John has a problem with figure-ground, closure, and spatial relationships. He is
experiencing a problem in
a. megacognitive processes.
b. visual perception.
c. auditory perception.
d. sensory integration.
Students with special gifts and talents excel in which of the following components of
the IPM?
a. Spelling
b. Central Processing
c. Problem-Based Learning
d. Creativity
____is a strategy that bring students with gifts together so they can go at an advanced
pace and be stimulated by others of like ability.
a. Enrichment
b. Acceleration
c. Flexible Pacing
d. Cluster Grouping
The recent focus on accountability in schools has clarified whether schools should
focus on providing students with exceptionalities access to the general curriculum or
specialized education programs.
a. True
b. False
The category of exceptionality with the largest number of children is
a. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
b. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
c. Other Health Impaired.
d. Learning Disabilities.
Response to Intervention is
a. based only on the use of special education instructional methods.
b. a multilevel approach of academic intervention used to provide early, effective
assistance to children before referral to special education and identification.
c. a variety of materials and techniques for an “independence” curriculum that is totally
communitybased.
d. based upon the extensive use of assistive technology.
In most school situations, students with mild intellectual and developmental disabilities
are initially identified by the
a. school counselor.
b. principal.
c. school psychologist.
d. teacher.
The child’s behavior is not the only variable that determines the classification of
behavior as a problem. Another significant variable is the
a. time the behavior occurs.
b. place in which the behavior occurs.
c. reaction of the child to his or her own behavior.
d. person who perceives the behavior as inappropriate.
Early intervention is designed to support
a. a young child with developmental delays or a disability.
b. the parents/family of a child with a developmental delay or disability.
c. caregivers who work with children with delays or disabilities.
d. all of the above.
An example of a second-tier behavioral support activity is a(n)
a. universal group behavior support.
b. positive behavior support.
c. IEP.
d. suspension for the behavior.
Inclusion
a. is not as critical for the young child as the older child because young children do not
notice others.
b. is critical in order for the child to be meaningfully engaged with nondisabled peers.
c. is medically and behaviorally based for the young child.
d. is monitored by the special educator.
The self-determination of how the student’s behavior compares to a preset criteria is
called
a. self-control.
b. self-monitoring.
c. self-evaluation.
d. self-reinforcement.
Ideally, there should be one professional person who coordinates and leads a team of
professions who, with the child’s parents, develop and IEP for the child. This person is
often referred to as the
a. case coordinator.
b. itinerant teacher.
c. consultant.
d. school psychologist.
Typically, teachers are not aware of a student with ADHD’s medication use because it is
considered a privacy violation.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is an academic learning disability?
a. An attention disorder
b. A reading problem
c. A perceptual-motor disorder
d. A memory deficit
Students from diverse cultural and social backgrounds are more likely to be
misidentified as having EBD than their white peers.
a. True
b. False
The UCLA Young Autism Project
a. utilizes a communication curriculum that is based on behavioral principles but
applied in naturalistic settings.
b. uses the principles of applied behavior analysis to teach discrete skills that are
chained into functional routines.
c. teaches social skills as discrete skills within an integrative setting and uses
peer-mediation interventions to promote independent play and social interaction.
d. uses incidental teaching, that is, the spontaneous behavior of the child, to teach
specific skills such as functional verbal language.
If children born with a cleft palate have early surgical correction, they are unlikely to
require speech therapy.
a. True
b. False
Why are medications that increase neurotransmitter production useful for students with
ADHD?
a. Neurotransmitters allow students to learn more quickly and effectively.
b. Neurotransmitters have a direct effect of on a student’s mood and happiness level.
c. Neurotransmitters increase the capacity for attending and controlling impulses.
d. Neurotransmitters reduce the potential side effects of any medication.
Which of the following is NOT a right given to parents by Public Law-94-142?
a. They may access their child’s educational records.
b. They can participate in the development of the IEP.
c. They can request a due process hearing.
d. They can control the teacher and school their child is assigned.
Sally forgets the directions and steps for solving a math problem as she is working the
problem. She has a deficit in
a. long-term memory.
b. megacognition.
c. short-term memory.
d. working memory.
Intelligence is strictly genetic and cannot be altered by environmental influences.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following terms is closest in meaning to the term low vision?
a. Legally blind
b. Partially sighted
c. Severe visual impairment
d. Totally blind
The ability to receive and understand a message is called
a. fluency.
b. expressive language.
c. receptive language.
d. communication.
Which of the following are the four processes involved in the production of speech?
a. Phonology, morphology, resonation, and semantics
b. Respiration, phonation, resonation, and articulation
c. Phonology, phonation, resonation, and semantics
d. Audition, respiration, resonation and articulation
Delayed language is an universal characteristic communication disorder of
a. intellectual and development disorders.
b. cerebral palsy.
c. autism.
d. severe, profound handicaps.
Riding a bicycle or playing the piano are examples of
a. semantic memory.
b. episodic memory.
c. motor memory.
d. working memory.
It is considered a violation of federal law for an educator to ignore federal regulations
regarding the education of children with exceptionalities.
a. True
b. False
In many settings the EBD specialist has the role of
a. caseworker.
b. social worker.
c. classroom teacher.
d. support teacher.
In a longitudinal study following children through school and into early adulthood,
which of these factors in early childhood indicated a high risk for overall adult
maladjustment?
a. Passive temperament
b. Lack of parental conflict
c. Presence of developmental disorders
d. Chronic high aggressive behavior
Which of the following was NOT suggested as a way to improve services for culturally
and linguistically diverse children with visual impairments?
a. Require educators to learn a second language to better communicate with families.
b. Provide educators with instruction in culturally responsive teaching.
c. Provide educators with resources to support culturally diverse families.
d. Use translators to act as cultural brokers between educators and families.
PALS is an example of
a. a social skills curriculum.
b. the self-instruction model.
c. the wraparound approach.
d. a peer tutoring approach.