Chapter 11 Teaching Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities
11.1 Multiple Choice
1. Low-Incidence Disabilities include all of the following except
A) Learning Disabilities.
B) Orthopedic Impairments.
C) Other Health Impairments.
D) Traumatic Brain Injury.
2. Health impairments that are considered a disability include
A) Heart condition.
B) Asthma.
C) Epilepsy.
D) All the above.
3. Prognosis for recovery of TBI depends on all of the following except
A) chronological age of the individual.
B) severity.
C) visibility of the injury.
D) educational intervention.
4. ________ results in tightening of the lungs causing repetitive episodes of coughing, shortness of breath, and wheezing.
A) Cerebral palsy
B) Asthma
C) Cystic fibrosis
D) Diabetes
5. ________ is a group of chronic conditions affecting body movement and muscle coordination.
A) Asthma
B) Cystic fibrosis
C) Cerebral palsy
D) Diabetes
6. ________ is an inherited, fatal disease that results in an abnormal amount of mucus throughout the body,
most often affecting the lungs and digestive tract.
A) Heart conditions
B) Diabetes
C) Epilepsy
D) Cystic fibrosis
E) Asthma
7. Which of the following is not a symptom of diabetes?
A) Increased mucus production
B) Increased thirst and appetite
C) Weight loss
D) Fatigue
8. Which of the following is not true about muscular dystrophy?
A) Muscular dystrophy is genetically transmitted.
B) Females are not affected by muscular dystrophy.
C) Adaptations are academic.
D) Muscular dystrophy is characterized by weakness of muscle fibers.
9. Characteristics of Tourette’s Syndrome include
A) motor tics.
B) inappropriate laughing.
C) peculiar verbalizations.
D) all the above
10. A student who has cerebral palsy
A) would most likely have tics.
B) would have problems with coordination and mobility.
C) needs daily injections.
D) has seizures even with medication.
11. Symptoms of muscular dystrophy
A) are present at birth.
B) first appear between the ages of 2 and 6 years.
C) occur in adulthood.
D) are exhibited more often in females.
12. Spina bifida
A) can be controlled with medication.
B) is the result of the body’s antibodies reacting to antigens.
C) results in an abnormal amount of mucus throughout the body.
D) is a neural tube defect characterized by bones in the spinal column not connecting properly.
13. Traumatic brain injury
A) is the most common cause of death and disability among children in the U.S..
B) can be present at birth.
C) causes social but no learning issues.
D) has a positive prognosis no matter the severity, location, and extent of the injury.
14. Seventeen-year-old William has cerebral palsy and uses a communication board because he is unable to communicate
verbally. His use of this device represents a form of
A) lateral communication.
B) augmentative communication.
C) facilitated communication.
D) alternative communication.
11.2 True or False
1. Asthma is an inherited disease.
2. Children with Type I diabetes must take daily injections of insulin.
3. Epilepsy occurs in females slightly more than males.
4. Children who take medication for epilepsy do not have seizures.
5. Traumatic brain injury is the most common cause of death and disability among children in the United States.
6. Students with TBI may be provided services under IDEA or Section 504.
7. Symptoms of muscular dystrophy first appear between the ages of ten and twelve years.
8. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be transmitted by saliva.
9. Spina bifida is caused by an abnormal amount of mucus throughout the body.
11.3 Short Answer
1. ________ are disorders that hinder physical mobility or the ability to use one or more parts of the skeleton–muscular
system of the body.
2. ________ is an acquired injury to the brain caused by external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional
disability or psychosocial impairment, or both that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.
11.4 Essay
1. List three (3) causes of Traumatic Brain Injury.
2. Describe five (5) instructional strategies recommended for use with children with Traumatic Brain Injury.
3. What are the steps to take when dealing with a seizure?
4. What are some of the symptoms teachers should be alert to related to diabetes?
5. Discuss three (3) academic implications of students with Traumatic Brain Injury.
Chapter 11 Teaching Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities
11.1 Multiple Choice
11.2 True or False
11.3 Short Answer
11.4 Essay
