Briefly describe the characteristics of myelomeningocele spina bifida.
All of the following people are listed in the text as having been instrumental in
pioneering special education except
A) Howard Gardner
B) Philippe Pinel
C) Louis Braille
D) Alexander Graham Bell
A 12-year-old student who says “I-I-I-I want i-i-i-ice c-c-c-cream” is exhibiting
A) A voice disorder
B) Cluttering
C) Apraxia of speech
D) A fluency disorder
A supervised, structured setting that provides job training in specific job skills is an
example of which type of employment option?
A) Army training
B) Job coach
C) Supported employment
D) Sheltered workshops
What curriculum model views cognitive development as resulting from maturation
coupled with the child’s interaction with the environment?
A) Functional curriculum
B) Behavioral curriculum
C) Developmental/cognitive model
D) Environmental interaction model
A lisp is an example of
A) Omission
B) Substitution
C) Addition
D) Distortion
A child with normal hearing who has difficulty paying attention while listening, paying
attention to the teacher when background noise is in the classroom, remembering
information presented orally, and discriminating between similar sounding words may
be demonstrating
A) A syntactic disorder
B) Aphasia
C) Apraxia of speech
D) A central auditory processing disorder
Why should Braille be addressed in the IEP?
A) To make sure that parents consent to its use
B) To ensure that schools will have to pay for print materials
C) To ensure ongoing consideration as a reading medium
D) To demonstrate to teachers how Braille can be used
What type of classroom environment do most students with ADHD respond to the best?
A) Structured and predictable so the student knows the rules and what to expect
B) Unstructured to allow the student to shift his or her attention from task to task
C) Rigid so the student must learn to pay attention and stay on task
D) It doesn’t matter what type of environment the student is in as long as he or she is
taking medication to address the problem
Uneven skill development may be the cause for a common myth that, inside each
autistic child, there is a(n)
A) Genius
B) Self-injurious tendency
C) Aggressive attitude
D) None of the above
Severe communication and language disabilities are most likely to occur secondary to
pervasive cognitive, neurological, or physical disabilities.
A) True
B) False
With a variety of theories on multiple intelligences, why might the field be reluctant to
let go of the traditional IQ testing?
A) Most parents understand IQ better than other measures of giftedness.
B) Without an above-average IQ, an individual cannot be considered gifted or talented.
C) IQ is the only foolproof way to identify an individual as gifted or talented.
D) Scores from an IQ test offer standardized information on a student’s strengths and
weaknesses.
One of the most common and difficult feelings parents may experience when their child
is diagnosed with a disability is
A) Guilt
B) Joy
C) Ambivalence
D) Hatred
The presence of cultural differences provides an opportunity to
A) Celebrate the richness of American diversity
B) Separate groups of people
C) Exclude those who do not speak English well
D) Isolate people who eat strange foods
Considering causes of intellectual disabilities, cytomegalovirus would be categorized as
what type of cause?
A) Postnatal
B) Pronatal
C) Prenatal
D) Perinatal
One negative impact a child’s disability may have on siblings are feelings associated
with the absence of the disability in their own lives, known as
A) Shame
B) Survivor’s guilt
C) Sibling syndrome
D) Sibling rivalry
How can you facilitate the acceptance of a student who is deaf or who has a hearing
loss in your first-grade general education classroom?
A) Wait until they are in fifth grade; the students are too young to understand anything.
B) Provide a model of positive acceptance and implement modifications in a natural
manner.
C) Decide that the parents will answer any questions outside the school day.
D) There is nothing that you need to do; the students will figure it all out on their own.
According to the text, an individual’s language and speech skills are developed and
refined by all of the following except
A) Pictures
B) Observing
C) Imitation
D) Listening
Additional skills required by students with visual impairments are incorporated in the
A) Advanced core curriculum
B) Functional curriculum
C) Expanded core curriculum
D) Adapted skills paradigm
A common viewpoint of grandparents of children with disabilities as discussed in
literature is that
A) Their children must have done something to deserve this burden and therefore are
solely responsible for addressing it
B) Their children brought shame to the family by creating a child with a disability and
should be ousted from the family
C) Not only is this a difficult life for their grandchild to face, but it is also a difficult life
for their children
D) They would do a better job of raising their grandchild since they have already raised
children without disabilities
Abnormalities in respiration, phonation and vocal resonance can influence which of the
following?
A) Articulation
B) Voice quality
C) Fluency
D) All of the above
A Snellen chart is used to make the determination that someone is _____________.
A) Colorblind
B) Legally blind
C) Has a field loss
D) Able to use Braille
The Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders definition of emotional or
behavioral disorders has been incorporated into IDEA 2004.
A) True
B) False
Which event set the stage for the rapid expansion of special education services?
A) The Civil War
B) World War II
C) The assassination of John F. Kennedy
D) The creation of Braille
Children born with HIV have developmental delays, motor problems, nervous system
damage, and additional infections.
A) True
B) False
Which of the following is not an IQ test cited in the text?
A) Wechsler Intelligence Scale
B) Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale
C) Kaufman Assessment Battery
D) Maynard-Dexter Intelligence Scale
According to IDEA 2004, assistive technology refers to “any item, piece of equipment,
or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or
customized, that is used to
A) Provide optimum opportunities for individuals with disabilities”
B) Assist individuals with disabilities ages 12″18″
C) Increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a child with a disability”
D) Provide opportunities for students to avoid homework”
Teachers may be _______________ to identify an early childhood student as
emotionally disturbed.
A) Correct
B) Quick
C) Hesitant
D) Incorrect
What is the most common pulmonary childhood disease?
A) Pneumonia
B) Tuberculosis
C) Asthma
D) Cystic fibrosis
During the 2011″2012 school year, what percentage of students with hearing
impairments attended public schools?
A) 60%
B) 75%
C) 90%
D) 95%
Asperger syndrome is foremost a social disorder.
A) True
B) False
Chaotic families are characterized by all of the following except
A) Constant change and instability
B) Often no family leader
C) At least one family member has a disability
D) Existing rules are frequently altered