Chapter+1-+Characteristics+of+Students+at+Risk


 * //__CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS AT RISK FOR SCHOOL FAILURE__//**

Teaching Students with Learning Problems, 8th Edition, Cecil D. Mercer; Ann R. Mercer; Paige C. Pullen (2011)
 * Cognitive and metacognitive Deficits
 * Low academic achievement
 * Poor memory
 * Attention problems and hyperactivity
 * Poor social Skills
 * Poor self concept
 * Poor motivation
 * Debilitating mood states
 * Adaptive behavior deficits
 * Disruptive behavior

//**__Categories of__ __Disabilities that Qualify for Special Education__**//
 * S pecific learning disabilities
 * S peech or language impairments
 * M ental retardation
 * E motional disturbance
 * M ultiple disabilities
 * H earing impairments
 * O rthopedic impairments
 * O ther health impairments
 * V isual impairments
 * A utism
 * D eaf-blindness
 * T raumatic brain injury
 * ADHD—These students receive services under “other health impairments” or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Teaching Students with Learning Problems, 8th Edition, Cecil D. Mercer; Ann R. Mercer; Paige C. Pullen (2011)

//**__COMPONENTS OF AN IEP__**// Teaching Students with Learning Problems, 8th Edition, Cecil D. Mercer; Ann R. Mercer; Paige C. Pullen (2011)
 * Levels of performance
 * Curriculum-based measurement
 * Annual goals
 * Short term objectives
 * Description of services

// __**Necessary Skills to be in a Regular Classroom**__ // > Teaching Students with Learning Problems, 8th Edition, Cecil D. Mercer; Ann R. Mercer; Paige C. Pullen (2011)
 * Follow directions in class
 * Come to class prepared with materials
 * Use class time wisely
 * Make up assignments and tests
 * Treat teachers and peers with courtesy
 * Completes and turns in homework on time
 * Works cooperatively in student groups
 * Completes tests with a passing grade
 * Appears interested in content
 * Takes notes in class
 * Scans a textbook for answers and information
 * Volunteers to answer questions in class
 * Writes neatly
 * Is able to give oral reports and speeches

__//** Dr. Hiam Ginott (Milwaukee Public Schools, 1990, p. 3 reminds teachers of the need to recreate caring environments: **//__ ==I have come to the frightening conclusion that,==

==I am the decisive element in the classroom.==

==It is my personal approach that creates the climate.==

==It is my daily mood that makes the weather.==

==As a teacher I possess tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous.==

==I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration.==

==I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal.==

==In all situations it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated,==

==And a child humanized or de-humanized.==

Teaching Students with Learning Problems, 8th Edition, Cecil D. Mercer; Ann R. Mercer; Paige C. Pullen (2011)