QN.PAPER - 4/06 ; BASED ON CHAPTER -4 and 1 / MODULE 4 BY CKR

 QN.PAPER - 4/06 ; BASED ON CHAPTER -4 and 1  / MODULE 4 BY CKR

(1) Parenting tips for LD

 1.Keep things in perspective -a learning disability is not insurmountable

2. Become your own expert 

3. Be an advocate for your child 

 4. Don't give up easily 

 5. Identify how your child learn best 

 6. Focus on the weakness of your child ,not on a few strengths

Now how will you evaluate the above statements ?

(a) All statements are true

(b).3 and 4 are not true

(c) 4 and 5 are  not true

(d).6 is not true

(e) .1 is not true

2. Tips for parents of LD if the child is a ......... learner,  

1.get hands on, do experiments and take a field trip. 

2.use activity-based study tools like role-playing or model building 

3.study in small groups and take frequent breaks

4. use memory games and flashcards 

 5.study with music on in the background.

(a) kinaesthetic (b)visual (c)tactile (d)creative  (e) auditory

3.Give your child plenty of emotional and moral support.Have  consistent routines and schedules. When you know a change in routine will occur (eg. field trip or assembly ) prepare the student by telling him or her what is going to be different than what to expect or do. Reward student for each small success.Work together with the student's parents and other school personal to create and implement an educational plan tailored to meet the student's needs. Call attention to schedule changes.Create work completion routines.Give partial credit for work partially completed. These are a few specific tips for teachers supporting Autism Spectrum Disorder.                                                        true / false

4.Provide support to promote on-task behavior by pairing the student with a buddy or a learning patner  who is an exemplary student .Provide support to promote executive functions lke planning , organising,follow through and self control .Assist with working memory.Write a list  of all work to be done. List all steps .Use memory boosters . give training in memory strategies like  grouping, chunking, mnemonic devices .Repeat the directions.Make necessary test accomodations.These are all  a few examples of accomodations  only for VPD   .                      true or false 

5. A few accomodations  with testing  are  giving   clear and appropriate assignments, making  homework accommodations, teaching study skills ,helping the child to use a homework calendar ,ensure clear home / school communication  : true or false 

6.There are some concessions given to the  students with SLD through different orders in different states. For concessions ,an  SLD CERTIFICATE with an LD assessment  report from a psychiatrist not below the rank of assistant surgeon in any govt hospital or  from a medical team appointed by the govt of Kerala is a must .The report needs to specify the deficit -dysgraphia /dyscalculia /dyslexia/others and be countersigned by the DEO .THE REQUEST FOR ASSESSMENT and submission for provisions  assessment data submission for provisions must be made by the school Principal .Due to some discrepancies, this system is being reviewed every year.FOR DETAILS of concessions every year , contact  the IED cell ( special education unit) in the DPI or the special education section of the SSA,STATE OFFICE ,KERALA. 

                                                                                                   true or false 

7).Students with SLD  are given certain concessions with respect to  the examinations .The concession can be like the exemption from the requirement of the study of a second language ,extra time for  15 minute per hour or 25% of the total time ,permission to use calculator in some cases for mathematics ,provisions to read out  the question paper, use of a scribe or a writer / reader . Each student will be allowed concessions depending on his / her SLD.   

true or false 

8.The best management practices in teaching and learning in ................................of students with LD  is  

to allow the use of fingers and scratch paper / use diagrams and draw to explain concepts and activities that involve all sensory modalities for auditory , visual, tactile ,kinesthetic / arrange  peer assistance in tutoring opportunities / make  graph paper available so students can align numbers in problems/ use coloured pencils to differentiate problems / allow student to draw pictures of word problems / use mnemonic devices to teach steps of basic opertions like addition,multiplicton ets.t (  order of operations "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally ") / use rhythm and  music to teach computing facts and to set steps  to a beat / schedule  computer time for drill and practice with  facts /  emphasise reverses or turn arounds in vertical , horizontal and oral formats / use small numbers of  facts per group for mastery and frequently practice with mixed groups /  use distributed practice ( practising in  small increments,say, 15 minutes sessions per day ).

(a)spelling

(b)reading

(c)mathematics

(d) writing

(e) memorising

9  .........is  designed to close the gap between what a student knows and expected to know.It can help struggling leaners to shore up their basic skils.

(a) incusive educaion

(b) remedial education

(c) cognitive learning process

(d) multiple intelligence instruction

(e) multy sensoy approaches.

10.A teacher recites a new poem by a famous poet and discusses the structure of the lines of the poem in order to discuss a certain mathematical formula ,equation or concepts like the Pascal's Triangle. A discussion will follow and thus  language capacity of the student is activated to be a vehicle of learning Mathematics .This teaching style suits the diverse abilities and attiudes of students in a classroom.What is this type of a process of learning is identified as ?

   

(a)The multi sensoy approach of learning

(b)The Montessori method

(c)The neurological theory of learning

(d)The social cognitive approach of learning

(e)The multiple intelligence instruction