Many different kinds of disabilities are more prevalent in males than in females.
In most cases, it’s easy to identify the cause of intellectual disability.
Most authorities in the area of ADHD are opposed to the use of Ritalin.
A primary goal of early intervention is to train parents to work in a therapeutic role with
their child.
Encephalitis results in intellectual disabilities but meningitis does not.
Most people who are deaf have some residual hearing.
The symptoms of autism spectrum disorder cannot be noticed before a child is two
years old.
The need for AAC has been decreasing as more people with severe disabilities are
being taught to use natural language.
The individualized education program (IEP) is not required to be a written statement;
however, the parents must agree to the teacher’s plans before the student is enrolled.
People with autism have a high incidence of cognitive deficits.
Because of the widely accepted theory of normal development, quite a few definite
statements can be made about exceptional learners.
When teaching students with speech and language disorders, the primary role of the
classroom teacher is to facilitate the social use of language.
Environmental factors such as socioeconomic level have little effect on intelligence.
Families with a high level of cohesion may limit their child’s independence.
Some people with ASD are highly intelligent and high achieving.
Teenage mothers are more likely than older women to give birth to premature or
low-birth weight babies.
Authorities recommend the use of guide dogs as the most efficient mobility aid for most
persons who are blind.
If a person achieves a low score on an IQ test, this means that his or her adaptive skills
are below average.
Most students with disabilities spend the majority of their school day in special
education, self-contained classrooms.
The term deaf-blindness includes those with a combination of low vision and mild
hearing impairments.
Teachers’informal identifications of students as having emotional or behavioral
disorders are notoriously unreliable and invalid.
Professionals generally agree that bilingual students should be taught using the
sheltered-English approach.
Before age 5, the main cause of TBI is vehicular accidents.
The most common know hereditary cause of intellectual disabilities is Fragile X
syndrome.
Intellectual development is dependent on the acquisition of spoken language.
Most children with learning disabilities outgrow their disabilities as adults.
Parents generally go through a series of emotional reactions in a predictable and
sequential fashion.
The use of an augmentative communication system indicates that a person has a
language disorder.
Many students with learning disabilities have problems with attention, and there is an
overlap of 10% to 25% between learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD).
The resource room is the most popular placement for students with learning disabilities.
Supporters of ‘standards-based” reforms feel that teachers have expected too much of all
students.
An individual can be a member of many subcultures.
Punishment may actually increase aggression under certain circumstances.
Research evidence suggests that response to intervention is more effective than
prereferral teams at reducing the number of students referred for special education.
Most professionals agree that multicultural education should consider only subcultures
identified by ethnicity, not those identified by gender, sexual preference, or disability.
Samples taken from the population at-large indicate that girls outnumber boys with
ADHD at a ratio of 3:1.
All teachers must be prepared to work with exceptional students for all of the following
reasons EXCEPT
a. Most exceptional students are in the general education classroom for part of the day.
b. Most teachers have the supports needed to work in the general education classroom
with students of all exceptionalities.
c. Many students who are not identified as being in need of services share
characteristics of those who are.
d. Radical reforms of special education threaten special education as a separate,
identifiable part of education.
All of the following are true EXCEPT
A) Learning disabilities tend to run in families.
B) Premature birth can result in learning disabilities.
C) Toxins have been ruled out as a potential cause of learning disabilities.
D) Most geneticists agree that there is no single gene that causes learning disabilities.
Which statement about the prevalence rate of ASD is TRUE?
A) It is 4 times higher for girls than boys.
B) It is 5 times higher for boys than girls.
C) It is higher for Latinos than European Americans.
D) It is higher for African Americans than for European Americans.
What do many authorities currently suggest should replace inattention as the primary
deficit in ADHD?
A) hyperactivity
B) behavioral inhibition
C) aggressiveness
D) subtle brain damage
An infection of the covering of the brain that may be caused by a variety of bacterial
and viral agents is
a) syphilis.
b) flu.
c) meningitis.
d) spina bifida.
Estella has a learning disability. Her primary placement is most likely a
a. self-contained special education class.
b. regular classroom.
c. resource room.
d. special day school.
Each of the following is true of instructional considerations for students with E/BD
EXCEPT
A) Incidental social learning is sufficient and preferred to address social difficulties.
B) If social skills are improved any academic deficits will improve to the point of not
being an issue.
C) Many incarcerated youths actually receive better instruction because they are in a
highly structured environment.
D) Kindness and concern are not sufficient qualities for teachers of students with E/BD.
Each of the following societal conditions may predispose children to develop E/BD
EXCEPT
A) availability and level of drug use.
B) a child’s temperament.
C) level of violence depicted in the media.
D) use of terror as a means of coercion.
The number of students identified as having a learning disability
a. has more than doubled since the mid-1970s.
b. now makes up about one-third of the number of students receiving special education.
c. has remained fairly stable during the past 30 years.
d. is impossible to estimate.
The genetic engineering debate regarding Deaf activism refers to members of the Deaf
community who want to
A) eliminate embryos that have the Connexin-26 gene because in can cause deafness
B) physically alter a gene to cause a baby to be hearing
C) eradicate deafness in vitro
D) deliberately increase their chances of having a deaf child
All of the following practices are typical of curriculum-based assessment EXCEPT
A) frequent observation of child’s behavior.
B) testing completed by classroom teacher.
C) comparison of child to national norms.
D) use of curriculum the student has been exposed to.
The most common placement for students with learning disabilities is
A) self-contained special classes.
B) special schools.
C) resource room.
D) general education classroom.
Two broad dimensions of behavior disorders are
A) externalizing and internalizing.
B) withdrawal and disinterest.
C) exterior and interior.
D) hostility and aggression.
Strategies and resources that a person requires to participate in activities associated with
normative human functioning are
a) scaffolds.
b) normative skills.
c) adaptive skills.
d) supports.
Students with learning disabilities have what type(s) of memory problems?
A) working memory only.
B) short term memory or working memory and retrieval of information from long-term
memory.
C) short term memory only.
D) retrieval of information from long-term memory only.
Homework for students with disabilities should be used
a. to introduce new skills.
b. to develop age-appropriate attention spans.
c. to review skills already taught.
d. as a consequence for failing to complete work in class.
Which of the following statements about giftedness is true?
A) It is not an inherent, immutable trait that a person necessarily carries for life.
B) Having a special gift at one thing means a person is good at most things.
C) Giftedness refers to superior abilities in one area that are exhibited under all
circumstances.
D) Giftedness is believed to be a remarkable ability to do something, whether it is
valued by society or not.
Most students with ADHD spend most of their time in which of the following settings?
A) general education classroom
B) special day school
C) self-contained classroom
D) resource room
The dimensions of voice are
A) resonance, pitch, and tone.
B) resonance, loudness, and quality.
C) pitch, loudness, and quality.
D) resonance, pitch, and quality.
Homebound instruction is most often used for students who have
a. a visual impairment.
b. physical disabilities.
c. mental retardation.
d. a hearing impairment.
Each of the following is an example of vocational training that would likely occur in
elementary school EXCEPT
a) learning to keep a schedule.
b) apprenticeships at different jobs.
c) performing work-like tasks.
d) building social skills.
Which of the following statements is true?
a. Most of education is appropriately challenging for students.
b. Students from cultural minorities, who are at risk for failure or who have disabilities,
should not be given challenging tasks.
c. Appropriately challenging tasks are those that a given student finds just manageable.
d. Teachers tend to overestimate the capabilities of minority and exceptional children.
A specific and characteristic behavior repertoire associated with a genetic or
chromosomal disorder is a
a) genetic syndrome.
b) personality characteristic.
c) behavioral phenotype.
d) behavioral genotype.
At the age of three, Justin wrote his first short story. What characteristic does his
remarkable accomplishment indicate?
A) genius
B) precocity
C) creativity
D) insight
Effective education and treatment for students with TBI often requires each of the
following EXCEPT
a) Avoid trying to develop a personal relationship.
B) Practice classroom behavior management techniques.
C) Engage in family therapy.
D) Arrange communication training.
How is adaptive behavior typically assessed?
a) A psychologist observes the student in the classroom.
b) The student is asked to perform a series of tasks.
c) A parent, teacher, or professional answers questions related to the student’s behavior.
d) A close friend, chosen by the student, fills out a behavior rating form.
Janice is described as being able to detect some objects in the environment when they
are fully lit. This is an example of a skill a teacher might note when performing a
a. functional vision assessment.
b. visual acuity assessment.
c. learning styles assessment.
d. visual disinterest assessment.
From an educational point of view, how is”deafness”best defined?
A) a condition present since birth
B) an inability to understand speech even with a hearing aid
C) a hearing loss of more than 90 dB in at least one ear
D) a condition of old age
Which one of the following provides the best definition of special education?
a. Special education uses special equipment and materials.
b. Special education means specially designed instruction that meets individual needs of
exceptional students.
c. Special education is delivered by a certified special education teacher.
d. Special education provides greater structure and smaller classes.
Each of the following is a limitation of the Snellen Chart EXCEPT
a. It measures visual acuity for distant but not near objects.
b. It does not accurately indicate visual efficiency.
c. It depends on a person’s ability to recognize letters.
d. It does not accurately indicate how a person uses vision in natural settings.
What was the major accomplishment of IDEA and other federal laws with respect to
transition?
a. They provided funding for postsecondary programs.
b. They extended the age range served by special education to include students up to
age 26.
c. They mandated that school districts pay for postsecondary schooling (including
college tuition) for students under the age of 21 with disabilities.
d. They required IEPs to contain a statement of needed transition services for students
with disabilities 16 years or older.
What is self-determination? Describe the four components of self-determination and
discuss arguments for and against promoting self-determination.
Why is it difficult to identify giftedness in school-age children, especially when
considering multicultural differences? List three principles that should be followed to
help ensure fairness in identification.
What is the early intensive behavioral interventions (EIBI) program, and why are
professionals cautious about recommending it?
Describe ways that speech-language pathologists and teachers can collaborate to serve
students with communication disorders.
Which skills should be the focus of assessment for students with visual impairments,
and how should those skills be assessed?
Describe advantages and disadvantages of the approaches to communication: oral
(auditory-verbal approach), total, or bicultural-bilingual.
Describe four ways that teachers can collaborate to serve students who are gifted.
Describe the procedures to be followed when a child has a seizure.
Discuss the relationship between litigation and legislation using the case of Hudson v.
Rowley to illustrate the relationship.
Describe three strategies that teachers can use to make homework assignments more
effective.
Discuss the controversy associated with the present federal definition of E/BD and the
advantages of the National Mental Health and Special Education Coalition definition.
Write a case description of an individual with traumatic brain injury (TBI) that
illustrates (by example) the possible effects of TBI.
Identify and briefly describe the contributions of individuals pertinent to the history and
growth of special education.
Compare and contrast the native language emphasis and the sheltered-English approach
to teaching English as a second language.
Describe three practices that contribute to the integration of students with disabilities
into the general education classroom and comment on research support for each choice.
Discuss three advantages of supported competitive employment over sheltered
workshops for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Explain what is meant by the statement:”Educating students with physical disabilities is
not so much a matter of special instruction for children with disabilities as it is of
educating the nondisabled population.”Think about your own home, school, and
community and provide three examples of limitations imposed on a person with a
physical disability and how those limitations could be eliminated.
Discuss the relationship between medical advances and the prevalence of physical
disabilities.
Discuss the theory that the direction of causation between child and adult behavior is a
two-way street.