FRHD 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Direct Instruction, Written Language
3 Oct 2016
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Affects acquisition, organization, retention, understanding/use of verbal/non-verbal info. Achievement-ability discrepancy: statistically flawed formulas, reduces a complex decision to a single score, difficult and expensive to implement, iq scores are unreliable and are not strong predictor of reading ability, useless concept in early grades. Response to intervention or treatment: start off with something basic (i. e. basic reading) and gradually increase the difficulty until you got to a point where the student isn"t available to achieve. 4% of students aged 8-11 years old in canada. 5-6% of students aged 6-17 identified in the u. s. More than half of students receiving special education are identified as having a learning disability. Recent evidence of central nervous system dysfunction. Genetic factors: familiality studies, heritability studies. Formative assessment: criterion-referenced testing look at performance against a certain goal that"s been set for individual, curriculum-based assessment textbook and homework then evaluate performance based on that work. Authentic assessment: portfolios practical skills in relation to problem solving.
