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1. In errorless learning SD stands for?
LRE
articulation
discriminatory stimulus
mental retardation

2. The approach to reading instruction which uses students language and experiences and in which reading is taught a meaning - oriented integrated activity rather than a collection of separate skills is known as a
whole language
Autism
Hearing impairment
no

3. Least Restrictive Environment; students with disabilities must have the same access to curriculum as their non - disabled peers
Stanford 9
21 or younger
LRE
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior

4. Students with learning disabilities account for what percent of children in special education
yes
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior
50%
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain

5. The approach that categorizes exceptionality as the statistical degree to which an individual deviates from the average in terms of cognitive - social - emotional - and physical abilities is called
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...
augmentative communciation
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs
developmental

6. Birthplace of FAPE
discriminatory stimulus
Orthopedic impairment
hearing loss that was present at birth
PARC vs. State of Penn

7. Randi has an average IQ score but scores far below grade in reading - writing - and math: this profile is most consistent with a...
How 504 defines a disability
augmentative communciation
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior
Specific learning disability

8. When a child with mild hearing loss cannot understand teacher directions the first step should be to
teach a student with muscular dystrophy how to paint with a brush
manipulating the antecedent stimulus
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board

9. Dealt with the language of assessment - must be administered in the students native language
50%
Curriculum based assessment
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton
21 or younger

10. Social - emotional - physical - cognitive - adaptive - & communication
50%
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
General education classrooms
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of

11. What to cognitive behavioral therapists do?
they modify students thought patterns
Autism
Learning disabilities
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES

12. What is an adventitious visual impairment?
Ability and achievement with ability being higher than acheivement
a vision loss after a person had normal vision
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve
yes

13. A phenomena in which students with disabilities think they fail no harder they try is called
whole language
learned helplessness
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning
General education classrooms

14. What does a cochlear implant do?
where Section 504 comes from
a vision loss after a person had normal vision
student to student
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve

15. An organization that was founded in 1922 to advocate for all children with disabilities is called the
50%
Council for Exceptional Children
Traumatic brain injury
1%

16. What percent of the population was ADHD?
negative reinforcement
social stories
a hearing aid
two to nine percent

17. Placing students with same disabilities together for instruction purposes represents a
life space analysis
categorical approach
speech or language impairment
IFSP

18. How a child's life experiences effect his learning
compensatory education
pervasive developmental disorders
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation
Hear and understand speech

19. What does outer - directedness mean?
articulation
having them practice filing out job applications
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them

20. What does adaptive behavior mean?
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments
teach a student with muscular dystrophy how to paint with a brush
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
manipulating the antecedent stimulus

21. What is acquired hearing loss?
18
hearing loss that happened after birth
90%
Council for Exceptional Children

22. What are four types of data based decision making?
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
direct instruction
they modify students thought patterns

23. What is sensorineural hearing loss?
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
Council for Exceptional Children
medication and a behavior management intervention
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior

24. Under President Johnson in the 1960's basis for title one
ESEA Act
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?

25. What would be an appropriate task for high school students with mild mental retardation?
an audiometer
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
Sixty days
having them practice filing out job applications

26. What is the broadest means of using technology for speech and language purposes?
augmentative communciation
Program first placement second
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
early traumatic experiences

27. Almost 2/3rds of children with ADD or ADHD also have some kind of
Sixty days
learning disability
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton
ESEA Act

28. Multiple and severe disabilties
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
where Section 504 comes from
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant

29. What does congenital hearing loss mean?
hearing loss that was present at birth
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
CCTV - optical scanner - computers
disorder in one or more psychological processes involved in understanding or using spoken or written language that may manifest itself in the ability to listen - think - write - spell - or do math

30. Specific learning disability
LRE
negative reinforcement
disorder in one or more psychological processes involved in understanding or using spoken or written language that may manifest itself in the ability to listen - think - write - spell - or do math
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board

31. asmtha - add - adhd - diabetes - epilepsy
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
Council for Exceptional Children
delayed language and echolalia
ther health impairments

32. What does the Transition Planning Inventory assesses?
Orthopedic impairment
mental retardation
the DSM- IV
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs

33. Which principle of IDEA involves due process?
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
Procedural safeguards
Orthopedic impairment
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?

34. What are some examples of assistive technology for blind students?
CCTV - optical scanner - computers
a vision loss after a person had normal vision
early traumatic experiences
learned helplessness

35. What is the prevalence of autism?
yes
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational
categorical approach
10 per 10 - 100 children

36. Name three components of the AAMR definition of mental retardation
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
functional skills - social skills - career skills

37. Asperger Syndrome is defined as
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning

38. ADHD criteria is defined by
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
the DSM- IV
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
LRE

39. A resource room teacher would be most likely to contact an OT to
teach a student with muscular dystrophy how to paint with a brush
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
categorical approach
Non - discriminatory assessment

40. What are the seven characteristics of autism?
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton
developmental
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
social stories

41. In order to meet the needs of an infant or toddler with disabilities
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
medication and a behavior management intervention
IFSP
yes

42. In making a decision about curriculum and instruction for a student with a disability what piece of information is most useful?
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
Curriculum based assessment
early traumatic experiences
Deafness

43. What are the three sub types of ADHD?
90%
Deaf - blindness
articulation
inattentive - hyperactive - combination

44. What does FVA stand for?
the DSM- IV
principles of IDEA
functional vision assessment
Deaf - blindness

45. Prelinguistic mileau training allows teachers to teach language skills to...
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
students who are mentally retarded
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
manipulating the antecedent stimulus

46. What are the three types of timing that effect mental retardation
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal

47. acquired injury to the brain caused by external physical force resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment of both
life space analysis
Traumatic brain injury
categorical approach
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning

48. What are the three domains of adaptive behavior?
Orthopedic impairment
Emotional disturbance
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills

49. What is CLOZE procedure?
How 504 defines a disability
Mental retardation
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word

50. What are the three categories in the range of visual impairments?
developmental
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
Multiple disabilities
Non - discriminatory assessment