Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A. Students with emotional and behavior disorders usually have good social skills but
struggle academically and emotionally.
B. Students with emotional and behavior disorders cannot be taught social skills if they
lack this ability naturally.
C. Students with emotional and behavior disorders can be taught appropriate social
skills using problem solving steps.
D. Students with emotional and behavior disorders usually have poor social skills but
excel academically.
Many professionals in the field of gifted education are skeptical that students receive
the education they need when they spend their days with their peers in general
education because
A. Little individualization is implemented in typical classrooms.
B. Students cannot interact appropriately with their peers.
C. Teachers are not trained to teach these students.
D. They would benefit more from one-on-one instruction in a resource setting.
Adrian is a sophomore who was identified as gifted at a very early age. Adrian is
passionate about the treatment of elderly individuals in nursing homes. He volunteers
many hours each week at a nursing home in his community. Adrian “s concern for the
welfare of the elderly is called
A. Justice.
B. Altruism.
C. Perfectionism.
D. Emotional intensity.
Which group of students remains underrepresented in the field of gifted and talented?
A. Those from minority populations
B. Those who live in poverty
C. Those with disabilities
D. All of the above
What would professionals say is the most important issue within the field of individuals
with emotional and behavior disorders?
A. Families obtaining mental health services
B. The stress of coping with mental illness
C. The relationships between families and professionals
D. Appropriately punishing students for misbehavior
Raymond diligently works on learning how to successfully complete an application in
Mrs. Martin’s fifth period class. This type of task is an example of
A. Community-based instruction.
B. Life skills curriculum.
C. A modified general curriculum.
D. Adaptive behavior task.
Reading difficulties can be directly related to students’
A. Not distinguishing similar sounds.
B. Not hearing the rhythm of language in their heads.
C. Not understanding how to add prefixes or suffixes.
D. All of the above.
Personal belief systems, communication skills, interaction processes, programs and
services, and supportive contexts are
A. Characteristics of effective collaboration.
B. Barriers to effective collaboration.
C. Elements necessary for collaboration.
D. The results of effective collaboration.
Children who have significant speech or language delays are at higher risk for
experiencing
A. Reading difficulties.
B. Math difficulties.
C. Science difficulties.
D. Social studies.
Which of the following is true?
A. The ratio of girls to boys identified as learning disabled is 3:1, 4:1 or higher.
B. The ratio of boys to girls identified as learning disabled is at least 2:1.
C. Girls and boys do not have the same overall intelligence.
D. Boys are not labeled as learning disabled as frequently as girls due to their
documented slower rate of the development.
In collaboration, the contribution of all participants have equal value. This concept
describes the term
A. Mutual goal.
B. Accountability.
C. Parity.
D. Emergent.
The ARC stands for the group formerly known as the
A. Advocacy and Rights of Children with Mental Retardation.
B. National Association of Parents and Friends of Mentally Retarded Children.
C. National Association of Parents and Families of Mentally Challenged Children.
D. Advocacy for Retarded Citizens of America.
A problem of the outer or middle ear that prevents sound from being conducted to the
inner ear is
A. Bilateral.
B. Sensorineural.
C. Congenital.
D. Conductive.
Which of the following is NOT an example of assistive technology?
A. Pencil grip
B. Software
C. Communication devices that “speak” words
D. Mobility services
The belief that people with autism spectrum disorder do not truly understand that other
people have their own thoughts and points of view is called
A. Theory of mind.
B. Theory of self.
C. Theory of behavior.
D. Theory of logic.
In the survey conducted by Leyser and Heinze (2001) of parents of children with visual
impairments, what were the findings in regard to inclusive practices?
A. Most parents preferred their child to be in a resource setting.
B. Most parents preferred their child to be home-schooled.
C. Most parents were generally supportive of inclusive practices.
D. Most parents preferred their child to be in a specialized school.
Another name for an ear infection is
A. Congenital hearing loss.
B. Otitis media.
C. Bacterial meningitis.
D. None of the above.
The first federal legislation acknowledging learning disabilities enacted in 1969 was
A. Education of All Handicapped Children Act (IDEA).
B. Children with Specific Learning Disabilities Act.
C. Section 504.
D. Individuals with Disabilities Act.
Cultural differences can impede collaboration if not properly addressed. Which
statement about cultural differences is false?
A. Culture is dynamic, and professionals must stay current on such cultural issues.
B. Professionals and parents of different cultures cannot interact in a collaborative
manner.
C. Culture is only one of the many factors that influence ideas and beliefs.
D. No cultural group is homogeneous.
Lack of prenatal care has been associated with
A. Psychometrics.
B. Poverty.
C. Tobacco use.
D. Substandard housing.
One caution when using technology for older students is that
A. The students may not know how to use the technology.
B. The parents may not want the child to use the technology.
C. Age-appropriate programs should be used.
D. All of the above.
The report that updated the definition of giftedness, noted the importance of nurturing
gifts and talents in all children, and renewed attention on identifying and serving gifted
students from diverse groups was the
A. Renzulli report.
B. Marland report.
C. No Child Left Behind.
D. National Excellence: A Case for Developing America’s Talent.
An example of appropriate collaboration between a teacher and a paraprofessional
is demonstrated in which of the following?
A. An appropriate snack time during the week of end-of-grade testing
B. The math goals for Mary in which the paraprofessional can assist her
C. Calling Mary’s parents to discuss her outbursts during math
D. Discussing the removal of a student from class with the principal
In this text, inclusion is the belief system that focuses on:
A. The responsibility to educate all students so that they can reach their potential.
B. The setting in which students with special needs receive instruction.
C. The social interaction between traditional students and students with special needs.
D. Traditional and special education teachers co-teaching.
Which groups of students are underrepresented in special education?
A. Hispanics/Asians
B. African Americans/Asians
C. Hispanics/African Americans
D. Hispanics/Asians/African Americans
Two current issues within the field of intellectual disabilities are
A. Expectations for high-stakes testing and the right for students to make their own
decisions.
B. Expectations for high-stakes testing and the use of medications for students with
mental retardation.
C. The right for students to make their own decisions and the use of medication.
D. The use of medication and expectations for high-stakes testing.
What percentage of individuals identified as having ADHD continue to have symptoms
in adulthood?
A. 50 percent
B. 60 percent
C. 66 percent
D. 80 percent
Which of the following is a factor that influences relationships between race and
culture?
A. Being members of more than one racial group
B. Level of education
C. Attitudes of teachers
D. None of the above
Which of the following statements is true regarding parents and assessment for ADHD?
A. Parents are only consulted as a last resort because they get too emotional.
B. The information parents can provide is generally irrelevant in the assessment
process.
C. Parents cannot be objective, and so professionals do not ask for their input.
D. Parents provide critical information through questionnaires, interviews, and rating
scales.
Relevant curriculum built around each student according to interests, personal goals,
and limitations in reaching these goals is called
A. Meaningful curriculum.
B. Diverse curriculum.
C. Individual curriculum.
D. Supported curriculum.
Inclusion is a belief that success will come when:
A. It is mandated only by the superintendent.
B. The parents are supportive.
C. Discovering effective means for all students to learn together is taken seriously.
D. The principal requires it.
When students receive services outside of the regular classroom between 21 and 60
percent of the day, they are in which setting?
A. A separate classroom
B. A separate school
C. A resource setting
D. A general education classroom
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. Language delay.
B. Central auditory processing.
C. Aphasia.
D. Articulation disorder.
Which of the following statements is true?
A. Middle school students with severe and multiple disabilities are most likely to
receive their education in a self-contained setting.
B. Middle school students with severe and multiple disabilities are most likely to
receive their education in an inclusive setting.
C. Middle school students with severe and multiple disabilities are most likely to
receive their education in their home.
D. None of the above
Mr. Lavella, a specialized education teacher at Washington High School, begins making
the list of students whose re-evaluations are due within the month. He attempts to
contact all three of the parents but only two of the three parents agree to attend the
meetings. The third parent refuses to come and asks Mr. Lavella not to contact her
again. Which is a true statement?
A. The re-evaluation cannot take place without the permission of the parents.
B. The re-evaluation cannot take place without the permission and participation of the
parents.
C. The re-evaluation can occur without the permission of the parents.
D. The school is entitled to participate in due process ______against the parents.
CASE STUDY: You are a professional who is routinely involved in the educational
process of children with disabilities. As you chat with your new next-door neighbor, he
mentions that his son is 10 years old and is struggling academically and socially in
school. He has real concerns that his son might have some learning differences but does
not know where to begin or to whom he should discuss these issues with. In order to
assist your neighbor in making decisions about his son, you give him a quick course in
special education. In doing so, you answer the following questions:
What type of testing will occur in the formal assessment process?
What is the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation? Provide an example
of each.
Two of the current issues in the field of ADHD are the identification of very young
children with ADHD and appropriate treatment for them and the identification of
individuals with ADHD in high school and adulthood. What makes these topics
controversial? What are the potential opportunities and problems raised regarding each?
Describe the impact of hearing loss on language, academic skills, and social
interactions. Which of these areas do you feel has the greatest affect on a student “s
success in school? Why?
During the development of the field of emotional and behavior disorders, what were the
three schools of thought that evolved? What were the main differences among these
schools of thought? Which school of thought do you think continues to have an impact
on the field of emotional and behavior disorders today?
What is the broad difference between the federal definition of autism and the definition
in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?
A division of labor is necessary in highly collaborative situations.
How can professionals improve and strengthen career education programs and
transition services for students with visual impairments?
In what ways have the interventions for children with speech and language disorders
changed from the beginning of the twentieth century to today? How did the passage of
P.L. 94-142 influence the interventions of speech and language services currently being
practiced?
What was the outcome in Mills v. Board of Education lawsuit?
Multicultural education is an approach to education that includes perspectives from
content about diverse groups, but encourages cognitive style of the dominant culture.
In what situations are teacher and paraprofessional collaboration appropriate?
What are three examples of approaches used in co-teaching? Describe each approach
and give an example of when each approach may be appropriate.
CASE STUDY: Alex has just begun attending a new elementary school. She is nervous
about meeting new friends and having new teachers. She finds that schoolwork at her
new school seems much harder than at her previous school. The difficulties she was
having at her old school seem even worse here. She is a very fluent reader but she
cannot seem to answer questions about what she has just read. She is very accurate in
math (computation,) but the word problems cause her a great deal of frustration. Alex is
very popular with her peers and makes friends easily. However, her teachers are always
telling her to “be still, stop talking out of turn, and stay in your seat.” Alex loves to tell
stories and is very creative. If her teachers would let her tell stories instead of write
them, she would get better grades. She has difficulty getting her thoughts down on
paper and her handwriting is very messy. Alex loves school and wants to do well, but
she sometimes feels that she does everything wrong.
Explain the term nonverbal learning disabilities. Does this term apply to Alex based on
the description above?
A due process hearing is a legal process that is presided over by a state appointed judge.
What are three examples of supplementary aids and services?