InstructionsIntellectual Disability (ID) is one of several areas of disability under IDEA. Typically ID refers to individual students who possess cognitive abilities which are extremely below average and whose adaptive skills are below their same-age peers.
Research and identify 2 websites which give definitions and guidance to both parents and educators of children with intellectual disabilities. Discuss the criteria and general process in evaluating an intellectual disability. Share your opinion on the value of these sites in helping to understanding intellectual disabilities.
Identify and explain 2 appropriate classroom instruction accommodations for students with an ID. Explain how and why they are helpful to students. Use outside resources or websites in order to find the information, and cite them within your response.
Submit in MS word or RTF format only. Double space please. Do not recopy the questions back into your submission.
Possible points
Student points
Your response identifies 2 professional websites and explains their purpose and available supports in detail.
30
At least 2 appropriate classroom instructional accommodations are explained in detail.
30
You demonstrated a consistent command of sentence boundaries and spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and usage conventions. Although minor errors may be evident, they do not detract from the fluency of the writing or the clarity of your essay.
20
At least 2 appropriate references are used and cited following APA 6th ed. formatting style.
10
Paper was at least 750 words long.
10
15 point deduction if not double spaced
100