The superintendent of a large school district wonders whether her district has an
overrepresentation problem. She compares percentages of the students in each racial
group who are receiving special education to their percentages in the overall school
population. Which calculation method is she using?
A) risk ratio
B) risk index
C) composition index
D) population density
Young children who are identified as having language impairments may often be
re-labeled as having __________ in their older years.
A) learning disabilities
B) intellectual disabilities
C) behavior disorders
D) ADHD
The Perkins Brailler is an example of a
A) tactile input device.
B) audio input device.
C) visual input device.
D) audiodescription.
Mrs. Elefante teaches a class for students with visual disabilities. Most of them will use
__________ as their primary method of learning.
A) hearing
B) vision
C) braille
D) sign language
Which two preventive measures would help to substantially reduce the number of
children and families affected by multiple-severe disabilities?
A) universal access to health care and refusal of heroic medical procedures for children
born under 1200 grams
B) universal access to health care and mandatory bed rest for pregnant women in
danger of delivering early
C) universal access to prenatal care and mandatory physical therapy services for all low
birthweight infants
D) universal access to health care and increased public awareness of prevention
strategies
The fact that many students with very low-incidence disabilities have IEP goals that
focus on achieving adult independence and community presence is one reason that
A) teacher training programs in these areas have increased.
B) most have low participation rates in general education classes.
C) most parents hire consultants to teach their children these skills.
D) school administrators spend considerable money developing simulations of
community-based work sites.
The students at General Middle School have received poor scores on assessments for
the past 3 years. As a result, children at that school are being given the option of
transferring to other district schools and an outside agency will take over operation of
the school in August. These are examples of outcomes of
A) high stakes testing.
B) the IDEA legislation.
C) low stakes testing.
D) charter schools.
Benefits of ____ include an adjustable pace of instruction, it is appropriately
challenging for students, and it is cost effective for schools as special sections of a
course do not have to be offered.
A) acceleration
B) advanced placement
C) mentorships
D) internships
One important premise of positive behavior support is
A) prevention.
B) medical intervention.
C) reducing overrepresentation.
D) rewarding appropriate behavior.
Special education is most clearly defined as
A) a place.
B) a curriculum or instructional program.
C) modifications or supports to the instructional or assessment situation.
D) individualized education for students with special needs.
Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the education of deaf
children?
A) Education should begin at birth or time of hearing loss.
B) The entire family needs to be involved in the child’s educational process.
C) Early intervention is not as crucial for children with mild to moderate hearing loss.
D) Educational programs for the family are very important.
When given a lengthy assignment involving extended reading, students with severe
visual disabilities should be expected to
A) complete the assignment on the assigned due date.
B) try their best but not worry about completion.
C) complete the assignment on an extended but definite due date.
D) complete the assignment at their leisure.
Real-time captioning means
A) immediate text to speech.
B) speech to sign language.
C) immediate speech to text.
D) digitized text to speech.
Approximately how many years does it take to acquire conversational skills in another
language?
A) two”three
B) three”five
C) five’seven
D) seven”eight
Caution must be exercised in the assessment phase for students with ADHD due to the
A) legal issues surrounding students on medication.
B) subjectivity of some of the assessment procedures.
C) near impossibility of administering many standardized tests to students with short
attention spans.
D) defensiveness many parents exhibit when told their child has ADHD.
Marnie is pregnant but continues to consume alcohol on a heavy, regular basis. Her
unborn infant is at risk for
A) Down syndrome.
B) fragile X syndrome.
C) PKU.
D) FAS.
A local chamber music society would like to make their performances more accessible
to people with visual disabilities, and come to you for advice. You should recommend
that they
A) do nothing, as their music will be easily accessible to people with visual disabilities.
B) provide sign language interpreters for every performance.
C) offer their concert programs in standard and enlarged print, and in braille if possible.
D) provide braille printouts of all the sheet music, to help listeners better understand the
music.
One fair test taking option for students with physical or health disabilities is
A) reading the test items to the student.
B) timed testing.
C) waiver from test taking.
D) having another student take the test for them.
Jacquey has an IQ of 42. Although she showed marked developmental delays during
childhood, she is able to live semi-independently in a group home setting. She has held
a steady job for several years, which she found and maintains with the help of a job
coach. Under which level of severity would she be classified?
A) mild intellectual abilities
B) moderate intellectual abilities
C) severe intellectual abilities
D) profound intellectual abilities
Ten-month-old Bella looks at a toy, then looks at her mother. As she returns her
attention to the toy, her mother also looks at it. This characteristic of
typically-developing children, known as ____, may be used to identify children with
ASD.
A) echolalia
B) motor imitation
C) expressive movement
D) joint attention
__________ is/are a form of performance measure that use(s) work generated by the
student.
A) CBM
B) Authentic assessments
C) Alternate assessments
D) High stakes testing
The Hole in the Wall camps provide all of the following services EXCEPT __________
for students with chronic medical problems.
A) initial medical diagnoses
B) week-long camping experience
C) respite care for families
D) doctors, nurses, and camp counselors on staff
Before teachers and parents become involved in a preschool child’s motor development
program, they must be trained so that
A) OTs and PTs are no longer necessary.
B) the IEP can be implemented entirely at home.
C) they do not put the child at risk for injury.
D) the child does not sue for damages later.
ADHD is more likely to be identified in which child?
A) a boy
B) a girl
C) a girl who appears to daydream a lot in class
D) a boy who displays acting out behaviors
The group most at risk for TBI is
A) teenage females.
B) teenage males.
C) males between the ages of 5 and 7.
D) females between the ages of 8 and 10.
The process of exchanging knowledge, ideas, opinions, and feeling defines
A) communication.
B) speech.
C) language.
D) symbols.
__________, a student of Itard’s, is credited for bringing the special education
movement to the United States.
A) Samuel Gridley Howe
B) Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
C) Maria Montessori
D) Edouard Seguin
Town C would have an underrepresentation problem in which situation?
A) The risk ratio for a racial group is 1.0.
B) The risk ratio for one racial group is 1.0, and 2.0 for another group.
C) The risk ratio for a racial group is 0.5.
D) The risk index for a racial group is 0.5.
Jeremiah uses an electronic version of his textbook to listen to the printed material,
even though he cannot read. Jeremiah is using
A) a CCTV.
B) an e-book.
C) a Perkins Brailler.
D) audiodescriptions.
Jennifer has a conduct disorder. Which of the following is most likely true?
A) She receives her education in a special education classroom.
B) She qualifies for services as emotionally disturbed.
C) Her educational program is ensured through IDEA.
D) Educational accommodations are made for her through Section 504 and ADA.
In Cedar Rapids School District v. Garrett F., the Supreme Court interpreted IDEA’s
definition of a related service to include the provision of health services if
A) a doctor is necessary to provide the service.
B) the service is necessary to keep a student in an educational program.
C) the service takes place at least once during a typical school week.
D) the parents are willing to sign a consent form allowing the teacher to provide the
service.
Which of the following statements is true?
A) A child can move in and out of the medically fragile status.
B) Most children who are medically fragile do not attend their neighborhood schools.
C) The term medically fragile is used to describe all children with special health care
needs.
D) The term medically fragile typically refers to students with three primary chronic
illnesses: asthma, cystic fibrosis, and childhood cancer.
Explain the concept of cultural pluralism.
What are the two types of brain damage that are the exceptions to a diagnosis of TBI?
Think about how you react to people with severe speech impairments, such as
stuttering. How could you modify your behavior to decrease their frustration level?
List the four cornerstones that guarantee an appropriate education in the LRE to each
student with a disability.
Clark is a student with ASD who has just enrolled in your program. Describe
characteristics that he is likely to have.
List four of the support areas and give an example of how a person with mental
retardation might utilize each one.
Briefly list at least four of the educational characteristics associated with TBI. What
other disabilities have some of the same characteristics?
Discuss the effects on the child when mothers drink, smoke, or use drugs during
pregnancy.
Give a brief definition of emotional or behavioral disorders.
Give some examples of how a teacher can promote positive social interactions for very
young students with low vision or blindness in his or her classroom.
List at least three suggestions to help students who are blind become more employable
upon graduation.
What are some advantages of digital hearing aids over traditional analog models?
Can attributions, learned helplessness, and motivation of students with learning
disabilities be altered? If so, how?
List 2 reasons why gifted girls are less likely to select careers in science or math?
Arvid uses a self-instruction or self-talk strategy to make sure he works carefully. Give
an example of what this might look like.