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Praxis Special Ed

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1. Three examples of supplemental aides for death students
50%
LRE
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers
whole language

2. Social - emotional - physical - cognitive - adaptive - & communication
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
yes
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
90%

3. Plans that goals and objectives including future employment - independent living - and adult services for students 14 years and older are know as
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
an individualized transition plan
hearing loss that was present at birth
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?

4. Which principle of IDEA involves due process?
Procedural safeguards
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton
18
10 per 10 - 100 children

5. Dealt with the language of assessment - must be administered in the students native language
early traumatic experiences
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton
contingency based self - management

6. Autism falls on the spectrum of...
Non - discriminatory assessment
pervasive developmental disorders
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
Sixty days

7. ADHD criteria is defined by
the DSM- IV
try to find appropriate content at grade level
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs
Curriculum based assessment

8. About 80% of all speech disorders are characterized by difficulties with...
learned helplessness
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
learning disability
articulation

9. What does outer - directedness mean?
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
social stories
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP

10. The most likely reason to adminster a Woodcock Johnson would be to test for...
Mental retardation
Deafness
Learning disabilities
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning

11. What is acquired hearing loss?
hearing loss that happened after birth
a vision loss after a person had normal vision
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments
18

12. What are some examples of assistive technology for blind students?
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
CCTV - optical scanner - computers
principles of IDEA
1%

13. Asperger Syndrome is defined as
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
developmental
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning

14. In order to be identified as having mental retardation a child must demonstrate significantly sub average functioning and
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
duration recording
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
teach a student with muscular dystrophy how to paint with a brush

15. In order to meet the needs of an infant or toddler with disabilities
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
pervasive developmental disorders
ther health impairments
IFSP

16. Mobility training for students who are visually impaired can involve...
medication and a behavior management intervention
articulation
the DSM- IV
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide

17. Name three components of the AAMR definition of mental retardation
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
mental retardation
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period

18. impairment in hearing that affects educaitonal performance - but not included under the definition of deafness
an individualized transition plan
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?
Hearing impairment
yes

19. developmental delay that effects verbal and non - verbal communication and social interaction is called...
Autism
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning
group contingency contracting
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board

20. What time frame must an evaluation happen after the parents give consent?
contingency based self - management
having them practice filing out job applications
medication and a behavior management intervention
Sixty days

21. All the members of a group must achieve a certain goal before any member of the group receives a reward is an example of a
Ability and achievement with ability being higher than acheivement
group contingency contracting
no
negative reinforcement

22. acquired injury to the brain caused by external physical force resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment of both
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
Traumatic brain injury
early traumatic experiences
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of

23. What is an adventitious visual impairment?
a vision loss after a person had normal vision
assistive technology
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
Emotional disturbance

24. Under President Johnson in the 1960's basis for title one
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
zero reject
mental retardation
ESEA Act

25. Is FBA a type of ecological assessment?
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
21 or younger
yes
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data

26. 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
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?

27. ision impairment including partial sight and blindness
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
visual impairment
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should
a vision loss after a person had normal vision

28. The principle of 2004 that will not let you suspend a student if his behavior is a function of his disability is known as
yes
learning disability
zero reject
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district

29. What are the three types of timing that effect mental retardation
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing
executive functioning
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
mental retardation

30. 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?
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
the DSM- IV
try to find appropriate content at grade level
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive

31. Atypical language development manifests itself in these two ways?
Larry P vs. Riles
delayed language and echolalia
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
assistive technology

32. A model used with ESL and deaf students
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
the Cummins model
Fourteen

33. earing impairment that is so severe to cause impaired processing of linguistic information through hearing
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district
Deafness
visual impairment
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal

34. Students with learning disabilities account for what percent of children in special education
medication and a behavior management intervention
50%
a vision loss after a person had normal vision
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills

35. A statement that explains why the placement is the least restrictive environemnt
assistive technology
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
contingency based self - management
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments

36. What does congenital hearing loss mean?
Curriculum based assessment
hearing loss that was present at birth
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments
Learning disabilities

37. In order to identify a student with a learning disability most examiners are concerned with a discrepancy between...
visual impairment
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation
Council for Exceptional Children
Ability and achievement with ability being higher than acheivement

38. 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
life space analysis
ESEA Act
whole language
students who are mentally retarded

39. Birthplace of FAPE
Emotional disturbance
an individualized transition plan
PARC vs. State of Penn
inattentive - hyperactive - combination

40. What does FVA stand for?
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
functional vision assessment
functional skills - social skills - career skills

41. A girl who has long temper tantrums needs to have her behavior observed in what way for a baseline assessment
General education classrooms
they modify students thought patterns
duration recording
learned helplessness

42. severe orthopedic impairment - including impairments caused by congenital anomalies - disease - and other causes
Hear and understand speech
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
articulation
Orthopedic impairment

43. Which perspective attributes emotional and behavioral disorders to poor interaction with the environment in which the student and environment affect each other reciprocally and advocates interventions using the entire social system
ecological
mental retardation
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing
hearing loss that happened after birth

44. If a spanish student is tested in english for his WICS- VI his parents can contest the results on the basis of
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
pervasive developmental disorders
student to student

45. asmtha - add - adhd - diabetes - epilepsy
speech or language impairment
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
ther health impairments
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing

46. Direct instruction does not involve ____________ interaction
LRE
Hearing impairment
student to student
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them

47. What are the three sub types of ADHD?
inattentive - hyperactive - combination
LRE
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
Larry P vs. Riles

48. How a child's life experiences effect his learning
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...
compensatory education
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
Council for Exceptional Children

49. What does a cochlear implant do?
whole language
pervasive developmental disorders
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear

50. What does adaptive behavior mean?
Larry P vs. Riles
functional vision assessment
they modify students thought patterns
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments