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TFauchery

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The U.S. Department of Education (2004) includes all of the following disorders to be within the specific learning disability definition EXCEPT
 
  a. perceptual disabilities.
  b. behavior disabilities.
  c. developmental aphasia.
  d. dyslexia.

Question 2

Discuss the term unexplained underachiever and how underachievement in general is different from a learning disability.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: Students may display a discrepancy between IQ and achievement/performance for many reasons. However, students that display this discrepancy without any neurologically based reasons can be more accurately described as unexplained underachievers. These students may or may not have a learning disability. Underachievement may be a result of many factors. Learning disabilities could be one factor. There are also many factors that are not considered to be under the learning disability definition: for example, a lack of interest in school, teachers who are inexperienced, or even problems with home and family. The use of a discrepancy model often uses the term learning disabilities as a catch-all label for many students who are not achieving in school.





 

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