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Special Education Program Common Knowledge and Application
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____ compares the students scores to a norm such as national averages of score for students the same age or grade level.
Assessments
PLAFFP
Related Services
Norm-Referenced Tests
2
Special education teachers are expected to hold highly qualified status when teaching which of the following? (multiple)
Alternate achievement standards
Core academics subjects
Primary grades
Multiple subjects
3
Which of the following is the best example of a summative assessment?
Working with students to complete a set of word problems.
Questioning students about the problems in order to revise instructions.
Providing word problems before beginning a new unit of study.
Having students independently complete a set of ten word problems.
4
______________ is reflected in difficulties with speaking. (Words, sentences, processing, poor articulation, etc)
Stuttering
Deficit in expressive communication
Fluency Disorder
Dysgraphia
5
Adapting existing vocal or gestural abilities and static symbols/icons and using tech. devices for speech and languages:
synthesized speech
assistive technology
augmentative communication
blissymbols
6
To be identified as having an intell. disab., a child must demonstrate significantly below average intell. functioning &
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
a dicreppancy between ability and acheivement
genetic abnormalities
seizure syndrome and brain dysfunction
7
To be eligible to receive SPED services under Part B of IDEA, students must be in which of the following ranges?
Pre-K through 5th grade
6th grade through 12th grade
Ages 3 to 21
Infant through 5th grade
8
A condition demonstrating various symptoms over a period of time: pervasive mood of unhappiness/ difficulty learning.
Depression
Emotional Disturbance
Hormones
Teenage-hood
9
These behaviors are most likely to be associated with a student who exhibits passive-aggressive behaviors:
Performing poorly on written tasks
Pretending to be in agreement with others
Failing to comply with teachers requests
Damaging intimate relationships
10
Which of the following should be included when evaluating the quality of life of a 19 yr old w/ severe disabilities?
Adaptive Behaviors
Sensory Functioning
Educational Needs
Social Inclusion
11
What is the most important information gained from conducting a functional behavioral assessment?
Student Strengths
Skill Deficits
Behavior Consequences
Causes of Behavior
12
Many students with disabilities receive instruction in social skills because...
social skills are easier to teach than academic skills.
teachers in general education focus primarily on instruction in social skil
social skills are crucial for success in an inclusion classroom.
they are unable to benefit from educational training.
13
_________________ is an approach that encompasses many different methods to build or augment communication.
Augmentative Communication
Synthesized speech
14
Which of the following best describes a testing accomm. for a student who has difficulty remaining on 1 task for a time.
Permitting the student to record answers directly into the test booklet.
Administering a test in several timed sessions.
Providing a computer for the student to use to record test answers.
Allowing the student to dictate answers to a scribe.
15
About 80% of all speech disorders are characterized by difficulties with....
Articulation
Delayed speech onset
Fluency
Voice
16
Examiners attempting to identify a student with learning disabilities tend to focus on the discrepancy between...
ability & achievement test scores, w/ achievement being greater than abilty
CBA & achievement test scores, w/ CBA results greater than achievement.
ability & achievement test scores, with ability greater than achievement.
CBA & achievement test scores, w/ achievement being greater than CBA.
17
Of the following, which student would receive services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act?
A student who requires SPED
A student who is not successful in the resource room
A student who is an out-of-district school
A student who requires related services
18
Follows segmenting, students must identify whether a given phoneme is at the beginning, middle, or end of a given words.
Phoneme Blending
Phoneme Idenitification
19
What is the primary purpose of a formative assessment?
determining whether students can pass the standardized test
recording mastery of a concept
gauging student learning based on the curriculum
checking student progress so that instruction can be adjusted
20
The number of times a student engages in a particular behavior is referred to as:
duration
topography
latency
frequency
21
_________ is mixing high and low achievers in the same group, low achievers can learn from high achievers.
Heterogeneous Groups
Homogeneous Groups
22
Formal Operation Stage
Ages 12-adulthood
Adds deductive reasoning to inclusion reasoning
Can understand and manipulate completely abstract concepts
Was created by Piaget
23
The number of times a student engages in a particular behavior is called Frequency?
False
True
24
Those with Down Syndrome show overall slow development in physiology and motor skills.
False
True
25
In a full-inclusion model, services to students with disabilities are available in:
self-contained classrooms
charter schools
general education classrooms
resource rooms
26
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a....
federal program to provide funds for removing barriers for indiv. w/ disabi
federal law that sets deadlines for states to expand testing requirements
civil rights law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability.
federal program that authorizes aid for SPED and related services.
27
This topic should be included when evaluating the quality of life of a 19 yr old student with severe disabilities?
Educational needs
Adaptive behaviors
Sensory functioning
Social inclusion
28
_______states that students must be placed in the least restrictive environment where their unique needs of the student.
ADHD
EDA
EHA
IDEA
29
A resource room teacher is most likely to ask an occupational therapist for help with:
arranging a play-therapy for young students w/ disabilities
talking to parents about their genetic risk of having a seriously ill baby
teaching a student with muscular dsytrophy how to paint a brush
counseling a H.S. student with learning disabi. about applying to college
30
What is the most important information gained from conducting a functional behavioral assessment?
Behavior consequences
Skill deficits
Student strengths
Causes of the behavior
31
Which of the following is most appropriate for identifying students with learning disabilities?
Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)
Curriculum-Based Assessment (CBA)
Response to Intervention (RTI)
Individualized Education Program (IEP
32
Procedural safeguards for ___ to participate in all meetings, educational records, and placements for their student.
Students
Parents
Government
Teachers
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Good tests accurately assess whether your instruction was understood by your students.
True
False
34
_________ refers to observing behaviors that are a direct response to stimuli.
Observations
Antecedents
Consequences
Behaviorism
35
The classification of severe intellectual disability is determined primarily on the basis of _________.
an IQ of 40-55
an IQ of 20-35
postnatal complications
Perinatal complications
36
The purpose of self-monitoring is to allow students to...
Record their own negative behaviors on a daily basis.
Assess their own behaviors in need of improvement.
Assess the behavior of other students.
Imitate the appropriate behavior of other students.
37
The most likely reason for administering the entire W-J Psycho-Edu. Battery, Third Edition, to a student is to evaluate
For Learning Disabilities
For Intellectual Disability
For Attention-Deficit/Peractivity Disorder (ADHD)
For Serious Emotional Disturbance
38
One teacher teaches the class while the other pulls out a smaller group for remedial/supplemental/enrichment activity.
Substitution
Alternative Teaching
39
Good tests accurately:
Show if your student(s) were paying attention
Find out what your student(s) got wrong
Show if your student(s) failed the subject.
Assess what your student(s) understands
40
Repetitions and interruptions in the flow of speech are characteristic of stuttering and indicative of a __________.
Not being taught correctly
Fluency disorder
Lack of understanding English
Autism Spectrum Disorder
41
What is Howard Gardner's Theory of Intelligences?
Identifies how a person learns, thinks, and understand concepts
Operational Stages of LIfe
To Know what career to go into
A made up quiz on Facebook
42
Which of the following is a benefit to all students of an inclusion classroom?
All students, regardless of ability, exhibit increased intelligence
Stdnts w/ disblties in an inclsion clssrm demnstrte imprved self-help skill
Gen. Ed. students in an inclusion classroom have higher test scores.
All students, regarlss of ablty, show an imprvmnt in social sklls & esteem
43
Many students with disabilities receive instruction in social skills because ______.
social skills are crucial for success in an inclusive classroom.
they are unable to benefit from educational training
teachers in gen. ed. focus primarily on instruction in social skills.
social skills are easier to teach than academic skills
44
Early Childhood is the best time to learn....
Have fun!
Respectful communication and social skills while playing
How to be successful in academics.
Survival of the fittest
45
Benefits a student with a SLD that is a visual leaner, represents ideas and relationships visually.
Picture Books
PECs
Multiple Choice Answers
Graphic Organizers
46
The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales is most likely to be used in the identification of:
Learning disability
Intellectual disabilities
Fragile X syndrome
Gifted and talented students
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This type of information is generally the most useful in making decisions about instruction for a student w/ disability?
Curriculum-based assessment
The category of the disability
The amount of time the student spends in the resource room
Scores from standardized tests
48
The development of language skills is critical to the development of ____________ skills
Social
Cognitive
Emotional
49
Which of the following is an essential component of an Individualized Education Program (IEP)?
Class schedule
Grading policy
Annual goals
Instructional strategies
50
Students must not be determined as having a disability due to lack of instruction/lack of proficiency in language:
Determination of Eligibility
ELLS
IDEA Special Rule (300.306)
PLAFFP
51
_______ is using our receptive and expressive language to facilitate our social interactions.
Antecedents
Social Skills
Pragmatic Language
Contextual Analysis
52
Which of the following is a procedural safeguard included in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
An IEP must be reviewed every year.
Students must be present at all IEP meetings
Parents have the right to examine all educational records.
Stud. can be tested for classroom classification, at the request of parents
53
An alteration to an environment, curriculum format, or equipment that allows a student with a disability to gain access:
Accommodations
Modification
Observations
Assessments
54
Another name for ASD causes disabilities in language, thought, emotion and empathy. most severe form is Asperger's.
Pervasive Spectrum/Development Disorders
Specific Learning Disability
Autism Disorders
Down Syndrome
55
_________ is a learning disability that affects the motor skills involved in writing.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Fluency Disorder
Dysgraphia
ADHD
56
This learning tool is the most beneficial to help Angie, a 2nd-grade student w/ ASD, learn how to use a schedule.
A visual schedule including picture symbols.
A written schedule with simplified wording.
An audiotape witha step-by-step directions.
An ink stamp to mark each completed activity on a chart.
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Must understand what they hear before they learn to speak, read and comprehend before they learn to write.
Expressive Language
Inexpressive Language
58
Which of the following are characteristics commonly exhibited by students who have acquired a traumatic brain injury?
deficits in problem solving and abstract thinking
responsiveness to incentive-based behavioral plans
inappropriate responses in social situations
pronounced inconsistencies
