Macular degeneration is more common in children than adults.
The English language uses approximately 30″35 phonemes.
Children with autism quickly become satiated with behavior trap.
School districts may exceed the requirements of the law when creating an IEP.
Instruction in academic skills is minimally important to many employers.
Social stories are an evidence-based practice for students with autism.
All toys are accessible to children with disabilities.
An IEP is a curriculum for a student with a disability.
Regardless of the language spoken, the incidence of stuttering is similar in all Western
countries.
Poverty rates are highest among adults with severe disabilities.
Autism is generally diagnosed by the age of seven.
Visual impairments have both legal and educational definitions.
Teachers can sometimes strengthen deviant behavior.
Asperger syndrome is a mild form of autism.
IQ tests are given by the school psychologist or other trained professional.
African American and Latino males score better than their female counterparts on
achievement tests.
Newborn screening programs are standardized to identify the same disabling
conditions.
A plateau usually signals the end of functional improvement for a student with
traumatic brain injury.
Deafness poses limitations on a student’s cognitive capabilities.
Languages grow and develop as communities and cultures change.
Articulation errors are easy to diagnose and treat.
Teachers’ ratings of young children’s behaviors are good predictors of behavior at an
older age.
Companies offering telecommunications services to the general public must offer TRS
services to people with disabilities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Usually, a person’s visual field deteriorates rapidly.
Mothers’ estimates of their preschool children’s level of development are similar to
those of professionals.
An IFSP must be evaluated once a year.
Most people are better at arguing than dialoguing.
Regular exposure to noise above 110 dB for more than one minute can cause permanent
hearing loss.
Rules governing language are logical and systematic.
Speech sounds are produced by four separate but related processes.
Many students who are blind have additional disabilities.
Children in home-based intervention programs receive a greater variety of services than
those in center-based programs.
All students with disabilities receive extended school year services as part of their IEPs.
Autism is the fastest growing disability category in special education.
Children usually outgrow learning disabilities.
In the long run, early intervention programs save society money.
A child with low vision learns primarily through other senses.
Teaching social skills to teenagers is the most difficult task for an adult.
A student with an IQ score higher than 70 cannot be classified as intellectually disabled.
Children with asthma cannot participate in sports.
Which of these statements about the identification of students with emotional and
behavior disorders is most accurate?
A) Young children are more difficult to identify.
B) Systematic assessment methods are used for identification.
C) Children with internalizing problems are the first to be identified.
D) Adolescents are more difficult to identify because they hide their problems.
Benchmarks or short-term objectives are required
A) for all students with disabilities
B) for infants and toddlers with disabilities
C) for students with disabilities in segregated settings
D) for students with disabilities who take alternate assessments
How many deaf students are functionally illiterate when they graduate from high
school?
A) 15%
B) 30%
C) 45%
D) 60%
Mrs. Byrd is a middle school English teacher. She has just learned that Carla, a new
student in her class, has an emotional disability. She wants to keep confrontations and
classroom disruptions at a minimum. Mrs. Byrd should
A) provide easy tasks to prevent frustration
B) provide explicit and systematic instruction
C) provide challenging tasks to prevent boredom
D) avoid calling on Carla unless she raises her hand
Define ABA.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a student with dual sensory
impairments?
A) emotional detachment
B) failure to initiate interactions
C) engaging in self-stimulatory behaviors
D) appearing to be passive or noncompliant
Which of the following statements about inclusion is true?
A) Most parents of students with disabilities support inclusion.
B) Most parents of children with severe disabilities oppose inclusion.
C) Many parents of children with disabilities support inclusion and others oppose it
D) Many parents of children with disabilities support inclusion in theory but most
oppose it in practice.
Danielle is not identified as a student who is gifted or talented but has opportunities to
participate in some challenging activities for which she shows serious interest. Which
model is being used?
A) ability grouping
B) active problem solving
C) problem-based learning
D) schoolwide enrichment
On average, how many students does a resource teacher serve?
A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 40
Mark is a student with autism. Mrs. Tozzi, a fifth grade teacher, is having a conference
with his parents. She begins by welcoming them. She asks his parents if he is
experiencing problems with his homework and invites them to explain how autism is
likely to affect his academic and social skills. Finally she asks them if Mark is having
any other challenges that she may not be aware of. Was Mrs. Tozzi engaging in
effective questioning?
A) Yes; she asked open-ended questions.
B) Yes; she valued the input of his parents.
C) No; she focused mainly on problems and deficits.
D) No; she did not allow them to keep family information private.
Which best describes early federal attempts to define giftedness?
A) The focus was exclusively on academic aptitude.
B) Multiple forms of giftedness were included in the definition.
C) Multiple talents and creativity were included in the definition.
D) The focus was exclusively on students who scored in the top 2% on standardized
intelligence tests.
Successful co-teaching requires all of the following except
A) flexibility
B) a sense of humor
C) meticulous planning
D) open communication
Which of the following conditions is excluded from the IDEA definition of emotional
disturbance?
A) bipolar disorder
B) depression
C) schizophrenia
D) social maladjustment
Which of the following is not a problem experienced by a person with a limited field of
vision?
A) Carl’s vision is restricted to an area of 20 degrees.
B) Gracie has 20/40 vision yet she is considered legally blind.
C) Kinsey can see things directly in front of her but lacks peripheral vision.
D) Marshall’s vision makes objects appear skewed and warped beyond recognition.
Which of the following is a proactive management strategy?
A) peer monitoring and tutoring
B) posting ambiguous rules and expectations
C) allowing students opportunities to make choices
D) seating difficult students in the back of the room
Which of the following is a modified form of a social story?
A) comic book conversations
B) a functional communication board
C) a naturalistic language story
D) video modeling
Which of the following is an overlooked requirement of IDEA?
A) the provision of in-service training for general educators
B) the provision of teaching assistants for general educators
C) the provision of common planning time for general educators and resource teachers
D) the provision of increased planning time to design lEPs for general and special
educators
Which subtype of ADHD are students diagnosed with the most?
A) ADHD combined type
B) ADHD early onset type
C) ADHD primarily inattentive type
D) ADHD primarily hyperactive impulsive type
Which of the following statements about enclaves is true?
A) Enclaves are organized as not-for-profit corporations.
B) Enclave workers include people with and without disabilities.
C) Enclave workers receive wages based on their level of productivity.
D) Enclave workers perform tasks such as building or ground maintenance.
Jack is a person with autism. He has severe intellectual disabilities but he can play
many classical piano compositions by ear. Jack probably has a condition known as
A) perseveration
B) Rett syndrome
C) overselectivity
D) savant syndrome
Maurice has cerebral palsy and is physically unable to speak. His teacher helps him to
learn to use a communication board. What type of intervention is this?
A) compensatory
B) preventive
C) rehabilitative
D) remedial
Which licensed health professional is involved in the development and maintenance of
the motor skills, movement, and posture of students with physical disabilities?
A) occupational therapist
B) personal trainer
C) physical education instructor
D) physical therapist
Which of the following represents an accurate distinction between arguing and
dialoguing?
A) The arguer yells; the dialoguer is calm.
B) The arguer tries to persuade; the dialoguer stands firm.
C) The arguer tries to convince; the dialoguer wants to discover.
D) The arguer wants to win the argument; the dialoguer strives for harmony.
PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1972) granted a free appropriate public
education to
A) all students with disabilities
B) students with intellectual disabilities
C) students with speech and language impairments
D) students who were previously deemed unable to benefit from instruction
Mr. Shaffer is a high school history teacher. He is very concerned about Rafael, one of
his students. Rafael exhibits aggressive behavior in class, and episodes are becoming
more frequent. Mr. Shaffer has decided to conduct a functional behavior assessment to
determine why Raphael is so aggressive. He meets with Rafael’s parents and two of his
teachers to determine which situations provoke aggressive behavior and solicit
suggestions for keeping Rafael calm. Mr. Shaffer is conducting a/an
A) descriptive functional behavior assessment
B) functional analysis
C) indirect functional behavior assessment
D) integrated functional behavior assessment
Mrs. O”Shea believes that a combination of practices is better than a single practice.
One disadvantage of her eclectic approach is
A) only the most important parts of a practice may be used
B) some parts of a practice may be implemented for too long
C) elements of different practices may be incompatible with one another
D) teachers may adopt a perfectionist attitude when implementing multiple practices
Mrs. Torrez has been informed that Victoria, a new student with low vision, is being
placed in her class. Which of the following is probably true about Victoria?
A) She will wear thick glasses.
B) She will need to use braille to learn.
C) She will mainly use her vision to learn.
D) She will use her vision mainly to help her get around in the classroom.
To be sure that students with disabilities receive the highest quality of instruction,
teachers are required to use
A) curriculum-based assessment
B) evidence-based practices
C) peer-initiated strategies
D) small-group instruction
Which of the following is NOT identified, by the author of your textbook , as likely to
improve the math performance of students with learning disabilities?
A) discovery learning
B) fluency training
C) guided practice
D) systematic instruction
Mrs. Rodriquez thinks that Byron, a student with a physical disability, should have
surgery so that he can use special equipment that will allow him to stand for several
minutes each day. Byron’s mother, Mrs. Williams, will not consent to the surgery
because it is very risky and will not enable him to walk. Therefore, she feels it is not
worth it. Mrs. Rodriquez respects the decision that Byron’s mother has made. She is
demonstrating
A) cultural competence
B) cultural divergence
C) cultural objectivity
D) cultural reciprocity
Which of the following is not one of the 5 factors influencing human functioning as
depicted in the AAIDD theoretical model?
A) health
B) adaptive behavior
C) academic success
D) intellectual abilities
The key operational element of family”professional partnerships is
A) ongoing two-way communication
B) flexible scheduling of conferences
C) appreciation of cultural differences
D) recognition of parental expertise regarding their children
All of the following are characteristics of cooperative learning except
A) shared goals
B) individual accountability
C) small homogeneous groups
D) group recognition for success
Which of the following is not a cause of acquired hearing loss?
A) Down syndrome
B) otitis media
C) meningitis
D) noise exposure
Caleb is a student who needs limited supports to function at school and in the
community. Based on this knowledge, which of the following is most likely to represent
his level of intellectual disability?
A) mild
B) moderate
C) severe
D) profound
Why are punishment-based procedures not the best option for dealing with students
with emotional/behavioral disorders?
What are some strategies for differentiating curriculum for gifted and talented learners
through acceleration and enrichment?
Define and give an example of savant syndrome.
What are the many roles of a parent of a child with a disability, and what is the impact
of having so many roles on a parent?
Imagine you are a teacher and the IAT (Intervention Assistance Team) has asked you to
complete a before and after “verbal picture” of one of your students who has come to
school reporting he has been in a bicycle accident. The description should make it
apparent that the child has suffered a traumatic brain injury that is adversely affecting
his educational performance. Be sure to include descriptions from all three domains:
physical and sensory, cognitive/academic, and social, emotional, and behavioral.
What are the four functions of communication?
How is a child who is deaf different from a child who is hard of hearing?
A/an _____ is a brief, systematic instructional interaction that focuses on the child’s IEP
objectives in the context of naturally occurring classroom activities. Why is this
strategy important.
Define guided notes and explain two advantages of guided notes for both students and
teachers.
What term identifies that a hearing loss occurred before the development of spoken
language? How is speech and language affected?
What are the technology and support options available to students with hearing loss that
have the potential to improve the classroom/educational experience?
Why are transition services necessary?
What is the basic criterion for ADHD diagnosis?
Describe either in dialogue or narrative an exemplary parent”teacher conference. Be
sure to include/identify the 4 steps to an effective conference.
What are the five dimensions by which behavior can be objectively measured?
What is the role of transition teams?.
Define early intervention services for infants and toddlers.
What is the cause of mild ID presumed to be when there is no biological factor evident?
What is the term or explanation for this environmental factor?