Monday, June 1, 2015

June 5



Homework: Please complete 1 of 2 options

Option 1:  Please write a journal entry about what you have learned this week and how does it apply to your work site and your classmates. Please write a minimum of 5 sentences. Explain will details relating to you life. 

Option 2: Please write a journal entry about what you have learned this week and how does it apply to your work site and your classmates. Please write a minimum of 10 sentences. Explain will details relating to you life. 


June 4--No School


June 3

Homework: Please complete 1 of 2 options.

Option 1: Please answer all of the questions below.
Option 2: Please answer all of the questions below by using sources from the internet such as Think .org or .edu.


Questions: 

1. What is the dictionary definition of intellectual disability?

1a. Define intellectual disability in your own terms.

2. Choose an intellectual disability to research as a group. Name and describe your chosen intellectual disability.

3. Explain the signs of your chosen intellectual disability.


4. What are the educational considerations for someone with this intellectual disability?

June 2

Homework: Please complete 1 of 2 options.

Option 1: Please answer 3 of the 5 questions below based on the handouts given out in class.

Option 2: Please answer all 5 questions below based on the handouts given out in class.

QUESTIONS:

  1. Do all people with autism exhibit the same symptoms? 
  2. What is a savant? 
  3. What are the six skills that are characteristic of a savant? 
  4. What aspects of Asperger’s syndrome does Christopher exhibit?
  5. Do you know anyone who is autistic or who has Asperger’s syndrome? If so, explain what they are like. If you do not know someone personally, have you ever read about (other than in this book) or seen a person with autism in a movie?

June 1


 



Homework: Please complete 1 of 2 options.

Option 1: Please answer 3 of the 5 questions below based on the handouts given out in class.

Option 2: Please answer all 5 questions below based on the handouts given out in class.

QUESTIONS:

  1. Name three characteristics of a person with Asperger’s syndrome.
  2. Why do researchers believe that Asperger’s syndrome may be hereditary? 
  3. What is the difference between Asperger’s syndrome and autism? 
  4. Describe three problems that might arise due to sensory of over sensitivity. 
  5. What is meant by the term echolalia?

June 1--Parent Support