Jacob Is an Elementary School Student with a Learning Disability

question 21

Multiple Choice

Jacob is an elementary school student with a learning disability that interferes with his ability to read. His motor skills are poor, and he has trouble staying on task. Based on the experience of most children with learning disabilities, what might you expect to happen when Jacob reaches high school?

• A) He will continue to exhibit poor motor skills, and this will prevent him from playing sports and participating in physical education.
• B) He will become discouraged because his teachers expect him to be more independent and will be at risk of dropping out of school.
• C) His reading skills will improve as a result of early intervention, but his attention span will still be as short as it was when he was in elementary school.
• D) He will improve dramatically in all areas and probably will not require specialized instruction by the time he reaches high school.

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Definitions:

Explicit

Information or material that is clearly and directly expressed or demonstrated, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.

Automatic Processing

The unconscious encoding of incidental or well-practiced information, such as space, time, frequency, and the meaning of words.

Encoding Failure

A situation where information fails to be stored into long-term memory, leading to the inability to recall it later.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where old information hinders the recall of newly learned information.