Assisting adults with disabilities to obtain jobs in the competitive market and providing
them with the necessary physical, instructional, and social support to ensure success is
called
A. Natural support.
B. Supported employment.
C. Communication support.
D. Independent-oriented employment.
A hearing loss present at birth is
A. Congenital.
B. Acquired.
C. Prelingual.
D. Postlingual.
When an infant is identified with a hearing loss,
A. The child cannot receive services until the age of 3.
B. Early childhood services may begin immediately.
C. Parents must be eligible for services before early intervention can begin.
D. None of the above.
CAPD stands for
A. Chronic Autism Personality Disorder.
B. Chronic Auditory Processing Disorder.
C. Central Autism Personality Disorder
D. Central Auditory Processing Disorder.
More than half of students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder attend
A. Self-contained special education classes or home-school.
B. Resource classes or general education classes.
C. Self-contained or special education classes in separate schools.
D. Resource or self-contained special education classes.
The decision for eligibility for special education for students with physical and health
disabilities differs in which way?
A. Academic and cognitive functioning
B. Social and emotional functioning
C. Medical and physical functioning
D. None of the above
ADA stands for:
A. Americans with Disabilities Act.
B. American Disability Association.
C. Attention Disorder Association.
D. Adult with Disabilities Act.
Kenzie is a 3-year-old who has not yet began talking. She also has difficulty interacting
with other children as well as with gross motor skills such as jumping. Kenzie would
benefit most from a program that focuses on
A. Developmental delays.
B. Learning disabilities.
C. Autism.
D. Behavioral and emotional disabilities.
Thomas is a high school student who has a long history of negative experiences in
school and with the authorities. He is aggressive and continuously lies to adults in his
life. He has been arrested for destroying school property and stealing from a local
grocery store. Thomas’s behaviors are characteristic of which disorder?
A. Conduct disorder
B. Depression disorder
C. Mood disorder
D. Oppositional defiant disorder
Use of high-stakes testing may encourage the reluctance of teachers and administrators
to embrace the inclusion of students with disabilities for fear that
A. Student self-esteem will diminish.
B. Scores of students with special needs will depress class scores.
C. Students will slow down their typical peers.
D. Retaining quality teachers will be difficult due to burnout.
Mrs. Byrd needs assistance. In spite of her efforts to use a variety of strategies to assist
Donna in math, she continues to lag behind her classmates. Donna is becoming
increasingly frustrated and often cries during math. Mrs. Byrd decides to ask that
Donna’s case be reviewed by
A. The psychology team.
B. The multidisciplinary team.
C. The intervention assistance team.
D. The behavior assistance team.
The act of envisioning things in an ideal form, usually leading to involvement in service
organizations, is called
A. Idealism.
B. Humor.
C. Altruism.
D. Criticism.
The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, decision resulted in which of
the following:
A. Separate can be equal.
B. Separate cannot be equal.
C. Separate classes are needed in extreme situations.
D. None of the above
Two or more individuals with unique skills and perspectives who interact directly are
A. A team.
B. Partners.
C. Co-teachers.
D. Professionals.
The first step in the process for identifying a student with ADHD is
A. Eligibility.
B. Assessment.
C. Initial referral.
D. None of the above
Which of the following are among the six sets of standards for special education
teachers?
A. Physical and health monitoring, adapted assessment, and specialized instruction
B. Adapted assessment, specialized instruction, and behavior management
C. Specialized instruction, physical and health monitoring, and generalized instruction
D. Physical and health monitoring, adapted assessment, and standardized testing
Individuals who work with young children to assure that they have a wide range of
experiences and develop perceptual and hand movement skills needed for Braille
reading are
A. Community volunteers.
B. Parents.
C. VI specialists.
D. Paraprofessionals.
Kala is a sixth grader who was identified as having an intellectual disability. In addition
to her low cognitive ability, she cannot perform daily skills necessary for independence
such as brushing her teeth or taking a bath. These types of skills are referred to as
A. Independent behavior.
B. Learned behavior.
C. Adaptive behavior.
D. All of the above
Which of the following plans has NOT been implemented to address the current teacher
shortage?
A. Web-based instruction
B. Interactive TV
C. Development of innovative programs
D. Alternative certification
Kristy angrily crumpled up her fourth piece of paper and threw it away. She was
determined to improve her cursive so her third-grade teacher, Mrs. Wall, would be
pleased. Although Mrs. Wall has complimented Kristy multiple times on her
handwriting, Kristy feels it could be much better. This self-imposed goal is called
A. Aesthetic sensitivity.
B. Altruism.
C. Curiosity.
D. Perfectionism.
When students’ test results must meet an absolute standard, they are taking which type
of test?
A. Criterion-referenced
B. Curriculum-based measure
C. Norm-referenced test
D. None of the above
Research suggests that the problems students who are deaf or hard of hearing face in
written language are a result of
A. Difficulty in spelling.
B. Poor handwriting skills.
C. Difficulty in mastering written English.
D. Central auditory processing difficulties.
Mrs. Calloway uses the sign for stop when Joseph begins inappropriately touching
others. Mrs. Calloway is using
A. A prompt.
B. Discrete trial training.
C. Sign language.
D. Priming.
Children with speech and language disorders
A. Can be considered for dual-disability disorders.
B. Are at the same academic level as their peers.
C. Are at an academic disadvantage almost from the time they begin school.
D. Are never identified.
Jason is 3 years old and seems to understand everything that is said to him. However, he
cannot produce language in order to communicate. Which of the following statements is
true?
A. Jason has good receptive language but poor expressive language.
B. Jason has poor receptive language but good expressive language.
C. Jason probably has a hearing impairment.
D. Both Jason’s receptive and expressive language skills should be evaluated.
Ichioo is a very bright 8-year-old little boy. He enjoys learning, particularly anything
about dinosaurs. He often daydreams during class and is frequently told to stop talking
and stop wiggling. Based on this description, which is the most appropriate diagnosis
for Ichioo?
A. Typical
B. ADHD-predominantly inattentive type
C. ADHD-predominantly hyperactive/impulsive type
D. ADHD-combined type
All of the following are postnatal causes of an intellectual disability EXCEPT
A. Encephalitis.
B. Lead poisoning.
C. Fetal alcohol syndrome.
D. Brain injury.
Approximately what percentage of students with autism is nonverbal?
A. 30
B. 10
C. 50
D. 20
Which of the following is an example of factors beyond the direct influence of
educators that can adversely affect interactions with culturally diverse families?
A. Families from culturally diverse backgrounds may harbor helpful preconceived
notions about school personnel.
B. Parenting for families of children with special needs is easier than for other families.
C. There is disproportionate representation of students of color in special education.
D. Attitudes toward the school may be positively influenced by their own
school experiences.
The instructional strategy that ensures systematic learning is called
A. Peer-mediated instruction.
B. Task analysis.
C. Direct instruction.
D. Whole-language instruction.
Many high school students are being identified as learning disabled. Critics believe that
students who are identified with learning disabilities at this level
A. Are too far along in the educational system to receive services.
B. Will have a greater chance of being accepted into college.
C. Wanting to take advantage of testing accommodations for the SAT.
D. Will not be accepted into college if labeled at such a late age.
What percentage of students who are deaf or hard of hearing have hearing parents?
A. 90
B. 75
C. 50
D. 20
Behavior and emotional disorder are the fourth largest category of disabilities. Of that
category, which population makes up the largest percentage of this category?
A. Caucasian
B. Latinos
C. African Americans
D. Other
When students are not able to fully perform an activity or project on their own, they
often succeed with assistive participation.
How does the mandate to use assistive technology under IDEA present ethical
dilemmas for teachers? Why are children in rural areas and children from economically
challenged homes at a disadvantage?
NCLB stipulates that 75 percent of all students in a state must participate in a
yearly achievement testing, or the state is judged out of compliance with the law.
What are the four recommended practices that characterize accountable and accessible
instruction? Briefly describe each.
Why is conducting a strength-based assessment important? Support your answer.
What are the benefits of identifying a child’s hearing loss as early as possible?
What is systemic bias? Provide two examples.
Students who are gifted always display advanced behaviors at early stages of
development.
What are some of the challenges gifted students face as they transition to adulthood?
Where did the concept of universal design originate?
What is the meaning behind the statement, “students who are gifted display a strong
sense of justice in their human relationships.”
Siblings usually do not recognize the positive effects of having a brother or sister with a
disability.
Girls are underrepresented among students identified as gifted and talented.
Parents need to be involved in a child’s speech and language development skills.
CASE STUDY: You have just moved across the United States due to your spouse’s
transfer. As you look for a new job within the public school system, you are surprised at
the overwhelming diversity within your new community. Feeling very confident as you
go to your first interview in this new community, you notice that many of the messages
and writings on the school walls are written in various languages. As you introduce
yourself to the secretary, she hands you a list of questions to preview before the
interview begins. As you scan the list of questions, you begin to feel very nervous about
this interview. The questions are as follows:
What is multicultural education and what are five major dimensions of Bank’s model of
multicultural education?
CASE STUDY: Mrs. Steele has just been told by the family pediatrician that her
daughter Shelby has been identified as having ADHD. Shelby is a rising seventh grader
and attends New Beginnings middle school. Mrs. Steele knew Shelby had an endless
amount of energy, but she was stunned to learn it was considered a “disability.” Mrs.
Steele has no idea how to help her daughter control her impulsivity and excessive
energy. You are an expert on the topic of ADHD and teach as an instructor at the local
community college. Mrs. Steele has contacted you for information regarding ADHD.
Please answer each of her questions thoroughly in order to help her obtain a better
understanding how to best meet her child’s needs.
What are the alternatives to medication for addressing the academic, social, and
behavioral needs of an individual with ADHD?
CASE STUDY: Milo is a kindergarten student at Highland Elementary School. Milo
was identified as having an intellectual disability due to fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
as an infant. He has been in a inclusive preschool setting from the age of 2. Ms. Young
is a new (first year) teacher who has recently been told that Milo will be a student in her
classroom. Ms. Young has many concerns about having Milo in her class because she
was only required to take one class in her undergraduate program in meeting the needs
of children with disabilities. Below is a list of questions that Ms. Young wants to
discuss with her assigned mentor, Ms. Farlow, in order to develop a better
understanding of how to assist Milo in succeeding within the general education
classroom.
In general, children with intellectual disabilities often demonstrate what type of
differences in language, social skills, and self-care skills?
Syntax is a set of rules that determines the order in which words are used.
CASE STUDY: Bobby is a 12-year-old student who was diagnosed with severe mental
retardation and orthopedic impairments at the age of 4. Bobby was born as a normal,
healthy baby. While on vacation with his family at the age of 4, Bobby had his first
seizure. Although Bobby was rushed to a hospital by his parents, it took hours before
the seizure was stopped by medical professionals. The result of this seizure was severe
brain injury. Bobby does not have the ability to verbally communicate his wants and
needs. His parents have moved him from his neighborhood school where Bobby spent
his elementary school years misunderstood and frustrated. His parents now have turned
to a specialized school hopeful that their son will receive the care and education they
believe he deserves and needs.
What is community-based instruction? Supported employment? Which of these options
seems more appropriate for Bobby based on the information provided? Why?
What are three examples of articulation disorders?