Which of the following has special training in testing and measuring hearing?
A. Audiologist
B. Ophthalmologist
C. Neurologist
D. Otologist
Which of the following is a scale developed by a teacher as a guide to scoring a
student’s performance?
A. A checklist
B. A rubric
C. A report card
D. An IEP
Two ways of monitoring the progress of students who are gifted are product evaluation
and:
A. Standardized tests
B. Process evaluation
C. Portfolios
D. IQ tests
The majority of children with epilepsy have intelligence scores in which range?
A. Average
B. Low average
C. High average
D. Low
AAC devices typically have all of the following features except:
A. Symbol choices
B. Display systems
C. Selection options
D. Calculators
Each of the following may be related to the organic cause of a speech or language
disorder except:
A. Nervous system
B. Muscular system
C. Formation of speech mechanism
D. An acquired disorder
Positive interdependence and individual accountability are characteristics of:
A. Cooperative learning
B. Collaborative teaming
C. Wraparound
D. Problem-solving
If air-conduction and bone-conduction thresholds are the same, the hearing loss is:
A. Conductive
B. Responsive
C. Unresponsive
D. Sensorineural
How many states (of 47 responding) have state or local requirements related to the
involvement of parents in educational decision making for children who are gifted?
A. 26
B. 47
C. 12
D. 38
Students with lower IQs tend to have which of the following?
A. Fewer needs for supports to function in school
B. Greater needs for supports to function at school
C. Fewer needs for supports to function in other settings
D. No educational benefit from school
Most individuals with visual impairments:
A. Use braille
B. Read print
C. Use audiobooks
D. Rely on others to read to them
Which theories reemerged with publication of The Bell Curve?
A. Cultural deficit and genetic deficit
B. Eugenics and cultural deficit
C. Cultural difference and genetic deficit
D. Genetic deficit and eugenics
Which of the following is a test of how well the middle ear is functioning and how well
the eardrum can move?
A. Audiograms
B. Tympanography
C. Audiometry
D. Behavioral audiological evaluations
Each of the following must be part of supported employment except which one?
A. The supported worker must be paid above minimum wage.
B. The supported worker must work at least 20 hours a week.
C. The supported worker must, after 18 months, be able to do the job without support.
D. The supported worker must work in a typical work setting.
An injury that does not involve penetration or fracture of the bones of the skull but
results from an external blow or from the brain being whipped back and forth rapidly is
which of the following?
A. An open head injury
B. A closed head injury
C. Encephalitis
D. A congenital injury
Providing instruction only on content that a student has not yet mastered is:
A. Acceleration
B. Curriculum extension
C. Compacting the curriculum
D. Differentiated instruction
Which of the following teaches students to link a word to a new word or concept to help
them remember the new material?
A. Keyword strategies
B. Pegword strategies
C. Letter strategies
D. Number strategies
Describe applied behavior analysis (ABA) and discrete trial training.
According to IDEA, five characteristics of emotional or behavioral disorders include
each of the following except:
A. Inability to feel fear
B. Inability to build or maintain friendships
C. Inappropriate behavior
D. Unhappiness or depression
Amplification, speech reading, reading, and writing are all used in combination with
signs in which of the following approaches?
A. Pidgin signed English
B. Oral/aural format
C. Cued speech
D. Total communication
Which of the following is a motor speech disorder that affects the way in which a
student plans to produce speech?
A. Apraxia of speech
B. Voice disorders
C. Receptive language disorders
D. Expressive language disorders
The Apgar Test is a traditional way to screen for detection of a disability in a newborn.
The test includes ranking the child on five traits, including heart rate, respiratory effort,
muscle tone, gag reflex, and which of the following?
A. Mobility
B. Skin color
C. Grasping
D. Eyesight
Which of the following uses the discriminative stimulus, the response, and the
reinforcing stimulus or consequence?
A. Positive behavior support
B. Discrete trial teaching
C. Applied behavior analysis
D. Social stories
Approximately what percentage of students identified as having a disability are male?
A. 40 %
B. 50%
C. 70%
D. 80%
A technique used to teach appropriate interactions, cool and uncool behaviors,
understanding others’ perspectives, and knowing the unwritten codes of conduct is:
A. Conflict resolution
B. Peer mediation
C. Social stories
D. Schoolwide behavior support
Advocacy involves each of the following EXCEPT:
A. Seeking win-win solutions
B. Preventing problems
C. Keeping your conscience primed
D. Affirming strengths
Students with multiple disabilities often have motor impairments that produce:
A. Extreme pain
B. Abnormal muscle tone
C. Broken bones
D. Convulsions
Tommy has difficulty with syntactically complete sentences when speaking or writing.
He avoids writing tasks and is sometimes teased about his speech. What can you do to
help Tommy with his syntax during classroom activities?
A. Provide visual and verbal models of complete sentences.
B. Make Tommy stop and think before he speaks or writes.
C. Tell the other students that Tommy has a problem and not to tease him.
D. Excuse Tommy from writing activities and limit speaking situations.
Students with emotional or behavioral disorders may be gifted or have intellectual
disabilities, but most have IQs in which range?
A. Above average
B. Well below average
C. Low average
D. Middle
James frequently disrupts other students when he needs to be working independently on
his assignments. You have discussed this behavior with James but it continues. An
appropriate instructional intervention would be:
A. When James is disruptive, send him to the principal’s office.
B. Move James to a different part of the classroom away from other students.
C. Use advance organizers to guide James’ learning on independent assignments.
D. Inform James’ parents of his behavior and ask for help.
Fidgeting, leaving the seat in the classroom, running or climbing excessively, difficulty
playing or engaging in leisure activities, blurting out answers, difficulty waiting to take
turns, and talking excessively are characteristics of:
A. ADHD inattentive type
B. ADHD hyperactive/impulsive type
C. ADHD with learning disability
D. ADHD combined type
Autism is a developmental disability that significantly affects a student’s verbal and
nonverbal communication, social interaction, and:
A. Educational performance
B. Intellectual abilities
C. Vocational skills
D. Functional skills
List two possible advantages of and two possible disadvantages of the impact of
standards-based reform for students with disabilities.
Compare and contrast product and process evaluation.
Differentiate between the legal and educational definitions of visual impairment.
Describe the characteristics of cognitive change in students with traumatic brain injury.
What factors influence the prevalence of intellectual disabilities and what
characteristics are associated with each?
Explain generalization and the challenges of generalization faced by students with
intellectual disabilities. Give a example of a generalization problem a student might
have (not used in the textbook) that illustrates why teaching in a typical community
setting is important.
How should a speech and language pathologist (SLP) assess bilingual or multilingual
students?
What is a task analysis and what are the five steps it follows?
What is the topographical classification system for physical disabilities?
Summarize the possible causes of ADHD.
What are e-readers and how can they be beneficial to students with intellectual
disabilities?
Define e-texts and adapted PE and describe how they fit the philosophy of universal
design for learning.
What is the expanded core curriculum? Identify the domains within it and explain how
so many skills can be taught.
What is risk ratio as it relates to special education?
Summarize the causes of intellectual disabilities.
List (and briefly describe) the five instructional areas for promoting friendships.