Professionals agree that students with severe and multiple disabilities should
A. Be placed with students who are at their same ability level.
B. Be placed with their chronological peers.
C. Be placed with students who have the same type of disabilities.
D. Not be placed with their nondisabled peers.
Approximately what percentage of students has severe and multiple disabilities?
A. 25 percent
B. 10 percent
C. 5 percent
D. 1 percent
What do Americans report as the biggest problems facing public schools?
A. Improving academic achievement
B. Eliminating special education services
C. Improving the quality of teachers
D. Lack of discipline and control of students
Which law, passed in 1988, was designed to focus attention on special projects aimed at
identifying and serving students who are gifted from culturally diverse groups, those
living in poverty, and those with disabilities?
A. Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act
B. No Child Left Behind
C. Marland Report
D. IDEA
The formal procedure that must be followed when informal attempts to resolve
disputes, including mediation, fails is called
A. Prereferral.
B. Due process hearing.
C. Intervention assistance team.
D. Section 504 Plan
DeAsia is a third grader who has been identified as ADHD. Which of the following
behaviors would be appropriate for her to practice?
A. Interacting with others in a polite way.
B. Following classroom rules.
C. Completing assigned work.
D. All of the above
When two teachers share the instructional responsibility for an entire group, they
are demonstrating the concept of
A. Team teaching.
B. Alternative teaching.
C. Parallel teaching.
D. Consultative teaching.
Students with autism spectrum disorder can give the impressions that they understand
certain words or phrases through the use of
A. Echolalia.
B. Prosody.
C. Priming.
D. Rote memory
Availability of appropriately trained support personnel is an example of
A. Home-school collaboration.
B. Coordinated team commitment.
C. Attitudinal and social support.
D. Environmental and curriculum modifications and general education classroom
support.
Using family-centered practices and respecting the uniqueness of the families are
examples of:
A. Barriers to parent participation.
B. Strategies to encourage parent participation.
C. Reasons parents choose to participate.
D. Benefits of parent participation.
Marty’s dysfunctional behavior is so severe he is no longer able to learn alongside his
peers. Which would be the most appropriate intervention to decrease Marty’s
dysfunctional behavior?
A. Negative behavior supports
B. Positive behavior supports
C. Assistive technology
D. Universal Design for Learning
Students who are gifted often display which of the following cognitive characteristics?
A. Inability to focus
B. Social withdrawal
C. Unusually well-developed memory
D. Preference for group work
The structure of language and rules that govern it refers to
A. Phonemes.
B. Semantics.
C. Dialect.
D. Accent.
What percentage of school-aged children with learning disabilities receives their
education in a regular classroom setting?
A. 19 percent
B. 39 percent
C. 59 percent
D. 79 percent
If a student clearly sees the numbers 4-8-6 but his/her brain interprets the numbers as
6-8-4, this student is demonstrating a problem with
A. Memory.
B. Perception.
C. Pragmatics.
D. Metacognition.
One of the most significant events during the development of the field of mental
retardation was the lowering of the IQ score, which is one of the determining factors
when assessing a child for mental retardation. The score was lowered from
approximately
A. 95 to 90.
B. 90 to 85.
C. 85 to 80.
D. 85 to 70.
Depending on the state, what are two criteria used to determine a student’s eligibility for
special education services under the category of visually impaired?
A. Functional and clinical
B. Intellectual and clinical
C. Functional and intellectual
D. Intellectual and mobility
The Children with Specific Learning Disabilities Act (PL 91-230) did which of the
following for learning disabilities?
A. Provided a definition of learning disabilities
B. Established learning disabilities as a disability category
C. Provided an increase in special education teachers’ salaries
D. Both A and B
Benjamin is a high school student who is unable to communicate verbally. Benjamin
was diagnosed with apraxia after suffering brain damage during birth. To communicate
his needs Benjamin uses a communication board. This is an example of
A. Aided AAC.
B. Unaided AAC.
C. Personal digital assistant.
D. None of the above
The way in which a particular framework is used to develop, approve, and disseminate
new information is called
A. Knowledge construction.
B. Field independent.
C. Field sensitive.
D. Cognitive style.
As a result of the complex and varying needs of students with emotional and behavior
disorders, professionals have agreed that the best way to ensure effective services is to
create systems for
A. Co-teaching.
B. Consultation.
C. Counseling.
D. Collaboration.
Eric was born deaf. His parents adamantly opposed the use of American Sign
Language. They chose an option that used an electronic device that directly stimulates
the hearing nerve in the cochlea. This devices is called a/an
A. Cochlear implant.
B. Hearing aid.
C. Otoacoustic emission.
D. Auditory brainstem response.
Effectively collaborating with the parents of children with intellectual disabilities is the
responsibility of educational professionals. In doing this, what should be an educator’s
first priority?
A. To establish a friendship with the parents outside of the school setting
B. To establish a friendship with the child outside of the school setting
C. To obtain an understanding of the parents’ point of view
D. To develop a plan of action to present to the parents for discussion
Mr. Tucker is at the end of his rope with his son Alfonzo. Alfonzo was identified as
having ADHD in elementary school and is now beginning his freshman year in high
school. In addition to having ADHD, Alfonzo also has emotional and behavior
disorders that include violent outbursts followed by prolonged periods of withdrawal.
Mr. Tucker is a single dad and has very little assistance with Alfonzo outside of the
school. As a professional, what would be the BEST recommendation you could provide
for Mr. Tucker to assist him with Alfonzo?
A. Provide Mr. Tucker with available resources.
B. Refer Mr. Tucker to a psychiatrist for himself and Alfonzo.
C. Refer Mr. Tucker to the school social worker.
D. Provide Mr. Tucker with information on residential placements.
IDEA was most recently reauthorized in:
A. 1997.
B. 1999.
C. 2001.
D. 2004.
Special education is affected by laws that guarantee the civil rights of children and
adults. These two laws are:
A. IDEA and Section 504.
B. Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
C. IDEA and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
D. IDEA and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Approximately what percentage of the day do students with an intellectual disability
spend in the special education classroom?
A. 75 percent
B. 60 percent
C. 52 percent
D. 35 percent
A term often used to refer to an individual’s education and income level is
A. Socioeconomic status.
B. Culture.
C. Microculture.
D. Values.
Systemic bias within an educational system can occur through
A. Curriculum and instruction.
B. The special education referral process.
C. Teacher attitude.
D. All of the above.
Measuring a student’s social and emotional strengths, the characteristic that gives them
confidence, and the traits that help them cope with adversity refers to
A. Strength-based assessment.
B. Classroom assessment.
C. Functional behavior assessment.
D. Individual ability assessment.
What are five critical issues addressed by NCLB? Discuss the provision that is most
significant and the implications it has for students with disabilities and the professionals
who work with them.
The number of professionals studying to be special education teachers is in a great
decline. What is being done to address this teacher shortage?
CASE STUDY: Kendall was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3. Kendall’s parents
knew he was different from their other children at very young age and as a result they
never allowed Kendall to attend preschool, playgroups, or even Sunday school class.
Kendall’s parents chose to keep him at home under the care of his mother or
grandmother where he could be protected from children and other adults who would not
understand his differences. Although Kendall’s parents home-schooled him for
kindergarten and first grade, they now have turned to their neighborhood school for
assistance. Kendall has minimal communication skills and often hits or bites when he
becomes frustrated or overstimulated. As Kendall’s parents’ reluctantly enroll their son
in school, they have many questions about the education he will receive.
What type of assessments will be conducted by the school to determine if Kendall is
eligible to receive special education services?
Describe the parallel teaching form of co-teaching. When is this model of co-teaching
appropriate to use?
Why is early intervention so important for students with multiple disabilities?
Technology-based options are becoming more popular for students participation in
acceleration. What is the purpose of technology-based options? What might be the
advantages of this option for students with special gifts and talents? What are two
examples of ways you could use technology in your profession to benefit children who
are gifted and talented?
Compare and contrast authentic and dynamic assessment. Which type of assessment do
you feel most accurately identifies gifted individuals?
What characteristics do parents usually recognize when they suspect their young child
is “different”?
Visually impaired students usually need direct instruction on the development of social
skills.
In the court case Irving Independent School District v. Tatro, what was the outcome and
why was this significant?
What is the person-centered approach?
What is culture? Compare and contrast the concepts of macro- and microculture. Give
one example of each.
CASE STUDY: You have been a special education teacher for fifteen years. You are
close friends with an instructor at the local university. You have been asked to come and
speak to a group of aspiring special education teachers at the local university to give
them a “realistic” perspective on teaching. The instructor of the class gives you a list of
the following questions that were generated by the students:
What is Universal Design for Learning and why is it an effective strategy for learners
with special needs? What is an example of this strategy being used in the classroom?
What are six of the thirteen disabilities specified under IDEA?
CASE STUDY: Milo is a kindergarten student at Highland Elementary School. Milo
was identified as having an intellectual disability due to fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
as an infant. He has been in a inclusive preschool setting from the age of 2. Ms. Young
is a new (first year) teacher who has recently been told that Milo will be a student in her
classroom. Ms. Young has many concerns about having Milo in her class because she
was only required to take one class in her undergraduate program in meeting the needs
of children with disabilities. Below is a list of questions that Ms. Young wants to
discuss with her assigned mentor, Ms. Farlow, in order to develop a better
understanding of how to assist Milo in succeeding within the general education
classroom.
How does the physical appearance of children with FAS differ from “normal” children?
Students with physical and health disabilities have cognitive and academic abilities that
range from extraordinary giftedness to significant mental retardation.
Asthma is hereditary.
Determining whether a child meets the criteria for ADHD is a collaborative effort
among parents, school personnel, and doctors. How does the classroom teacher
contribute to the assessment process?
What are internalizing and externalizing behaviors? Give two examples of each.
Activities designed to examine and reduce bias in attitudes are called behavior patterns.