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Praxis Special Ed

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1. Dealt with the language of assessment - must be administered in the students native language
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton
abnormalities in brain development - neurochemistry - and genetic factors
90%
learning disability

2. What instrument do we use to test hearing?
an audiometer
not legal
delayed language and echolalia
learned helplessness

3. Prelinguistic mileau training allows teachers to teach language skills to...
students who are mentally retarded
General education classrooms
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing

4. A model used with ESL and deaf students
abnormalities in brain development - neurochemistry - and genetic factors
principles of IDEA
the Cummins model
yes

5. IEP - LRE - Student/parent participation - FAPE - procedural safeguards - appropriate evaluation
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
principles of IDEA
LRE

6. What comes first in the IEP -- placement or program?
Program first placement second
try to find appropriate content at grade level
contingency based self - management
discriminatory stimulus

7. Least Restrictive Environment; students with disabilities must have the same access to curriculum as their non - disabled peers
developmental
the DSM- IV
LRE
Deafness

8. A student with mild conductive loss is most likely to make use of a
45%
a hearing aid
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain

9. How a child's life experiences effect his learning
compensatory education
augmentative communciation
learned helplessness
abnormalities in brain development - neurochemistry - and genetic factors

10. What are some examples of assistive technology for blind students?
principles of IDEA
they modify students thought patterns
contingency based self - management
CCTV - optical scanner - computers

11. A ecological inventory for an MR student in a fast food environment would be...
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
an individualized transition plan
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
CCTV - optical scanner - computers

12. From a functional perspective deafness is related to difficulties with the ability to...
assistive technology
How 504 defines a disability
Hear and understand speech
two to nine percent

13. Is FBA a type of ecological assessment?
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning
Curriculum based assessment
augmentative communciation
yes

14. If parents are considering that their 4th grade student may need special education services the first step would be to do a
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
Orthopedic impairment
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
pre - referral screening and an in class observation

15. In order to meet the needs of an infant or toddler with disabilities
IFSP
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
pre - referral screening and an in class observation

16. How you teach young children with autism social interaction?
student to student
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing
social stories
Specific learning disability

17. What to cognitive behavioral therapists do?
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?
group contingency contracting
whole language
they modify students thought patterns

18. Students must be involved in transition planning services starting at age...
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning
a vision loss after a person had normal vision
Fourteen

19. What are three biological causes for ADHD?
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
Traumatic brain injury
CCTV - optical scanner - computers

20. acquired injury to the brain caused by external physical force resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment of both
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
Traumatic brain injury
LRE

21. What does congenital hearing loss mean?
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
hearing loss that was present at birth
duration recording
Program first placement second

22. 'Filing out job application and after school work with an electrician' are listed on Jeff's ITP his long term goal is to...
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
executive functioning
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation

23. What are the three types of timing that effect mental retardation
Deaf - blindness
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
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
How 504 defines a disability

24. According to IDEA 2004 can a student with a disability who brings drugs or weapons to school be expelled?
yes
Deaf - blindness
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation

25. ision impairment including partial sight and blindness
two to nine percent
visual impairment
an audiometer
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP

26. 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
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools
life space analysis
whole language
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?

27. Misclassification of African Americans as mentally retarded because of unfair IQ tests
LRE
45%
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
Larry P vs. Riles

28. The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales would most likely be an example of
mental retardation
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
PARC vs. State of Penn
negative reinforcement

29. 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?
21 or younger
try to find appropriate content at grade level
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools

30. Students with learning disabilities account for what percent of children in special education
the DSM- IV
50%
ther health impairments
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers

31. Atypical language development manifests itself in these two ways?
categorical approach
hearing loss that happened after birth
Autism
delayed language and echolalia

32. Yes
discriminatory stimulus
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?
assistive technology

33. According to IDEA 2004 is ADD ADHD a separate disability catagory?
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
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal

34. What does a cochlear implant do?
Deaf - blindness
two to nine percent
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve

35. Much broader than IDEA disabilities that effect a life experience
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
they modify students thought patterns
How 504 defines a disability
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing

36. If a spanish student is tested in english for his WICS- VI his parents can contest the results on the basis of
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
How 504 defines a disability
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
mental retardation

37. What is the standard achievement test for deaf students?
Stanford 9
mental retardation
early traumatic experiences
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive

38. What are the seven characteristics of autism?
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
Traumatic brain injury
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of

39. A phenomena in which students with disabilities think they fail no harder they try is called
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
Sixty days
learned helplessness
duration recording

40. earing impairment that is so severe to cause impaired processing of linguistic information through hearing
ecological
discriminatory stimulus
the DSM- IV
Deafness

41. What is the prevalence of autism?
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing
10 per 10 - 100 children
yes
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called

42. Name three components of the AAMR definition of mental retardation
an audiometer
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
medication and a behavior management intervention
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period

43. Reinforce an appropriate but incompatible behavior
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should
contingency based self - management
no
Council for Exceptional Children

44. Four varying degrees of support for the mentally retarded
duration recording
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
zero reject
student to student

45. What is sensorineural hearing loss?
Emotional disturbance
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs
yes
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain

46. What are the three domains of adaptive behavior?
mental retardation
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills
Deafness
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that

47. severe orthopedic impairment - including impairments caused by congenital anomalies - disease - and other causes
duration recording
Orthopedic impairment
Hear and understand speech
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called

48. What are the two major characteristics of mental retardation?
having them practice filing out job applications
ecological
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior

49. Multiple and severe disabilties
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
Autism
90%
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with

50. What are four types of data based decision making?
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
the Cummins model
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
yes