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1. What are the three types of timing that effect mental retardation
developmental
teach a student with muscular dystrophy how to paint with a brush
General education classrooms
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal

2. A psychoanalytic approach would explain behavior disorders as resulting from
mental retardation
early traumatic experiences
Learning disabilities
Deafness

3. What are four types of data based decision making?
Hearing impairment
Council for Exceptional Children
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
whole language

4. What are the two major characteristics of mental retardation?
an individualized transition plan
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior
assistive technology

5. What time frame must an evaluation happen after the parents give consent?
Sixty days
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments
developmental
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind

6. Yes
direct instruction
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
yes
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?

7. Three examples of supplemental aides for death students
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior
executive functioning

8. ADHD criteria is defined by
early traumatic experiences
LRE
the DSM- IV
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that

9. Name three components of the AAMR definition of mental retardation
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
1%
principles of IDEA

10. Almost 2/3rds of children with ADD or ADHD also have some kind of
Hearing impairment
learning disability
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior

11. Name four areas of executive function
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
Procedural safeguards
having them practice filing out job applications
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive

12. Share the responsibility for the students education
social stories
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments
visual impairment
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher

13. How you teach young children with autism social interaction?
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
no
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal

14. Asperger Syndrome is defined as
principles of IDEA
student to student
mental retardation
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning

15. Spina bifida
life space analysis
compensatory education
students who are mentally retarded
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called

16. What is the standard achievement test for deaf students?
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should
social stories
Stanford 9
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation

17. What are some examples of assistive technology for blind students?
student to student
students who are mentally retarded
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
CCTV - optical scanner - computers

18. In making a decision about curriculum and instruction for a student with a disability what piece of information is most useful?
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs
pervasive developmental disorders
Curriculum based assessment

19. The Vocational and Rehabilitation Act of 1974
where Section 504 comes from
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
zero reject

20. inability to learn not explained by sensory intellectual or health factors
contingency based self - management
Emotional disturbance
General education classrooms
pervasive developmental disorders

21. 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
Deaf - blindness
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
an audiometer

22. Misclassification of African Americans as mentally retarded because of unfair IQ tests
Larry P vs. Riles
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word

23. If a 5th grade student is getting frustrated in social studies because he still reads at a third grade level - what should the teacher do?
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
try to find appropriate content at grade level
hearing loss that happened after birth
Specific learning disability

24. The principle of 2004 that will not let you suspend a student if his behavior is a function of his disability is known as
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
Emotional disturbance
group contingency contracting
zero reject

25. Professional collaboration - philosophy of diversity - use of cooperative learning
assistive technology
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton
the Cummins model
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools

26. About 80% of all speech disorders are characterized by difficulties with...
articulation
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational

27. A girl who has long temper tantrums needs to have her behavior observed in what way for a baseline assessment
inattentive - hyperactive - combination
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
duration recording
Procedural safeguards

28. Diana vs. State Board of Education - Larry P.vs Riles - and Lau vs. Nichols all addressed the issue of?
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing
Non - discriminatory assessment
developmental
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called

29. The most likely reason to adminster a Woodcock Johnson would be to test for...
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing
no
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
Learning disabilities

30. What is acquired hearing loss?
hearing loss that happened after birth
principles of IDEA
Mental retardation
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal

31. A teacher who sets clear and explicit goals for each lesson - presents a logical sequence of tasks - gives clear directions on how to do eacht ask - engages the student in guided practice - asks frequent questions - gives feedback - and does not move
Sixty days
direct instruction
ecological
assistive technology

32. What does the Transition Planning Inventory assesses?
executive functioning
the DSM- IV
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs

33. Using a single IQ test to determine placement is...
Mental retardation
Council for Exceptional Children
negative reinforcement
not legal

34. The process for assessing data regarding student environments for community based instruction is called a?
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
mental retardation
life space analysis
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide

35. What is indicative of a receptive language disorder?
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing
contingency based self - management
whole language
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning

36. Supreme Court Ruled that a deaf student did not need to have an interpreter to receive FAPE
Stanford 9
curriculum based assessment
yes
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district

37. In order to meet the needs of an infant or toddler with disabilities
IFSP
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments
functional vision assessment
the DSM- IV

38. A ecological inventory for an MR student in a fast food environment would be...
Hear and understand speech
learning disability
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear

39. A remedial approach
life space analysis
yes
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?

40. A 14 year old boy with mild autism would have what in his curriculum
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with
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
functional skills - social skills - career skills
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain

41. Atypical language development manifests itself in these two ways?
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
delayed language and echolalia
contingency based self - management
mental retardation

42. What are the seven characteristics of autism?
Ability and achievement with ability being higher than acheivement
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
the Cummins model
ecological

43. Using objectives from the students work in class as a means to evaluate progress and adapt instruction is known as
mental retardation
speech or language impairment
hearing loss that was present at birth
curriculum based assessment

44. earing impairment that is so severe to cause impaired processing of linguistic information through hearing
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
Deafness
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
student to student

45. In order to be identified as having mental retardation a child must demonstrate significantly sub average functioning and
manipulating the antecedent stimulus
curriculum based assessment
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...

46. What would be an appropriate task for high school students with mild mental retardation?
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
two to nine percent
having them practice filing out job applications
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called

47. What are the four types of causes of mental retardation?
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assistive technology
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational
duration recording

48. What is CLOZE procedure?
Orthopedic impairment
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
Multiple disabilities

49. Much broader than IDEA disabilities that effect a life experience
Hearing impairment
How 504 defines a disability
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?

50. According to IDEA 2004 is ADD ADHD a separate disability catagory?
executive functioning
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
social stories
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