IDEA 2004 mandates that states and their districts pay for all assistive technology
required in an IEP except
A) Feeding tubes
B) Braille textbooks
C) Computer programs
D) Cochlear implants
Which of the following is not a contributing factor of overrepresentation in special
education of children of color?
A) Poverty
B) Limited access to health care
C) Cultural and language differences
D) Lack of teacher training in the area of multiculturalism
You are concerned that one of your students may be exhibiting symptoms of ADHD.
What is one of the first approaches you may take to assist the student before referring
him or her for services?
A) Place the student in the least distracting location in the class
B) Adapt work assignments so the student has less to do
C) Allow the student to use additional learning aids
D) Recommend that the parents consider medication for their child
What is the belief that all students should be taught exclusively in general education
classrooms at neighborhood schools?
A) Least restrictive environment
B) Regular education initiative
C) Full inclusion
D) Equal access for all students
Instructional opportunities for adolescents and young adults who are gifted include
A) Magnet schools
B) Advanced Placement classes
C) Saturday programs
D) All of the above
Disorganization and inattention are associated with impairments in the
A) Cerebellum
B) Basal ganglia
C) Prefrontal lobe and frontal cortex
D) None of the above
A well-known outlet for adults who are gifted is
A) NASA
B) DEXTER
C) AWGAT
D) MENSA
Select the potential reason for variability across states on identification of students with
emotional and behavioral disorders.
A) Variability in state academic achievement scores
B) Variability across states in identification procedures for emotional or behavior
disorders
C) Variability in the budgeted resources
D) Not all states recognize this disability category
The design of curriculum materials, instructional activities, and evaluation procedures
that can meet the needs of learners with widely varying abilities and backgrounds is
called
A) The IEP
B) Informational technology
C) Educational technology
D) Universal design for learning
What is the most common location for the delivery of services for students with
learning disabilities?
A) General education classroom
B) Collaborative classroom
C) Resource classroom
D) Separate school setting
All families react to having a child with a disability in the same way.
A) True
B) False
Norm-referenced assessments are especially helpful in pinpointing specific skills in
which a student may require additional instruction.
A) True
B) False
Which is a major factor in how a family reacts to change?
A) Adaptability
B) Wealth
C) Family size
D) Marital status of the parents
During the perinatal period, the most common cause of brain injury is
A) Maternal age
B) Toxoplasmosis
C) Asphyxia
D) Premature birth
By kindergarten, most children have a vocabulary of how many words?
A) 2,000
B) 500
C) 1,000
D) 4,000
African American students are underrepresented in classes for students with mild and
moderate intellectual disabilities and behavior disorders.
A) True
B) False
What percentage of children receiving a special education is classified intellectually
disabled?
A) 5%
B) 9.2%
C) 7.4%
D) 20%
Offering students tiered assignments based on content, process, and product is an
example of
A) Acceleration
B) Flexible grouping
C) Course compacting
D) Differentiation
Toxoplasmosis is a severe infection transmitted through contact with domestic animals
such as cats or chickens.
A) True
B) False
Early residential schools for the blind in the United States were proposed by
A) Louis Braille
B) Samuel Gridley Howe
C) Carl Perkins
D) Diderot
Only a few children with visual impairment have concomitant developmental or
physical disabilities.
A) True
B) False
Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, all of the following would be
considered “major life activities” except
A) Driving
B) Seeing
C) Learning
D) Walking
All of the following are organs that are used in the production of speech except
A) Amygdala
B) Epiglottis
C) Uvula
D) Frenum
The transition from school to postschool environments for students with disabilities
may be enhanced by increasing the
A) Intensity of the traditional curriculum
B) Relevance of the traditional curriculum
C) Level of difficulty of the traditional curriculum
D) Duration of the traditional program
An example of assistive technology used for seating and positioning might be
A) Wheelchair
B) Custom wedges
C) Gait trainer
D) Alternative keyboard
Classroom materials should include portrayals of women and men with and without
disabilities across diverse cultural and racial groups in which of the following roles?
A) Only active roles
B) Only passive roles
C) Active and passive roles
D) They should not be portrayed at all
The three basic types of speech impairments are _______, _______, and _______.
A) Articulation disorders, voice disorders, fluency disorders
B) Aphasia, apraxia, articulation
C) Resonance, phonation, nasality
D) Central auditory processing disorder, developmental delay, receptive disorder
Schools must justify the exclusion of students with disabilities for any period of time
from the general education environment.
A) True
B) False
Approximately one fourth of students with visual impairments are served in residential
schools.
A) True
B) False
An example of assistive technology for the purpose of recreation and leisure is
A) Braille playing cards
B) Pencil grip
C) ReadingPen
D) Hearing aid
_____________ are the features that make a family unique.
A) Cultural background
B) Geographic location
C) Family size
D) All of the above
Identify the radical pieces of legislation Alexander Graham Bell proposed regarding his
beliefs about the instruction and communication of individuals with significant hearing
impairments.
In what ways can technology contribute to the education of individuals who are gifted
and talented?
Identify and discuss several characteristics that help adults with learning disabilities
achieve success.
What is an underlying assumption of the family systems model?
What are some possible reasons why there is a low level of identification of children
ages 3 to 5 as having an emotional or behavioral disorder?
Name two forms of differentiation that classroom teachers may use to educate gifted
children.
What types of things can be included within the high school curriculum to increase the
chance for successful transitions to postschool settings?
Explain some of the assessment recommendations for students from culturally and
linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Discuss the impact that crisis prevention and management programs have on teachers.
A student of yours is included in a general education classroom. Name and describe
three strategies that you could use to increase the student’s access to the general
education curriculum and ensure that the student progresses adequately.
Discuss the radical revisions of the DSM-5 in 2013.
In what way did entering the ‘space race” catapult gifted and talented education in the
United States?
What are two neuromotor impairments?
Discuss three reasons why the prevalence of learning disability has decreased.
Select one of the six methods of co-teaching and explain how it could be beneficial to
all
students in an inclusive content classroom.