Educating Exceptional Children 14th Edition

40. The shift away from the medical model of defining exceptionality is the result of a. increasing recognition of the influence of the environment. b. increasing use of technology. c. increasing emphasis on parent advocacy. d. increasing concern regarding cultural bias. ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: The Family System

1. Legally recognized categories of exceptionality are defined by a. the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA). b. the laws of individual states. c. No Child Left Behind (NCLB). d. the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: The Child with Exceptionalities: An Overview LEARNING

1. The report Rising Above the Gathering Storm found that a. the US graduated more engineers than other countries. b. the US 12th graders performed above average for 21 countries on a test in science and math. c. the US 12th graders performed below average on science but above average

1. The use of both oral and manual forms of communication is known as the approach. ANSWER: total communication POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: History of Education for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing LEARNING OBJECTIVES: EDUC.KIRK.14.11.01 - How did the field of deaf education evolve, and what is

1. The first formal efforts to educate blind students were in general public school classrooms. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Brief History of the Field of Visual Impairments LEARNING OBJECTIVES: EDUC.KIRK.14.12.01 - How has the field of education for students with visual impairments (low vision

1. The movement served as a model for the American disabilities rights movement. ANSWER: civil rights POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: History of Special Education for Children with Physical Disabilities, Health Impairments, and Multiple Disabilities LEARNING OBJECTIVES: EDUC.KIRK.14.13.01 - What are some of the historical events that contributed to disability awareness

1. The idea of educating every child to achieve his or her greatest potential is a relatively recent one. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Societal Responses to Children with Exceptionalities LEARNING OBJECTIVES: EDUC.KIRK.14.02.01 - How has society at large responded to children with exceptionalities over

33. Instruction can be adapted to meet interindividual or intraindividual differences by making modifications to a. curriculum content, consensus, and adjustment services. b. curriculum content, teaching strategies, and the learning environment. c. the learning environment, adjustment services, and life skills. d. life skills, curriculum content, and adjustment services.

1. Prior to the 1930s, support for children with severe disabilities was a. integrated with the regular preschool programs. b. provided in parents' homes. c. largely medical in nature and provided on an outpatient basis. d. provided in large, state-run hospital-like institutions. ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: History of

1. Although original work was with children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, it is now widely applied to the teaching of young typically developing children. a. Itard's b. Sequin's c. Montessori's d. Kirk's ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: A Brief History of IDD LEARNING OBJECTIVES: EDUC.KIRK.14.04.01 - Who were

1. The first person to describe a group of children in 1943 who did not relate to others, had difficulties in speech development, engaged in repetitive behaviors, and were upset by changes was a. Michael Rutter. b. Leo Kanner. c. Temple Grandin. d. O. Ivar Lovaas. ANSWER: b POINTS:

1. The category "learning disabilities" was originally conceived of as a heterogeneous group of students who shared in common learning problems stemming from . ANSWER: a neurological basis POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: A Brief Historical Overview of Learning Disabilities LEARNING OBJECTIVES: EDUC.KIRK.14.06.01 - What is the history of the learning

1. Individuals with ADHD may suffer from , the inability to attend and focus, and/or , problems with impulsivity and self-regulation. ANSWER: inattention; hyperactivity POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: History of the Field of ADHD LEARNING OBJECTIVES: EDUC.KIRK.14.07.01 - How has the field of education for students with attention deficit/hyperactive disorder

1. Which of the following best describes the treatment of children with EBD in the post-WWII era? a. Responsibility for intervention shifted from the medical community to the education community. b. Many children with EBD were institutionalized as that was thought to be the only "cure." c. Most children with

1. The ability of the brain to compensate for and reorganize functions following a brain injury is known as _____________. ANSWER: plasticity POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: History of Communication, Language, and Speech Disorders LEARNING OBJECTIVES: EDUC.KIRK.14.09.01 - How did the field of speech and language disorders evolve? KEYWORDS: Blooms: Remembering

A multi-tiered approach that supports the RtI framework is a. the Behavioral Assessment Model. b. the Early Childhood Model. c. the Information Processing Model. d. the Pyramid Model. Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d Dyslexia is a problem in the area of a. social skills. b. math calculations. c. language. d. spatial relationships. Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c The most common type of

An ASD condition that resembles autism but is a progressive neurological disorder is a. Turner's syndrome. b. Rhett syndrome. c. Angelman syndrome. d. Kanner's syndrome. Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b Which of the following is an example of the RTI Tier II intervention? a. Collaboration with the speech-language pathologist and/or special education teacher b. Pointing to an object

The commitment to high standards in the educational reform movement (such as those promoted by NCLB and CCSS) a. will help students with intellectual and developmental disabilities perform better in school by providing greater supports and sevices. b. is problematic for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities because they have difficulty with

Cognitive development of children with visual impairments a. is no different than the normal development. b. is enhanced because they can only rely on their hearing. c. is affected by their lack of integrating experience. d. is higher than children with hearing impairment. Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c Evidence from research into stuttering seems to indicate

Which of the following is a possible negative result of medication for behavior disorders? a. Reducing the student's own sense of self-control b. Increasing the student's need for independence c. Reducing the student's own sense of self-importance d. There are no negative effects; medication is always helpful. Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a The practice of inclusion

A form of cerebral palsy that affect the abnormal voluntary movement involving balance a. ataxic. b. mixed. c. dyskinetic. d. myclonic. Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a In the U.S., early definitions of giftedness were related to a. performance on achievement tests. b. performance in the classroom. c. performance in the arts. d. performance on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test. Answer: d Answer:

During the preschool years, the emphasis of educational programming should be to help the children attain a. a functional communication system and basic social skills. b. beginning reading skills to maximize their success in kindergarten. c. replacement behaviors for their repetitive motor movements such as rocking or hand flapping. d. use of an augmentative or

Although___original work was with children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, it is now widely applied to the teaching of young typically developing children. a. Itard's b. Sequin's c. Montessori's d. Kirk's Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c In typically developing children, theory of mind is developing by the age of a. 1. b. 2. c. 3. d. 4. Answer: d Answer: d Answer:

is the storage of concepts, words, symbols, and generalization. a. Episodic memory b. Semantic memory c. Mnemonic memory d. Motor memory Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b The most obvious characteristic of children who are mildly or moderately intellectually disabled is limited ________ a. cognitive ability. b. motor ability. c. verbal ability. d. emotional ability. Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a In a problem-based

The process of bringing all, or most, children with exceptionalities into the general classroom for their education is called a. acceptance. b. IPM. c. inclusion. d. RTI. Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c Deep processing of information a. is not necessary to understand information so that it can be used in meaningful ways. b. transforms the information to "make

Eight-year-old Neal has difficulty with pluralization, saying "foot," for example, when he should say "feet." Neal's language disorder is classified as one of a. morphology. b. pragmatics. c. phonology. d. syntax. Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a Children who have another disorder comorbid with their ADHD diagnosis tend to fare better than children with only ADHD because

Acting out aggressively often and intensely could be considered a a. externalizing disorder. b. internalizing disorder. c. anxious disorder. d. compulsive disorder. Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a When cerebral palsy affects just one side of the body, the paralysis is called a. diplegia. b. hemiplegia. c. quadriplegia. d. paraplegia. Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b Which of the following was NOT a cause

John has a problem with figure-ground, closure, and spatial relationships. He is experiencing a problem in a. megacognitive processes. b. visual perception. c. auditory perception. d. sensory integration. Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b Students with special gifts and talents excel in which of the following components of the IPM? a. Spelling b. Central Processing c. Problem-Based Learning d. Creativity Answer:

The self-determination of whether or not a target behavior has occurred and should be recorded is an example of a. self-control. b. self-monitoring. c. self-evaluation. d. self-reinforcement. Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b A problem with word retrieval and speech fluency is called a. dysgraphia. b. developmental aphasia. c. apaxia. d. aphonia. Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b Prenatal care is care that a. is

New______have created advances in mobility, communication, and independent functioning for individuals with physical disabilities. a. laws b. technologies c. curricula d. schedules Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b Muscle tone that is abnormally high and that increases during activity is characteristic of a. extrapyramidal cerebral palsy. b. choreoathetoid cerebral palsy. c. spastic cerebral palsy. d. mixed type cerebral palsy. Answer: c Answer:

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the prevalence of ADHD? a. Children from highly educated families and children from families receiving Medicaid are most likely to be identified. b. Black students make up less of the ADHD population but are identified at higher rates than their white peers. c. Male

Cerebral palsey includes four major classifications: (a)________, (b)_____________, (c)________________, and (d) _________________. Answer: spastic, dyskinetic, ataxic, mixed Answer: spastic, dyskinetic, ataxic, mixed Answer: spastic, dyskinetic, ataxic, mixed Siblings of children with disabilities a. spend considerably less time with their parents than does the child with a disability. b. typically have many unverbalized questions about the

Which of these is NOT a role of the classroom teacher in identifying children with a possible hearing loss? a. Being aware of the child's misarticulations b. Giving each child a hearing test with sophisticated equipment c. Noting the frequency of requests by students to repeat what has been said d. Observing children as