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A middle-school special education teacher is teaching a mathematics class to seventh graders who failed the sixth-grade STAAR math test. The teacher provides highlighters to each student and shows them a list of keywords to look for and highlight in a series of word problems. Each time the students are assigned word problems, the teacher has them highlight keywords. She tells her students that this technique will help them on the test. The strategy that the teacher is providing her students with is
Which of the following are readily used to support students with expressive language needs?
Mr. Aquino, an eighth-grade reading teacher, has his students create SUMMARY notebooks. For each chapter they read, they complete a simple chart listing who the main character is, what the main character's objective is, what obstacles stand in the way of the objective, and how the character deals with the obstacle. To help students who are struggling, Mr. Aquino has the students label the four columns of their charts with the words, "Who," "Wanted," "But," and "So." This helps cue students to fill in the applicable information. Which stage of the reading process is Mr. Aquino's strategy designed for?
Which of the following is the most commonly diagnosed BEHAVIORAL DISORDER in children?
If a child cries easily, does not want to interact with peers, and does not like coming to school on a consistent basis, the best course of action to take would be to
A special education teacher wishes to know how much a particular group of students is benefiting from a reading intervention, so that she can modify the intervention to better support the students. What type of assessment should the teacher use?
A behavior intervention plan (BIP) for Jeffrey describes the intervention that will be used to help him learn better impulse control. The BIP provides a detailed description of the nature and timing of the intervention. Which of the following is missing from this BIP? (Select all that apply.)
Mr. Osborn, an ALE teacher, works one-on-one with each of his students. Early in the school year, he presents each student with a list of words. He says, "I am going to show you a LIST OF WORDS you may or may not know. If you know the word, read it out loud. If you do not know the word, say 'pass.' " As students read the list of words, Mr. Osborn makes notes on a separate checklist. He places a check mark next to any words the student reads correctly in a half second or less. He places an "X" next to any word the student cannot read, hesitates to read, or has to work to sound out. Mr. Osborn is most likely assessing
The first piece of federal legislation to address the civil rights of all people with disabilities was
Trial lawyers often use ____ ___________ to help them select jurors more sympathetic to their case.
In cases in which the death penalty may be applied, lawyers can disqualify any prospective juror who _______ the death penalty on principle.
The U.S. Supreme Court decided in 1986 that death-qualified jurors are a(n) _______ sample.
American attitudes on capital punishment seem to be _________.
How many people are typically called on for a jury venire?
Why might a judge's instructions for jurors to disregard a statement actually add to a testimony's impact?
It has been found that jurors are best persuaded when attorneys present evidence in a _________ fashion.
The _______ of the evidence matters more than the prejudices of individual jurors.
How many jurors are selected to serve at a trial?
Experiments reveal that _________ and ________ ______________ are weak verdict predictors.
In criminal cases, people who do NOT oppose the death penalty are more prone to favor the ___________.