The most prevalent method of service delivery to students who receive speech/language
services is
A) pull-out
B) classroom based
C) community based
D) collaborative consultation
Which of the following is not an example of a student with an internalizing behavior?
A) Twelve-year-old Ben fantasizes that he is a super hero.
B) Seven-year-old Sophie is often out of her seat during reading.
C) Nine-year-old Tameka asks to see the nurse every day because she has a stomach
ache.
D) Ten-year-old Steven is terrified of fish and refuses to walk past the aquarium in the
hall.
TRUE/FALSE
A neural hearing impairment involves damage to the cochlea.
Which of the following is an obstacle that makes transitioning to adulthood difficult for
students with disabilities?
A) high expectations
B) lack of motivation
C) lack of needed supports
D) lack of appropriate role models
One of the changes to the proposed definition of autism spectrum disorder in the
DSM-5 is
A) the new definition will include levels of intelligence
B) Rett syndrome will be included as a separate category
C) Asperger syndrome and high functioning autism will be listed as separate categories
D) a level of severity will be assigned based on the supports needed to counteract
limitations
Which of the following is an example of curricula that includes explicit instruction?
A) Everyday Mathematics
B) Reading Mastery
C) Rigby Literacy
D) The Blueford Series
Mrs. Sawyer is a general education teacher with a class of 26 students. Six of those
students have been identified as gifted and talented. Mr. Lucas, a teacher who is
certified in teaching gifted and talented students, spends one fourth of his time
providing differentiated instruction to these students in the general education classroom.
This arrangement is known as
A) cluster ability grouping
B) cluster performance grouping
C) dual differentiation
D) like ability cooperative learning groups
Why is it difficult to develop a clear definition of emotional disabilities?
A) Most children are well behaved.
B) Norms for appropriate behavior differ across cultures.
C) Emotional and behavior disorders usually occur in isolation.
D) There is a clear definition of what constitutes good mental health.
Three of the dimensions of cognitive creative behavior in Guilford’s structure of
intellect model are
A) novelty, fluency, flexibility
B) fluency, application, production
C) novelty, insight, contribution
D) flexibility, divergence, convergence
One advantage of the response to intervention approach to identifying students with
learning disabilities is
A) it is simpler to use
B) it is less time-consuming
C) it is preferred by teachers and parents
D) it results in early identification and prevention
Jasmine is a kindergarten child with low vision. Which of the following is not a realistic
expectation regarding motor skills?
A) She will be less careful with space.
B) She will lose her balance and fall easily.
C) She will be less likely to imitate actions of others.
D) She will have poorer overall motor skills than normally sighted peers.
Curriculum-based assessment can be used to do all of the following except
A) select IEP or IFSP goals
B) identify a child’s level of functioning
C) evaluate a child’s progress in special education.
D) compare a child’s achievement to that of his peers
Which of the following statements about functional academic skills is true?
A) They are standardized.
B) They are easy to identify.
C) They are the skills that are the easiest to learn.
D) They are the skills that are most useful parts of the subject.
Which of the following adaptive behavior assessments includes questions about
adaptive and maladaptive behaviors?
A) ABS II
B) ABS”S2
C) DABS
D) Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales
Which of the following assessments for emotional and behavior disorders is a
strengths-based assessment?
A) Behavior and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS)
B) Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)
C) Teachers Report Form (TRF)
D) Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders (SSBD)
Common feelings of siblings of children with disabilities include all of the following
except
A) feelings of being left out
B) uneasiness about the reaction of friends
C) concerns about the cause of the disability
D) fear that they will be rejected by their sibling with disabilities
IDEA requires that an individualized education plan be developed for all students with
disabilities between the ages of
A) birth to 21
B) 3 to 18
C) 3 to 21
D) 6 to 21
Which of the following is/are true regarding C-Print speech-to-text service for deaf
students?
A) Deaf students must learn shorthand to use the service.
B) The presenter or lecturer types notes and comments for deaf students.
C) The system provides meaning-for-meaning translation of class lectures.
D) The system provides verbatim, word-for-word translations of class lectures.
Caleb is a student who needs limited supports to function at school and in the
community. Based on this knowledge, which of the following is most likely to represent
his level of intellectual disability?
A) mild
B) moderate
C) severe
D) profound
According to the least restrictive environment (LRE) principle of IDEA, which of the
following is NOT true?
A) Students with disabilities should be included in nonacademic classes.
B) Students with disabilities should be included in school events such as assemblies and
field trips.
C) Placement options for students with disabilities should reflect a continuum.
D) IEP teams should first consider the option of self-contained class placement for
students with disabilities.
In 2005, what percentage of students who received special services in high school
enrolled in college?
A) 19%
B) 26%
C) 37%
D) 46%
The difference between the AAIDD and the IDEA definitions of intellectual disabilities
is
A) the qualifying IQ score is lower in the AAIDD definition
B) significantly subaverage intellect is found only in the IDEA definition
C) the effect on educational performance is mentioned only in the IDEA definition
D) manifestation during the developmental period is not a part of the AAIDD definition
Which of the following is not an example of stereotypic behaviors exhibited by people
who are blind?
A) body rocking
B) eye pressing
C) hand flapping
D) head banging
Which dimension of language is concerned with the meaning of words and
combinations of words?
A) morphology
B) pragmatics
C) semantics
D) syntax
All of the following are measurable dimensions of behavior except
A) frequency
B) latency
C) rigidity
D) topography
Which of the following is most likely to be heard at 40 dB from 15 feet away?
A) a whisper
B) a lawnmower
C) normal conversation
D) a dripping faucet
According to B. F. Skinner, the simplest function of language is
A) echoing
B) imitating
C) manding
D) tacting
Current research on behavior problems and students with learning disabilities indicates
that
A) they engage in more risk-taking behaviors
B) they are immature and over dependent on adults
C) their negative behaviors are caused by hyperactivity
D) their negative behaviors are caused by academic deficits
Which of the following represents the most appropriate way to develop career
awareness and vocational skills for students during the elementary years?
A) feeding the class pet
B) interviewing a parent about his/her job
C) learning to count money and give change
D) shadowing a cafeteria worker to learn about his/her job
Which educational approach emphasizes training in the production and understanding
of speech?
A) oral/aural
B) cued speech
C) bilingual/bicultural
D) total communication
Which is better for a child with deaf-blindness, an education program for a blind child
or an education program for a deaf child? Explain your answer.
A/an _____ provides a direct link among testing, teaching, and program evaluation.
Explain three purposes of this tool that were outlined in the textbook.
As a first grade teacher, what process would you follow if you had concerns about one
of your student’s speech development? What are some strategies you can implement
should a language impairment be diagnosed?
There is some controversy surrounding the intelligence of emotionally and behaviorally
disabled students. Explain the reasons for this controversy.
Discuss the advantages of the definition of emotional and behavioral disorders proposed
by the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders.
Define generalization and maintenance.
Define task analysis to include an explanation of the process.
Why shouldn”t an educator use jargon when communicating with parents?
Define and give examples of biological risk conditions.
According to researchers and professionals, what is the most appropriate instructional
method for children who are deaf?
Which placement option is characterized by attendance for only part of the day with
specialized instruction and who provides this service?
Explain what skills are involved in self-determination training and give an example of
the importance of each as it relates to living independently.
Define social stories.
Using a fictitious case study, illustrate two strategies for increasing naturalistic teaching
of language.
Who determines what the LRE and special education services will be for a student with
disabilities and what legally mandated sequence is followed?