This week we are focusing on better understanding intellectual disabilities. Read the information given in the GaDOE Special Education Services and Supports – Intellectual Disabilities link, focusing on the Intellectual Disabilities Rules and Regulations. Explore and explain the identifying characteristics of students with intellectual disabilities and their
distinct intellectual disability. In your own words, make sure to include in your explanation of the definition of the various intellectual disabilities, and what determines eligibility and placement.

 https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Special-Education-Services/Pages/Intellectual-Disabilities.aspx

This week we are focusing on better understanding intellectual disabilities. Read the information given in the GaDOE Special Education Services and Supports – Intellectual Disabilities link, focusing on the Intellectual Disabilities Rules and Regulations. Explore and explain the identifying characteristics of students with intellectual disabilities and their
distinct intellectual disability. In your own words, make sure to include in your explanation of the definition of the various intellectual disabilities, and what determines eligibility and placement.

 https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Special-Education-Services/Pages/Intellectual-Disabilities.aspx

Assignment: Go to https://allkindsofminds.org/case-studies/

Read the various case studies (select one student per area) and discuss how the student felt, the information that was learned regarding the challenges, and strategies to address deficits within the focused area.

You will then type your responses into a Word Document. For each area, record your reactions (2-3 sentences) – “How Did the students Feel?.” Be very specific with your responses. I do not want “it made the student feel bad.” Then record 2-3 pieces of new information you learned about each academic area. Finally, record 2-3 recommended learning strategies to address academic difficulty in each area. Please put this in your own words. Do not copy and paste because that is plagiarism.

Thinking with Numbers

Mastering the Challenges of Reading

Getting Thoughts on Paper

Developing Control Over Attention

Acquiring Motor Mastery

Understanding Ideas

Producing and Communicating Ideas

Getting Organized and Good Work Habits

Learning to Relate to Others

Differences in Learning

Case Studies

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