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Praxis Special Ed

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1. What would an example of a multimodal treatment for a child with ADD be?
medication and a behavior management intervention
life space analysis
hearing loss that happened after birth
yes

2. In a full - inclusion model services to students with disabilities are available in...
General education classrooms
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational
an individualized transition plan
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with

3. When a child with mild hearing loss cannot understand teacher directions the first step should be to
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
articulation
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with

4. According to IDEA 2004 is ADD ADHD a separate disability catagory?
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
life space analysis
principles of IDEA

5. Spina bifida
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
developmental
articulation
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain

6. Much broader than IDEA disabilities that effect a life experience
visual impairment
a vision loss after a person had normal vision
Stanford 9
How 504 defines a disability

7. What percent of the population was ADHD?
compensatory education
two to nine percent
Deafness
direct instruction

8. A model used with ESL and deaf students
contingency based self - management
the DSM- IV
the Cummins model
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?

9. What are the three domains of adaptive behavior?
abnormalities in brain development - neurochemistry - and genetic factors
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing
Non - discriminatory assessment

10. Diana vs. State Board of Education - Larry P.vs Riles - and Lau vs. Nichols all addressed the issue of?
articulation
Non - discriminatory assessment
45%
social stories

11. Birthplace of FAPE
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
PARC vs. State of Penn
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational
learned helplessness

12. The Vocational and Rehabilitation Act of 1974
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
the Cummins model
where Section 504 comes from
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers

13. Do cochlear implants make sound louder?
no
duration recording
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
45%

14. 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
categorical approach
manipulating the antecedent stimulus
curriculum based assessment

15. Autism falls on the spectrum of...
pervasive developmental disorders
contingency based self - management
functional vision assessment
Deafness

16. Name four areas of executive function
IFSP
early traumatic experiences
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
90%

17. Prelinguistic mileau training allows teachers to teach language skills to...
ther health impairments
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
two to nine percent
students who are mentally retarded

18. An organization that was founded in 1922 to advocate for all children with disabilities is called the
IFSP
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
Council for Exceptional Children
18

19. Dealt with the language of assessment - must be administered in the students native language
PARC vs. State of Penn
an individualized transition plan
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton

20. IDEA 04 does not require IEP's for students...
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
21 or younger
developmental
group contingency contracting

21. Name three components of the AAMR definition of mental retardation
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
pervasive developmental disorders
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve

22. 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
the DSM- IV
direct instruction
functional vision assessment
zero reject

23. From a functional perspective deafness is related to difficulties with the ability to...
Fourteen
Hear and understand speech
assistive technology
pervasive developmental disorders

24. If a spanish student is tested in english for his WICS- VI his parents can contest the results on the basis of
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
Multiple disabilities
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain

25. Standord Binet and Scales of Independent Behavior
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
functional vision assessment
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation

26. What is acquired hearing loss?
Non - discriminatory assessment
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
hearing loss that happened after birth

27. developmental delay that effects verbal and non - verbal communication and social interaction is called...
discriminatory stimulus
Autism
Specific learning disability
the Cummins model

28. acquired injury to the brain caused by external physical force resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment of both
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
LRE
Traumatic brain injury
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES

29. What would be an appropriate task for high school students with mild mental retardation?
having them practice filing out job applications
life space analysis
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
a hearing aid

30. Using a single IQ test to determine placement is...
not legal
Sixty days
functional skills - social skills - career skills
two to nine percent

31. Asperger Syndrome is defined as
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
Ability and achievement with ability being higher than acheivement
early traumatic experiences
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning

32. 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?
Specific learning disability
whole language
try to find appropriate content at grade level
student to student

33. A remedial approach
a vision loss after a person had normal vision
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?
life space analysis

34. If a college bound student has the accommodation that he uses a tape recorder in english and a calculator in algebra II this is an example of
assistive technology
Larry P vs. Riles
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools

35. Mental retardation originates before what age?
principles of IDEA
18
learning disability
Curriculum based assessment

36. A 14 year old boy with mild autism would have what in his curriculum
an audiometer
functional skills - social skills - career skills
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation

37. Two student who sat next to each other and distract one another then the teacher moves them and they stop talking...
manipulating the antecedent stimulus
Hear and understand speech
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
yes

38. What time frame must an evaluation happen after the parents give consent?
Sixty days
functional vision assessment
social stories
How 504 defines a disability

39. Almost 2/3rds of children with ADD or ADHD also have some kind of
learning disability
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
teach a student with muscular dystrophy how to paint with a brush
PARC vs. State of Penn

40. Learners with disabilities have opportunities to achieve commensurate with their peers

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41. Misclassification of African Americans as mentally retarded because of unfair IQ tests
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
Larry P vs. Riles
hearing loss that was present at birth

42. What are the two major characteristics of mental retardation?
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
90%
negative reinforcement

43. What does outer - directedness mean?
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
ESEA Act
teach a student with muscular dystrophy how to paint with a brush
Ability and achievement with ability being higher than acheivement

44. co - occurring impairments causing severe educational needs; does not include deaf - blindness
Multiple disabilities
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
try to find appropriate content at grade level

45. What comes first in the IEP -- placement or program?
negative reinforcement
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
Program first placement second
yes

46. The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales would most likely be an example of
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
LRE
mental retardation
no

47. Which principle of IDEA involves due process?
compensatory education
they modify students thought patterns
Procedural safeguards
teach a student with muscular dystrophy how to paint with a brush

48. Is inviting every single teacher to an IEP meeting something that will put parents at ease
yes
direct instruction
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning

49. What does congenital hearing loss mean?
Ability and achievement with ability being higher than acheivement
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
hearing loss that was present at birth
Mental retardation

50. What are the three categories in the range of visual impairments?
medication and a behavior management intervention
learned helplessness
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?