Cerebral palsey includes four major classifications: (a)________, (b)_____________,
(c)________________, and (d) _________________.
Siblings of children with disabilities
a. spend considerably less time with their parents than does the child with a disability.
b. typically have many unverbalized questions about the child with a disability.
c. tend to need professional help to cope with the lack of parental attention.
d. tend to be ‘spoiled” since parents of children with disabilities tend to overcompensate
with their nondisabled children.
Sensory integration involves
a. the student’s ability to listen and take notes during class.
b. the ability to use two or more senses simultaneously and smoothly.
c. blending auditory perception and tactile actions.
d. all of the above.
One component of the expanded core curriculum for a student with visual impairments
is
a. orientation and mobility.
b. math skills.
c. reading skills.
d. communication skills.
The Abecedarian Study demonstrated that the quality of early child care had little
impact on the outcomes for children with disabilities.
a. True
b. False
Learned helplessness results in
a. deterioration of performance after failure.
b. an increase in performance after failure.
c. maintenance of performance after failure.
d. heightened feelings of mastery after failure.
Presently the best measurement of intelligence for children with visual impairment is
the
a. performance section of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children.
b. the full scale Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children.
c. verbal section of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children.
d. proprioception test.
The Daily Report Card is an example of an intervention designed to
a. increase communication between school and home.
b. give regular academic updates.
c. provide behavior feedback and strategies.
d. clarify goals for classroom performance.
Most language skills are fairly well in place by a child’s ___________year of life.
a. first
b. third
c. seventh
d. tenth
Research indicates that children who receive cochlear implants during preschool years
a. develop language and reading to about a fifth-grade level.
b. develop language and reading at almost normal rates and in sequences similar to
children with hearing loss.
c. develop language and reading only in combination with learning ASL.
d. develop language and reading but at a much slower rate than same-age peers without
a hearing loss.
Food additives have been linked to increased hyperactive behavior.
a. True
b. False
In the Braille system, each cell contains how many dots?
a. Two
b. Three
c. Six
d. Ten
Which of the following is NOT an example of a language-based disorder?
a. Listening and speaking
b. Phonological mastery and word recognition
c. Reading, spelling, and writing
d. Fine motor skills
One of the major research findings about including persons with multiple and severe
disabilities in general education classrooms is that the participation increases their
a. self-management and time management skills.
b. cognitive and communication skills.
c. social and interpersonal skills.
d. recreational and leisure skills.
A technology that can help a student to increase his or her understanding of the
vocabulary used in a classroom is called
a. assistive instruction.
b. UDL technology.
c. hypertext software.
d. adaptive instruction.
Adaptive Behavior Scales measure which of the following three categories?
a. Social skills, behavioral skills, and academic skills
b. Conceptual skills, social skills, and occupational skills
c. Behavioral skills, cognitive skills, and pre-vocational skills
d. Occupational skills, behavioral skills and academic skills
Which of the following must be included in a student’s individualized education
program?
a. A description of the child’s family
b. The cost of the specific intervention
c. Activities for the siblings to interact with the child with disabilities
d. The program’s long-term objectives
Which of the following has the potential to hamper creativity in students?
a. Being encouraged to take risks or explore new areas or experiences
b. Facing and overcoming academic obstacles
c. The increasing emphasis on high-stakes testing which narrows the curriculum
d. Being intrinstically motivated to complete a task
The four major components of the Information Processing Model are
a. cognition, processing, metacognition, and attention.
b. input, processing, output, and memory.
c. input, processing, output, and executive function.
d. social learning, emotional context, attention, and sensory integration.
Most children with ASD are placed only in special classroom settings.
a. True
b. False
A small group lesson developed to improve language and social skills in the regular
classroom for children with autism is an example of
a. RtI Tier I activity.
b. RtI Tier II activity.
c. RtI Tier III activity.
d. a functional behavior analysis.
Assistive technology
a. gives every student with an IEP a computer.
b. evaluates a student with a disability without assessor bias.
c. consists of tools that enhance the functioning of people with special disabilities.
d. aides screening, classification, and placement.
An example of a Tier II activity to improve social skills in children with IDD is
a. a special educator doing a role-play activity in a class for children with IDD.
b. a small group instruction in social skills with the children with IDD and children
from a regular classroom.
c. a regular class discussion in the regular classroom.
d. IEP goals in the special education classroom.
A problem in teaching a child with a dialect is that the dialect may conceal
a. a child’s low self-esteem.
b. a language delay or deficit.
c. the teacher’s knowledge of the child’s community.
d. the child’s ability to get along with others from his or her community.
Researchers now believe that IQ scores
a. are fixed points that can not be changed.
b. are not valid for children under seven.
c. can be improved with education and experience.
d. should be the sole factor in determining giftedness in children.
The guaranteed access to public education for children who are blind.
a. Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Education Act
b. Education for All Handicapped Children Act
c. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
d. No Child Left Behind
The RTI approach
a. provides instruction only for students with learning disabilities during transitional
periods.
b. is the only assessment technique included in IDEA for diagnosing children with
learning disabilities.
c. allows for early intervention based on the child’s needs.
d. can only be evaluated by a school psychologist.
Family stressors such as poverty or unsafe living conditions can exacerbate the
symptoms of a child’s ADHD.
a. True
b. False
The ability to produce and send a message is called
a. receptive language.
b. expressive language.
c. total communication.
d. functional language.
It’s important for children with visual impairments to learn not to fear new experiences
or injury so that they
a. feel comfortable communicating with others.
b. enjoy school and perform well academically.
c. are able to read braille accurately and quickly.
d. develop a sense of control of themselves and their environments.
The U.S. Department of Education’s definition of learning disabilities presumes that
such a disability is a result of
a. a problem with a basic psychological process.
b. environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantages.
c. intellectual or developmental delay.
d. visual handicaps.
Which of the following activities is always part of an early intervention program?
a. Teacher education
b. Legal care
c. Parent involvement
d. Job training