NYSTCE Students With Disabilities Practice Test

The choice that best describes a chronic behavioral pattern that may interfere with learning is the one where Kelly struggles to sound out words while reading. This indicates a persistent difficulty in a fundamental skill that is crucial for academic success, particularly in reading development. Struggling to sound out words is a marker of possible learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, where students may consistently face challenges with phonemic awareness, decoding skills, or fluency. This ongoing difficulty can hinder the ability to acquire knowledge from texts, participate fully in classroom activities, and perform well on assessments, thereby affecting overall learning. In contrast, the other options illustrate behaviors that, while potentially problematic, do not necessarily indicate chronic patterns that directly impact learning in the same way. For example, the behaviors of throwing chairs or fighting may indicate emotional or behavioral issues, but they are not exclusively linked to a learning disability and may not routinely interfere with educational progress. Similarly, occasional tardiness does not indicate a chronic behavior pattern related to learning challenges; it is more about attendance than the ability to learn.