Chapter 9
Understanding Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Chapter Objectives
After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
• Identify and define the characteristics of students with intellectual disabilities.
Chapter Overview/Presentation Outline
I: Introduction
Slide 2: Chapter 9 Objectives
-Present slide 2 and review the chapter objectives
II. Identifying Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Slide 3: Defining Intellectual Disabilities
-Present slide 3 and discuss the AAIDD definition of intellectual disabilities
Slide 6: Prevalence of Intellectual Disabilities
-Present slide 6 and discuss the prevalence of intellectual disabilities
III. Evaluating Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Slide 9: Evaluating Students with Intellectual Disabilities
-Present slide 9 and discuss how to determine the presence of Intellectual Disabilities
IV. Designing an Appropriate IEP
V. Using Effective Instructional Strategies
Slide 14: Early Childhood Students
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VI. Assessing Students’ Progress
Slide 18: Measuring Students’ Progress
-Present slide 18 and discuss progress in the general education curriculum
Class Activities
1. At the beginning of class, have students read the case study at the beginning of the chapter.
2. Have students create a brochure about the disability addressed in the chapter. The brochure
can be trifold and include: a definition of the disability, causes of the disability, characteristics of
3. Assign each student or pair of students a disability. Have the students prepare a class
presentation of the disability to include definition of the disability, causes and prevalence,
4. K-W-L: Present the K-W-L on chart paper. At the beginning of class have students tell what
5. Forrest Gump © 1994, 142 minutes—Show a portion or all of Forrest Gump and allow
students to discuss the film.
6. At the end of class, have students revisit the case study at the beginning of the chapter. Use the
questions at the end of the chapter, “What do you think?” to facilitate discussion.