Case Study




	ESE424 : The Class : Mild Disabilities : Behavioral/Emotional : Case Study

Case Study - Maurice

Estimated Time to Complete: 1 hour

Points: 30

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The final activity for Topic 1 - Mild Mental Retardation - will have you review a short case study and extract specific information about the child's eligibility for special education and his characteristics. You will also be asked to give some recommendations about his educational program (i.e., what should his educational program emphasize?).

Read the questions below and click on the link below to learn about Maurice.

Maurice

1. According to what you hvae learned, does Maurice qualify as a student in need of special education under the diagnostic category of mild mental retardation? Provide evidence to support your answer. (2 points)

2. How does Maurice fit with the overall demographics and prevalence information you learned about in your textbook and online lessons? (2 points)

3. What psychosocial and environmental factors may be contributing to Maurice's mild mental retardation? (10 points)

4. What typical learning characteristics may help explain some of Maurice's academic difficulties? (10 points)

5. Based on what you have read and learned about in online lessons, what motivational and sociobehavioral characteristics might you expect to see with Maurice? (4 points)

6. List three general educational interventions that may be appropriate for Maurice given what you know at this time? (2 points)

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E-mail Larry Gallagher at Larry.Gallagher@nau.edu