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Praxis Special Ed

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. What are the four types of causes of mental retardation?






2. Yes






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

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4. What to cognitive behavioral therapists do?






5. 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?






6. 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






7. Dealt with the language of assessment - must be administered in the students native language






8. 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






9. What is sensorineural hearing loss?






10. Mental retardation originates before what age?






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






12. What is the prevalence of autism?






13. co - occurring impairments causing severe educational needs; does not include deaf - blindness






14. What are the three categories in the range of visual impairments?






15. Reinforce an appropriate but incompatible behavior






16. 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






17. Students must be involved in transition planning services starting at age...






18. Birthplace of FAPE






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






20. About 80% of all speech disorders are characterized by difficulties with...






21. What behavior assessment scale is often used to rate students for ADHD?






22. Specific learning disability






23. The Vocational and Rehabilitation Act of 1974






24. Almost 2/3rds of children with ADD or ADHD also have some kind of






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






26. IDEA 04 does not require IEP's for students...






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






28. What percent of the population was ADHD?






29. Hearing loss is low- incidence disability that effects what percent of the population?






30. What instrument do we use to test hearing?






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






32. acquired injury to the brain caused by external physical force resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment of both






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






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






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






36. A statement that explains why the placement is the least restrictive environemnt






37. 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






38. If parents are considering that their 4th grade student may need special education services the first step would be to do a






39. Autism falls on the spectrum of...






40. What does adaptive behavior mean?






41. Spina bifida






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






43. ADHD criteria is defined by






44. What is indicative of a receptive language disorder?






45. A model used with ESL and deaf students






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






47. The process for assessing data regarding student environments for community based instruction is called a?






48. Three examples of supplemental aides for death students






49. IEP - LRE - Student/parent participation - FAPE - procedural safeguards - appropriate evaluation






50. Randi has an average IQ score but scores far below grade in reading - writing - and math: this profile is most consistent with a...