The rule system that governs the structure of words and word forms is referred to as:
a. morphology
b. phonology
c. syntax
d. semantics
Basic interpersonal communication skills
a. Usually develop after cognitive academic language proficiency
b. Focus on conversational competencies
c. Generally take 5 to 7 years to develop in a second language
d. Are important to consider when deciding whether to teach content subjects in a
student’s second language
At a recent workshop, Isabel learned that providing optimal stimulation for her students
with AHD can facilitate their learning. Which of the following is an example of what
Isabel can do to provide optimal stimulation?
a. divide assignments into smaller steps
b. play classical music while students are completing an arithmetic worksheet
c. provide enough practice in class then omit homework
d. have students work in small groups
The use of differentiated instruction requires that the teachers be flexible in the way
they group their students. If the teachers chooses to group their students have similar
achievement levels they would be using:
a. homogeneous grouping
b heterogeneous grouping
c. multiple grouping
d. cooperative learning groups
The prevalence of visual impairments has changed some in recent years. During the
2005″2006 school year ___________ school-age students with visual impairments were
served under IDEIA.
Which of the following people is NOT required by law to attend an IEP meeting?
a. Representative of the local education agency
b. Parents or guardians
c. General and/or special education teacher
d. The speech pathologist
Even though Gioconda, a six-year-old Portuguese girl arrived to Miami six months ago,
plays with English-speaking friends and attend the first grade, she does not speak
English. Which period is Gioconda going through?
a. Comprehensible output stage
b. Embedded communication period
c. Context-receptive state
d. Non-verbal period
Cultural characteristics
a. Should serve as a starting point for teachers to build an understanding about
individual students.
b. Should serve as the major means for interpreting the behaviors and actions of
students.
c. Are generalizations about cultural groups
d. a and c
Katie, a first grader, has been given an assortment of different size blocks to arrange
from smallest to largest. Even though Katie is able to arrange some of the blocks
correctly, she has difficulty with those that are closest to each other in size. What type
of factor is influencing her behavior?
a. cognitive factors
b. educational factors
c. personality factors
d. neuropsychological patterns
Teachers from one of the teams at Pleasant View Middle School agreed to find out what
each student knows and needs to learn. This is known as:
a. the use of the communication approach in content areas
b. professional collaboration
c. preassessment
d. interdisciplinary thematic units
The SHARE strategy is used to
a. promote positive communications
b. increase understanding of various academic concepts
c. increase articulation
d. assess academic progress
Leon and Pepe suggest a strategy designed to teach students to self-instruct and monitor
their own progress. Which of the following is in the correct sequence of steps for this
strategy?
a. The student verbalizes the procedure independently with the teacher monitoring, the
teacher guides the student through verbalization, the teacher verbalizes the procedure
for the students, and the student whispers the procedure to himself.
b. The teacher guides the student through the verbalization of the problem, the student
verbalizes the procedure to himself, the student whispers the procedure to himself, and
then the teacher verbalizes the procedure to himself.
c. The teacher verbalizes the procedure for the student, the teacher guides the student
through the verbalization, the student whispers the procedure to himself, and then the
student verbalizes the procedure independently with the teacher monitoring.
d. The teacher verbalizes the procedure for the student, the teacher guides the student
through the verbalization, the student verbalizes the procedure independently with the
teacher monitoring, and the student whispers the procedure to himself.
Approximately what percent of cases of mental retardation could have been prevented?
a. 10%
b. 100%
c. 50%
d. 25%
Gail, an eighth-grade American history teacher, uses lectures to present information
from the text to her students. Lately, she’s noticed that her students are disengaged and
bored. What can help Gail find a balance between text-driven and activities-driven
instruction?
a. using subject-centered activities
b. the Planning Pyramid
c. the communication approach
d. interdisciplinary teaming
According to the definition of collaboration provided in the book, what 3 parts describe
collaboration?
a. Direct interaction between at least two co-equal parties, shared decision making, and
common goals.
b. Direct interaction between at least two interested professionals, shared
decision-making, and multiple goal setting.
c. Collaboration with special education, goal setting, and interaction with parents.
d. Specialized services provided within the classroom, listening effectively, and
working with other professionals.
_________________ is the organization and monitoring of time so that tasks can be
scheduled and completed in a timely manner.
a. Time management
b. Self-monitoring
c. Note taking
d. Metacognition
Claudia, a student with a hearing loss, has developed communication skills based
on speech. From this information we can guess that Claudia:
a. is deaf
b. should learn to use ASL
c. has a profound hearing loss
d. is hard of hearing
Molly has been diagnosed as having ADHD. She is often forgetful and easily distracted.
Her teachers refer to her as a daydreamer. She often stares out the window and claims
she’s writing plays or poems in her mind. Molly’s characteristics of ADHD can be
characterized as:
a. Social Impairment
b. Predominantly Inattentive
c. Adverse Creativity
d. Occupational Impairment
Which is not a reliable assessment measure for students with a wide range of cultural
and linguistic differences?
a. Learning journals
b. Vocabulary maps
c. Standardized testing
d. Portfolio
Students in the United States, across all achievement groups, are not faring well in
mathematics when compared with students in other countries. Many researchers believe
the reason for this is:
a. In other societies parents regard education as their responsibility. In the U.S. parents
relinquish this responsibility to the schools.
b. In other countries mathematics is taught with a greater emphasis on rote facts with
plenty of drill and practice. In the U. S. the emphasis is on conceptual problem solving.
c. Mathematics instruction is a continuous state of change. School districts modify the
curriculum every few years without using research as a basis for their decisions.
d. Mathematic performance in the United States is related to the way mathematics is
taught.
Which of the following is role the special education teacher plays in the multi-tiered
RTI process?
a. Collaborating with the general education teachers and providing consultation services
b. Working with only the children with special needs in a resource room
c. Offering intensive interventions to all students
d. Helping Tier 3 students with access to special education curriculum
What did the results of a 1994 Harris poll reveal about the status of adults with
disabilities?
a. Seven of ten adults with disabilities were without work
b. Fifty percent of those polled were working at least part-time
c. More than fifty percent were still living with their parents
d. Those without work indicated they had no desire to find a job
The most widely used reading accommodation for students with visual impairments is:
a. braille
b. large print
c. audio tapes
d. being read to
The No Child Left Behind Act requires what percent of students with disabilities to
participate in statewide assessments used to measure students’ yearly progress?
a. 25%
b. 65%
c. 85%
d. 95%
When ethnic heroes and cultural artifacts are integrated into the curriculum, the
approach to multicultural education is:
a. Additive approach
b. Transformation approach
What are some of the expectations a teacher might have for parents to assist with
homework?
a. Providing a space to do homework and monitor homework, write a note to the
teacher if confused about homework, and provide consequences if homework is not
completed.
b. Record the homework on a weekly basis, monitor the homework completion, and
check homework and re-teach missed answers.
c. Sit with the student until the homework is finished, ask friends for help when there is
difficulty with the homework, and provide assistance with difficult homework.
d. Assist the child in setting up a homework center, call the school to get homework
when it is forgotten, and assure homework is completed correctly.
Phonemic Analysis builds on:
a. pairs of students to analyze words
b. sensitivity to common spelling patterns
c. the alphabet principle
d. previous reading comprehension strategies
Fran, a tenth-grade Humanities teacher, asks her students to set goals and provide
written documentation of their incremental progress in meeting those goals. This goal
setting strategy is referred to as
a. learned helpfulness
b. self-recording
c. the communication approach
d. interdisciplinary studies
Students with multiple disabilities have learning needs that require
a. intensive instruction focused on deficit areas
b. a holistic approach
c. separation from non-disabled peers
d. functional skills rather than literacy
After the reauthorization of IDEA in 2004 and with the recommendation to use RTI,
determining eligibility for specific learning disabilities the LEA (Local Education
Agency)
a. Is required to use the severe discrepancy between achievement and intellectual ability
b. Is not required to consider a severe discrepancy between achievement and intellectual
ability
c. May use a process that determines if a student responds to scientific , research-based
intervention as part of the evaluation
d. B and C
Which two categories were added to IDEIA that were not originally part of P.L.94-142?
a. Autism and serious emotional disturbances
b. Traumatic brain injury and multiple disabilities
c. Orthopedic impairments and multiple disabilities
d. Traumatic brain injury and autism
Which is NOT a component of the I-PLAN self-advocacy strategy?
a. goals
b. strengths
c. areas to improve
d. previous assessments
Autism typically appears during what stage of a child’s life?
a. during the first three years of life
b. about the time they enter kindergarten
c. by the age of eight
d. at the onset of puberty
____________________ is probably the most common inherited form of
mental retardation (MR). This form of MR strikes more males than females or 1 in
3,600 live births.
Angela is a new student in your general education kindergarten class. You have
not had much time to observe her and get the know her. Angela’s mother expresses
concern about Angela’s behavior at home. She believes Angela’s behavior is not like
that of other children and thinks that maybe Angela has a behavioral disorder. Describe
questions you would ask Angela’s mother to help determine if Angela may have an
emotional or behavioral disorder.
You have a student with severe disabilities in your classroom. In order to include
the student you have chosen to use _________________________ (_____) to aid in
helping the student foster relationships and improve the quality of his life and increase
his participation in activities with his non-disabled peers.
What are the characteristics of students with ADHD? Describe two of the early
indicators of ADHD. Describe four developmental features that distinguish ADHD from
mild attention or hyperactive problems.
What are some ways you can collaborate with other professionals?
In your classroom you have a student who has difficulty socially with peers and
teachers. She is in need of help with social skills as these skills have not been addressed
in the home environment. In order to help this student you choose to use
_____________________________, which provides students with ‘specific instruction
in acquisition, performance, and fluency of social skills.”
Describe and explain the IEP. What is its purpose? Who is responsible for developing
and implementing the IEP? List five pieces of information, which must be included in
the IEP. Who must attend the IEP meetings? What is the role of the general education
teacher in the implementation of the IEP?
You have found that your students are easily bored by lecture presentations. To help
make lectures more listener-friendly and improve instructional clarity you instituted the
five steps of instructional clarity: ____________________, _____________________,
____________________, _________________________,
________________________.
What is language form and what are its three components? For each component,
describe possible classroom implications, and provide several modifications or
accommodations you would use.
In your preschool classroom you have a student whose infant sibling has been
diagnosed with Down Syndrome. The parents have asked you what early intervention
services are available to them for their child. You remember from your introduction to
special class in college that infants and toddlers with disabilities would have an IFSP so
you explain this to the parents. How would you explain IFSP (include full title) and
what are some of the services that the parents and their family would receive under this
plan?
Ana has a reading disability and demonstrates difficulties with fluency when she reads.
Describe how you would use Repeated Reading to help Ana improve her reading
fluency. Also, how would you instruct Ana’s parents to use Repeated Readings with Ana
at home?
IDEIA is a landmark piece of legislation with eleven components. Explain what IDEIA
stands for and its purpose. Choose five of the eleven components and explain each one
briefly.
In developing a multicultural curriculum for your school you have discovered four
approaches you could use. After researching each you have chosen to use the
____________________________ approach because it adds content, concepts, themes,
and perspectives without changing much of the structure of the curriculum.
Describe the differences among positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement,
encouragement, and punishment. Give an example of how you see using each one in the
classroom.
As the reading curriculum coordinator for your school you have found the current
practice of holistic scoring to be overly subjective when assessing students written
products. After reviewing some other assessments for writing you found that
________________ and ________________ would be good alternatives as they
provide structured assessments for writing and help students and teacher gauge writing.
____________________ is considered both a philosophy of instruction for students and
is based on the individual needs of the student.