Highlighter strips would be categorized as
A) No tech
B) Low tech
C) Mid tech
D) High tech
An individual who works in a regular work setting but receives training and continued
support is involved in ____________.
A) Sheltered employment
B) Supported employment
C) Competitive employment
D) On-the-job training
A characteristic of gifted African American, Native American, and Hispanic children
that is not seen in European American children is
A) Advanced communication skills
B) Advanced imagination
C) Advanced motivation
D) None of the above
The best intentions of teachers can easily be misinterpreted if they fail to consider the
value system and cultural traditions of families who are culturally and linguistically
diverse.
A) True
B) False
Which of the following is not part of “orientation and mobility”?
A) Where you are
B) Where you are going
C) Where you have been
D) How to get there
__________ was the first behavioral psychologist to propose that autism was
environmentally determined.
A) Bender
B) Lovaas
C) Fester
D) Kanner
Which act employs a functional rather than a categorical model for determining a
disability?
A) Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments of 2008 (Public Law 110-325)
B) No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
C) Public Law 10-17 (1997 Amendments to IDEA)
D) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Joan is receiving tier 1 interventions. Who is the person most likely to deliver this
support?
A) Special educator
B) General educator
C) Counselor
D) Reading specialist
Speech and language development begins in the womb.
A) True
B) False
A person trained to provide assistive technology services to individuals with disabilities
is a(n)
A) Assistive technology technician
B) Assistive technology specialist
C) Augmentative and alternate communication specialist
D) Special education teacher
All of the following are examples of representative nonlinguistic communication
systems for the deaf-blind except
A) Touch cues
B) Communication shelves
C) Sign language
D) Speech recognition software
Which is not a critical function of parent support groups?
A) Serve as a resource for educators
B) Outreach to other parents
C) Serve as a resource for legislators
D) Developing individualized education plans
______________ refers to the severity of behavior.
A) Frequency
B) Duration
C) Intensity
D) Age-appropriateness
Many standardized tests have been revised for the purpose of reducing bias. Which is
notan example of a way in which bias has been reduced in tests?
A) Eliminated all references to animals in test items
B) Reduced the number of culturally specific test items
C) Renormed, or restandardized, the tests across more diverse students
D) Reduced culturally specific language
The prefrontal and frontal lobes of the brain are responsible for _________________.
A) Motor behavior
B) Emotional regulation
C) Executive functions
D) Temperature regulation
What is the focus of the learning strategies approach?
A) When to learn
B) What to learn
C) Why to learn
D) How to learn
Assistive technologies used to support students with writing include all except
A) Shaving cream
B) Whiteboards
C) Pencil grips
D) Talking books
The specialized expanded curriculum for a student requiring tube feeding for nutrition
may include
A) Orientation and mobility skills
B) Learning to tube feed himself or herself
C) A functional curriculum
D) An advanced course in an academic area
J. P. Guilford provided the foundation for ___________________ theory by proposing
that there are 120 kinds of intelligences.
A) Multidimensional intelligence
B) Variable intelligence
C) Common intelligence
D) Multiple intelligence
A word prediction program may be useful for a student who writes on the computer at a
very slow rate.
A) True
B) False
An 8-year-old girl living in the United States who is able to dress herself, brush her own
teeth, make a peanut butter sandwich, and do her homework is demonstrating
competence in
A) Metabolic processes
B) Adaptive behavior
C) Social skills
D) Intellectual functioning
In most instances, how large of a discrepancy is required for a student to be identified
with a learning disability?
A) 6 months
B) 1 year
C) 2 years
D) 3 years
Stuttering and cluttering are examples of language disorders.
A) True
B) False
Biological factors such as injury, infection, lead poisoning, and poor nutrition, may
influence the development of emotional or behavioral disorders.
A) True
B) False
Even with the potential for higher test scores, not all school administrators and staff
prefer to have gifted and talented classes.
A) True
B) False
Postlingual children who are deaf generally develop better speech, language, reading,
and writing skills because their hearing loss occurs
A) After they have acquired speech and language
B) After they have acquired fine motor skills
C) Before they have acquired fine motor skills
D) Before they have acquired speech and language
A child who can tell his or her first name, hold up fingers to indicate his or her age,
answer “where” questions, and use short sentences such as “Me want milk” is
demonstrating the developmental milestones of a typically developing
A) 1-year-old
B) 2-year-old
C) 3-year-old
D) 4-year-old
Which of the following is not an advantage of labeling individuals with special needs?
A) Labels serve as a means for effective communication among professionals.
B) Labels establish an individual’s eligibility for services.
C) Labels serve as a means for funding.
D) Labels can be used as an acceptable excuse.
A teacher who provides the supports a student needs to learn a new skill and then
gradually removes the supports as the student becomes more proficient at the task is
using
A) Cooperative learning
B) Task analysis
C) Scaffolding
D) A functional curriculum
Which of the following is an example of intraindividual differences?
A) John is a terrific artist, but he has trouble doing pull-ups.
B) Ceasar is taller than his classmates.
C) Alice is the fastest reader in the class.
D) Lebron consistently receives the highest scores in math.
Which of the following examples of assistive technology (AT) represent low-tech AT?
A) Sport wheelchair
B) Robotic arm
C) Graphing calculators
D) Spoon with built-up handle
Each state uses its own definition of giftedness in the schools.
A) True
B) False
Which of the following would be considered an example of assistive technology?
A) A related service
B) An accommodation
C) An annual goal
D) All of the above
The sign language system that is most commonly used in public schools is called
A) Signing Exact English
B) Signed English
C) American Sign Language
D) None of the above
_____ percent of the referrals for special education services result in placement.
A) Twenty-five
B) Fifty
C) Seventy-five
D) Ninety