Which of the following is true regarding small-group instruction and students with
severe or multiple disabilities?
A) Partial participation is the primary goal.
B) It is the least cost effective instructional arrangement.
C) Skills learned are less likely to generalize to other settings.
D) It provides opportunities for incidental learning from others.
According to the least restrictive environment (LRE) principle of IDEA, which of the
following is NOT true?
A) Students with disabilities should be included in nonacademic classes.
B) Students with disabilities should be included in school events such as assemblies and
field trips.
C) Placement options for students with disabilities should reflect a continuum.
D) IEP teams should first consider the option of self-contained class placement for
students with disabilities.
The ability to fuse the single images from each eye into a single three-dimensional
shape is called
A) accommodation
B) binocular vision
C) ocular motility
D) depth perception
Rodney has autism. He is a bright student and is extremely interested in insects. His
classmates are sometimes amazed by his knowledge. This morning, he found a ladybug
in class and he has been talking about beetles for 20 minutes. His classmates are
yawning and looking away from him. How is Rodney most likely to react?
A) He will have a temper tantrum.
B) He will continue to talk about beetles.
C) He will play with an object on his desk.
D) He will stop talking and look for other insects.
What is the kingpin in the behavior of students with emotional disabilities?
A) fighting
B) noncompliance
C) tantrums
D) vandalism
Although students with Asperger syndrome are similar to students with autism, they
A) are not inflexible in their routines
B) don”t have difficulty understanding other’s feelings
C) don”t have difficulty with fine or gross motor activities
D) don”t have deficits in language and general intellectual functioning
Autism was first described and named by
A) Hans Asperger
B) Elizabeth Farrell
C) Leo Kanner
D) Bengt Nirje
Which of the following groups are generally underrepresented in special education?
A) Asian Americans
B) European Americans
C) Hispanic Americans
D) Native Americans
The most likely sequence of activities related to sound for children involved in auditory
training is
A) awareness, discrimination, identification, localization
B) awareness, identification, discrimination, localization
C) awareness, identification, localization, discrimination
D) awareness, localization, discrimination, identification
Which is not a recommended curriculum and instruction feature for gifted and talented
students?
A) ensure academic rigor
B) match ability and interests
C) focus only on math and the sciences
D) be thematic or interdisciplinary in nature
Which function of communication allows children to gain a sense of themselves and an
awareness of others?
A) expressing
B) informing
C) narrating
D) requesting
What percentage of students with dual sensory impairments do not have other
disabilities?
A) 10%
B) 20%
C) 25%
D) 30%
Which of the following statements about gender and special education is true?
A) Twice as many boys receive special education services.
B) Twice as many girls receive special education services.
C) Three times as many boys receive special education services.
D) An equal number of boys and girls receive special education services.
Which of the following is the least powerful argument for family involvement in special
education?
A) Family members can teach students new skills.
B) Family members need to feel that they are important.
C) Family members must live with the outcomes of decisions made by IEP teams.
D) Educational outcomes are more likely to be significant if family members are
involved.
All of the following are characteristics of interventions informed by functional analyses
except
A) they are less restrictive
B) they are more likely enhance family discussions
C) they are more likely to be viewed as acceptable
D) they are more likely to result in lasting improvements in behavior
Which of the following mathematical tools is most likely to be helpful in teaching
students who are blind to add and subtract?
A) Cranmers abacus
B) Cuisenaire rods
C) Digi-blocks
D) Finger counting
Which of the following is not defined as a major life activity in the Americans with
Disabilities Act?
A) caring for oneself
B) enjoying leisure time
C) walking
D) working
What percentage of children received special education services for other health
impairments during the 2009″2010 school year?
A) 1.8%
B) 7%
C) 11.6%
D) 20%
Which of the following is NOT true regarding students with learning disabilities and
written language?
A) Some of their difficulties are due to confusion about spelling.
B) Their written language deficits reflect their weak language base.
C) They spend a large amount of time planning their writing.
D) They tend to rewrite compositions several times.
Which of the following is true regarding shared meaning?
A) The less skilled partner will eventually develop speech.
B) Shared communication is dependent on the form or mode used.
C) The more skilled partner should take more responsibility for communication.
D) The more skilled partner should follow the lead of the less skilled partner to initiate
communication.
Which statement best exemplifies current research on the importance of early
intervention?
A) “The earlier the intervention, the better.”
B) “All children need intensive early intervention to grow and develop.”
C) “Early intervention is unnecessary. Most children outgrow problems.”
D) “Early intervention is effective as long as services start before first grade.”
Mrs. Abraham teaches second grade. She is concerned about Sammy’s behavior. He is
unable to read grade-level text. He disrupts class during reading by cursing and
screaming when he is asked to read. Which of the following strategies would be most
likely to improve Sammy’s behavior?
A) punishing Sammy when he disrupts reading
B) telling Sammy what is expected during reading
C) providing accommodations to increase Sammy’s success
D) praising students for sitting quietly and reading when they are asked to
Current research indicates that deaf students experience problems in education due to
A) limitations in cognitive functioning
B) inability to read
C) inadequate development of a first language
D) the mismatch between reading and sign language
Which of the following students is most likely to have a language disorder?
A) 4-year-old Brad who is just learning to talk.
B) 5-year-old Jasmine who cannot speak English.
C) 6-year-old Parker who has an extensive vocabulary, but cannot answer questions.
D) 7-year-old Rodney who does not speak in sentences, and can”t identify rhyming
words.
Teachers can help children with low vision develop visual efficiency by
A) making their classrooms very attractive
B) providing individual visual stimulation sessions
C) providing visual instruction in the context of daily activities
D) conducting frequent assessments of visual acuity and visual field
Teachers who exhibit differential acceptance for students with emotional and behavior
problems
A) like some students better than others
B) accept some inappropriate behaviors but not others
C) justify angry and aggressive student behavior as part of the disability
D) witness anger and aggression without becoming angry or aggressive
What percentage of individuals with disabilities who are of working age are employed?
A) 13%
B) 18%
C) 27%
D) 47%
Which of the following represents the most appropriate way to develop career
awareness and vocational skills for students during the elementary years?
A) feeding the class pet
B) interviewing a parent about his/her job
C) learning to count money and give change
D) shadowing a cafeteria worker to learn about his/her job
Mr. Carson is a middle school science teacher in an inclusive classroom. He wants all of
his students to be successful, so he plans and sequences instruction to show the
commonalities and differences between old and new knowledge. Which principle of
effective instructional design does this exemplify?
A) big ideas
B) conspicuous strategies
C) primed background knowledge
D) strategic integration
Which of the following interventions is supported by scientifically validated research?
A) applied behavior analysis
B) facilitated communication
C) gluten free diets
D) secretin therapy
Which program characteristic is least important in increasing the likelihood of
successful employment outcomes for students with disabilities?
A) instruction in academic skills
B) instruction in vocational skills
C) community-based work experiences that begin early
D) instruction in skills such as ways to increase production rates
Signs of noise sufficient enough to risk hearing loss include
A) Ringing in the ears while in the noisy area
B) Placing a hand to the ear in order to hear better
C) Hearing only soft or muffled sounds after leaving the noisy area
D) Having to shout to be heard when standing 10 feet away from a person
Mr. Tozzi teaches job skills to high school students with disabilities. However, his
students are able to go to work in a community restaurant only one day a week. Mr.
Tozzi does not want his students to forget what they learned. How can he maximize the
effectiveness of their on-the-job training?
A) He can discuss their work experiences in class.
B) He can simulate work experiences in the classroom.
C) He can take the students on a field trip to Pizza Hut.
D) He can invite a restaurant manager to speak to the students.
What is the most common type of cerebral palsy?
A) ataxia
B) athetosis
C) spastic
D) tremor
The differentiation strategy in which the pace at which a student moves through the
curriculum is modified is called _____. Explain a common concern in using this
strategy.
What is the leading cause of absenteeism in the schools? How is this condition defined?
Name three things you should not do if one of your students has a seizure.
What features of an educational environment (a general education classroom, resource
room, or special class) will enable a child with autism spectrum disorders to benefit
optimally from placement in that setting?
Which do you think are the most important goals of early childhood special education?
Why is the term “gifted” losing popularity?
Explain deinstitutionalization.
Explain the difference between prelingual and postlingual hearing loss and why age of
onset is relevant to the educational needs of a child with a hearing impairment.
What is an individualized transition plan and when does is it implemented?
How much parent involvement is enough?
Using a fictitious case study, illustrate two strategies for increasing naturalistic teaching
of language.
What factors might account for the huge increase in the prevalence of students
identified with learning disabilities since the category was officially recognized in the
mid”1970s?
What constitutes a functional curriculum?
Do you think that labels help or hurt students with disabilities? Support your answer
with examples.
Name and describe the two refractive errors.
What curricular program that challenges students to “learn to learn” is advocated by
faculty at the College of William and Mary for gifted and talented students? Provide a
definition of that program.
What are the defining featuresthe clinical symptomsfor a diagnosis of autism spectrum
disorder (ASD)?
Define assistive technology.
How can we provide early intervention for a child whose disability is not
yet present?