Within the second year of life, the spoken vocabulary of young children increases to
which of the following?
A.100 words
B. 100-200 words
C. 200-300 words
D. 300-400 words
Students with intellectual disabilities have difficulty transferring knowledge or behavior
learned for doing one task to another task for each of the following reasons EXCEPT:
A. Expectations vary in different settings
B. They do not have the intellectual capacity to learn the skill
C. Non-school settings tend to have greater complexity and more distractions
D. They have challenges using working memory in novel situations
Jos is a student with ADHD combined type. He is inattentive, withdrawn, restless, and
impulsive. Which would be the most appropriate intervention to help Jos with his
behavior?
A. Send him to the principal’s office where there are less distractions.
B. Offer Jos reading materials below his reading level to decrease frustration.
C. Teach Jos organizational and goal-setting skills.
D. Help Jos’s parents seek medication to control his behavior.
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
Varying how fast you present information and how often you ask your students to
respond is:
A. Monitoring responses
B. Frequent student responses
C. Adequate processing time
D. Appropriate instructional pacing
Each of the following is true of TBI except:
A. One year after the injury, they are more likely to show improvements in cognitive
skills than in behavioral skills.
B. Students with TBI are more likely to be diagnosed with obsessive compulsive
disorders, anxiety, and depression.
C. Approximately 10% of students experience post traumatic stress disorder in the first
three months following TBI.
D. Behavioral problems occur in 35 to 70% of students with TBI.
Most students with multiple disabilities have IQ scores of:
A. 100 or lower
B. 25 or lower
C. 80 or lower
D. Just over 100
Shane has difficulty finishing assignments, often loses things, is easily distracted, and
has poor attention to detail. Which of the following best identifies Shane?
A. ADHD predominantly inattentive type
B. ADHD predominantly hyperactive type
C. ADHD predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type
D. ADHD combined type
Which of the following is the result of the combination of mastery learning and a
good-behavior game?
A. Family-school partnership
B. Classroom-centered intervention
C. Service learning
D. Cognitive-behavior therapy
Juanita, a second grader who recently arrived from Mexico with rudimentary English
skills, was referred for a special education assessment after displaying sustained poor
academic performance in the classroom. With permission from her parents, the team
began the assessment process. Juanita’s scores on the intelligence exam (WISC-III)
demonstrated an IQ similar to students with moderate intellectual disabilities. She also
performed poorly on the school’s standard reading, spelling, and writing tests. However,
her adaptive and social living skills were above average. Before the team recommends
Juanita for special education, which principle of IDEA should they be concerned that
they may have violated?
A. Nondiscriminatory assessment
B. Free appropriate public education (Zero reject)
C. Individualized Education
D. Due process
The expanded core curriculum includes all of the following areas except which of the
following?
A. Compensatory skills and communication modes
B. Reading, writing, and math skills
C. Recreation and leisure skills
D. Orientation and mobility skills
Which level of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model exposes the student to a wide variety
of topics, disciplines, occupations, hobbies, persons, places, and events that ordinarily
would not be included in the general curriculum?
A. Type I enrichment
B. Type II enrichment
C. Type III enrichment
D. Type IV enrichment
Which principle of IDEA states that a student with a disability must be educated with
students without disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate for the student?
A. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act
B. Zero reject
C. Least restrictive environment
D. Due process
Each is recommended for math teachers to make their instruction more accessible
except:
A. Speak about math consistently and clearly
B. Verbalize whatever you write
C. Avoid using manipulatives for activities
D. Give advance copies of transparencies and notes
Positive behavior support seeks to tailor students’ environments to their strengths,
needs, and which of the following?
A. Differences
B. Preferences
C. Family structure
D. Cultural background
Which of the following is characterized by difficulty receiving or understanding
information?
A. Speech disorder
B. Voice quality disorder
C. Receptive language disorder
D. Expressive language disorder
Which of the following has special training in testing and measuring hearing?
A. Audiologist
B. Ophthalmologist
C. Neurologist
D. Otologist
Mr. File teaches history. His teaching style is to lecture to his students and require them
to write notes and important dates to study for the chapter tests. A suggestion for Mr.
File to differentiate his instructional process would be to:
A. Have the students read the chapter on their own.
B. Provide visual or graphic organizers to accompany the lectures.
C. Tape record the lectures for students to listen to later.
D. Continue with the lectures, there is nothing wrong with this teaching style.
Each of the following is an example of a majority value except:
A. Independence
B. Competition
C. Contentment
D. Achievement
With regards to medications for ADHD teachers are expected to:
A. Help monitor the impact on the child
B. Help the parents learn behavioral interventions to avoid using drugs
C. Discourage parents from resorting to using medications
D. Recommend drugs that have proven to be successful in their experience
Which of the following involves students learning to collect data on their progress
toward educational goals?
A. Self-instruction strategies
B. Student-directed learning strategies
C. Antecedent cue regulation
D. Self-monitoring strategies
Each of the following is an indicator used to gauge the success of outcomes related to
students with disabilities EXCEPT:
A. Their overall satisfaction with their jobs
B. Their overall satisfaction with life
C. The numbers receiving post-secondary education or employment
D. Their household circumstances and community involvement
Approximately what percentage of students identified as having a disability are male?
A. 40 %
B. 50%
C. 70%
D. 80%
Informal measures used to determine students’ skill levels include all of the following
except:
A. Teacher observations
B. Evaluation of needed prompt levels
C. Curriculum-based tests
D. Parent interviews
Each of the following is a characteristic of autism except:
A. Sensory and movement disorders
B. Atypical social development,
C. Typical language development
D. A need for environmental predictability
The statistical comparison of populations is:
A. Enumeration
B. Demographics
C. Census
D. Probability
A device with an electrode array inserted into the inner ear to provide direct stimulation
t the nerve fibers is:
A. Hearing aid
B. Cochlear implant
C. Audiometer
D. Assistive listening device
When designing IEPs for students with visual impairments, some important decisions to
consider are provision of instruction to support student success, location of services,
and:
A. The school’s budget
B. Nonacademic priorities
C. Staffing needs
D. Braille services
Services that address all educational, mental health, and physical health needs are:
A. Supplementary
B. Community awareness
C. Wraparound
D. Check and Connect
Procedural problems, and fact retrieval are indications of:
A. Language difficulty
B. Reading difficulty
C. Executive functioning
D. Math difficulty
What involves more than just registering, reflecting, or even understanding words that
are said?
A. Critical listening
B. Empathetic listening
C. Analytical listening
D. Sympathetic listening