Jerry Is a Third-Grader Who Is Receiving Services for a Learning

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Jerry is a third-grader who is receiving services for a learning disability in math. He spends most of his day in the regular classroom, leaving it only to go to the resource room for math instruction. Jerry's teacher has complained that Jerry should be receiving resource-room services for reading, also. You have been asked to observe Jerry in the classroom to determine whether it would be wise to proceed with a more in-depth assessment. It is agreed that you should observe the extent to which Jerry is engaged in instruction during a typical reading period. Describe how you would plan the observation, gather data, and summarize the data.

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Definitions:

Endocrine Glands

Glands of the endocrine system that secrete their products, hormones, directly into the blood rather than through a duct.

Exocrine Glands

Glands that secrete their products into ducts that lead directly to the external environment.

Neuron Cells

Specialized cells of the nervous system that transmit electrical and chemical signals throughout the body, facilitating communication between the brain and other parts.

GTP

Guanosine triphosphate, a nucleotide important for energy transfer within cells and a substrate for protein synthesis.