Mrs. Fredericks has two students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in her class this year. She wants to make some changes to increase their chances for success. Three of the following strategies are consistent with the textbook's recommendations for students with ADHD. Which one is not?
a. Presenting challenging academic tasks relatively late in the school day.
b. Helping them establish a daily routine for completing classroom assignments.
c. Asking students to make eye contact with her whenever she gives instructions.
d. Reading a story to the class after lunch to help them settle down and regain their focus.
Question 2
Which one of the following students is most likely to be classified as having a learning disability?
a. Marcus, who has trouble learning abstract information and cannot easily adapt to new situations
b. George, who gets average scores on intelligence tests but has difficulty with certain kinds of memory tasks and is well below average in reading and writing
c. Justine, who performs well on academic tasks but has a poor self-image and has difficulty behaving appropriately in the classroom
d. Melissa, who has no problem with reading and writing but refuses to speak out to answer questions in class
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