When should ‘signal interference” be used with children who are impulsive?
a. Before the behavior begins
b. As the behavior escalates
c. When the child is in a tantrum
d. After the child has calmed down
P.L. 105-17 (1997 Amendments to IDEA) set the stage for
a. Family-professional collaboration
b. Nondiscrimination for people with disabilities
c. Family-centered early intervention
d. All of the above
Ainsworth described an infant who greeted his or her parent after a period of separation
with physical contact and a smile as
a. Securely attached
b. Insecurely attached-avoidant
c. Insecurely attached-resistant
d. Disorganized
In a structured learning experience centered on fine motor activities in an inclusive
early education classroom, which is the desired makeup of children and adults in
groups?
a. One large group with adults in groups
b. Small groups with the children with disabilities making up one group with one adult
c. Small groups of children with and without disabilities in each group with one adult.
d. Small groups of children with and without disabilities in each group without an adult
Which specific intervention would not be appropriate for a child who has a visual
impairment?
a. Orient the child to classroom layout and materials location
b. Facilitate auditory localization, reaching for sound, and auditory discrimination skills
c. Encourage children to identify themselves when they approach the child
d. Avoid speaking with your back to the child or with a bright light behind you
Public Law 99-457, The Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986,
a. Authorized Individual Family Services Plans (IFSPs)
b. Requires statements about mental retardation
c. Tightened eligibility requirements for infants and toddlers
d. All of the above
Children with autism often handle information more easily through which method of
presentation?
a. Auditory/verbal
b. Visual/graphic
c. Auditory repetition
d. Lip reading
Another word for ‘spasticity” as a motor disability is
a. Athetosis
b. Hypotonic
c. Hypertonic
d. Floppy
A child’s IEP must include all of the following except
a. A statement of annual goals and short-term objectives
b. A complete instructional plan
c. A statement of the child’s level of functioning
d. The appropriate objective criteria
Which of the following is not a reason for professional burnout among
paraprofessionals?
a. Recognition of a job well done
b. Inadequate training that keeps them off the team
c. Undefined role description
d. No opportunity for advancement
Which specific intervention would not be appropriate for a child who has a health
impairment?
a. Being aware of warning signs to deal with a crisis
b. Avoid speaking with your back to the child
c. Develop a plan for keeping in touch when the child is absent
d. Help the child to understand the implication of his/her problem
Anything that happens before a behavior is called
a. Consequences
b. Contingencies
c. Antecedents
d. Reinforcers