IEP teams should consider assistive technology ___________ an IEP meeting.
A) At the beginning of
B) Prior to
C) Before writing goals
D) Toward the end of
Programs centered on the common instructional needs of students are best described as
A) Noncategorical
B) Categorical
C) Exceptional
D) Multidisciplinary
The contemporary emphasis on building family-professional partnerships implies that
families are full and equal partners with professionals.
A) True
B) False
For any student to succeed, it is vital that the student is given appropriate
_________________.
A) Acceptance
B) Grades
C) Freedom
D) Challenges
The eugenics movement
A) Pushed for the rights of disabled individuals
B) Sought to improve the quality of humankind through selective breeding
C) Built the foundation for parent-professional collaboration
D) Is still highly influential in modern society
The academic area most negatively affected by a hearing impairment is
A) Writing
B) Reading
C) Mathematics
D) Science
Most families of students with learning disabilities are
A) Dysfunctional
B) Well adjusted
C) Upper income
D) Median income
All states recognize gifted and talented as a category of exceptionality.
A) True
B) False
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of assessment for students with
autism spectrum disorders?
A) The use of multiple assessment instruments
B) Diagnostic processes are administered by a team of professionals
C) Direct observations
D) A focus on measures of cognitive functioning
The implementation of _________ and PL 101-476 signaled a change in the status of
parent-professional relationships.
A) PL 94-132
B) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
C) PL 99-457
D) Americans with Disabilities Act
When interacting with a person who has a hearing impairment, one should speak
A) More loudly
B) More quietly
C) When looking away
D) In a normal tone
Cultural pluralism requires cultural groups to relinquish or abandon their cultural
heritage.
A) True
B) False
Approximately what percentage of special education teachers are African American?
A) 84%
B) 69%
C) 11%
D) 5%
JAWS software produces synthetic speech.
A) True
B) False
Today, the majority of students with hearing impairments attend public schools.
A) True
B) False
Approximately 33.7% of students with autism spectrum disorders are served in
A) General education settings
B) Special schools
C) Self-contained classrooms
D) Residential facilities
The most common method used for assessing an individual’s cognitive ability is
through the use of a(n)
A) Adaptive behavior assessment
B) Intelligence or IQ test
C) Direct observation assessment
D) Achievement test
Which category of disability has the highest incidence?
A) Intellectual disabilities
B) Behavioral disorders
C) Specific learning disabilities
D) Visual impairments
The development of the field of learning disabilities is divided into four historical
periods. Of the following, which is not one of the four?
A) Transition
B) Future
C) Foundation
D) Integration
Who was one of the first individuals to use behavior modification to treat people with
disabilities?
A) Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
B) Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
C) Philippe Pinel
D) Louis Braille
Who coined the term learning disability?
A) James T. Kirk
B) Thomas Edison
C) Samuel Kirk
D) Howard Gardner
Despite its value, ________ is an area of struggle for many students.
A) Mathematics
B) Science
C) Vocabulary
D) Reading
PL 94-142 requires services be provided for preschool children with disabilities.
A) True
B) False
Life cycle changes are age related.
A) True
B) False
PL 99-457 extended the scope of educational services provided by PL 94-142 to support
which population?
A) High school students
B) Middle school students
C) Elementary students
D) Children ages birth to 5 years of age
Universal hearing screening for newborns is important because hearing loss
A) Can always be repaired when discovered early
B) Is the most common congenital disorder in newborns
C) Is not a common congenital disorder in newborns
D) Requires that the infants be immediately fitted with hearing aids
Children who are deaf or who have hearing impairments typically have parents who
A) Are hearing
B) Are deaf or have hearing impairments
C) Know sign language
D) Understand the Deaf culture
What is an appropriate educational strategy to use if a teacher wants to develop
functional language skills for a student with central auditory processing disorder?
A) Do auditory discrimination exercises (the student identifies the difference between
words such as these and please)
B) Have the student repeat oral directions after the teacher gives them
C) Have the student practice repeating sounds heard in a sequence
D) Have the student locate a sound the teacher makes in a room
Siblings of children with disabilities may experience a range of emotions, including
A) Resentment
B) Jealousy
C) Rejection
D) All of the above
Which of the following is a civil rights law?
A) PL 94-142
B) PL 99-457
C) PL 101-476
D) PL 93-112
One problem with the proficiency standards established by the No Child Left Behind
Act, with regards to gifted and talented children, is
A) The children find it difficult to reach the proficiency standards established.
B) Teachers do not have time to help gifted children reach their proficiency levels.
C) The established proficiency levels can be limiting to gifted and talented students.
D) None of the above
_______________ is a strategy for teaching functional skills in the environment in
which they would naturally occur rather than in simulated settings.
A) Task analysis
B) Community-based instruction
C) Cooperative learning
D) Scaffolding
When working with a family that has an exceptional child, it is important for teachers
and other service providers to focus on the
A) Strength and resources of the family
B) Challenges and the stresses of the family
C) Dysfunction and chaos of the family
D) The life and times of the family
The correlation between which of these environmental factors and ADHD is supported
by research?
A) An excess of sugar
B) Overexposure to television
C) Maternal smoking
D) Food additives
Disproportional numbers of Asian and Pacific Islander students can be found receiving
services in which of the following programs?
A) Gifted and talented
B) Learning disabilities
C) Behavior disorders
D) Moderate disabilities