MTTC - Learning Disabilities Exam Study Guide Questions with Complete Solutions 100% Verified dyslexia - Correct Answers trouble learning to read and spell dyslexia - Correct Answers seeing letters and words in reverse order dyscalculia - Correct Answers impairment in the ability to solve arithmetic problems dyscalculia - Correct Answers difficulty understanding mathematical concepts dysgraphia - Correct Answers difficulty forming letters and numbers dysgraphia - Correct Answers difficult to write within a defined space causes of learning disabilities - Correct Answers heredity, teratogenic elements, medical reasons, societal influences signs of learning disabilities - Correct Answers poor spelling, avoiding reading/writing, trouble with essay questions, trouble remembering facts, slow worker, little attention to details auditory and visual processing disorders - Correct Answers difficulty understanding language trouble with organization, problems with reading/writing/spelling/math, difficulty socializing with peers, trouble expressing themselves - Correct Answers behavior of learning disabilities autism, deafness, blindness, ADD/ADHD - Correct Answers NOT learning disabilities audiologist - Correct Answers measures hearing educational consultant - Correct Answers educational evaluations educational therapist - Correct Answers addresses learning and behavior problems 1 / 3
neurologist - Correct Answers doctor who specializes in the brain occupational therapist - Correct Answers helps improve motor and sensory skills pediatrician - Correct Answers deals with growth and development of children (0-18) psychiatrist - Correct Answers deals with behavioral and emotional problems psychologist - Correct Answers deals with treatment for mental and emotional issues school psychologist - Correct Answers deals with educational issues that affect students' mental and emotional health speech and language therapist - Correct Answers deals with language and speech problems response-to-intervention - Correct Answers RTI response-to-intervention - Correct Answers tiered instruction (individual, small group, large group) input, integration, memory, output - Correct Answers brain functions problem solving approach - Correct Answers observes student, collects data, develops plan, evaluates plan, makes modifications protocol approach - Correct Answers give help to students for a length of time and monitor their progress visual perception disability - Correct Answers trouble organizing position and shape auditory perception disability - Correct Answers difficulty processing words that sound alike 2 / 3
sequencing disabilities - Correct Answers putting steps in the correct order integration disability - Correct Answers use abstract thinking to make sense of information and use context clues to apply to conversation short term memory - Correct Answers retaining data for as long as the person is focused on the information long term memory - Correct Answers retaining data until the information is needed and retrieved abstract thinking - Correct Answers figuring out differences in the meaning of words and using them in writing and conversation motor output - Correct Answers when info comes out of the brain by muscle activity (writing, drawing, gesturing) gross motor skills - Correct Answers running, swimming, climbing fine motor skills - Correct Answers writing, hand-eye coordination language output - Correct Answers when the brain sends info via words ADHD - Correct Answers behavior problem involving attention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity no - Correct Answers is ADHD a learning disability?attention - Correct Answers the ability or power to concentrate mentally; a close observing or listening hyperactive - Correct Answers behavior characterized by constant, excessive activity
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