ASSIGNMENT | Benchmark- Summative Examination

Benchmark – Summative Examination Part 1: Short Answer Responses Evaluate the following case studies, identifying IDEA disability categories where applicable. In 100-250 word responses, classify the IDEA disability category that each student may fall under. Provide a rationale for your identification choice that takes into consideration each student\’s developmental milestones. Tomas, Kindergarten Tomas entered Mrs. Richards\’ kindergarten classroom at the beginning of the school year with great excitement! He showed great interest in learning and being in the classroom with other students. As the school year progressed, however, Tomas\’ excitement quickly turned into frustration. He struggled with recognizing the letters in his name, identifying different shapes, and consistently could not follow two-part instructions. He also was dramatically less able than his peers to focus on a task. His frustrations have led to impulsive actions. Mrs. Richards has called a meeting with his parents to address her concerns. Harper, 3rd grade Harper attends Sunset Elementary School and has been placed in a class with 25 other 3rd graders. Harper loves her teacher Mrs. Hernandez and struggles when a substitute takes her place. She excels in math and tends to get bored when the other kids in
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SAMPLE SOLUTION

The IDEA helps the States in identifying and providing the early intervention to children with disabilities.  In the case of Thomas, the child portrays a Specific Learning Disability, a disorder that affects the psychological processes related to recognition, understanding instructions, or using written or spoken language (Lee, 2016). These are manifested through consistent struggle and frustrations that emanate from Thomas’s inability to identify different shapes, focus on a task, problem following two-part instructions, and identifying letters in his name.  Thomas is also likely to suffer from incapacity to think, listen, read, speak, write, spell, or even solving simple mathematical calculations.

Harper, 3rd Grade Harper, a student at Sunset Elementary School has an emotional disturbance. She portrays a general pervasive mood of dissatisfaction when there is a lot of noise. There are also inappropriate types of behavior when Mrs. Hernandez is absent. In addition, Harper’s inability to cope with the normal environmental circumstances….