Kim has difficulty waiting in line at school. She wants to be first all of the time, and she
will kick other students and scream if she is not at the front of the line. Her classmates
get upset when they can”t go to an activity until she is quiet. Kim’s teacher creates a
visual support for her that helps Kim understand lining up from the perspective of
others. This visual support is referred to as a
A) social story
B) multimedia mediation
C) self-management strategy
D) picture exchange communication system
In what way is IDEA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 alike?
A) They are both civil rights laws.
B) They both provide funds for people with disabilities.
C) They both require placement in the most integrated setting possible.
D) They both require public schools and colleges to provide barrier-free environments.
All of the following are conditions that can be detected by a newborn blood test
screening except
A) cystic fibrosis
B) hyperoxia
C) hypothyroidism
D) pheynlketonuria
Which of the following is the best example of self-determination?
A) Frances refuses to take a consumer math class because she hates math.
B) Gina asks to ride the bus to town with her cousin so she can learn to use public
transportation.
C) Holly decides to leave school during lunch period to celebrate a friend’s birthday at a
restaurant.
D) Janelle decides to ride to school with her mother because her mother says the
students on the bus are too wild
Which of the following is not a condition required to qualify for an emotional
disturbance?
A) chronicity
B) difficulty in school
C) severity
D) visibility
Which of the following statements regarding interagency collaboration and transition is
true?
A) Interagency collaboration is critical to the success of transition.
B) Interagency collaboration during transition is mandated under IDEA.
C) Interagency collaboration during transition has been successful in most states.
D) Interagency collaboration is required before transition goals and activities can be
implemented.
In 2005, what percentage of students who received special services in high school
enrolled in college?
A) 19%
B) 26%
C) 37%
D) 46%
Maria is a high school student with a disability. She is very interested in hair and
makeup and has expressed a desire to work in a beauty salon after she graduates. Which
of the following would be the least appropriate transition service for her?
A) passing a beautician licensing exam
B) attending art classes to learn to mix colors
C) work-based experience with a local beautician
D) attending classes in beauty culture at a vocational school
Which of the following statements about challenging behaviors and students with
intellectual disabilities is true?
A) The challenging behaviors displayed are usually caused by mental illness.
B) Students with mild intellectual disabilities rarely display challenging behaviors.
C) Students with severe intellectual disabilities generally exhibit fewer challenging
behaviors.
D) Students with severe intellectual disabilities generally display more challenging
behaviors.
Monica’s teacher has taught her to use a self-management strategy to control her
blurting out in class. Her teacher has agreed to let her have extra time in the listening
center if she has fewer than 5 blurt outs during morning work. Monica has been
instructed to color the circle on her chart green if she has met the goal. On Thursday
after morning work, Monica holds up a green circle and smiles at her teacher. The form
of self-management described in this scenario is
A) self-evaluation
B) self-monitoring
C) self-determination
D) self-reinforcement
No Child Left Behind places special emphasis on determining what educational
programs and practices
A) are preferred by parents.
B) are preferred by teachers.
C) meet the needs of most children most of the time.
D) have clearly demonstrated effectiveness through research.
Mrs. Fonzi just attended a workshop on explicit instruction. She is trying to make her
lessons more explicit. Her lesson focuses on rhyming words. What would be the first
step in making the lesson more explicit?
A) providing guided practice using words that rhyme and don”t rhyme
B) providing independent practice activities that focus on rhyming words
C) modeling examples of rhyming words and explaining why they rhyme
D) reading The Cat in the Hat and asking students to identify rhyming words
Which of the following is not true of cued speech?
A) The hand signals must be used along with speech.
B) The hand signals constitute a manual alphabet.
C) It does not disrupt the natural rhythm of speech.
D) It helps students identify speech features such as syllables.
Most students with learning disabilities have problems with
A) attention
B) hyperactivity
C) reading
D) written language
Recent studies of actual IEPs indicate that
A) they are data based and creative.
B) they are often useless to parents and students.
C) they have improved greatly over the past 20 years.
D) they represent the best of educational interventions.
Which of the following statements about functional academic skills is true?
A) They are standardized.
B) They are easy to identify.
C) They are the skills that are the easiest to learn.
D) They are the skills that are most useful parts of the subject.
All of the following skills are critical for success in general education except
A) following directions
B) listening to instructions
C) participating in discussions
D) making transitions with ease
Which of the following is an example of joint attention?
A) a mother holding her child’s hand
B) a child looking for a favorite toy
C) a child listening to a classmate and some music
D) a child looking at a picture that a teacher is pointing at
A strong argument for including students with autism in general education is that
A) it is cost effective
B) parents prefer inclusion
C) they are exposed to a more rigorous curriculum
D) they can learn from socially competent children
Exceptional children
A) differ from the norm in learning and/or behavior
B) all need related services
C) cannot benefit from general education
D) outgrow their problems by the time they reach adulthood
Which of the following court rulings declared that school districts could not be
compelled to provide costly related services if a student with a disability made adequate
progress in general education without those services?
A) Honig v. Doe
B) Stuart v. Nappi
C) Armstrong v. Kline
D) Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley
Which of the following is not an example of a student with an internalizing behavior?
A) Twelve-year-old Ben fantasizes that he is a super hero.
B) Seven-year-old Sophie is often out of her seat during reading.
C) Nine-year-old Tameka asks to see the nurse every day because she has a stomach
ache.
D) Ten-year-old Steven is terrified of fish and refuses to walk past the aquarium in the
hall.
TASH is an advocacy organization for people who
A) are most likely to be granted unique rights
B) have significant disabilities and support needs
C) have the tools and opportunities to make their own decisions
D) are most likely to live, work, and play in integrated environments
List and explain the six major principles of IDEA.
Which of the following statements is true regarding sensorineural hearing losses?
A) They can be temporary.
B) They can be corrected with surgery.
C) They cannot occur after the age of 3)
D) They cannot be corrected with medication.
All of the following are general factors that must be considered by team members
developing an IEP except
A) the communication needs of the child
B) the results of the most recent evaluations
C) the academic, developmental, and functional needs of the child
D) the concerns of parents for enhancing the education of their child
Which of the following devices can read street signs and announce traffic signals for
people with visual impairments?
A) a Connecticut Cane
B) a Global Positioning System
C) the Mowat Sensor
D) the Sonic Guide
Which of the following has not been identified as a cause of severe disabilities?
A) refractive errors
B) infectious diseases
C) premature birth
D) Rh incompatibility
Which of the following is not true regarding the problems that boys, who are gifted and
talented, encounter?
A) Boys outscore girls on standard achievement tests.
B) Creative behavior in boys is generally encouraged.
C) A boy code operates against the expression of emotions by boys.
D) There is negative stereotyping of boys who are talented in the arts.
At what age can autism be reliably diagnosed?
A) 18 months
B) 24 months
C) 3 years
D) 5 years
All of the following are true regarding therapy for phonological errors except
A) sounds are taught in isolation
B) the child is taught to recognize error patterns
C) the therapist and child give and receive directions
D) it is compatible with therapy for articulation errors
Which factor has the greatest impact on student achievement in inclusive classrooms?
A) the quality of instruction
B) the number of students with disabilities included
C) the severity of the disabilities displayed by the students
D) teacher and student attitudes toward students with disabilities
Testing a child’s ability in the ______ area or domain might involve evaluating his
ability to share toys, take turns with others, or resolve conflicts. Why is this domain
important?
How does the role of the speech-language pathologist change as a function of the
educational setting in which a child with communication disorders is served?
What is “the single most unpopular aspect of” IDEA and why is it unpopular?
Imagine you”re a fourth grade teacher with a new student with a physical disability or
health impairment. What might you do to encourage your class to accept the new
student?
Discuss the advantages of the definition of emotional and behavioral disorders proposed
by the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders.
Describe the four life-cycle stages and their age parameters. Share one concern from
each stage that a parent of a child with a disability might have.
Briefly describe cultural reciprocity.
Define and give an example of self-advocacy.
How can teachers help school-age children with disabilities achieve satisfying
recreation and leisure as adults?
In what life-cycle stage does a parent need to be concerned with helping with career or
vocational choices? What are concerns for sibling at this same stage?
Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of two placement alternatives
for students who are gifted and talented.
What factors might account for the wide differences in the prevalence of intellectual
disabilities within the school-age population across states and school districts?
Why do students who are very capable need special education?
Explain and give examples of supported employment.
What is one of the two notable findings of the Hart & Risley (1995, 1999) longitudinal
study?
What is the difference between the symbol sets and symbol systems as they pertain to
augmentative and alternative communication systems?
Define and give examples of established risk conditions.
Which is better for a child with deaf-blindness, an education program for a blind child
or an education program for a deaf child? Explain your answer.
Name any one of the five strategies essential to providing an effective education for a
child with ASD who is included in the general education classroom.
What are the largest current impediments to children with emotional or behavioral
disorders receiving the most effective education possible?