Television exposs, court actions and the emergence of the self-advocacy movement
subsequently led to __________ people with intellectual disabilities.
A) deinstitutionalization of
B) increases in institutionalization of
C) an increased rate of incarceration for
D) increases in applications to college for
Justin is twice-exceptional. This means that he
A) is gifted in two of Gardner’s intelligences.
B) has gifts and talents.
C) was identified as gifted as a preschooler, and again in elementary school.
D) is gifted and also has a disability.
All of the following can contribute to the multiple assessments used instead of
standardized intelligence tests for the identification of gifted students EXCEPT
A) portfolio assessment.
B) checklists.
C) WISC-R.
D) behavioral observations.
IEPs are available to
A) the special education teacher only.
B) any educator who interacts with the child.
C) district diagnostic personnel.
D) only those who interact with the child at least twice a day.
____ refers to differentiated instruction that provides assistance and supports through
modeling and practice of multistepped skill or content areas, gradually removing the
supports until independence is achieved.
A) accommodations
B) scaffolding
C) cued speech
D) UDL
Jasmine is a deaf seven-month-old child. In order to ensure language development,
what method would you recommend her parents use with her?
A) oral
B) written communications
C) ASL
D) cued speech
In an effort to evaluate a student’s language abilities, Ms. Gunawardena, an SLP, tests
out a language intervention with a student and then monitors its effectiveness. She is
using
A) a portfolio assessment.
B) standardized tests.
C) a dynamic assessment.
D) a developmental scale.
Tamika was born with severe visual disabilities. She has
A) residual impairments.
B) congenital blindness.
C) adventitious blindness.
D) temporary blindness.
Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of the IEP process at the
Identification step?
A) to determine whether a child has a disability
B) to determine whether special education is required
C) to determine how much time the child should spend in the general education
classroom
D) to determine what types of services are needed
If thought about in the traditional sense of a continuum, which of the following would
constitute the most restrictive placement?
A) general education classroom
B) resource room
C) self-contained classroom
D) special school for students with disabilities
Jeff has just damaged the transparent, curved part of the front of his eye. He has injured
his
A) pupil.
B) lens.
C) cornea.
D) iris.
According to the IDEA definition, TBI
A) can be caused by injuries induced by birth trauma.
B) can be the result of a stroke.
C) can be caused by a brain tumor.
D) can include open or closed head injuries.
Lavona has a profound hearing loss and cannot understand sounds or words, even with
her hearing aid. Which term correctly describes her hearing loss?
A) hard of hearing
B) deaf
C) Deaf
D) sound impaired
Dr. Kalwegna, who is deaf, attends a conference where a captionist using a laptop
translates everything the speaker says into text that is projected onto a screen at the
front of the meeting room. This is an example of
A) real-time captioning.
B) a communication board.
C) automatic speech recognition.
D) open captioning.
Hairlike cells stimulated by vibrations send electrochemical signals to which nerve that
carries messages to the brain?
A) ocular nerve
B) auditory nerve
C) 15th cranial nerve
D) cochlear nerve
Ms. Holley, a speech/language pathologist, goes into Mr. Johnson’s general education
classroom to provide speech therapy to a student there. This is an example of
A) itinerant teaching.
B) collaborative teaching.
C) co-teaching.
D) pull-in programming.
Mrs. Matondkar seats Jacob, a student with ADHD, away from distractions like
windows or computers. She uses hands-on activities and assigns highly motivating
activities. Mrs. Matondkar is using solutions for which educational performance
problem?
A) initiating work
B) remaining on task
C) making transitions
D) completing assignments
Darren expects academic failure and is passive by not approaching learning tasks.
Darren is/has
A) ADD.
B) ADHD.
C) an inactive learner.
D) hopeless.
Students who have never met can work together as a result of
A) distance education technology.
B) curriculum compacting.
C) honors courses.
D) differentiated curriculum.
Explain the differences between the definitions for orthopedic impairments and other
health impairments in IDEA.
According to your text, the most important factor in a deaf child’s life is
A) academic achievement.
B) family acceptance and inclusion.
C) life skills.
D) oral language skills.
Audrey Beth has a learning disability. She is required to learn the same content as her
peers, but is allowed to give her worksheet answers orally in some classes, and receives
extra time to complete assignments in other classes. These changes to Audrey Beth’s
education are considered to be
A) part of UDL.
B) differentiated instruction.
C) instructional modifications.
D) instructional accommodations.
Parvati has Rett syndrome. Which of the following stereotyped movements is she likely
to exhibit?
A) hand flapping
B) hand wringing
C) finger flapping
D) complex whole-body movements
Which of the following is NOT a typical post-school outcome for students with
emotional or behavioral disorders?
A) unemployment and underemployment
B) score higher on minimal competency tests but continue to fail courses
C) contact with the justice system
D) difficulties in interpersonal relationships
BICS or conversational English is
A) a level of English master required to access the general education curriculum and
profit from instruction.
B) a level of English mastery that is adequate for general communication, but not
necessarily for academic learning.
C) the ability to conceptualize linguistic ability in the home language.
D) the ability to understand abstract language necessary for academic work.
During school, D.J. works on learning words such as those found on traffic signs or
warning labels, learning basic personal care skills, and participating in leisure activities.
These are examples of (a)
A) functional curriculum.
B) general curriculum.
C) community-based instruction.
D) instructional accommodations.
A child may be considered as having a developmental delay under IDEA ’04 if
A) the child is between the ages of 2 to 10.
B) the child shows delays in one of five specified areas (physical, cognitive,
communication, social/emotional, or adaptive development).
C) the delay is significant enough to warrant further testing.
D) he or she has not met the same milestones as older siblings did at the same age.
Mr. and Mrs. Duchenne want to provide an environment that will help their teenage son
make friends. They should know that the key factors that help individuals with
intellectual disabilities make friends are
A) being friendly and having access to transportation.
B) social skills and encouragement.
C) familiarity and openness.
D) proximity and similarity.
An IFSP is evaluated
A) annually.
B) every six months with the family.
C) every month with a specialist.
D) every three years.
Which of the following does NOT reflect IDEA’s requirements regarding alternate
assessments?
A) Alternate assessments must be aligned with the state’s challenging academic content
and student achievement standards.
B) Alternate assessments are not required to reflect grade-level achievement standards,
but they must evaluate student achievement in functional, vocational, and independent
living skills.
C) Alternate assessments must measure student achievement against any alternate
academic achievement standards that the state has developed.
D) The IEP of a student who takes an alternate assessment must include a statement of
why the child cannot participate in the regular assessment.
__________ showed that an ecological approach could affect major changes in the lives
of troubled children.
A) William Healy
B) The Santa Monica Project
C) Project Re-Ed
D) The Juvenile Psychopathic Institute in Chicago
Rather than helping her students edit every paper they write, Mrs. Soetjipto teaches
them a method to help them edit their own papers. She uses the mnemonic COPS
(Capitalization, Overall appearance, Punctuation, Spelling) to help them remember the
various steps. Mrs. Soetjipto is teaching her students using
A) learning strategies.
B) PALS.
C) CBM.
D) self-regulation.
The majority of students with visual disabilities read using
A) enlarged print.
B) standard print.
C) braille.
D) personal readers.
IFSPs are designed for students ages
A) birth to three.
B) three to five.
C) birth to five.
D) fourteen to twenty-one.