Question 1

What are key organizational skills required at the elementary, middle, and high school levels? Which of these skills do you anticipate students with mild disabilities will have the greatest difficulty managing?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are key organizational skills required at...

Question 2

In the chapter, three note-taking approaches are described. Describe how these three approaches are alike and different. Which of these three approaches would you use in your own classroom and explain why?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the chapter, three note-taking approaches are...

Question 3

The FIRST-Letter Mnemonic Strategy prompts students to use a variety of tactics to recall lists of information. Use these steps to build a mnemonic for the following list: Countries of North Africa include Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, and Libya. Name which tactic you used.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The FIRST-Letter Mnemonic Strategy prompts students to...

Question 4

You have become discouraged by the quality of work your students have demonstrated on recent assignments. Some students have turned assignments in late and others have not turned them in at all. Those students who have turned in assignments sometimes have completed the assignment incorrectly and most of the students' work is not of the quality you expect. What constructive steps can you take as a teacher to turn this problem around? What might you do to improve assignment completion rates in your classroom and improve the accuracy and quality of your students' work?

Accepted Answer

The answer of You have become discouraged by the quality...

Question 5

For the chapter or unit test, require candidates to apply the Test Taking Strategy - PIRATES. Specifically, award points if the candidate provides evidence that he or she completed the P step - Prepare to succeed, the I step - Inspect Instructions, the R step - Read, Remember, and Reduce, the A step - Answer or Abandon, the T step - Turn Back, and the S step - Survey. DO NOT require candidates to apply the E step - Estimate. That is, they should not be forced to guess. However, if they do not know an answer, they may use this step if it helps!

Accepted Answer

The answer of For the chapter or unit test, require...

Question 6

As a classroom teacher, what should you do to ensure a fair testing situation for students with mild disabilities?

Accepted Answer

The answer of As a classroom teacher, what should you...

Question 7

In the Test-taking Strategy, students are prompted to make a plan for taking the test. What specific behaviors are students prompted to do?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the Test-taking Strategy, students are prompted...

Quiz 10: Organization and Study Skills: Strategies and Techniques

What are key organizational skills required at the elementary, middle, and high school levels? Which of these skills do you anticipate students with mild disabilities will have the greatest difficulty managing?

In the chapter, three note-taking approaches are described. Describe how these three approaches are alike and different. Which of these three approaches would you use in your own classroom and explain why?

The FIRST-Letter Mnemonic Strategy prompts students to use a variety of tactics to recall lists of information. Use these steps to build a mnemonic for the following list: Countries of North Africa include Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, and Libya. Name which tactic you used.

As a classroom teacher, what should you do to ensure a fair testing situation for students with mild disabilities?

In the Test-taking Strategy, students are prompted to make a plan for taking the test. What specific behaviors are students prompted to do?