Advanced Organizer 7 Chapter 7 Learners with Attention Deficit Hyperac

Advanced Organizer 7 Chapter 7 Learners with Attention Deficit Hyperac Advanced Organizer 7 - Chapter 7: Learners with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Directions: As you review this weeks assigned readings, please complete the Advance Organizer to focus on key points. Submit in the Assignment tab in Blackboard. Before I read, here are my thoughts: What do I already know about learners with ADHD in a few words (you can list terms or share a few experiences youve had)?I know it can be hard for the child to focus and stay attentive. What questions do I have?What are some good techniques to use to regain the childs attention? Rating my knowledge: Please rate your knowledge before you read using this scale: 1.I dont feel like I know anything about this topic. 2.Ive heard some of the terms, but couldnt tell you what they mean 3.I feel fairly comfortable with the key concepts, but want to know more. 4.I know all about this, and could teach this section.2 As I read, here are my thoughts about the topics in this chapter (summarize what youve learned be sure to focus your writing on how you can support students with disabilities in the classroom: Main TopicKey Points Minimal brain injuryA label applied to students of normal intelligence, who were inattentive, impulsive, and/or hyperactive. Hyperactive child syndromeWas descriptive of behavior and didnt rely on vague and unreliable diagnosis of subtle brain damage. NeurotransmittersAre chemicals that help in sending messages between neurons in the brain. Executive functionsDescribes the number of processes involved in controlling and regulating behavior. Behavioral inhibitionInvolves the ability to delay a response, interrupt an ongoing response or protect a response from distracting or competing with stimuli. Adaptive behavior skillsAssociated with retardation and intellectual disabilities. Defined as impairments in intelligence and adaptive behavior. Functional behavioral assessment (FBA)Involves determining the consequences, antecedents and setting events that maintain inappropriate behaviors. Contingency-based self-managementInvolves having people keep track of their own behavior and then receive consequences, usually in the form of rewards, based on their behaviors. PsychostimulantsStimulate or activate neurological functioning, mostly prescribed for ADHD. Paradoxical effect of RitalinRitalin influences the transmitters Dopamine and norepinephrine, thus enabling the brains executive functions to operate more normally. Momentary time samplingAllows the teacher to conduct brief observations and collect data on a specific set of behaviors. CoachingInvolves identifying someone on whom the person with ADHD can rely on for support. Conduct disorderDid not see a section on Conduct Disorder in the book After I read, here are my thoughts: Summarize what youve learned about students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.They can be treated with medicine by it is more preferred to have interventions in place before putting the child on a medicine. Reflect on what you learned from Table 7.2 in the book.Shows a minute by minute assessment of a students attention to the task over a 15 minute period. What questions do I still have?None Other information Id like to include/remember from this chapters readingNone

Eotyrannus - Facts and Figures

Eotyrannus - Facts and Figures Name: Eotyrannus (Greek for dawn tyrant); pronounced EE-oh-tih-RAN-us Habitat: Woodlands of Western Europe Historical Period: Early Cretaceous (125-120 million years ago) Size and Weight: About 15 feet long and 300-500 pounds Diet: Meat Distinguishing Characteristics: Small size; relatively long arms with grasping hands About Eotyrannus The tiny tyrannosaur Eotyrannus lived during the early Cretaceous period, about 50 million years before more famous relatives like Tyrannosaurus Rexand, following a common theme in evolution, this dinosaur was much smaller than its giant descendant (the same way the first, mouse-sized mammals of the Mesozoic Era were much smaller than the whales and elephants that evolved from them). In fact, the 300- to 500-pound Eotyrannus was so slender and wiry, with relatively long arms and legs and grasping hands, that to the untrained eye it might look more like a raptor; the giveaway is the lack of single, giant claws on each of its hind feet, as sported by the likes of Velociraptor and Deinonychus. (One paleontologist speculates that Eoraptor was actually a non-tyrannosaur theropod closely related to Megaraptor, but this idea is still being digested by the scientific community.) One of the most remarkable things about Eotyrannus is that its remains were discovered on Englands Isle of Wightwestern Europe isnt exactly famous for its tyrannosaurs! From an evolutionary point of view, however, this makes sense: we know that the earliest tyrannosaurs (like the 25-pound, feathered Dilong) lived a few million years before Eotyrannus in eastern Asia, while the largest tyrannosaurs (like the multi-ton T. Rex and Albertosaurus) were indigenous to late Cretaceous North America. One possible scenario is that the very first tyrannosaurs migrated west from Asia, quickly evolving to Eotyrannus-like sizes, and then reached the culmination of their development in North America. (A similar pattern held with horned, frilled dinosaurs, the tiny progenitors of which originated in Asia and then made their way westwards to North America, spawning multi-ton genera like Triceratops.)