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WorksheetsLearners with Exceptionalities
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Learners with exceptionalities are individuals whose _____________ performance is so different from the norm- either higher or lower- that additional services are need to meettheir needs.
physical
mental
physical, mental or behavioural
A ________________ is a functional limitation a person has that inteferes with the person´s physical or cognitive abilities.
handicap
disability
A______________ is a condition imposed on a person with disabilities by society, the physical environment or the person´s attitude.
handicap
disability
People with______________have limitations in both intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour.
Learning disabilities
Intellectual disabilities
Students with learning disabilities have some or all of the following characteristics:
Normal intelligence or even giftedness, ADD, Hyperactivity, Difficulty solving problems.
Immature social skills, specific disorders of memory, thinking or language.
Overrreliance on peers and teachers for assignments, poor motor coordination, discrepancy between intelligence and performance.
All of the above
On average, a student with learning disabilities tends to have ____________academic self-steem than students who have not those disabilities.
lower
higher
Articulation and phonological disorders such as omissions, distortions, or substitution of sounds are examples of_____________
language disorders
speech disorders
Impairments of the ability to understand language or to express ideas in one´s own native language constitute_____________
speech disorders
language disorder
Emotional and behavioural disorders cover a wide range of behaviours such as:
aggression, hyperactivity and withdrawal.
Inability to make friends, anxiety and phobias.
All of the above
____________ affects social interaction and verbal/non-verbal communication.
Autism spectrum disorder
Autism
Children who are intellectually gifted often have _____________ motivation.
weak
strong
