Three of the following children have a learning disability. Which one probably does not?Question 43Select one:A.Ten-year-old Katrina has a good oral vocabulary, but when she writes she tends to omit many letters, even when spelling common words.B.Fifteen-year-old Enoch has trouble following oral directions. Unless he has them in writing, he gets them mixed up or forgets important steps.C.Five-year-old Jodi spends hours trying to copy her older sister's drawings. No matter how she tries, Jodi's art lacks proportion and perspective.D.Twelve-year-old Josh teases Sam about his new glasses. Sam grows silent and looks away but doesn't say anything. Later, Josh is quite surprised to find out that he has hurt Sam's feelings.
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Three of the following children have a learning disability. Which one probably does not?Question 43Select one:A.Ten-year-old Katrina has a good oral vocabulary, but when she writes she tends to omit many letters, even when spelling common words.B.Fifteen-year-old Enoch has trouble following oral directions. Unless he has them in writing, he gets them mixed up or forgets important steps.C.Five-year-old Jodi spends hours trying to copy her older sister's drawings. No matter how she tries, Jodi's art lacks proportion and perspective.D.Twelve-year-old Josh teases Sam about his new glasses. Sam grows silent and looks away but doesn't say anything. Later, Josh is quite surprised to find out that he has hurt Sam's feelings.
Solution
The child who probably does not have a learning disability is D. Twelve-year-old Josh. His behavior seems more related to social interaction and understanding of others' feelings, rather than a difficulty in learning or processing information.
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