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Praxis Special Ed

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. A student with mild conductive loss is most likely to make use of a






2. What are the four types of causes of mental retardation?






3. What are the seven characteristics of autism?






4. In order to be identified as having mental retardation a child must demonstrate significantly sub average functioning and






5. Atypical language development manifests itself in these two ways?






6. Using objectives from the students work in class as a means to evaluate progress and adapt instruction is known as






7. If parents are considering that their 4th grade student may need special education services the first step would be to do a






8. What percent of the population was ADHD?






9. ADHD criteria is defined by






10. What behavior assessment scale is often used to rate students for ADHD?






11. Dealt with the language of assessment - must be administered in the students native language






12. From a functional perspective deafness is related to difficulties with the ability to...






13. If a spanish student is tested in english for his WICS- VI his parents can contest the results on the basis of






14. In making a decision about curriculum and instruction for a student with a disability what piece of information is most useful?






15. What is the prevalence of autism?






16. Which perspective attributes emotional and behavioral disorders to poor interaction with the environment in which the student and environment affect each other reciprocally and advocates interventions using the entire social system






17. What to cognitive behavioral therapists do?






18. Professional collaboration - philosophy of diversity - use of cooperative learning






19. A statement that explains why the placement is the least restrictive environemnt






20. Share the responsibility for the students education






21. According to IDEA 2004 is ADD ADHD a separate disability catagory?






22. hearing and visual impariments causing severe communication and other developmental and educational needs






23. What instrument do we use to test hearing?






24. 'Filing out job application and after school work with an electrician' are listed on Jeff's ITP his long term goal is to...






25. The process for assessing data regarding student environments for community based instruction is called a?






26. What is an adventitious visual impairment?






27. A psychoanalytic approach would explain behavior disorders as resulting from






28. 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






29. Is FBA a type of ecological assessment?






30. About 80% of all speech disorders are characterized by difficulties with...






31. 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






32. asmtha - add - adhd - diabetes - epilepsy






33. Diana vs. State Board of Education - Larry P.vs Riles - and Lau vs. Nichols all addressed the issue of?






34. What are the two major characteristics of mental retardation?






35. Much broader than IDEA disabilities that effect a life experience






36. Do cochlear implants make sound louder?






37. Yes






38. What is conductive hearing loss?






39. What is the broadest means of using technology for speech and language purposes?






40. What does a cochlear implant do?






41. What are four types of data based decision making?






42. Name three components of the AAMR definition of mental retardation






43. Social - emotional - physical - cognitive - adaptive - & communication






44. According to IDEA 2004 can a student with a disability who brings drugs or weapons to school be expelled?






45. 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






46. Students must be involved in transition planning services starting at age...






47. What causes autism?






48. Under President Johnson in the 1960's basis for title one






49. Most people with severe and multiple disabilities have a primary condition of...






50. Metacognition is connected to