Week 6: High-Incidence Disabilities

What is meant by 'high-incidence' disabilities?

• Disabilities that are most commonly occurring

• Disabilities that are of high severity

• Disabilities that affect children with high cognitive ability

• Disabilities that have higher chances for improving

Which of the following represent 'high-incidence' disabilities?

• Autism spectrum disorder, specific learning disabilities, intellectual disability

• Intellectual disability, specific learning disability, speech and language impairments

• Speech and language impairments, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, intellectual disability

• Specific learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, speech and language impairments

Dyslexia is a specific learning disability of the basic psychological processes involved in:

• Reading and writing

• Writing

• Reading

• Reading and speaking

How many types of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are there?

• Two types

• Three types

• One type

• Four types

Which of the following practices has the strongest empirical evidence for supporting students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) in the area of reading?

• Project-based learning

• Learning through play

• Explicit phonics instruction

• Inquiry-based learning