As a seven-year-old boy, Dean likes to catch butterflies and ...

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As a seven-year-old boy, Dean likes to catch butterflies and moths. He is fascinated by the colors and patterns on their wings. He has caught many different butterflies and moths and pinned them to his display board. He looks up each one he catches and records specific information about it. He can explain their life cycles and numerous facts about them. What is his knowledge structure for all of this information?
 
  a. Story grammar
  b. Images
  c. Schema
  d. Visuospatial sketchpad

Question 2

Jacee is a student with attention deficit. The actual diagnosis is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Her third grade teacher noticed signs of the disorder such as Jacee's disorganization, her tendency to be easily distracted and spaced out, and her forgetfulness. Jacee was falling behind and becoming discouraged about school. On the other hand, Jacee's mom said she could spend hours building Lego villages and playing Internet games involving construction. Jacee was tested, diagnosed, and now the teacher needs to provide accommodations.
 
  What accommodations does the teacher need to make? What should the teacher do to prevent Jacee's discouragement from becoming learned helplessness?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[AngeliqueG]

Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

Suggested Response:
Accommodations:
 For Jacee, the teacher needs to break assignments into steps or small segments. Jacee is more likely to be able to focus on one small part at a time and feel a sense of accomplishment.
 Jacee has organization problems, and the teacher might help Jacee learn organization skills such as placing items in folders or notebooks and designating a place for items at her desk.
 The teacher might use Jacee's strength of building with Lego to encourage Jacee to build models of concepts or to use Legos and other construction items to demonstrate learning with projects rather than always requiring written work.
 When the teacher gives instructions or presents information, she needs to capture the attention of Jacee