Mr. Taylor, a high-school algebra teacher, encouraged Sherra to take advanced math
courses, helping her plan out her courses. As a result of his encouragement, Sherra
became the first person in her family to earn a college degree. In this scenario,
A. Sherra received an equal education.
B. Mr. Taylor’s intervention was probably unnecessary.
C. Sherra received special accommodations.
D. Mr. Taylor provided an educational pivotal moment.
In PBIS, ____ is intended for the approximately 5% of students who exhibit disruptive,
dangerous behaviors.
A. universal intervention
B. primary prevention
C. secondary prevention
D. tertiary prevention
Which of the following is NOT a neuromotor impairment?
A. cerebral palsy
B. seizure disorder
C. polio
D. juvenile arthritis
Remembering the Great Lakes by associating them with HOMES (Huron, Ontario, etc.)
is an example of
A. direct teaching.
B. a mnemonic.
C. crisis teaching.
D. demonstration.
Which related service provider provides direct therapy services to students with speech
or language impairments, while also consulting with special education and general
education teachers?
A. assistive technology specialists
B. PTs
C. OTs
D. SLPs
One disadvantage to using a TTY is that
A. they can only make local phone calls.
B. the proliferation of cell phones has made TTYs harder to find.
C. both the sender and receiver must have one.
D. users must be able to type very quickly.
The perceived high or low quality of voice is a description of
A. loudness.
B. pitch.
C. depth.
D. vibrato.
All of the following are defining characteristics of intellectual disabilities EXCEPT
A. impaired cognitive ability.
B. problems with adaptive behavior.
C. need for supports to sustain independence.
D. difficulty with motor skills.
Who has a cane named after him, and is credited with developing a mobility and
orientation system?
A. Samuel G. Howe
B. Frank Hall
C. Louis Braille
D. Richard Hoover
Jesse remains in his general education class for most of the day, but goes to a special
education class for help with reading and language arts. What type of service delivery is
Jesse receiving?
A. resource room
B. full inclusion
C. self-contained special education
D. consultation
Which person is generally considered to have been the first to officially document
characteristics in children now associated with ADHD?
A. Alexander Crichton
B. George Still
C. Alfred Strauss
D. Kurt Goldstein
Donald has __________, a condition of recurrent convulsions or seizures caused by
abnormal brain electrical activity.
A. multiple sclerosis
B. muscular dystrophy
C. cerebral palsy
D. epilepsy
A child who is described as having a heightened alertness to the environment, which
reduces his ability to pay attention in class, would
A. not be considered as having ADHD, because an attention deficit cannot co-exist with
heightened alertness.
B. qualify as having ADHD under the federal definition, but only if it adversely affects
his educational performance.
C. be identified as having ADHD under the APA DSM-IV definition.
D. have ADD, not ADHD.
Whenever Francisco hears a beep on a pre-recorded tape played by his teacher, he asks
himself, “Was I paying attention? Was I doing what I am supposed to be doing?” He
then fills in either a ‘smiley face” or a “frown face” on a card taped to his desk.
Francisco is engaged in which validated practice?
A. self-instruction
B. self-monitoring
C. goal-setting
D. self-reinforcement
Danny’s family is looking for natural supports to help him get to and from work. Which
of the following is an example of a natural support?
A. having his father drop him off and pick him up on his way to work
B. taking the city bus
C. participating in a car pool
D. taking a special city van for people with disabilities
Drawing a goal line from the student’s current data points to the end-of-year
benchmarks
A. will help determine if the student is on course to achieve end-of-year goals.
B. helps students learn to graph their own scores.
C. may make the graph confusing for parents.
D. is only necessary of a student is determined to be at risk for school failure.
Which of the following statements about high school dropouts is correct?
A. The majority of dropouts report doing most of their homework and performing well
in school.
B. The high school dropout rate is currently higher than 20 percent.
C. The increase in computer industry and high-tech jobs that require only vocational
training has fueled the dropout rates.
D. Most dropouts report that they would have worked harder if teacher expectations had
been higher.
Jackson is a first-grade student who has displays aggressive behavior toward his
classmates and teacher. Which of the following would be appropriate to use with
Jackson?
A. LRE
B. UDL
C. PBIS
D. RTI
Which of the statements about the prevalence of disabilities among college students is
correct?
A. Most of the college students with disabilities have learning disabilities.
B. About 11% of all college students have disabilities, but very few of them have
learning disabilities.
C. About 9% of all college students have learning disabilities.
D. Most colleges do not accept students who have learning disabilities.
Which of the statements about the prevalence of learning disabilities is correct?
A. Learning disabilities is the second-largest disability category; it was recently
surpassed by the ASD category.
B. Learning disabilities is only the largest disability category if students who have
primary speech and language impairments but secondary learning disabilities are
included.
C. The size of the learning disabilities category has shown a sharp increase in the last
few years, due to the implementation of multi-tiered systems of support.
D. Learning disabilities is the largest category of students with disabilities.
The CDC definition of ASD notes that
A. there are no outward physical indicators that identify an individual as having the
condition.
B. individuals with ASD tend to have intellectual disabilities.
C. the condition is not inclusive of other disorders.
D. it is primarily caused by genetic or hereditary conditions.
All of the following are procedural safeguards provided to parents through IDEA
EXCEPT
A. Parents have the right to place their child in private school at public expense.
B. Parents must be invited to all meetings held about their child’s educational program.
C. Parents must give permission for their child to be evaluated and to obtain
independent evaluations.
D. Parents can resolve complaints through the use of mediation, due process hearings,
state-level appeals, and civil actions.
__________ is defined as “what a speaker needs to know to communicate
appropriately.”
A. Cognition
B. Social competence
C. Pragmatics
D. Communicative competence
Ms. Uley adapts materials and environments to help children with ASD make sense of
the world. Her classroom is based on the philosophy that the students can compensate
for their missing skills through visual supports and other forms of structure such as
‘start-to-finish boxes,” pictures, and posted schedules. Ms. Uley is using
A. structured TEACCHing.
B. applied behavior analysis.
C. discrete trials.
D. pragmatic instruction.
Ms. Waters initially interacts with her student Mario in the same manner as the rest of
her students. Yet, in Mario’s culture, the way she uses praise, humor, and personal space
are all considered inappropriate. As a result, Mario views her with distrust. Sensing this,
she in turn decides that he has “an attitude” and begins to view him negatively. This is
an example of
A. multiculturalism.
B. cross-cultural dissonance.
C. code switching.
D. inconsistency of educational programming.
A cataract is
A. a cloudy film over the lens.
B. fluid in the eye causing extreme pressure.
C. part of the retina.
D. a tumor on the optic nerve.
The group most at risk for TBI is
A. teenage females.
B. teenage males.
C. males between the ages of 5 and 1)
D. females between the ages of 8 and 11)
In response to his noncompliance, Miguel’s teacher has confined him to a small room
where he is physically prevented from leaving. Miguel’s teacher is implementing
A. restraint.
B. corporal punishment.
C. seclusion.
D. an effective means for dealing with student misbehavior.
Although it does not require documentation, the federal definition indicates that a
learning disability may be due to
A. minimal brain dysfunction.
B. a chromosomal abnormality.
C. a stroke.
D. ADHD.
Which symptom is NOT a sign of a visual disability?
A. eyes water
B. child bumps into things
C. child rubs eyes
D. child talks loudly
Sugary diets, food additives, and poor child-rearing practices
A. are all causes of hyperactivity in children.
B. have been studied extensively to determine their connection to ADHD.
C. have been targets of treatment for hyperactivity, without research to validate these
practices.
D. are frequently to blame for the poor school performance of children with ADHD.
To enhance a student’s expressive language development, a second-grade teacher might
A. rephrase directions if a student appears unresponsive.
B. verify comprehension by asking a student to restate content in their own words.
C. ask for clarification when a student uses nonspecific vocabulary.
D. verify understanding by asking the students if they understand.
Young children who are identified as having language impairments may often be
re-labeled as having __________ in their older years.
A. learning disabilities
B. intellectual disabilities
C. behavior disorders
D. ADHD
Give an example of an accommodation designed specifically for individuals with
disabilities that benefits the general public.
What does NIHL stand for?
What factor should parents and teachers consider if they are worried that a young child
has a speech disorder? Briefly explain.
What are some characteristics of a student who has pragmatics difficulties?
List three medical or technological advances that are preventing or treating visual
disabilities.
What is a functional curriculum?
Explain the reasons that fewer people are using braille as a reading method today.
Discuss the concerns surrounding high-stakes testing.
What are three leading causes of visual disabilities in children?
What are the two purposes that the RTI framework serves?
Mrs. Wyatt is a TVI. What are some of her responsibilities with regard to a student with
visual disabilities?
What are the three types of restraint?