The traditional roles and responsibilities of a special education teacher have been
changing. These roles can include all of the following choices EXCEPT:
A) Supporting special education students in the general education classroom.
B) Teaching with another teacher in a content area in which they have little or no
background knowledge.
C) Helping students with assignments.
D) Engaging in disciplining and classroom management of a fewer number of students.
Mrs. Jones is a new teacher who is introducing multiplication for the first time to her
students. She begins by asking a couple of students what their favorite numbers are.
One student says 2 and another says 12. Mrs. Jones shows them how to multiply
numbers by 2 and then shows them how to multiply numbers by 12. Her students are
confused because her teaching is not:
A) Systematic
B) Explicit
C) Concrete
D) Adapted
The following strategies may be used as antecedents to influence the frequency of
desirable and undesirable behaviors EXCEPT:
A) Manipulating instructional content
B) Providing a limited number of classroom rules
C) Arranging the room in specific ways
D) Providing negative reinforcement
What is the minimum planning time required for teachers to have a successful
coteaching experience?
A) 2 hours a week
B) 45 minutes a week
C) 1 hour every two weeks
D) 1 hour a month
Ms. Ruiz tells Mike to look at other words with the same ending to figure out a new
word. What strategy does Ms. Ruiz want Mike to use?
A) Phonic analysis
B) Structural analysis
C) Syntax and context
D) Onset-rime
Bobby has ADD and follows a schedule that lists all of the tasks that he needs to do
during class time. If he completes the tasks, he gets five extra minutes on the computer
at the end of the day. Using the computer is his favorite activity. Which of the following
is used to increase Bobby’s on-task behavior?
A) Negative reinforcement
B) Shaping
C) Extinction
D) Positive reinforcement
What level of text should be used for repeated reading?
A) The level at which the student has 50 percent word recognition
B) Any level as long as it engages the student
C) Independent to instructional level
D) A level within the zone of proximal development
Which of the following words has a continuant sound?
A) Fin
B) Pea
C) Weird
D) Wild
RTI models are commonly comprised of 4 key components, which include all of the
following EXCEPT:
A) They provide universal screening to identify students at risk and monitor students’
learning over time to determine their level and rate of performance.
B) They provide interventions of increasing intensity when students continue to
struggle.
C) They make important educational decisions based on data.
D) They use only special education teachers in this model.
All of the following are recommended ways to adapt textbooks EXCEPT:
A) Using alternative to reading such as listening to the text on CD.
B) Using a study guide for the text.
C) Highlighting the important information in the text for the student.
D) Rewriting the text so that the sentences are shorter and easier to read.
Which of the following statements is NOT true of having a sibling with a learning
disability?
A) Children can be affected very little by having a sibling with a learning disability.
B) Children may have concerns about the causes of their sibling’s disability.
C) Children may ask for explanations for the unusual behaviors of their sibling.
D) Children are generally ok with their sibling receiving all of their parents’ attention.
A social skills program that teaches adolescents the social skills they need to interact
successfully with peers and adults is called:
A) FAST
B) ASSET
C) LLW
D) SLAM
All of the following ideas are things speech and language therapists do to promote RTI
in their schools EXCEPT:
A) Explain the role of language in curriculum and instruction.
B) Provide research-based knowledge on language screening and assessment.
C) Take exclusive control in identifying screening measures.
D) Provide professional development on language.
Particularly at the upper elementary and secondary grade levels, general education
teachers focus on teaching the content and less on teaching individual students. This
contrasts with the focus of special education teachers, whose planning and instruction is
aimed at the needs of individual students. Which of the following choices is NOT
something a special education teacher could do to successfully connect with the general
education teacher?
A) Develop materials including assessments and homework that are
content-appropriate.
B) Develop materials that enhance learning for all students.
C) Develop materials that meet the needs of students with disabilities.
D) Develop materials that only the general education students are required to complete.
The most important consideration in selecting words for vocabulary instruction is to
choose words that:
A) Have a high impact on learning and instruction.
B) The student can already read and spell.
C) Can be analyzed morphologically.
D) Are conceptually related to each other.
You are a reading coach and have just stepped into Mrs. Lorena’s fifth-grade class. They
are divided into groups of four and five students. You hear students being called names
like “The Leader,” “The Clunk Expert,” “The Announcer,” and “The Timekeeper.” Most
likely, Mrs. Lorena’s class is engaged in:
A) Cooperative learning groups.
B) Classwide peer tutoring.
C) Reciprocal teaching.
D) Attributional training.
Which of the following techniques could be used to measure reading fluency?
A) Have students read a passage and time how long they go before making 5 errors.
B) Have students read a passage as fast as they can.
C) Have students read 100-word passages from the reading curriculum and graph
fluency rates across time.
D) Have students score how they feel they performed while reading a particular
passage.
Which of the following systems of language governs the structure of words and word
forms?
A) Morphology
B) Syntax
C) Phonology
D) Pragmatics
According to a report by the National Research Council (2001), ‘strategic competence”
is a part of mathematical proficiency that refers to:
A) The understanding of mathematic concepts and operations.
B) The ability to accurately and efficiently conduct operations and mathematics
practices.
C) The ability to formulate and conduct mathematical problems.
D) Thinking about, explaining, and justifying mathematical work.
Which of the following characteristics of students with dysgraphia is NOT true?
A) They have poor letter formation.
B) Their letters are inconsistent in size.
C) They incorrectly use capital and lowercase letters.
D) They can still write quickly when required.
Which of the following is NOT true about nonresponders?
A) They do not seem to make adequate progress even when instructed with a
research-based approach.
B) Teachers must realize that not all students learn in the same way.
C) Teachers need to understand that although one student may respond well to a given
research-based intervention, another student may not.
D) Research cannot explain why nonresponders do not make progress.