What percent of students receiving special education services are classified with
multiple disabilities?
A. About 20%
B. Nearly 10%
C. Over 5%
D. About 2%
All of the following are typical testing accommodations for students with intellectual
disabilities except:
A. Dictating responses to a scribe
B. Exemption from taking tests
C. Having test items read to them
D. Extended time
Each of the following is an appropriate assessment accommodation for students with
language disorders except:
A. Provide the students with additional time to take the test
B. Change multiple choice items to essay items
C. Provide visual supports
D. Allow the students to use a word processor
Which of the following is an event or action that follows your student’s response and
increases the possibility that your student will exhibit that same response again?
A. Discriminative stimulus
B. Response
C. Reinforcing stimulus
D. Consequence
Having difficulty recalling information shortly after it is presented is an example of
which of the following?
A. Short term memory
B. Executive functioning skills
C. Metacognition
D. Social skills
Which of the following is a systems-level and evidenced-based method for improving
valued social and learning outcomes for all students?
A. Schoolwide positive behavior support
B. Conflict resolution
C. Problem-based learning
D. Social stories
Substitutions, omissions, and distortions are characteristics of:
A. Apraxia of speech
B. Articulation disorders
C. Receptive language disorders
D. Expressive language disorders
Enrichment refers to each of the following elements except:
A. Adding instruction on disciplines not found in the typical curriculum
B. Using more challenging material
C. Using an expanded range of instructional strategies
D. Compacting the curriculum to get past already-mastered material
Content integration, knowledge of the construction process, an equity pedagogy,
prejudice reduction, and empowering school culture and social structure are elements
of:
A. Increasing knowledge and experiences of other cultures
B. Culturally responsive instruction
C. Enhancing self-awareness
D. Cultural reciprocity
The diagnosis of a hearing loss is made by a combination of professionals which
include the child’s own doctor, an otologist, and a(n):
A. Audiologist
B. Speech/language therapist
C. Neurologist
D. Parent
Which of the following involves teachers using examples and content from a variety of
cultures and groups to illustrate key concepts, principles, generalizations, and theories
in their subject area?
A. Content integration
B. Knowledge construction process
C. Equity pedagogy
D. Prejudice reduction
Early intervention programs for young children with visual impairments are generally:
A. Home-based
B. Held in a private facility
C. School-based
D. Hospital-based
What is the overall organizer for language?
A. Semantics
B. Pragmatics
C. Syntax
D. Phonology
Ahmed and his family moved to the United States from the Middle East. Ahmed and his
parents speak English very well but during conferences Ms. Smith, Ahmed’s teacher, is
uncomfortable with the parents’ behavior. Ahmed’s mother does not speak in the
meetings, and the parents do not make eye contact. How can Ms. Smith make the
meetings more comfortable for all involved?
A. Learn about Ahmed’s culture and plan meeting participation to meet the parents’
needs.
B. Talk to Ahmed’s mother alone to get information.
C. Have the school principal conduct the conferences.
D. Confront Ahmed’s parents about their unusual behaviors.
Michael is a student with multiple disabilities. His educational and functional skills are
very limited but he is included in the general education setting for portions of the school
day. What should the teachers do for Michael to enhance his general education
experiences?
A. Let him complete tasks that are within his abilities.
B. Determine another placement for Michael since he cannot handle the regular
education setting.
C. Create opportunities for him to benefit from peer tutoring.
D. Let Michael sit in the back of the classroom and sleep.
Which of the following students are the least likely to spend time in the general
education classroom and more time in special settings?
A. White
B. Hispanic
C. Asian/Pacific Islander
D. Black
The number one cause of TBI is:
A. Car accidents
B. Falls
C. Abuse
D. Gun injuries
In a recent study about biased decision-making, it was shown that:
A. Students’ labels really did not make much difference.
B. Teachers were more likely to rate behavior of students labeled “gifted” as off-task
C. Students’ labels only mattered if they were labeled as “oppositional defiant”
D. Teachers were less likely to rate behavior of students labeled “gifted” as off-task
Tommy has difficulty with syntactically complete sentences when speaking or writing.
He avoids writing tasks and is sometimes teased about his speech. What can you do to
help Tommy with his syntax during classroom activities?
A. Provide visual and verbal models of complete sentences.
B. Make Tommy stop and think before he speaks or writes.
C. Tell the other students that Tommy has a problem and not to tease him.
D. Excuse Tommy from writing activities and limit speaking situations.
Which of the following describes the different options for inclusion set forth by PL
4-142?
A. The continuum of placements
B. The general education classroom.
C. Increasing the amount of time in a general education classroom.
D. Services offered
Interpreting words by watching the speaker’s lips and facial movements without hearing
the speaker’s words is:
A. Manual approach
B. Speech reading
C. Sign language
D. Lip reading
Which of the following prohibits discrimination in any activity receiving federal
financial assistance solely on the basis of disability?
A. ESEA
B. Section 504
C. IDEA
D. NCLB
The number of children with hearing loss enrolled in early intervention programs has
been positively affected by:
A. Inclusion
B. Transition laws
C. Total language communication
D. Newborn hearing screening
What percent of students with intellectual disabilities spend 80-100% of their time in
general education settings?
A. 48%
B. 8%
C. 27%
D. 17%
Computer-assisted instruction is used for:
A. Drill and practice
B. Assessment and evaluation
C. Mastery learning
D. Errorless learning
Which of the following enables students who cannot communicate verbally or through
other formats, to do so through technology?
A. MAP
B. AAC
C. SETT
D. Sign language
Individuals who typically use braille for efficient reading and writing are considered
which of the following?
A. Low vision
B. Functionally blind
C. Totally blind
D. Legally blind
Students with autism often have all or some of the following characteristics of
communication except:
A. Attention focused on one topic only
B. Articulation problems
C. Repeating other people’s language
D. Interrupting when others are communicating
The two factors affecting cognitive functioning of students with TBI are the extent of
the injury and:
A. The age at the time of injury
B. The location of the injury
C. Cause of the injury
D. Size of the injury
The “E” in the SETT framework for making evaluation decisions stands for which of
the following?
A. Evaluation of equipment to be used
B. Extension of learning for generalization
C. Environment in which technology will be used
D. Equipment to be used to support needs
What percent of students with autism spend 80-100% of their time in general education
settings?
A. 10%
B. 50%
C. 18%
D. 39%
Which of the following involves closed-circuit wiring that sends FM signals from an
audio system directly to an electronic coil in the student’s hearing aid?
A. Sound-field amplification system
B. Loop system
C. Closed-caption technology
D. Telecommunication device