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1. Name four areas of executive function
50%
18
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
pervasive developmental disorders

2. 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
inattentive - hyperactive - combination
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
negative reinforcement

3. In making a decision about curriculum and instruction for a student with a disability what piece of information is most useful?
abnormalities in brain development - neurochemistry - and genetic factors
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district
Curriculum based assessment

4. Social skills are crucial to success in inclusive education
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers
Deafness
manipulating the antecedent stimulus
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...

5. earing impairment that is so severe to cause impaired processing of linguistic information through hearing
Deafness
teach a student with muscular dystrophy how to paint with a brush
medication and a behavior management intervention
Specific learning disability

6. According to IDEA 2004 is ADD ADHD a separate disability catagory?
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
whole language
Stanford 9
inattentive - hyperactive - combination

7. What is CLOZE procedure?
the DSM- IV
whole language
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
Specific learning disability

8. What is conductive hearing loss?
90%
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
assistive technology
compensatory education

9. Supreme Court Ruled that a deaf student did not need to have an interpreter to receive FAPE
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs

10. 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
Council for Exceptional Children
21 or younger
developmental

11. What are the three types of timing that effect mental retardation
yes
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
not legal
pre - referral screening and an in class observation

12. Autism falls on the spectrum of...
pervasive developmental disorders
try to find appropriate content at grade level
direct instruction
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve

13. What are three biological causes for ADHD?
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
Multiple disabilities
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
compensatory education

14. What is sensorineural hearing loss?
ecological
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
Autism
mental retardation

15. Is inviting every single teacher to an IEP meeting something that will put parents at ease
LRE
yes
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
Emotional disturbance

16. severe orthopedic impairment - including impairments caused by congenital anomalies - disease - and other causes
a vision loss after a person had normal vision
Non - discriminatory assessment
Orthopedic impairment
learned helplessness

17. A girl who has long temper tantrums needs to have her behavior observed in what way for a baseline assessment
duration recording
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
Specific learning disability
try to find appropriate content at grade level

18. acquired injury to the brain caused by external physical force resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment of both
Fourteen
mental retardation
no
Traumatic brain injury

19. A statement that explains why the placement is the least restrictive environemnt
medication and a behavior management intervention
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
functional vision assessment
the Cummins model

20. asmtha - add - adhd - diabetes - epilepsy
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
yes
ther health impairments

21. Students must be involved in transition planning services starting at age...
Fourteen
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district
hearing loss that happened after birth
Deafness

22. A model used with ESL and deaf students
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs
the Cummins model
Non - discriminatory assessment

23. Much broader than IDEA disabilities that effect a life experience
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing
try to find appropriate content at grade level
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
How 504 defines a disability

24. What are some examples of assistive technology for blind students?
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing
negative reinforcement
Multiple disabilities
CCTV - optical scanner - computers

25. In a full - inclusion model services to students with disabilities are available in...
contingency based self - management
medication and a behavior management intervention
hearing loss that happened after birth
General education classrooms

26. Which deals with removing aversives negative reinforcement of negative consequences
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES
executive functioning
medication and a behavior management intervention
negative reinforcement

27. Which principle of IDEA involves due process?
Procedural safeguards
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
mental retardation

28. What are the seven characteristics of autism?
learned helplessness
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
IFSP
where Section 504 comes from

29. Using a single IQ test to determine placement is...
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
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
not legal

30. Least Restrictive Environment; students with disabilities must have the same access to curriculum as their non - disabled peers
LRE
Non - discriminatory assessment
Sixty days
45%

31. Prelinguistic mileau training allows teachers to teach language skills to...
negative reinforcement
students who are mentally retarded
1%
Mental retardation

32. Randi has an average IQ score but scores far below grade in reading - writing - and math: this profile is most consistent with a...
negative reinforcement
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
Specific learning disability
inattentive - hyperactive - combination

33. Standord Binet and Scales of Independent Behavior
Mental retardation
group contingency contracting
10 per 10 - 100 children
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation

34. 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?
45%
try to find appropriate content at grade level
PARC vs. State of Penn
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES

35. 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
social stories
mental retardation
Autism

36. What percent of the population was ADHD?
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation
Multiple disabilities
early traumatic experiences
two to nine percent

37. What is the standard achievement test for deaf students?
45%
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
Stanford 9
ecological

38. In order to identify a student with a learning disability most examiners are concerned with a discrepancy between...
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
curriculum based assessment
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
Ability and achievement with ability being higher than acheivement

39. 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
two to nine percent
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
Procedural safeguards
whole language

40. ision impairment including partial sight and blindness
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning
Council for Exceptional Children
Hearing impairment
visual impairment

41. What does the Transition Planning Inventory assesses?
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs
Non - discriminatory assessment
yes
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?

42. What behavior assessment scale is often used to rate students for ADHD?
PARC vs. State of Penn
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should
an individualized transition plan
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES

43. 'Filing out job application and after school work with an electrician' are listed on Jeff's ITP his long term goal is to...
early traumatic experiences
pervasive developmental disorders
an audiometer
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment

44. Do cochlear implants make sound louder?
ther health impairments
no
PARC vs. State of Penn
visual impairment

45. Direct instruction does not involve ____________ interaction
students who are mentally retarded
pervasive developmental disorders
speech or language impairment
student to student

46. Hearing loss is low- incidence disability that effects what percent of the population?
medication and a behavior management intervention
having them practice filing out job applications
mental retardation
1%

47. What are the three sub types of ADHD?
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
Council for Exceptional Children
visual impairment
inattentive - hyperactive - combination

48. Using objectives from the students work in class as a means to evaluate progress and adapt instruction is known as
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
curriculum based assessment

49. A remedial approach
Curriculum based assessment
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?
18

50. Spina bifida
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
functional vision assessment
learning disability