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Danielle is a student with oppositional defiant disorder. This manifests when Danielle
refuses to follow directions and uses inappropriate language. Which of the following
would be the best course of action to help Danielle?
A. Put her in time-out for defiant behavior.
B. Reprimand her when she is inappropriate.
C. Write social stories for Danielle to read when angry.
D. Teach Danielle conflict-resolution and capitalize on her strengths.
Which network that guides families to helpful resources has been the most thoroughly
researched in terms of its particular outcomes for families?
A. Parent training and information centers
B. Community parent resource centers
C. Parent-to-parent programs
D. Family-to-family health information centers
What percentage of students with disabilities have specific learning disabilities?
A. About 75%
B. Nearly 36%
C. Almost 26%
D. About 14%
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
Some students may need specialized instruction related to writing braille with a:
A. Slate and stylus
B. Tactile tool
C. Braille recorder
D. Pen and paper
Each is an example of psychological processing except:
A. Executive functions
B. Processing speed
C. Short-term memory
D. Semantic memory
Mark is a student with spastic cerebral palsy. He is above grade level academically, but
due to his physical problems he becomes very anxious when he is not able to complete
assignments at the same speed as his classmates. How can you help Mark decrease his
anxiety and complete assignments in a timely manner?
A. Develop a plan that incorporates the use of technology.
B. Lessen the amount of work Mark has to complete.
C. Have him dictate his responses to you so you can write for him.
D. Exempt Mark from assignments that are too rigorous for him.
What percent of parents reported that they have considered legal action to secure an
appropriate special education program for their children?
A. Nearly 50%
B. Only 2%
C. Approximately 20%
D. Approximately 16%
What test is currently being developed to measure adaptive behavior that is normed on
the general population rather than people with impairments in adaptive skills?
A. Diagnostic Adaptive Behavior Scale (DABS)
B. Adaptive Behavior Scale-School (ABS-S)
C. Diagnostic Criteria for Behavior (DCB)
D. Normed Behavior Scale (NBS)
Allowing students varying times to respond, taking into account their processing
capacity and giving some students more "think" time than others, is which of the
following?
A. Adequate processing time
B. Frequent student responses
C. Appropriate instructional pacing
D. Monitoring responses
Alternate achievement standards are designed for:
A. Students who don"t pass the state assessments
B. Students with severe cognitive disabilities
C. All special education students
D. They are an option for teachers who don"t like the state assessments
Teaching students to use their verbal or other communication skills to direct their
learning involves:
A. Student-directed learning strategies
B. Self-instruction strategies
C. Antecedent cue regulation
D. Self-monitoring strategies
Which of the following primarily involves written tests?
A. Portfolios
B. Process evaluation
C. Product evaluation
D. Curriculum-based assessment
Why doesn"t the U. S. Department of Education provide data on the number of students
with ADHD who are educated in the general education classroom?
A. Because all students with ADHD receive their education in the general education
classroom.
B. Because ADHD is a complex disability that often also includes students with
learning and language disabilities.
C. Because ADHD is not a separate category under IDEA.
D. Because some parents do not want their child labeled ADHD.
Brain functioning and heredity relate to which cause of emotional or behavioral
disorders?
A. Environmental
B. School
C. Family
D. Biological
White students and which of the following are overrepresented in gifted programs?
A. American Indian/Alaska Native students
B. Hispanic students
C. Asian/Pacific Islander students
D. Black students
Each of the following is an example of a majority value except:
A. Independence
B. Competition
C. Contentment
D. Achievement
Which of the following means providing services, resources, and personal assistance on
a constant basis?
A. Limited
B. Intermittent
C. Extensive
D. Pervasive
What percent of TBIs are classified as "mild?"
A. 80"90%
B. 10"20%
C. 50"60%
D. 30"40%
An example of working memory is:
A. Storing information
B. Reading in an automatic fashion
C. Remembering facts
D. The ability to preserve some information while processing other information
According to the figure in your text, a student with an average IQ of 100 and severe
discrepancy in reading, would have an achievement score of which of the following, or
below?
A. 100
B. 18
C. 122
D. 80
The pediatric version of the Glasgow Outcomes Scale includes each of the following
except:
A. Eyes open
B. Leg extension
C. Best verbal response
D. Best motor response
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 skill is a major one college students with disabilities should be prepared to use in
order to be ready for success in postsecondary education?
A. Test-taking skills
B. Advocacy
C. Problem-solving skills
D. Content reading skills
Identifying relevant alternative options, identifying consequences of the alternative,
identifying the probability of each consequence, determining the value placed on each
option or alternative, and integrating values and consequences to select a preferred
option are steps of which of the following?
A. Collaborative teaming
B. Problem solving
C. Cooperative learning
D. Decision making
When P.L. 94-142 was enacted in 1975, the group of students who had a right to special
education consisted of:
A. Only students age six to 18
B. Only infants and toddlers from birth through age two
C. Only young children ages three to five
D. Only older students ages 14 to 21
Learning strategies can help students with disabilities to learn independently and to:
A. Assess learning
B. Comprehend material
C. Acquire information
D. Generalize information
An e-reader that is more cognitively accessible than those typically available is:
A. Kindle
B. Nook
C. Rocket Reader
D. Apple iPad
Which statement about suspensions and expulsions in grades 6"12 is TRUE?
A. Black students are expelled about 13 times more than White students
B. Black students are suspended about 13 times more than White students
C. Asian/Pacific Islander students are suspended about 2 times more than White
students
D. Hispanic students are expelled 3 time more than Black students.
Alfred, a 16 year old student with a specific learning disability in reading, is getting
ready to enter high school. Alfred reads at a fifth grade level. Which of the following
English Language Arts class placements may be most appropriate for Alfred?
A. Pre-college ELA course
B. General ELA course
C. General ELA course with occasional support from the special education teacher
D. Specialized ELA course with individualized content on Alfred's reading level.
Describe the intellectual, academic, and behavioral/emotional characteristics of students
with ADHD.
Describe accommodations for students with hyperactivity impulsivity and suggest
classroom arrangement features to minimize distractions related to hyperactive
impulsivity.
Define graphic organizers and give two examples.
Describe schoolwide positive behavior support and how it helps all students.
Briefly describe the causes of visual impairments.
List 3 of common attributes of communication of children with autism.
Describe how theories and approaches to diversity have changed over time.
Explain the term "Deaf community."
Describe the areas of adaptive skills that are a challenge for students with multiple
disabilities.
Describe the social interaction theory and how it evolved.
Explain a T-chart and its uses when working with students with ADHD.
Describe the SETT framework for making evaluation decisions.
Describe the autonomous learner model and tell why it is useful for students who are
gifted.
How do ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act benefit people with disabilities,
and how are these acts different from IDEA?
List three things a teacher of students with visual impairments (TVI) can do to support a
general education teacher mathematics teacher.
Describe the goal attainment scaling process for determining student progress.
