A principle underlying the bicultural-bilingual approach is
A) teaching the history of the Deaf culture instead of that of the dominant culture.
B) providing a foundation in spoken English to serve as a basis for ASL.
C) stressing that ASL is the primary language, and English is secondary.
D) encouraging hearing people to learn ASL as a second language.
The prevalence of TBI has increased so much in recent years that
a) it is now sometimes referred to as a silent epidemic.
b) it is now considered a high incidence disability.
c) it has passed intellectual disabilities in prevalence.
d) the Center for Disease Control is lobbying Congress to make it mandatory that those
under the age of 21 wear helmets while driving automobiles.
Difficulties experienced by students with learning disabilities in interpreting the feeling
and emotions of others reflects a problem with
A) visual perception.
B) social cognition.
C) affective disorder.
D) referential communication.
All of the following are common vision problems caused by errors of refraction
EXCEPT
a. Hyperopia.
b. Astigmatism.
c. Glaucoma.
d. Myopia.
An area of deficits that has traditionally been associated with persons with intellectual
disabilities but is beginning to be of interest with respect to persons with ADHD is
A) stereotypic behaviors.
B) verbal intelligence.
C) gullibility.
D) adaptive behavior skills.
All of the following are examples of speech disorders EXCEPT
A) semantic disorder.
B) articulation disorder.
C) fluency disorder.
D) voice disorder.
Currently, approximately what percentage of students with hearing impairments attends
classes in their local schools?
A) 86%
B) 8%
C) 10%
D) 18%
Bert is a nine-year-old boy with E/BD. If he is like the typical child with E/BD, his IQ
score probably falls in which range on standardized tests?
A) dull-normal
B) bright-normal
C) normal
D) superior
Encoding, or sending messages, is referred to as
A) expressive language.
B) receptive language.
C) discourse.
D) communication.
What causes more deaths in children than all childhood diseases combined?
A) AIDS
B) accidents
C) suicide
D) abuse
Asperger identified children who had
A) average intelligence but channeled their intellectual pursuits into obsessive
preoccupation in narrow areas.
B) superior intelligence but channeled their intellectual pursuits into obsessive
preoccupation in narrow areas.
C) below average intelligence but remarkable ability in a particular area.
D) below average intelligence and a tendency toward violent, psychotic behavior.
Being intellectually gifted is often associated with
A) being highly opinionated about politics.
B) having few strong opinions about politics.
C) being relatively unconcerned about the feelings of others.
D) being highly concerned about interpersonal relationships, intrapersonal states, and
moral issues.
All of the following are developments with implications for improved education of
students with special gifts and talents EXCEPT
A) advances in telecommunication.
B) presence of computers in home and classroom.
C) call for excellence in American education.
D) having more teachers who are gifted themselves certified to teach gifted students.
The watery substance found between the cornea and lens of the eye is the
a. aqueous humor.
b. vitreous humor.
c. cornea.
d. iris.
Jeremy has severe autism. He does not interact with others socially and his intellectual
functioning appears to be very low. However, Jeremy has extraordinary ability as a
pianist (though he is not interested in performing for other people). Which term best
describes Jeremy?
A) Asperger syndrome
B) Rett syndrome
C) autistic savant
D) gifted
Over the years, evidence has accumulated showing that learning disabilities
A) dramatically improve in the adult years.
B) can be inherited.
C) manifest themselves in infancy.
D) occur more often in first-born children.
Teachers can create classroom environments that support academic success for English
language learners by each of the following EXCEPT
a. group English language learning students together, except for special area classes
(P.E., art, music) and math.
b. select materials relevant to student’s experiences.
c. establish classroom interactions that are comfortable to the students.
d. engage in effective instructional strategies that promote vocabulary and development.
All of the following are common causes of seizures EXCEPT
A) lack of oxygen.
B) high blood sugar.
C) infections.
D) physical trauma.
Most historians trace the beginning of special education as we know it today to
a. Philippe Pinel.
b. douard Sguin.
c. Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard.
d. Thomas Gallaudet.
According to research, what is the relationship between giftedness and genetics?
A) Only IQ scores are affected by genetics; practical intelligences are not subject to
genetic influence.
B) Nongenetic, biological influences have a more powerful effect on giftedness than
genetics.
C) Giftedness is due to a combination of genetic and social factors.
D) Giftedness is determined by a combination of environmental factors.
A frequent complaint made by parents about communication with teachers is that
a. they are not notified about meetings until the last minute.
b. teachers interrupt them at work to ask questions about their child’s routine.
c. they only hear from school personnel when their child has misbehaved.
d. teachers confide in other family members without permission.
The problematic behavior of children and youth with EBD tends to be
A) exhibited more often in highly structured environments.
B) a psychological processing problem.
C) a sudden onset of extremely inappropriate behavior.
D) episodic, highly variable, and situation specific.
Joe, a 15-year-old boy, performs about as well on an intelligence test as an average
six-year-old. His IQ is about
a) 25.
b) 40
c) 60.
d) 90.
Most exceptional learners
a. have physical limitations.
b. are more different than they are like nondisabled peers.
c. are average in more ways than they are not.
d. have more problems in motivation than in learning.
Instruction that is explicit, systematic, intensive, frequent, with an appropriate level of
pacing, corrective feedback, and reinforcement and often delivered in small groups
a. allows teachers to individualize instruction.
b. leads to rote responses.
c. does not fit well with culturally responsive teaching.
d. is boring.
A condition that involves an underdevelopment of part of the eye and is often
associated with other neurological conditions, such as cerebral palsy, is
a. retinopathy of prematurity.
b. optic nerve hypoplasia.
c. fetal alcohol syndrome.
d. cortical visual impairment.
The primary purpose of a home-note program from one of the child’s teachers is to
a. let the teacher know what is going on.
b. enable parents to provide reinforcement for behavior at school.
c. allow parents to communicate with all professionals who deal with their child.
d. document, for legal purposes, communication that has occurred between home and
school.
An adaptation that may be used by a person who is deaf-blind to communicate with the
public is
a) assistance cards.
b) braille notepads.
c) the long cane.
d) audio-recorded messages.
DSM-5 divides the symptoms of ASD into two general domains:
A) Asperger syndrome and autism.
B) mild and moderate-severe ASD.
C) social communication impairment and repetitive/restricted behaviors. .
D) intrinsic and extrinsic symptoms.
Two critical areas of assessment for students with autism spectrum disorders are
progress in
A) reading and math skills.
B) reading but not math skills.
C) math skills but not reading skills.
D) language development and social/adaptive behavior.