Students with severe and multiple disabilities often engage in stereotypical behavior
such as
A. Hair twirling.
B. Doodling.
C. Whistling.
D. Rocking back and forth.
The greatest barrier to effective collaboration in schools is
A. Poor attitude toward collaboration.
B. Lack of education on how to effectively collaborate.
C. Lack of time for shared planning.
D. Lack of research supporting collaboration.
In terms of identifying children with autism spectrum disorder, why is it imperative that
better assessment procedures be identified for use with young children?
A. To help parents cope and understand why their baby is “different”
B. So pediatricians will not dismiss parents’ concerns
C. The most positive outcomes tend to accrue to children who begin interventions at an
early age.
D. Once a preschool-age child is diagnosed, the child’s parents are eligible for
government financial support.
Which of the following is NOT an educational placement for infants, toddlers, and
preschool children with visual impairments?
A. Home-based
B. Center-based
C. Inclusive preschools
D. Resource settings
Students with low vision are typically assessed by which of the following?
A. Learning media assessment.
B. Functional vision assessment.
C. Optical assessment.
D. Visual acuity assessment.
The way in which speech-language services are implemented depends on
A. The nature of the disability.
B. The age of the individual receiving services.
C. The parents’ preference.
D. The individual’s preference.
The movement of tongue, teeth, lips, and palate are all dimensions of
A. Speech.
B. Articulation.
C. Fluency.
D. Phonology.
A setting where the academic instruction is delivered by a special education teacher 60
percent of the student’s day is a/an
A. Inclusive classroom.
B. Mainstreamed classroom.
C. Resource classroom.
D. Self-contained classroom.
Careful planning for the transition to adulthood for individuals with ASD should
include
A. Work skills.
B. Leisure skills.
C. Sexuality.
D. All of the above.
Students with vision loss have difficulty distinguishing the fine details of letters and
words because of problems with
A. Uveal tract.
B. Visual field.
C. Acuity.
D. Visual efficacy.
Approximately what percentage of all children with disability has visual impairment or
blindness?
A. Less than 5 percent
B. Less than 15 percent
C. Less than 30 percent
D. Less than 50 percent
Which of the following statements about collaboration is false?
A. Collaboration is based on positive and affirming characteristics.
B. Collaboration is universally accepted and supported by research.
C. Collaboration is an emergent and learned skill.
D. Collaboration takes time, skill, effort, and commitment.
Which of the following is specialized intervention that students with speech and
language disorders may need?
A. Articulation therapy
B. Study buddy
C. Fewer math problems
D. A scribe
A child who seems to meet the criteria for autistic disorder but who did not display
those characteristics until school age would probably be classified as
A. Autistic.
B. Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified.
C. Asperger syndrome.
D. Pervasive disorder.
Which is considered the “basis for all subsequent special education practice”?
A. P.L. 94-142 Education of the Handicapped Act
B. Larry P. v. Riles
C. P.L. 89-750 Elementary and Secondary Education Act
D Diana v. State Board of Education of California
ASL stands for
A. Approximate Sign Language.
B. Approximate Signal Language.
C. American Sign Language.
D. American Signal Language.
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder have difficulty with
A. Language and communication.
B. Environmental changes.
C. Stereotypic behavior.
D. All of the above.
The first school of the deaf in the United States was founded by
A. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet.
B. A.G. Bell.
C. Laurent Clerc.
D. Ben Franklin.
In some cases, cognitive abilities cannot be accurately assessed using standardized tests.
Which of the following is an alternative approach to assess student learning needs and
ability?
A. Dynamic assessment
B. Aptitude test
C. Achievement test
D. Self-rating checklist
Max is 15 years old and was diagnosed with autism as a toddler. He makes people
uncomfortable because he gets extremely close to people as they speak. Max’s inability
to know the socially acceptable distance between people during conversation is called
A. Echolalia.
B. Proxemics.
C. Prosody.
D. Priming.
Phillip is an eighth grader with moderate cognitive disabilities. He is exempt from
the Achievement tests required by No Child Left Behind. This occurred because
A. Phillip’s parents signed a waiver stating they did not want him tested.
B. Phillip’s IEP specifies that alternative assessments are more appropriate.
C. Students with moderate cognitive disabilities are automatically exempt.
D. None of the above.
Code switching occurs when
A. Bilingual students switch back and forth from English to their native language when
talking to parents.
B. The student is taught that Standard English is the only acceptable way to
communicate.
C. Students use Standard English when it’s appropriate and dialect with family and
community.
D. None of the above
What groups of students are NOT specifically included in IDEA?
A. Students who are gifted, students with multiple disabilities, and students who are
homeless.
B. Students who are gifted, students with ADHD, and students who are at risk for
school failure.
C. Students who are gifted, students with other health impairments, and students who
are at-risk.
D. Students who live in poverty, students who are born addicted to cocaine, and
students with autism.
Discrepancies in which of the following areas can be found when identifying students
with learning disabilities?
A. Poor teaching
B. Hearing disability
C. Cognitive skills
D. Poverty
An alternative term used to refer to young children with an intellectual disability is
A. Developmentally delayed.
B. Cognitively challenged.
C. Cognitively delayed.
D. Developmentally disabled.
Which area is the least likely to be addressed in programs for students with severe and
multiple disabilities who have been placed in a separate setting?
A. Personal care skills
B. Communication
C. Biology
D. Prevocational skills
Most students identified with emotional and behavior disorders have what level of
intelligence?
A. Below 70
B. Low average to gifted
C. Average to gifted
D. Low average to average
A team of professionals who review cases of students who are suspected of having a
disability is often referred to as
A. Teacher assistance team.
B. Intervention assistance team.
C. Student assistance team.
D. All of the above.
After John’s stroke, he could only move the limbs on the right side of his body. This
could be referred to as
A. Monoplegia.
B. Paraplegia.
C. Hemiplegia.
D. Diplegia.
Which of the following is a critical issue related to parent participation?
A. Lack of interest
B. Lack of time
C. Lack of money
D. Lack of skill
Where are the largest percentages of students of color in the United States?
A. Northeast
B. Midwest
C. West
D. Great Lakes
Which of the following terms is often used interchangeably with giftedness?
A. Genius
B. Brilliance
C. Talent
D. Prodigy
Students with emotional and behavior disorders should be served through
A. Intensive one-to-one counseling.
B. Child-centered practices.
C. Family-centered practices.
D. Peer counseling.
Learning disabilities are always accompanied by attention-deficit disorder with or
without hyperactivity.
What occurred in the 1950s that dramatically increased the number of babies who were
visually impaired? How did this generation of young children with visual impairments
create a revolution in the education of students with visual impairments?
This text mentioned several professionals who worked both directly and indirectly with
students with disabilities. Name two professionals who provide direct and indirect
services to students with disabilities. Provide examples of how these professionals
provide direct or indirect services.
You have just been assigned to teach a class of twenty-six students. Six of the
twenty-six have been identified with ADHD. Which of these areas would be your top
priority: instructional, behavioral, or environmental? Provide examples of the type of
intervention you select and explain why you would address this specific type of
intervention first.
What are the differences in the federal definition and the TASH definition of students
with multiple and severe disabilities? Which of these definitions do you feel more
accurately describes students with severe and multiple disabilities? Why?
How does culture influence student learning?
Due to the implementation of high-stakes testing, life skills curriculum is only available
for students who have a profound intellectual disability.
Zero reject is one of the provisions of IDEA that includes students with communicable
diseases such as AIDS.
What is the issue facing professionals who teach students with visual impairments in
suburban and rural areas? What are the implications of this issue for both students and
professionals?
What are the various duties, as described in this text, of special educators? How did this
differ from your experiences or perceptions of the role of special educators?
CASE STUDY: Alex has just begun attending a new elementary school. She is nervous
about meeting new friends and having new teachers. She finds that schoolwork at her
new school seems much harder than at her previous school. The difficulties she was
having at her old school seem even worse here. She is a very fluent reader but she
cannot seem to answer questions about what she has just read. She is very accurate in
math (computation,) but the word problems cause her a great deal of frustration. Alex is
very popular with her peers and makes friends easily. However, her teachers are always
telling her to “be still, stop talking out of turn, and stay in your seat.” Alex loves to tell
stories and is very creative. If her teachers would let her tell stories instead of write
them, she would get better grades. She has difficulty getting her thoughts down on
paper and her handwriting is very messy. Alex loves school and wants to do well, but
she sometimes feels that she does everything wrong.
Based on the description above, do you believe Alex could have learning disabilities?
What characteristics does Alex exhibit that would lead you to believe she does or does
not have learning disabilities?
One of the three trends in the field of deaf education include the use of
bilingual-bicultural approach for educating students.
Once a student has been identified as eligible for special education services and an IEP
has been written, how is his/her progress monitored?
Samuel Gridley Howe led the New England Asylum for the Blind in Massachusetts.
What were the three guiding principles Howe believed his educational program should
follow?
How did the awareness of children with physical disabilities emerge? What implications
did this awareness change the educational options for students with physical
disabilities?
CASE STUDY: Mrs. Martinez has just accepted a new position at Forest Grove Middle
School. She was hired to serve students with special needs in grades 6 through 8. Forest
Grove’s philosophy is that separate is better in regard to their delivery of services for
students with special needs. Mrs. Martinez is a strong advocate for inclusive practices
and collaborative professional partnerships. Through discussions with her new
co-workers, she has discovered that many of the teachers, paraeducators, and related
service professionals feel that it is time for a change in the school’s philosophy. Mrs.
Martinez has been nominated by her co-workers to present the idea of developing a
more collaborative community among the teachers to the principal, Mrs. Jones, in order
to begin the process of integrating students with special needs into the general
education classroom.
If you were Mrs. Martinez, how would you explain the concept of collaboration to Mrs.
Jones? What are the elements necessary for collaboration to occur?
Fragile-X is often referred to as Trisomy 21.
What court case decision clarified that “separate cannot be equal”? Explain the affect
this court case continues to have on the field of special education.
What is the most controversial issue facing professionals and parents of children
with disabilities in the field of special education?
Students with severe and multiple disabilities may engage in behaviors such as
screaming, hitting, kicking, or biting.