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Praxis Special Ed

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1. What is acquired hearing loss?
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES
no
hearing loss that happened after birth
ther health impairments

2. impairment in hearing that affects educaitonal performance - but not included under the definition of deafness
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
try to find appropriate content at grade level
Hearing impairment

3. Using a single IQ test to determine placement is...
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
not legal
direct instruction
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district

4. 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
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
Hear and understand speech
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
group contingency contracting

5. Multiple and severe disabilties
categorical approach
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with
two to nine percent

6. What is an adventitious visual impairment?
a vision loss after a person had normal vision
medication and a behavior management intervention
curriculum based assessment
Fourteen

7. What would be an appropriate task for high school students with mild mental retardation?
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
LRE
having them practice filing out job applications

8. In a full - inclusion model services to students with disabilities are available in...
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
direct instruction
Emotional disturbance
General education classrooms

9. In making a decision about curriculum and instruction for a student with a disability what piece of information is most useful?
Curriculum based assessment
categorical approach
visual impairment
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton

10. Students with learning disabilities account for what percent of children in special education
learned helplessness
whole language
the DSM- IV
50%

11. A model used with ESL and deaf students
the Cummins model
students who are mentally retarded
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
the DSM- IV

12. Dealt with the language of assessment - must be administered in the students native language
Procedural safeguards
Specific learning disability
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment

13. What are the three types of timing that effect mental retardation
where Section 504 comes from
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
an audiometer
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal

14. Is inviting every single teacher to an IEP meeting something that will put parents at ease
yes
Council for Exceptional Children
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should
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

15. 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
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES
Autism
assistive technology
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

16. When a child with mild hearing loss cannot understand teacher directions the first step should be to
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
yes
manipulating the antecedent stimulus

17. developmental delay that effects verbal and non - verbal communication and social interaction is called...
Autism
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
students who are mentally retarded
Larry P vs. Riles

18. Birthplace of FAPE
Emotional disturbance
life space analysis
PARC vs. State of Penn
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal

19. What are four types of data based decision making?
Fourteen
Curriculum based assessment
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
medication and a behavior management intervention

20. A 14 year old boy with mild autism would have what in his curriculum
inattentive - hyperactive - combination
functional skills - social skills - career skills
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
90%

21. 'Filing out job application and after school work with an electrician' are listed on Jeff's ITP his long term goal is to...
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
executive functioning
hearing loss that happened after birth

22. communication disorders or language or voice impairments
Learning disabilities
principles of IDEA
speech or language impairment
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...

23. 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
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing
speech or language impairment
ecological

24. A student with mild conductive loss is most likely to make use of a
Hear and understand speech
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
pervasive developmental disorders
a hearing aid

25. Share the responsibility for the students education
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
where Section 504 comes from
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide

26. Using objectives from the students work in class as a means to evaluate progress and adapt instruction is known as
curriculum based assessment
executive functioning
speech or language impairment
Larry P vs. Riles

27. From a functional perspective deafness is related to difficulties with the ability to...
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
duration recording
Hear and understand speech

28. What behavior assessment scale is often used to rate students for ADHD?
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES
assistive technology
Emotional disturbance
Program first placement second

29. Least Restrictive Environment; students with disabilities must have the same access to curriculum as their non - disabled peers
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
LRE
not legal
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind

30. Four varying degrees of support for the mentally retarded
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
categorical approach

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
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
direct instruction
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments

32. Which deals with removing aversives negative reinforcement of negative consequences
negative reinforcement
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational
Emotional disturbance
Sixty days

33. A resource room teacher would be most likely to contact an OT to
the DSM- IV
teach a student with muscular dystrophy how to paint with a brush
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
functional skills - social skills - career skills

34. Having students keeps track of their own behavior and then receive rewards for appropriate behavior is known as...
inattentive - hyperactive - combination
the Cummins model
contingency based self - management
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period

35. Is FBA a type of ecological assessment?
learning disability
yes
Orthopedic impairment
Non - discriminatory assessment

36. Specific learning disability
assistive technology
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
18
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution

37. What would an example of a multimodal treatment for a child with ADD be?
try to find appropriate content at grade level
Mental retardation
Non - discriminatory assessment
medication and a behavior management intervention

38. If a spanish student is tested in english for his WICS- VI his parents can contest the results on the basis of
IFSP
Emotional disturbance
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment

39. Diana vs. State Board of Education - Larry P.vs Riles - and Lau vs. Nichols all addressed the issue of?
delayed language and echolalia
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
Non - discriminatory assessment
developmental

40. What is CLOZE procedure?
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
delayed language and echolalia

41. Yes
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
Non - discriminatory assessment
they modify students thought patterns
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?

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

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43. Name four areas of executive function
curriculum based assessment
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning

44. Placing students with same disabilities together for instruction purposes represents a
categorical approach
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
Curriculum based assessment
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?

45. Plans that goals and objectives including future employment - independent living - and adult services for students 14 years and older are know as
direct instruction
negative reinforcement
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs
an individualized transition plan

46. The Vocational and Rehabilitation Act of 1974
whole language
where Section 504 comes from
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution

47. hearing and visual impariments causing severe communication and other developmental and educational needs
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools
Specific learning disability
social stories
Deaf - blindness

48. About 80% of all speech disorders are characterized by difficulties with...
assistive technology
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
direct instruction
articulation

49. What are the three sub types of ADHD?
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES
Specific learning disability
inattentive - hyperactive - combination
mental retardation

50. Social - emotional - physical - cognitive - adaptive - & communication
Hear and understand speech
LRE
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of