The first special education classrooms were
A) Duplicitous
B) Self-contained
C) Service related
D) Vocational focused
Who founded the first school for the deaf?
A) Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
B) Samuel Gridley Howe
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Lewis Terman
E-readers serve as a ________ assistive technology for students with reading
difficulties.
A) No-tech
B) Low-tech
C) Mid-tech
D) High-tech
There are inconsistencies from state to state concerning the definition of developmental
delay.
A) True
B) False
The degree of hearing loss can be measured in decibels and the frequency of the sound
described in
A) Sprint
B) Verizon
C) Avis
D) Hertz
A traditional secondary curriculum, which is often inadequate for preparing students,
has the potential to fail in, effectively, transitioning students with special needs because
it focuses on which of the following?
A) College prep
B) Remedial academics
C) Passing the GED
D) Standards-based education
As stated in the text, how many distinct periods are there in the history of
parent-professional relationships, with parents who have exceptional children?
A) 5
B) 10
C) 3
D) 0
Characteristics of families of children who are gifted include
A) A large number of children in the family
B) Parents are older than typical parents
C) Gifted child is usually the youngest
D) Parents set few rules for their children to adhere to
The opportunity to learn with others at the same levels of interest and achievement is an
example of which strategy?
A) Grouping
B) Acceleration
C) Enrichment
D) Differentiation
What philosophy supports the belief that all children, regardless of the severity of their
disability, must be provided an education appropriate to their unique needs at no cost to
the parent/guardian?
A) Equal opportunity
B) Integration
C) Least restrictive environment
D) Zero reject
Paralysis that affects all four limbs is called
A) Hemiplegia
B) Paraplegia
C) Quadriplegia
D) Diplegia
A student with epilepsy has been seen walking in circles and picking at his clothes on
several occasions. What kind of seizure is this student experiencing?
A) Tonic-clonic seizure
B) Petit mal seizure
C) Complex-partial seizure
D) Absence seizure
Braille symbols consist of _______ possible dots arranged in two columns.
A) Four
B) Six
C) Eight
D) Ten
Effective programs for culturally and linguistically diverse students with
exceptionalities must consider all the following except
A) Instructional environment
B) Student behaviors
C) The content
D) Student age
Parents who have children with the metabolic disorder of _________ can greatly reduce
developmental delays if they discover the condition early and place their children on a
milk-free diet.
A) PKU
B) Galactosemia
C) Cytomegalovirus
D) Toxoplasmosis
________ was an early champion of the visually impaired who believed that persons
who were blind could lead normal lives.
A) Diderot
B) Hay
C) Paradis
D) Saunderson
Most students with speech and language impairments are served in
A) General education classrooms
B) Special classes targeted for students with speech-language impairments
C) Resource rooms
D) Speech therapy classrooms
During the 2011″2012 school year, more than 734,000 students were identified as Other
Health Impaired. In the past decade, this category has seen an astonishing
_______increase, largely suspected to be the result of the increased number of students
diagnosed with ADHD.
A) 50%
B) 97%
C) 117%
D) 200%
Students with Duchenne muscular dystrophy are often unable to walk beginning at the
age of _____.
A) 5″6 years
B) 8″9 years
C) 10″12 years
D) 14″16 years
Which of the following is a valid concern for IQ testing?
A) Predictability of school performance
B) Stability of IQ
C) Progressive thinking
D) Moral preparedness
The part of the brain responsible for emotional responses is
A) Cerebral cortex
B) Brainstem
C) Basal ganglia
D) Amygdala
Most young children who do not speak fluently will develop stuttering as they mature.
A) True
B) False
A photophobic child will typically prefer to function in brighter settings.
A) True
B) False
The ____________________ was the first national report on gifted education.
A) Adams Report
B) Marland Report
C) Jackson Report
D) Douglas Report
All of the following are examples of age-appropriate cognitive skills that need to be
integrated for and taught to young children with visual impairments except
A) Musical skills development
B) Fine motor skills development
C) Gross motor skills development
D) Receptive language development
Low birth weight would most likely cause conductive hearing loss, but it is rarely
permanent.
A) True
B) False
All of the following are examples of emotions that are part of the stages of parental
reaction to disability except
A) Affability
B) Ambivalence
C) Anger
D) Acceptance
Parents have always been considered key players in dealing with a child’s disability.
A) True
B) False
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders have an increased risk for seizures.
A) True
B) False
Students identified with schizophrenia are characterized by
A) Disturbances in thought processes, hallucinations, and bizarre behavior
B) Withdrawn, isolating, and unresponsive behaviors
C) Imitative, repetitive, and predictable behaviors
D) Acting-out, aggression, and rule-violating behaviors
A functional or life skills curriculum:
A) Generic model
B) Task analysis
C) Cooperative learning
D) CLOC-RAM
Slightly less than 20% of students receiving special education services are receiving
services for speech and language impairments.
A) True
B) False
Which major political movement helped secure equal educational rights for children
with disabilities?
A) Cuban missile crisis
B) Civil rights movement
C) Securities and Liberty Act of 1962
D) The women’s rights movement
The area of development most severely affected for children who are deaf is
A) Written communication skills
B) Language skills only
C) Speech skills only
D) Speech and language skills