent in behavior and work ___17. Frequently displays exceptionally ability in the arts‚ sports science and verbalization INTERPRETATION: A pupil who manifests these behaviors may have a learning disability. So he/she should be further tested or referred to a psychologist or psychometrician. LEARNING SCALE ON LEARNING DISABILITIES NAME: ______________________________________ AGE: ___ SEX:
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