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Praxis Special Ed

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1. ADHD criteria is defined by
the DSM- IV
1%
categorical approach
early traumatic experiences

2. If parents are considering that their 4th grade student may need special education services the first step would be to do a
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
abnormalities in brain development - neurochemistry - and genetic factors

3. communication disorders or language or voice impairments
Procedural safeguards
speech or language impairment
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment

4. The Vocational and Rehabilitation Act of 1974
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers
where Section 504 comes from
Learning disabilities
Procedural safeguards

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

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6. Share the responsibility for the students education
whole language
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
early traumatic experiences

7. Name four areas of executive function
the DSM- IV
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
functional vision assessment
curriculum based assessment

8. Using objectives from the students work in class as a means to evaluate progress and adapt instruction is known as
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?
manipulating the antecedent stimulus
try to find appropriate content at grade level
curriculum based assessment

9. Placing students with same disabilities together for instruction purposes represents a
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
student to student
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...
categorical approach

10. Which deals with removing aversives negative reinforcement of negative consequences
manipulating the antecedent stimulus
10 per 10 - 100 children
negative reinforcement
an audiometer

11. Multiple and severe disabilties
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with
Hearing impairment
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing

12. How you teach young children with autism social interaction?
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
learned helplessness
Hear and understand speech
social stories

13. Four varying degrees of support for the mentally retarded
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
Curriculum based assessment
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
hearing loss that was present at birth

14. What is acquired hearing loss?
functional skills - social skills - career skills
abnormalities in brain development - neurochemistry - and genetic factors
hearing loss that happened after birth
Curriculum based assessment

15. What behavior assessment scale is often used to rate students for ADHD?
direct instruction
Hear and understand speech
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?

16. What are some examples of assistive technology for blind students?
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
CCTV - optical scanner - computers
early traumatic experiences
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain

17. Students with mild mental retardation make up what percentage of students with mental retardation
medication and a behavior management intervention
manipulating the antecedent stimulus
90%
direct instruction

18. 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
Ability and achievement with ability being higher than acheivement
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational
PARC vs. State of Penn

19. A student with mild conductive loss is most likely to make use of a
Hear and understand speech
Program first placement second
a hearing aid
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them

20. The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales would most likely be an example of
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
mental retardation
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...

21. Plans that goals and objectives including future employment - independent living - and adult services for students 14 years and older are know as
an individualized transition plan
categorical approach
life space analysis
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment

22. Mobility training for students who are visually impaired can involve...
21 or younger
visual impairment
mental retardation
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide

23. 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
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
manipulating the antecedent stimulus
direct instruction
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...

24. Under President Johnson in the 1960's basis for title one
ESEA Act
executive functioning
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior
an audiometer

25. developmental delay that effects verbal and non - verbal communication and social interaction is called...
Autism
group contingency contracting
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational
PARC vs. State of Penn

26. A remedial approach
yes
pervasive developmental disorders
functional skills - social skills - career skills
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?

27. Spina bifida
learning disability
Deaf - blindness
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
Mental retardation

28. What percent of the population was ADHD?
two to nine percent
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
visual impairment
try to find appropriate content at grade level

29. Is inviting every single teacher to an IEP meeting something that will put parents at ease
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
yes
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called

30. If a spanish student is tested in english for his WICS- VI his parents can contest the results on the basis of
mental retardation
medication and a behavior management intervention
try to find appropriate content at grade level
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment

31. Birthplace of FAPE
PARC vs. State of Penn
General education classrooms
Deaf - blindness
1%

32. What is the standard achievement test for deaf students?
IFSP
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...
Stanford 9

33. hearing and visual impariments causing severe communication and other developmental and educational needs
Non - discriminatory assessment
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills
Deaf - blindness

34. 504
assistive technology
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
negative reinforcement
yes

35. A statement that explains why the placement is the least restrictive environemnt
two to nine percent
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
principles of IDEA
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive

36. 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
yes
developmental
90%
speech or language impairment

37. What is CLOZE procedure?
90%
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
categorical approach
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment

38. Yes
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?
teach a student with muscular dystrophy how to paint with a brush
principles of IDEA
articulation

39. Atypical language development manifests itself in these two ways?
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
hearing loss that was present at birth
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
delayed language and echolalia

40. 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
no
whole language
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
they modify students thought patterns

41. Misclassification of African Americans as mentally retarded because of unfair IQ tests
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
90%
inattentive - hyperactive - combination
Larry P vs. Riles

42. What are the seven characteristics of autism?
How 504 defines a disability
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should
Ability and achievement with ability being higher than acheivement

43. Supreme Court Ruled that a deaf student did not need to have an interpreter to receive FAPE
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments
Autism
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district

44. Professional collaboration - philosophy of diversity - use of cooperative learning
learning disability
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
Program first placement second

45. Standord Binet and Scales of Independent Behavior
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
direct instruction
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

46. What does a cochlear implant do?
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
yes
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve
pervasive developmental disorders

47. What does FVA stand for?
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools
functional vision assessment
Mental retardation
Deafness

48. The principle of 2004 that will not let you suspend a student if his behavior is a function of his disability is known as
90%
zero reject
no
two to nine percent

49. co - occurring impairments causing severe educational needs; does not include deaf - blindness
life space analysis
Multiple disabilities
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan

50. Randi has an average IQ score but scores far below grade in reading - writing - and math: this profile is most consistent with a...
no
Deaf - blindness
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
Specific learning disability