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Praxis Special Ed

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1. Placing students with same disabilities together for instruction purposes represents a
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
Traumatic brain injury
categorical approach
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word

2. impairment in hearing that affects educaitonal performance - but not included under the definition of deafness
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should
yes
Hearing impairment
PARC vs. State of Penn

3. ision impairment including partial sight and blindness
yes
two to nine percent
visual impairment
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data

4. Least Restrictive Environment; students with disabilities must have the same access to curriculum as their non - disabled peers
LRE
50%
Council for Exceptional Children
Emotional disturbance

5. Three examples of supplemental aides for death students
Mental retardation
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior
developmental
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers

6. How does deafness connect to IDEA?
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing
Multiple disabilities
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
Emotional disturbance

7. According to IDEA 2004 is ADD ADHD a separate disability catagory?
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning
pervasive developmental disorders
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

8. earing impairment that is so severe to cause impaired processing of linguistic information through hearing
Deafness
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation
pervasive developmental disorders
Fourteen

9. What are the four types of causes of mental retardation?
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
assistive technology
augmentative communciation
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational

10. Standord Binet and Scales of Independent Behavior
ecological
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers

11. Dealt with the language of assessment - must be administered in the students native language
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton
group contingency contracting
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should
ESEA Act

12. According to IDEA 2004 can a student with a disability who brings drugs or weapons to school be expelled?
pervasive developmental disorders
contingency based self - management
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
yes

13. 504
Fourteen
ecological
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
Emotional disturbance

14. Diana vs. State Board of Education - Larry P.vs Riles - and Lau vs. Nichols all addressed the issue of?
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
no
Non - discriminatory assessment
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher

15. Almost 2/3rds of children with ADD or ADHD also have some kind of
having them practice filing out job applications
try to find appropriate content at grade level
learning disability
discriminatory stimulus

16. What are four types of data based decision making?
discriminatory stimulus
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that

17. 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
Larry P vs. Riles
assistive technology
functional vision assessment
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal

18. What is the broadest means of using technology for speech and language purposes?
augmentative communciation
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
Curriculum based assessment
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with

19. subaverage general intellectual functioning with deficits in adaptive behavior
an individualized transition plan
Larry P vs. Riles
Mental retardation
Curriculum based assessment

20. What behavior assessment scale is often used to rate students for ADHD?
an individualized transition plan
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers
10 per 10 - 100 children
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES

21. In making a decision about curriculum and instruction for a student with a disability what piece of information is most useful?
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
Deafness
inattentive - hyperactive - combination
Curriculum based assessment

22. Mobility training for students who are visually impaired can involve...
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior

23. A psychoanalytic approach would explain behavior disorders as resulting from
Multiple disabilities
articulation
an audiometer
early traumatic experiences

24. What does congenital hearing loss mean?
Larry P vs. Riles
Council for Exceptional Children
student to student
hearing loss that was present at birth

25. communication disorders or language or voice impairments
pervasive developmental disorders
Sixty days
speech or language impairment
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools

26. About 80% of all speech disorders are characterized by difficulties with...
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
a vision loss after a person had normal vision
the DSM- IV
articulation

27. Using a single IQ test to determine placement is...
not legal
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should
manipulating the antecedent stimulus
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments

28. What are the three sub types of ADHD?
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
ESEA Act
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
inattentive - hyperactive - combination

29. What does a cochlear implant do?
an individualized transition plan
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
mental retardation
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve

30. 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
contingency based self - management
direct instruction
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
Emotional disturbance

31. Yes
zero reject
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
Deaf - blindness
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?

32. 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
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments
direct instruction
zero reject

33. What is conductive hearing loss?
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
1%

34. What are the three domains of adaptive behavior?
90%
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills
life space analysis

35. 'Filing out job application and after school work with an electrician' are listed on Jeff's ITP his long term goal is to...
General education classrooms
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
inattentive - hyperactive - combination
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment

36. How you teach young children with autism social interaction?
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?
articulation
social stories
yes

37. Is inviting every single teacher to an IEP meeting something that will put parents at ease
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?
delayed language and echolalia
yes
inattentive - hyperactive - combination

38. 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?
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools
executive functioning
try to find appropriate content at grade level

39. What is the prevalence of autism?
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
Program first placement second
ESEA Act
10 per 10 - 100 children

40. Prelinguistic mileau training allows teachers to teach language skills to...
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior
students who are mentally retarded
curriculum based assessment

41. In order to be identified as having mental retardation a child must demonstrate significantly sub average functioning and
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
functional vision assessment
whole language
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills

42. What would be an appropriate task for high school students with mild mental retardation?
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
they modify students thought patterns
having them practice filing out job applications
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher

43. What is the standard achievement test for deaf students?
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
mental retardation
Learning disabilities
Stanford 9

44. Social skills are crucial to success in inclusive education
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...
General education classrooms
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing

45. What causes autism?
hearing loss that happened after birth
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
abnormalities in brain development - neurochemistry - and genetic factors
not legal

46. Name three components of the AAMR definition of mental retardation
Curriculum based assessment
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan

47. Students with mild mental retardation make up what percentage of students with mental retardation
yes
ecological
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
90%

48. acquired injury to the brain caused by external physical force resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment of both
Traumatic brain injury
delayed language and echolalia
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

49. A model used with ESL and deaf students
ESEA Act
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
the Cummins model
early traumatic experiences

50. What are the three types of timing that effect mental retardation
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
assistive technology
visual impairment