Dorian has a learning disability that interferes with his reading comprehension and
ability to generalize. The learning skill area in which Dorian is more likely to
demonstrate difficulty would be ____.
a. memory
b. academic survival
c. attention
d. reasoning
Mr. Lester has been told by his building principal that he will have three students in his
class this semester who have behavior problems and two who have learning disabilities.
Mr. Lester is expected to _____.
a. write the IEP for the five students with disabilities
b. participate in determining appropriate goals included in the IEP for students with
disabilities
c. write outcomes for the five students with disabilities
d. write behavioral plans for all students with disabilities
Wait time ____.
a. is the amount of time you give students to think about the answer before responding
b. is the amount of time you allow between giving examples and negative examples
c. has to do with modifying the pace of your instructional presentation
d. has to do with providing timely feedback to your students
The training that helps students with learning and behavior disabilities to redirect their
actions in social situations by talking to themselves is ____.
a. self-control training
b. behavior contracts
c. social skills training
d. attribution retraining
Techniques, principles or rules that enable students to learn how to solve problems and
complete tasks independently are ____.
a. learning strategies
b. peer-mediated strategies
c. “POWER” strategies
d. self-reinforcement strategies
Which of the following is a feature of IDEA, but NOT of Section 504?
a. enforced by the U.S. Office for Civil Rights
b. eliminates discrimination on the basis of disability in all programs and activities
receiving federal financial assistance
c. contains detailed hearing rights and requirements
d. does not provide additional funds for students served
Which of the following is true about observing behavior to analyze unmet needs?
a. A pattern of behavior must be identified and documented.
b. Behavior that is markedly different from that of others warrants further investigation.
c. Hunches provide a good basis for requesting assessment.
d. A spontaneous, extremely negative behavior is sufficient to request further
investigation.
The special education teacher that typically helps students prepare for employment or
postsecondary education is the ____.
a. support facilitator
b. counselor
c. resource teacher
d. transition specialist
Which of the following is true of the Tier 1 assessment process?
a. Critical school personnel meet about the student.
b. Parents are legally required to consent to the process.
c. The teacher uses district-adopted curriculum and research effective curriculum in
his/her classroom.
d. A special education professional is contacted.
To use ____, a teacher will count how many times the behavior occurs in a given period
to time.
a. duration recording
b. event recording
c. internal recording
d. anecdotal recording
The process of gathering information to monitor student progress and make educational
decisions if necessary is ____.
a. program evaluation
b. diagnosis
c. screening
d. assessment
Which of the following is an example of classroom demands?
a. students’ home situation
b. availability of computers
c. students’ extracurricular activities
d. physical organization of space
Learning strategy instruction begins by____.
a. guiding student practice and then allowing students to practice independently
b. presenting both examples and non-examples of strategy use
c. having students practice with controlled materials
d. assessing how well students can currently use the strategy
Teachers may need to modify their teaching to accommodate the student with visual
impairment by ____.
a. reciting what is written on boards and overheads
b. not expecting the student to participate in the classroom
c. speaking loudly and enunciating clearly
d. avoiding sight words when seeking clarification
A common characteristic of students with disabilities is ____.
a. lack of organization
b. fighting
c. talking out loud
d. internal locus of control
Which of the following is a true statement regarding discipline?
a. Discipline is never an end in and of itself.
b. Discipline has it root in the word “disciple” which means obedient one.
c. Discipline issues are about teacher control and power.
d. Teachers are far more likely to refer students for discipline problems when they share
similar cultures.
Which of the following behavior interventions is not recommended for dealing with
students with ADHD?
a. seat the student with ADHD near the back of the room
b. reduce the surrounding visual distractions
c. provide calm, clear and direct reprimands if necessary
d. teach students with ADHD strategies for monitoring their own behavior through
self-talk
The largest group of individuals with high-incidence disabilities falls into the federal
disability category of ____.
a. intellectual disabilities
b. emotional disabilities
c. learning disabilities
d. speech impairments
In the first half of the twentieth century, a student with a relatively mild learning
disability was most likely to receive instruction ____.
a. in a special education classroom
b. in a general education classroom
c. with a private tutor
d. in an institution
Which of the following groups of children is least likely to be considered at risk for
school failure?
a. children who are abused or neglected
b. children who live with a substance abuser
c. children who are homeless
d. children who are quiet
One fundamental problem teachers face in their working relationships with
paraprofessionals is that ____.
a. paraprofessionals often lack experience working with students
b. teachers often lack experience supervising others
c. teachers have no control over interactions between paraprofessionals and students
d. paraprofessionals are able to make most instructional decisions without the teacher
The court decision in Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson School District v.
Rowley stated that ____.
a. schools may not exclude students with intellectual disabilities
b. the law does not require optimum services for special education
c. services cannot be withheld regardless of potential financial hardships
d. teachers are required to make good-faith efforts to provide accommodations
Which of the following is not a strategy that will benefit students with significant
conduct problems?
a. establish a clear, consistent behavior management system
b. engage students in extremely challenging academic tasks
c. use the intensive, individualized approach of behavior contracts
d. create a supportive environment in which students can experience success
____ is a way of individualizing report-card grades for students with disabilities by
taking into account modifications made to grade-level standards.
a. Basing grades on progress on IEP objectives
b. A standards-based grading model
c. Reporting separate grades, each based on a different grading element
d. Using differentiated report cards
Which of the following statements is false regarding graphic organizers?
a. Teachers can use graphic organizers at all phases of instruction, from beginning to
review.
b. Graphic organizers are sometimes called concept maps.
c. Graphic organizers should be as simple as possible.
d. Most students with special needs are confused by graphic organizers.
Strategies for taking notes and preparing for tests pertain to ____.
a. self-advocating
b. gaining information
c. retrieving information
d. storing information
Students with the dual sensory impairment of deaf-blindness typically ____.
a. are totally blind or deaf
b. always have average or above average intelligence
c. are only educated in special schools
d. need help making sense of events others take for granted
Individuals with emotional disturbances have problems learning primarily because of
____.
a. external or internal behavioral adjustment problems
b. difficulty processing and organizing information
c. inability to focus attention on instructional activities
d. significantly diminished cognitive capacity
Students with ADHD tend to exhibit less acting out behavior when a rationale for each
assignment is provided.
What are the three components to the “think-write” probe.
Mrs. Kline, the special education teacher has taught a strategy to Jeffery to help him
with his inability to organize. In regard to this new strategy for Jeffery, describe your
role as the general education teacher when he returns to your classroom.
Discuss the components and importance of “maintenance goals.”
Explain “Due Process’.
What are teachers’ roles in the “one teach, one observe” co-teaching method?
Mark, a first grade student in your class, blurts out the answers to every question and
talks excessively to the student in the next seat. Mark’s behavior is consistent with
____.
In regard to FAPE, explain the most significant difference between IDEA and Section
504.
Reinforcement can increase unwanted as well as wanted behaviors.
“PBS interventions’ are grouped by their intensity. List the three levels.
Students with learning disabilities have average to above-average intelligence even
though they demonstrate difficulty with language related tasks.
What is the largest group of students with orthopedic impairments in the public school
system? Explain how this disability occurs and include in your response one possible
physical challenge the student may exhibit.
Your school participates in group-administered standardized achievement tests. Explain
four reasons why the information from group-administered tests may not help you when
making decisions about instruction for a particular student.
List three uses for ‘screen-reader” programs.
Provide one example of “acceleration”.
Explain what information would be provided by the school psychologist during an IEP
meeting.
Teaching an appropriate behavior is strongly preferred over time-out strategies.
Group-administered standardized achievement tests assess skills across many areas of
the curriculum, many in great depth.
Describe a ‘study guide.”