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Learning Disability |
a disability in which there is a discrepancy between a person's ability and academic achievement; individual possesses average intelligence |
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Discrepancy |
the difference between the student's actual academic performance and their estimated ability |
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Response to Intervention (RTI) |
a strategy used for determining whether a pupil has an LD. Student is exposed to increasing levels of validated instructional intervention, responsiveness to the instruction is assessed; lack of adequate progress typically leads to a referral for possible SPED services |
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Exclusionary Clause |
the elimination of possible etiological factors to explain a pupil's difficulty in learning |
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Familiality study |
a method for assessing the degree to which a particular characteristic is inherited; the tendency for certain characteristics to occur in a single family |
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Heritability studies |
a method for assessing the degree to which a specific condition is inherited; a comparision of the prevalence of a characteristic in MZ vs DZ twins |
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Dyslexia |
a severe reading disability, difficulty in understanding the relationship between sounds and letters |
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Phonological awareness |
possible explanation for the reading problems of some students with LDs, difficulty in recognizing the correspondence between specific sounds and certain letters that make up words |
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Phonemic awareness |
the ability to recognize that words consist of different sounds or phonemes |
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Phoneme |
the smallest unit of sounds in spoken language |
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Pragmatics |
a sociolinguistic system involving the use of communication skills in social contexts |
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Short term memory |
the recall of information after a brief period of time |
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working memory |
the ability to retain information while also engaging in another cognitive activity |
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metacognition |
the ability to evaluate and monitor ones own performance |
thinking about thinking |
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Outer-directedness |
a condition characterized by a loss of confidence in one's own capabilities and a reliance on others for cue and guidance |
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Learned Helplessness |
a lack of persistence at tasks that can be mastered; a tendency to expect failure |
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) |
a disorder characterized by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity. Frequently observed in individuals with LDs. |
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Progress monitoring |
the frequent and systematic assessment of a pupil's academic progress |
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learning strategies |
instructional methodologies focusing on teaching students how to learn; designed to assist people in becoming more actively engaged and involved in their own learning |
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Summary of Performance (SOP) |
required by federal regulation for each student who exits secondary school, a summary of the individual's academic achievement and functional performance with recommendations for supports and services aimed at assisting the student in achieving their transition goals |
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