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Praxis Special Ed

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. A model used with ESL and deaf students






3. Specific learning disability






4. What is indicative of a receptive language disorder?






5. Much broader than IDEA disabilities that effect a life experience






6. What are the two major characteristics of mental retardation?






7. What does outer - directedness mean?






8. Multiple and severe disabilties






9. Atypical language development manifests itself in these two ways?






10. What does the Transition Planning Inventory assesses?






11. When a child with mild hearing loss cannot understand teacher directions the first step should be to






12. What are three biological causes for ADHD?






13. Misclassification of African Americans as mentally retarded because of unfair IQ tests






14. An organization that was founded in 1922 to advocate for all children with disabilities is called the






15. Having students keeps track of their own behavior and then receive rewards for appropriate behavior is known as...






16. What is acquired hearing loss?






17. Spina bifida






18. 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






19. What are the three types of timing that effect mental retardation






20. Mobility training for students who are visually impaired can involve...






21. communication disorders or language or voice impairments






22. Do cochlear implants make sound louder?






23. What is the standard achievement test for deaf students?






24. developmental delay that effects verbal and non - verbal communication and social interaction is called...






25. A ecological inventory for an MR student in a fast food environment would be...






26. How does deafness connect to IDEA?






27. What percentage of deaf students spend most of their time in the regular education classrom






28. According to IDEA 2004 is ADD ADHD a separate disability catagory?






29. What comes first in the IEP -- placement or program?






30. What percent of the population was ADHD?






31. severe orthopedic impairment - including impairments caused by congenital anomalies - disease - and other causes






32. Autism falls on the spectrum of...






33. Yes






34. From a functional perspective deafness is related to difficulties with the ability to...






35. The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales would most likely be an example of






36. What would be an appropriate task for high school students with mild mental retardation?






37. Three examples of supplemental aides for death students






38. Which deals with removing aversives negative reinforcement of negative consequences






39. Direct instruction does not involve ____________ interaction






40. According to IDEA 2004 can a student with a disability who brings drugs or weapons to school be expelled?






41. Name four areas of executive function






42. Supreme Court Ruled that a deaf student did not need to have an interpreter to receive FAPE






43. A student with mild conductive loss is most likely to make use of a






44. What is an adventitious visual impairment?






45. Students with mild mental retardation make up what percentage of students with mental retardation






46. inability to learn not explained by sensory intellectual or health factors






47. asmtha - add - adhd - diabetes - epilepsy






48. In order to meet the needs of an infant or toddler with disabilities






49. Two student who sat next to each other and distract one another then the teacher moves them and they stop talking...






50. ADHD criteria is defined by