Assignment: Intellectual Disability
Discuss the meanings of intelligence and adaptive behavior with a teacher of students with intellectual disability (ID). Include discussion of the following questions:
1. What problems are associated with assessing students with ID?
2. What are the characteristics of the teacher's students with ID that result in eligibility for special education?
Write a summary and evaluation of the discussion in an essay of 1,000-1,250 words.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
Academic Instruction for Students with Moderate and Severe Intellectual Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms
Read Chapters 3 and 6 in Academic Instruction for Students with Moderate and Severe Intellectual Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms.
https://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/sage/2010/academic-instruction-for-students-with-moderate-and-severe-intellectual-disabilities-in-inclusive-classrooms_ebook_1e.php
Before Special Ed: How Pre-Referral Works
Read "Before Special Ed: How Pre-Referral
Works," located on the GreatSchools website.
https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/pre-referral/
2. Children with an Intellectual Disability
Read "Children with an Intellectual Disability," located on the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry website.
https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Children_with_an_Intellectual_Disability_23.aspx