Each of the following is a decision made by the multidisciplinary team EXCEPT
whether:
A. The student has a disability
B. The disability adversely affects educational performance
C. The student’s needs can be addressed by special education
D. The school has the services needed by the student
You notice in your culturally diverse classroom that there are some underlying
prejudices among certain students. How can you reduce these prejudices to create a
culturally accepting environment?
A. When you notice prejudice, punish the student.
B. Talk to the parents of the student who is exhibiting prejudice.
C. Teach about the concept of race as a social construct.
D. When you notice prejudice, send that student to the principal’s office.
Social interaction and skills that are best learned with typical peers are part of the:
A. General curriculum
B. Teacher’s curriculum
C. Hidden curriculum
D. Implicit curriculum
Each of the following is a component of voice EXCEPT:
A. Tone
B. Pitch
C. Intensity
D. Quality
The estimates of the prevalence of students who are gifted and talented vary
dramatically because:
A. Students identified as gifted are underrepresented
B. No tests exist to identify students as gifted
C. So many definitions have been offered
D. No single federal agency gathers the data
A complex system of underlying beliefs and attitudes that shapes the thoughts and
behaviors of a group of people is
A. Cultural dissonance
B. Culture
C. Macroculture
D. Microculture
Approximately what percent of students with physical disabilities, health impairments,
or traumatic brain injury are placed in the general education classroom?
A. More than 60 percent
B. About 50 percent
C. Less than 40 percent
D. Almost 15 percent
Interventions that are designed to provide structure, quick pace, and variety are referred
to as:
A. Instructional
B. Behavioral
C. Environmental
D. Social
When implementing problem-solving steps, generating alternatives should include all
of the following EXCEPT:
A. Brainstorming ideas
B. Placing value on all individual suggestions
C. Eliminating unrealistic options
D. Evaluating others’ ideas
Charlene is a 17-year-old with severe and multiple disabilities. As part of her
educational plan, she is spending ten hours a week at a craft store where she is in
training for basic work skills. This type of instruction is called:
A. Community-based instruction
B. Work-based instruction
C. Support-based instruction
D. Collaborative instruction
A setting where the academic instruction is delivered by a special education teacher 60
percent of the student’s day is a/an:
A. Inclusive classroom
B. Mainstreamed classroom
C. Resource classroom
D. Self-contained classroom
A general approach to interagency collaboration based on a coordinated network of
service providers that is child and family centered, community based, and sensitive to
cultural diversity is called:
A. Collaboration services
B. Wraparound services
C. Multiagency care services
D. System of care
Compensatory skills, social interaction skills, and career education are all examples of:
A. Core curriculum
B. Expanded core curriculum
C. Visual impairment curriculum
D. None of the above
The most common type of medication used for reducing the symptoms of ADHD is:
A. Antidepressants
B. Stimulants
C. Antihypertensives
D. Antihistamines
Which statement would most likely be offered as advice from a school professional to
parents of a child with physical disabilities?
A. Parents should not question medical personnel
B. Parents should develop an ideal view of their children’s future
C. Parents should be familiar with helpful materials related to their child’s disabilities
D. Parents should have minimal involvement with other parents and neighbors
All of the following are postnatal causes of an intellectual disability EXCEPT:
A. Encephalitis
B. Fetal alcohol syndrome
C. Lead poisoning
D. Brain injury
The system of symbols, governed by complex rules, that individuals use for
communication is:
A. Speech
B. Language
C. Communication
D. Receptive language
Whether students with ADHD successfully transition into postschool options can
depend
heavily on each of the following EXCEPT:
A. Not having had to take medications
B. Their understanding of their disorder
C. Their skills for advocating for themselves
D. Having a supportive family
When two teachers share the instructional responsibility for an entire group, they are
demonstrating the concept of:
A. Team teaching
B. Alternative teaching
C. Parallel teaching
D. Consultative teaching
In most cases, the cause of LD is:
A. Physiological
B. Not known
C. Curricular
D. Environmental
Mary is a student with cerebral palsy who has difficulty with fine and gross motor
skills. Mary’s resource room teacher would most likely contact an occupational
therapist for help with which of the following?
A. Counseling Mary about applying to college
B. Helping Mary to walk with a cane
C. Finding a job coach for Mary’s after school work
D. Teaching Mary how to paint with a brush
Critics of increasing inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities in general
education settings argue each of the following EXCEPT:
A. Students too often attend general education classes where they understand little of
the instruction.
B. With variations in activities and assignments, these students are capable of learning
far more than those supporting alternative curricula have assumed.
C. Even when accommodations are provided, the content is too abstract.
D. The pace of instruction in the general curriculum is too fast for students with
intellectual disabilities.
The greatest barrier to effective collaboration in schools is:
A. Poor attitude toward collaboration.
B. Lack of education on how to effectively collaborate.
C. Lack of time for shared planning.
D. Lack of research supporting collaboration.
Which definition clarified that giftedness includes the areas of general intellectual
ability, specific academic aptitude creative or productive thinking, leadership ability,
and visual and performing arts?
A. Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act
B. No Child Left Behind
C. Marland Report
D. IDEA
Speech/language pathologists examine the student’s physical structures for producing
speech, including each of the following EXCEPT:
A. Teeth are aligned
B. Hard palate shape and size
C. Shape and size of nose/nasal passages
D. Breathing patterns
Which of the following is an example of a formal support?
A. Coordinating the child’s multidisciplinary team
B. Talking to the family’s minister
C. Developing a friendship with the family
D. Tutoring the student free of charge
Techniques, principles, and rules that guide students to complete tasks independently
are:
A. Strategies
B. Rules
C. Principles
D. Sequences
Actively helping their child, reading information, discussions with professionals,
enjoying recreation and leisure activities, and praying are examples of:
A. Strategies and supports that assisted parents in coping with concerns
B. Concerns and situations that caused stress
C. Impact of the child’s disability on family and changes over time
D. Effects of having a sibling with a disability
As Mrs. Vanstory read over the transcript of one of her new students, Audrey, she
was amazed. Audrey had a long and colorful history of medication difficulties and
multiple behavioral challenges. Mrs. Vanstory later called her close friend who was also
a teacher (at another school) and proceeded to tell her Audrey’s history. How did she
violate the rights of both Audrey and her family?
A. Information about a student must be shared in person, not over the phone or email.
B. She didn’t have permission from Audrey’s parents to access Audrey’s file.
C. Information regarding a student with a disability may not be shared with anyone who
is not directly working with the student.
D Only the administrator and counselor can access student’s records.
Which of the following physical disabilities is considered neurological?
A. Traumatic brain injury
B. Muscular dystrophy
C. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
D. Cerebral palsy
Availability of appropriately trained support personnel is an example of:
A. Home-school collaboration and support
B. Environmental modifications and general education classroom support
C. Attitudinal modifications and social support
D. Coordinated team commitment
Attention to community membership skills for individuals with ASD should begin:
A. Upon exiting the public school system
B. At age 16 beginning the transition plan
C. At age 14 beginning the transition plan
D. Before the formal transition plan
Which of the following is TRUE regarding due process hearings?
A. The hearing officer is a judge.
B. The hearing officer is not a judge.
C. There is no officer present, only lawyers.
D. It is an informal attempt to resolve disputes.
What is the broad difference between the federal definition of autism and the definition
in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?
Many individuals find the term mental retardation offensive. What are 3 other terms
used instead of mental retardation?
Compare and contrast IDEA, Section 504, and the American with Disabilities Act of
1990.
What is the expanded core curriculum?
Traits such as trust, respect, and a sense of community among participants cannot exist,
fully developed, at the outset of a working relationship, and so these characteristics of
collaboration are referred to as ___________________.
What are the various aspects of time mentioned in the text that impede collaboration
among professionals?
Technology-based options are becoming more popular for students’ participation in
acceleration. What might be the advantages of this option for students with special gifts
and talents? What are two examples of ways you could use technology in your
profession to benefit children who are gifted and talented?
A discussion of curriculum expectations can be related directly to the accountability for
that curriculum as measured on ______________________________________B.
What is the relationship between chronic academic problems and emotional and
behavior disabilities?
Depending on the student’s individually determined goals and objectives, the
educational team members work together to analyze the activities of the
_______________________ and to determine ways to make the material meaningful
for the student.
For successful inclusion, educators and parents must work together in a strong
partnership to ensure that a comprehensive program is implemented for the student with
an autism spectrum disorder and that the skills the student learns at school are
generalized at home and in the community in a process called
____________________________________________.
What is “zero reject”? What are some pros and cons of zero reject in regard to students
with disabilities?
__________ percent of school-age students with learning disabilities receive their
education in a typical public school setting
How did the awareness of the educational needs of children with physical disabilities
emerge and how did this change the educational options for students with physical
disabilities?
What are three groups of students who need special supports but who are NOT eligible
for services under IDEA? How does this ineligibility affect the education of these
groups of students?
What are internalizing and externalizing behaviors? Give two examples of each.
What is strategy instruction?
Describe the two specific ways that a hearing loss may alter a student’s development.
To accomplish zero reject, each state has in place what is called a ________
________________ system, a set of procedures for alerting the public that services are
available for students with disabilities.
The current criteria for identifying students with learning disabilities have been a source
of great scrutiny. Individuals who oppose the current criteria have recommended an
alternative. Describe each and tell which method you feel is most appropriate for
accurately identifying students with learning disabilities (and why).