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Praxis Special Ed

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1. Multiple and severe disabilties
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with
yes
whole language

2. A 14 year old boy with mild autism would have what in his curriculum
functional skills - social skills - career skills
students who are mentally retarded
Specific learning disability
medication and a behavior management intervention

3. The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales would most likely be an example of
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
manipulating the antecedent stimulus
mental retardation
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear

4. Atypical language development manifests itself in these two ways?
delayed language and echolalia
the DSM- IV
zero reject
ecological

5. What is sensorineural hearing loss?
where Section 504 comes from
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?

6. A resource room teacher would be most likely to contact an OT to
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
teach a student with muscular dystrophy how to paint with a brush
yes
student to student

7. What are the three domains of adaptive behavior?
Program first placement second
50%
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills
General education classrooms

8. 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
ther health impairments
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
Sixty days

9. Social skills are crucial to success in inclusive education
pervasive developmental disorders
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...
ther health impairments
articulation

10. Almost 2/3rds of children with ADD or ADHD also have some kind of
learning disability
developmental
yes
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs

11. Plans that goals and objectives including future employment - independent living - and adult services for students 14 years and older are know as
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
an individualized transition plan
Hearing impairment
Autism

12. co - occurring impairments causing severe educational needs; does not include deaf - blindness
developmental
learning disability
Deafness
Multiple disabilities

13. Which deals with removing aversives negative reinforcement of negative consequences
IFSP
90%
augmentative communciation
negative reinforcement

14. What behavior assessment scale is often used to rate students for ADHD?
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
contingency based self - management
hearing loss that was present at birth
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES

15. What does congenital hearing loss mean?
an audiometer
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
the DSM- IV
hearing loss that was present at birth

16. communication disorders or language or voice impairments
speech or language impairment
Traumatic brain injury
hearing loss that was present at birth
teach a student with muscular dystrophy how to paint with a brush

17. Is FBA a type of ecological assessment?
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
Larry P vs. Riles
yes

18. Misclassification of African Americans as mentally retarded because of unfair IQ tests
Larry P vs. Riles
duration recording
discriminatory stimulus
Deaf - blindness

19. ADHD criteria is defined by
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
PARC vs. State of Penn
the DSM- IV
Council for Exceptional Children

20. Students with learning disabilities account for what percent of children in special education
Council for Exceptional Children
50%
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning
Specific learning disability

21. acquired injury to the brain caused by external physical force resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment of both
IFSP
Traumatic brain injury
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning
try to find appropriate content at grade level

22. What does outer - directedness mean?
principles of IDEA
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
students who are mentally retarded

23. What comes first in the IEP -- placement or program?
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
Program first placement second
PARC vs. State of Penn

24. Using a single IQ test to determine placement is...
student to student
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
Learning disabilities
not legal

25. What is indicative of a receptive language disorder?
50%
not legal
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?

26. What are the seven characteristics of autism?
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
compensatory education

27. Prelinguistic mileau training allows teachers to teach language skills to...
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district
students who are mentally retarded
pervasive developmental disorders
direct instruction

28. Least Restrictive Environment; students with disabilities must have the same access to curriculum as their non - disabled peers
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?
Stanford 9
LRE
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational

29. What is conductive hearing loss?
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear

30. Spina bifida
abnormalities in brain development - neurochemistry - and genetic factors
principles of IDEA
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
hearing loss that was present at birth

31. What time frame must an evaluation happen after the parents give consent?
the DSM- IV
LRE
Sixty days
pervasive developmental disorders

32. Name four areas of executive function
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
Emotional disturbance
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
Sixty days

33. How does deafness connect to IDEA?
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
18

34. Name three components of the AAMR definition of mental retardation
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
the Cummins model
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational

35. The principle of 2004 that will not let you suspend a student if his behavior is a function of his disability is known as
assistive technology
zero reject
an audiometer
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them

36. developmental delay that effects verbal and non - verbal communication and social interaction is called...
life space analysis
functional vision assessment
Autism
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan

37. A girl who has long temper tantrums needs to have her behavior observed in what way for a baseline assessment
How 504 defines a disability
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district
social stories
duration recording

38. Share the responsibility for the students education
delayed language and echolalia
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
Hearing impairment

39. Yes
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide

40. What is CLOZE procedure?
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
early traumatic experiences
negative reinforcement
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word

41. 'Filing out job application and after school work with an electrician' are listed on Jeff's ITP his long term goal is to...
medication and a behavior management intervention
abnormalities in brain development - neurochemistry - and genetic factors
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with

42. Standord Binet and Scales of Independent Behavior
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation
90%
CCTV - optical scanner - computers
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district

43. What is the standard achievement test for deaf students?
Deafness
Stanford 9
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal

44. What does adaptive behavior mean?
no
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments
try to find appropriate content at grade level
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with

45. Students with mild mental retardation make up what percentage of students with mental retardation
90%
delayed language and echolalia
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
learned helplessness

46. A phenomena in which students with disabilities think they fail no harder they try is called
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
learned helplessness
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
hearing loss that was present at birth

47. 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
group contingency contracting
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
90%
a hearing aid

48. Do cochlear implants make sound louder?
two to nine percent
no
mental retardation
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of

49. What are the three types of timing that effect mental retardation
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing
CCTV - optical scanner - computers
yes

50. The most likely reason to adminster a Woodcock Johnson would be to test for...
LRE
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
Learning disabilities
medication and a behavior management intervention