Tanguay Pamela B. - Nonverbal Learning Disabilities at School

Index

ability grouping

abstract thinking

math

reading comprehension

ACC see Agenesis of Corpus Callosum

acceleration programs

accommodations

homework

math teaching

reading

spelling

standardized tests

visual processing deficits

vocabulary

achievement batteries

achievement motivation

achievement tests

see also tests

adaptation

ADD see Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD see Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

adolescence

advance organizers

see also frontloading

advanced placement

age

agenda books

Agenesis of Corpus Callosum (ACC)

aids see paraprofessionals

alternate assessment

alternative schools

amygdala

anosognosia

anxiety

changes

emotional stability

management

overload, preventing

predictability

safe place

security blanket

student familiarity

teacher introductions

and misdiagnosis

aptitude test

arts projects

Aspergers Syndrome (AS)

assessment

see also tests

assistive technology

device

service

association

areas

neurons

associative play

athletic difficulties see psychomotor

coordination

attention

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

audiotapes, using

auditory learning

distractions

math

note taking

reading

spelling

autism

automaticity

autoreceptors

axon terminals

axons

basic skills

behavior

environmental problems

misinterpreting

modification

behavioral intervention plan (BIP)

bilateral integration

blocks, in understanding

body image

bright, and learning disabled

see also giftedness, illusion of

Brocas area

buddies

bullying

calculators, using

Callosal Agenesis see Agenesis of Corpus Callosum

career planning

central nervous system

cerebellum

cerebral cortex

character education

charter schools

Childress Rubric for Scoring Argumentative Pieces

circle time

class size

closure

clothing

cognition

cognitive behavior modification

cognitive sciences

cognitive skills

critical thinking

reading comprehension

study skills

writing

see also abstract thinking

communication skills

see also nonverbal communication; verbal skills

compensations

comprehension

see also reading comprehension

comprehensive evaluation

computer-based instruction (CBA)

concepts

pre-teaching

teaching directly

Congenital Hypothyroidism

constructivism

context, providing

see also frontloading

cooperative learning

cooperative play

coordination

see also psychomotor coordination

copying skills

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS)

corpus callosum

crafts projects

critical reading

critical thinking

crystallized intelligence

culture

day-dreaming

de Lange Syndrome see Cornelia de Lange Syndrome

decoding skills

dendrites

development

diagnosis

early

misdiagnosis

test

directionality

discovery learning

discrimination

discussion, classroom

diskinesia

distance learning

distractions, avoiding

division cards

DSM-IV

dyscalculia

dysgraphia

dyslexia

dyssemia

echolalia

egocentric

electronic communication

email

emotional stability

see also anxiety

encephalopathy

English as a Second Language (ESL)

enrichment

environment

components of successful

home

multiple settings

school

classroom setting

educational setting

see also placement

erasers

ESL see English as a Second Language

etiology

exams see tests

exceptional learners

executive function

expectations, understanding

experiential education

eye contact, avoiding

eye-hand coordination

5-D Learning Model

504 plan (PL

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)

field trips

fine-motor skills

finger agnosia

flashcards

flip charts

fluid intelligence

FM receiver, using

forebrain

formal cooperative learning groups

free appropriate public education

frontal lobe

frontloading

frustration reading level

full inclusion

generalization

of information

Gestalt perception

giftedness

illusion of

glia

global nature, of NLD

grade equivalent score

graph paper

math

penmanship skills

graphic organizers

1-3-1 Writing Model

effectiveness of

essay questions

study guides

gray matter

guessing

guidance, need for

guidepost neurons

hard signs (neurological)

harm, risks of

hearing impairment

hemisphere (cortical)

see also left-hemisphere processes; right-hemisphere processes

heterogenous grouping

highlighting, in textbooks

homeschooling

homework

adult assistance

long assignments

music, listening to

pre-taught concepts

study periods

time limit

homogenous grouping

Hydrocephalus

hyperlexia

hypothalamus

hyptonia

icon representations

see also graphic organizers

IDEA (PL

IEP see individualized education plan

impairment

impulsivity

in-service training

inclusive schooling

independence

independent educational evaluation

independent reading level

independent schools

individualized education plan (IEP)

individualized transition plan (ITP)

inference

informal knowledge

instructional reading level

integration

intelligence

interdisciplinary curriculum

Internet

as research tool

resources on

intervention-based multifactored evaluation

IQ (intelligence quotient)

isolation

ITP see individualized transition plan

keyboarding skills, and writing

kinesthesia

language see communication skills; reading; reading comprehension; verbal skills

vocabulary; writing

large-print books

laterality

learned helplessness

left-hemisphere processes

life skills

literal comprehension

see also pragmatic language

lockers, managing

long-term memory

low-incidence disability

lunchtimes

magnet schools

mainstreaming

manipulative

maps

markers, using for reading

matching exercises

math

manipulatives

skills

algebra

arithmetic

consumer math

difficulties with

fractions

geometry

long division

math vocabulary chart

multiplication

word problems

specialist

teaching strategies

traditional methods

meaningful learning

mediated learning

memory

long-term

short-term

working

see also rote learning skills

mental flexibility

mentoring

metacognition

midline

mind blindness

misdiagnosis

see also diagnosis

misinterpretation, by NLD child

mnemonic

modality

modeling

monoamine

motor skills see fine-motor skills; psychomotor coordination

multi-disciplinary teams