Intellectual Disability

Topic: Intellectual Disability 

Paper details:

 

Intellectual 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.