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Praxis Special Ed

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1. The principle of 2004 that will not let you suspend a student if his behavior is a function of his disability is known as
inattentive - hyperactive - combination
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
zero reject
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation

2. Is inviting every single teacher to an IEP meeting something that will put parents at ease
the DSM- IV
Sixty days
Autism
yes

3. The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales would most likely be an example of
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
mental retardation
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data

4. Diana vs. State Board of Education - Larry P.vs Riles - and Lau vs. Nichols all addressed the issue of?
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES
Non - discriminatory assessment
social stories
Larry P vs. Riles

5. If a spanish student is tested in english for his WICS- VI his parents can contest the results on the basis of
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
Traumatic brain injury
principles of IDEA
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment

6. A 14 year old boy with mild autism would have what in his curriculum
functional skills - social skills - career skills
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
Deaf - blindness
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning

7. Students with learning disabilities account for what percent of children in special education
speech or language impairment
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
50%
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs

8. What is the broadest means of using technology for speech and language purposes?
90%
Deafness
augmentative communciation
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide

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

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10. A statement that explains why the placement is the least restrictive environemnt
try to find appropriate content at grade level
Non - discriminatory assessment
Sixty days
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP

11. Under President Johnson in the 1960's basis for title one
10 per 10 - 100 children
ESEA Act
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing
18

12. developmental delay that effects verbal and non - verbal communication and social interaction is called...
learned helplessness
Hearing 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
Autism

13. 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?
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
try to find appropriate content at grade level
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with

14. What time frame must an evaluation happen after the parents give consent?
assistive technology
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
Sixty days
manipulating the antecedent stimulus

15. communication disorders or language or voice impairments
LRE
learning disability
no
speech or language impairment

16. Is FBA a type of ecological assessment?
yes
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
articulation

17. 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
learning disability
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation
direct instruction
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that

18. According to IDEA 2004 can a student with a disability who brings drugs or weapons to school be expelled?
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs
delayed language and echolalia
yes
inattentive - hyperactive - combination

19. 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
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
group contingency contracting
Orthopedic impairment

20. hearing and visual impariments causing severe communication and other developmental and educational needs
Deaf - blindness
Ability and achievement with ability being higher than acheivement
functional skills - social skills - career skills
social stories

21. What percentage of deaf students spend most of their time in the regular education classrom
45%
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools
Traumatic brain injury
where Section 504 comes from

22. Atypical language development manifests itself in these two ways?
delayed language and echolalia
duration recording
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district
CCTV - optical scanner - computers

23. Multiple and severe disabilties
ecological
yes
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with
not legal

24. 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
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with
whole language

25. What does a cochlear implant do?
where Section 504 comes from
IFSP
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve

26. In making a decision about curriculum and instruction for a student with a disability what piece of information is most useful?
Curriculum based assessment
discriminatory stimulus
group contingency contracting
two to nine percent

27. What is sensorineural hearing loss?
LRE
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?
1%

28. Mental retardation originates before what age?
duration recording
Hearing impairment
Specific learning disability
18

29. Dealt with the language of assessment - must be administered in the students native language
Deaf - blindness
functional vision assessment
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton

30. Autism falls on the spectrum of...
Deaf - blindness
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning
Fourteen
pervasive developmental disorders

31. 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
mental retardation
developmental
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
social stories

32. From a functional perspective deafness is related to difficulties with the ability to...
Hear and understand speech
Hearing impairment
Curriculum based assessment
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher

33. Using a single IQ test to determine placement is...
LRE
not legal
no
two to nine percent

34. Least Restrictive Environment; students with disabilities must have the same access to curriculum as their non - disabled peers
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
students who are mentally retarded
General education classrooms
LRE

35. What percent of the population was ADHD?
two to nine percent
an individualized transition plan
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation

36. The Vocational and Rehabilitation Act of 1974
medication and a behavior management intervention
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
where Section 504 comes from
Learning disabilities

37. In order to meet the needs of an infant or toddler with disabilities
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...
Mental retardation
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
IFSP

38. What are the three sub types of ADHD?
inattentive - hyperactive - combination
Council for Exceptional Children
10 per 10 - 100 children
Sixty days

39. A model used with ESL and deaf students
the Cummins model
group contingency contracting
life space analysis
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior

40. Social skills are crucial to success in inclusive education
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...
learned helplessness

41. Name four areas of executive function
where Section 504 comes from
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
18
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with

42. What is indicative of a receptive language disorder?
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments
hearing loss that was present at birth
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing
visual impairment

43. subaverage general intellectual functioning with deficits in adaptive behavior
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with
articulation
Mental retardation
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment

44. ision impairment including partial sight and blindness
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing
an individualized transition plan
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
visual impairment

45. What does congenital hearing loss mean?
developmental
mental retardation
articulation
hearing loss that was present at birth

46. Having students keeps track of their own behavior and then receive rewards for appropriate behavior is known as...
contingency based self - management
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board

47. Standord Binet and Scales of Independent Behavior
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...
no

48. If parents are considering that their 4th grade student may need special education services the first step would be to do a
life space analysis
inattentive - hyperactive - combination
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing

49. How a child's life experiences effect his learning
90%
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...
compensatory education
a vision loss after a person had normal vision

50. According to IDEA 2004 is ADD ADHD a separate disability catagory?
IFSP
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
no
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan