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WorksheetsPre-Test: Learning Disabilities and Delinquent Behaviors
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is a Specific Learning Disablity (SLD)?
a neurobiological disorder that affects your understanding or use of language
a physiological disorder that results from visual, hearing, or motor disabilities
a psychological disorder that results in low intelligence and learning problems
The intelligence of students with LD is.... (you may choose more than one)
A. of above average intelligence
B. of lower than average intelligence
C. of average intelligence
Based on the 2018-2019 school year, which racial/ethnic group had the highest percentage of students with Specific Learning Disabilities?
Black
Hispanic/Latino
American Indian/Alaskan Native
White
Two or more races
Estimates of youth in Juvenile Correctional settings with learning disabilities have been found to be as high as...
60%
35%
85%
70%
Behavior is a form of (a) .
The "school to prison pipeline" is the phenomena that...
Which hypothesis suggests that LD triggers a prolonged period of academic failure which, in turn, starts a chain of negativity leading to delinquent behaviors?
The Susceptibility Hypothesis
The School Failure Hypothesis
The Differential Treatment Hypothesis
The Diminished Achievement Hypothesis
On average youth offenders with LD are adjudicated delinquent (a) months earlier than youth offenders without a disability.
One reason why youth offenders experience poor academic outcomes is because MTSS cannot be implemented into the standard juvenile justice facility program.
True
False
A substantial number of JJ-involved youth re-enter the system multiple times. This is called...
(a)
