Each of the following is TRUE concerning the extent to which parents are involved in
their children’s services and the extent to which they are satisfied with these services
EXCEPT:
A. Families with the lowest income have the least involvement in services and the
lowest degree of satisfaction with them.
B. Parents whose primary language is English are more likely to be involved.
C. Parents of children in elementary school are more positive about services.
D. Parents of children with more severe disabilities are less satisfied with services.
Preferential seating, computer access, and a one-on-one teaching assistant are examples
of:
A. Special Education.
B. Free and Appropriate Education.
C. Related Services.
D. Supplemental Aids and Services.
Who are the central members of the IEP team?
A. Educators
B. Parents
C. Administrators
D. Students
A new option for addressing serious student learning problems that may indicate a
learning disability is:
A. Response to Intervention
B. Response to Treatment Programs
C. Individualized Education Program
D. Individualized Education Plan
Communicating optimism about success is important in which step of a
problem-solving model?
A. Identifying the problem
B. Creating a climate for problem solving
C. Implementing the idea
D. Evaluating the outcome
Which of the following statements are true regarding the prevalence of emotional and
behavior disorders and boys and girls?
A. Girls are diagnosed six to nine times more often than boys.
B. Boys are diagnosed three or more times more than girls.
C. No data is available on differences between boys and girls.
D. Boys and girls are equally diagnosed.
Intensive early intervention can be very beneficial to many children with autism
spectrum disorder; however, it can be emotionally and financially taxing for families,
and requires a time commitment of:
A. 30 to 40 hours per week
B. 10 to 20 hours per week
C. 50 to 60 hours per week
D. 20 to 30 hours per week
Currently, how many states and territories in the United States have Early Hearing
Detection and Intervention laws or voluntary compliance regarding screening the
hearing of newborns?
A. The majority
B. A minority
C. Most
D. All
A student’s placement must be reviewed:
A. Weekly if necessary
B. At the teacher’s request
C. At least monthly
D. At least annually
By far, the most comprehensive legislation protecting the rights of individuals with
disabilities, no matter their age, is:
A. Americans with Disabilities Act
B. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
C. Section 504
D. Adult with Disabilities Act
Norma is a 16-year-old identified as having a mild intellectual disability. During her
transition meeting her parents express their desire for Norma to work at the
family-owned business after graduation where she will be closely monitored and
protected. Norma, on the other hand, has very different aspirations for herself. She
insists that she wants to work at the local amusement park after graduation. Norma is
demonstrating the concept of:
A. Self-determination
B. Metacognition
C. Noncompliance
D. Anxiety
Genetics, environmental toxins, accidents, and illness are examples of:
A. Biological factors
B. Psychosocial factors
C. Environmental factors
D. Behavioral factors
Medication is helpful in ameliorating the symptoms of ADHD in what percent of the
students for whom it is prescribed?
A. 20-30
B. 70-80
C. 10-20
D. 50-60
The movement of tongue, teeth, lips, and palate all affect:
A. Speech
B. Articulation
C. Fluency
D. Phonology
An individual who experiences hearing loss from day to day due to periodic ear
infections or earwax buildup is experiencing what type of hearing loss?
A. Sensorineural
B. Conductive
C. Fluctuating
D. Unilateral
The dot-based system of reading and writing is known as:
A. Braille
B. Fingerspelling
C. Sign language
D. Speed reading
Each of the following is typically determined by a blood test EXCEPT:
A. Sickle cell disease
B. Juvenile diabetes
C. Traumatic brain injury
D. HIV or AIDS
Showing favoritism toward a particular group that occurs at multiple levels within a
society or institution is called
A. Cognitive style.
B. Teacher attitude.
C. Systemic bias.
D. Knowledge construction.
Students who have disabilities and whose first language is NOT English sometimes
receive their special education services from a:
A. Bilingual teacher
B. Special education teacher
C. Bilingual paraeducator
D. Bilingual special education teacher
Each of the following is an example of a physiological cause of LD EXCEPT:
A. Poor nutrition
B. Brain injury
C. Heredity
D. Chemical
Center-based programs focus on direct and consistent teaching of specific
developmental skills such as:
A. Reading, writing, and language
B. Gross motor, reading, and math
C. Fine motor, gross motor, and language
D. Fine motor, language, and reading
According to the author of the textbook, evidence of advanced development across
intellectual areas is referred to as:
A. Giftedness
B. Talent
C. Intelligence
D. Creative
Cindy is a student with TBI. She becomes confused about expectations of assignments.
Your best course of action to help Cindy is to do which of the following?
A. Have Cindy repeat the instructions three times.
B. Use rubrics to delineate the expectations for assignments.
C. Ask Cindy’s parents to buy a planner so she can keep track of her work.
D. Have Cindy stay with you at recess or after school to go over assignments.
A training program run by a special educator or parent that involves following the
pattern of: give a prompt, student performs command, and then receives a reward for
desired behavior is called:
A. Priming
B. Discrete trial training
C. Peer tutoring
D. Social tutoring
What groups of students are NOT specifically included in IDEA?
A. Students who are gifted, students with multiple disabilities, and students who are
homeless.
B. Students who are gifted, students with ADHD, and students who are at risk for
school failure.
C. Students who are gifted, students with other health impairments, and students who
are at-risk.
D. Students who live in poverty, students who are born addicted to cocaine, and
students with autism.
To help students generalize information or skills, teachers must:
A. Teach a specific skill in a direct and systematic way by breaking it into very small
steps as part of meaningful activities
B. Prompt students; that is, provide assistance to them using words, demonstrations,
and even physical guiding
C. Immediately reward correct responses
D. Teach across as many settings, tasks, and people as possible so that the students can
use what they learn in any appropriate situation
Which of the following indirect services would be used as a transition strategy for a
student who no longer needs special education services?
A. Parity
B. Collaboration
C. Consultation
D. Resolution
A general education teacher prepares a rubric for an assignment and a special education
teacher prepares a graphic organizer for students to use when completing the
assignment. This is an example of the collaborative characteristic of:
A. Shared responsibility
B. Accountability
C. Parity
D. Shared resources
Whenever someone is explaining something problematic that happened, your reaction
should be to:
A. Offer to take care of it
B. Ask what the person wants you to do
C. Seek additional information
D. Offer an excuse, or suggest a reason, for what happened
Ms. Manno verbally explains concepts, illustrates those concepts through the use of
pictures and demonstrations, and gives students a variety of activities from which to
choose to practice those concepts and demonstrate understanding. She is demonstrating:
A. Least restrictive environment
B. Differentiated Instruction
C. Free and appropriate education
D. Universal Design for Learning
Misha is a 3-year-old who has just began talking. She has a vocabulary of
approximately twenty words. She has language but has acquired it at a much slower rate
than children her age. This is called:
A. Aphasia
B. Central auditory processing
C. Language delay
D. Articulation disorder
Approximately how many students are identified as learning disabled?
A. 10.9 million
B 1.9 million
C. 5.9 million
D. 2.4 million
____________________ and ______________________ is such a controversial topic
that the U.S. Department of Education in 2012 produced a resource document
concerning its use.
As students with physical and health disabilities transition from school to post-school
options, what decisions must be considered by the individual and his or her family?
What precautions must be taken when assessing a student for speech and
communication disorders whose first language is not English?
How are inclusive practices defined? List both a positive and negative outcome
mentioned in the text in regard to the effects of inclusion on students with learning
disabilities.
Describe token economy or use of rewards as a strategy for instruction of students with
ADHD.
Because autism spectrum disorder is considered a
___________________________________, comprehensive assessment also must
include asking parents about fine- and gross-motor skill development, language
development, and other areas.
What are the three factors supporting early intervention for students with speech and
language disorders?
IDEA requires that all states offer ___________________ at no cost to parents as
another early formal step in resolving differences.
A continuum of placements is the term used for the options for where students with
disabilities receive their educations. Compare and contrast the general educational
setting and the resource setting. Give two pros and two cons of each.
What was the outcome significance of the court case Irving Independent School District
v. Tatro?
The cornea, the transparent structure that both protects and has a major role in the
process of bending the light rays entering the eyea process called
__________________________.
What is Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) and how does it affect students with
learning disabilities?
Describe the process that occurs when a student is assessed for special education
services.
Task analysis is an instructional strategy that has been found to be effective with
students who have intellectual disabilities. What is the benefit of task analysis? Create a
task analysis for a specific lesson.
_____________________________ assessment refers to measuring students’ social and
emotional strengths, the characteristics that give them confidence, and the traits that
help them cope with adversity.
Values and language are two elements of culture. Explain these concepts as they relate
to culture, and provide an example of each.