Which of the following identifies the academic content that students should master, the
standards for the student’s achievement of content proficiency, and assessment of
student progress in meeting the standards?
A. Standards-based reform
B. The general education curriculum
C. Student achievement standards
D. Alternative achievement standards
Relationships in which families and professionals collaborate, capitalizing on each
other’s judgments and expertise in order to increase the benefits of education for
students, families, and professionals are called which of the following?
A. Parent-Teacher Association
B. Family-professional partnerships
C. School-family partnerships
D. Family intervention services
Which of the following represents what a majority of states are following for their
English Language and Mathematics standards?
A. Student achievement standards
B. Academic content standards
C. Common Core State Standards
D. Alternative achievement standards
Which of the following ordered schools to desegregate by race with all due deliberate
speed?
A. Brown v. Board of Education
B. Larry P. v. Riles
C. Diana v. Board of Education
D. PASE v. Hannon
Wesley is unable to communicate his needs or wants using words. This is an issue in the
classroom because he is often unnoticed. What is an appropriate strategy to help Wesley
in the classroom?
A. Use assistive technology to enable him to communicate.
B. Allow him to be an observer rather than a participant.
C. Ask for a speech therapy evaluation.
D. When Wesley has a need encourage him to verbalize it.
Asthma attacks that occur two or fewer days per week or two or fewer nights in a
month are:
A. Mild persistent
B. Intermittent
C. Moderate persistent
D. Severe
Excessive and intense fear associated with being away from home, family, and others
whom the child has a close attachment is:
A. General anxiety disorder
B. Phobia
C. Separation anxiety disorder
D. Panic disorder
Which of the following make mention of disability being related to an impairment in a
major life function?
A. IDEA and ADA
B. ADA and 504
C. 504 and IDEA
D. IDEA and ESEA
Memory strategies that help students learn and retain information are:
A. Keyed strategies
B. Pegboard strategies
C. Repetition strategies
D. Mnemonic strategies
Compared to European American children, students who are Black or Latino are:
A. Less likely to be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder
B. Twice as likely to be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder
C. Four times as likely to be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder
D. As likely to be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder
Which of the following enlarges an image to the desired size and projects it onto a
television or computer screen?
A. Optical character reader
B. The cloze procedure
C. Closed captioning
D. Closed circuit television
Fixed or dynamic are two examples of:
A. Display systems
B. Selection options
C. Symbol choices
D. Output choices
Each of the following is an element of the School Function Assessment except:
A. Participation
B. Task supports
C. Academic achievement
D. Activity performance
How many different sounds are produced in the English language?
A. 26
B. Over 100
C. 36
D. 45
Each of the following is a component of the definition of multiple disabilities except:
A. There are concomitant impairments
B. The combination of impairments causes severe educational needs
C. Needs may be accommodated by programs for just one of the impairments
D. Needs cannot be accommodated by services solely for one of the impairments
Which of the following uses the discriminative stimulus, the response, and the
reinforcing stimulus or consequence?
A. Positive behavior support
B. Discrete trial teaching
C. Applied behavior analysis
D. Social stories
Which type of cerebral palsy is the most common and is characterized by tightness in
one or more muscle groups?
A. Mixed
B. Spastic
C. Dyskinetic
D. Athetoid
Which of the following is not true regarding the least restrictive environment?
A. There is a presumption in favor of inclusion.
B. It includes extracurricular activities.
C. The general education environment is always the least restrictive environment.
D. A continuum of placement options should be considered.
Portfolio-based and other alternative assessments rely on the use of rubrics with
specific:
A. Formats
B. Instructions
C. Criteria
D. Guidelines
Atypical social development is characterized by each of the following except:
A. Impaired use of nonverbal behavior
B. Lack of peer relationships
C. Too readily sharing enjoyment with others
D. Lack of reciprocity
Lauren is a student in your class who has autism. During group activities or
unstructured time, Lauren becomes very antagonistic with her peers and teacher. What
would be a good course of action to help Lauren with this behavior?
A. Remove Lauren from the classroom during these times.
B. Use social stories to help her learn ways to concentrate in noisy environments.
C. Use mnemonic strategies to help her control her behavior.
D. Discuss Lauren’s behavior with her and set up a plan for consequences when the
behavior occurs.
This school year you have very culturally diverse students. In order to enhance your
self-awareness of culture, you should do all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Examine your cultural values.
B. Talk to each student’s parents.
C. Become aware of your biases.
D. Expect your students to conform to the majority value system.
Students with oppositional defiant disorder have some of each of the following
behaviors for at least 6 months except:
A. Severe aggressive and antisocial behavior
B. Loss of temper
C. Refusal to cooperate with adult requests
D. Deliberate annoyance of others
Which of the following was a critical outcome of the Brown v. Board of Education case
in 1954?
A. Schools must provide funds for special education
B. Schools may not segregate by race
C. Schools must mainstream students with disabilities
D. Students must use nondiscriminatory assessments
The prompting strategy used most often in errorless learning is:
A. Verbal prompt
B. Most-to-least intrusive
C. Least-to-most intrusive
D. Physical prompt
Hearing loss in both ears is described as:
A. Bilateral
B. Lateral
C. Dual
D. Singular
Ms. Mann, a sixth-grade teacher, arranges a parent-teacher conference with Mr. and
Mrs. Dixon to discuss a problem she is having with their son Bobby, who has learning
disabilities. Most authorities would recommend that Ms. Mann:
A. Emphasize positive things about Bobby, along with the negative.
B. End the conference by summarizing Bobby’s deficit areas.
C. Start with business first rather than informal social conversation.
D. Use professional language so that the Yubas will view her as a professional.
Compared to students with other disabilities, those with learning disabilities have:
A. Fewer friends
B. More anxiety
C. Fewer problems with mental health
D. A lower incidence of behavior problems
Which statement about standardized testing of students with disabilities is TRUE?
A. Few students with disabilities actually receive any accommodations in assessment
and testing.
B. Most students with disabilities are not able to take state accountability assessments,
even with assessments.
C. IDEA does not allow for the creation of alternative assessments.
D. Students with the most significant cognitive deficits may take alternative
assessments.
Which of the following provides rules for putting together a series of words to form
sentences?
A. Language
B. Speech
C. Phonology
D. Syntax
Accommodations may change each of the following EXCEPT:
A. Teachers ways of presenting information
B. Students ways of responding
C. Content of assessment
D. Timing of assessments
A person is legally blind if:
A. Their acuity is 20/20 even with glasses
B. Their acuity is 20/10 even with glasses
C. Their field of vision is less than 80 degrees
D. Their field of vision is less than 20 degrees
List the six types of anxiety disorder.
What is the purpose of PTIs, CPRCs, P2P, and F2F HICs?
Compare and contrast oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder.
Describe the characteristics of cognitive change in students with traumatic brain injury.
Describe the goal attainment scaling process for determining student progress.
What is a task analysis and what are the five steps it follows?
Why do the authors of your textbook emphasize driver’s education for secondary
students with physical or other health impairments? What other young adult issues do
you think should also be included in secondary and transition education for these
students and why?
What are wraparound services and why are they beneficial?
Identify potential uses for electronic memory aids for students with TBI.
How can peer tutoring be effective with students who have multiple disabilities?
Discuss the causes of autism, and provide an historical perspective on causes.
List 3 of common attributes of communication of children with autism.
Describe the steps to teaching problem-solving skills.
List the three types of speech disorders (with brief, parenthetical descriptions of each).
What is the topographical classification system for physical disabilities?
Describe incidental learning and its challenges for students with visual impairments.
Describe the discrepancy model for identifying learning disabilities, and include
problems with this model.