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Praxis Special Ed

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Birthplace of FAPE






2. An organization that was founded in 1922 to advocate for all children with disabilities is called the






3. What comes first in the IEP -- placement or program?






4. 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






5. The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales would most likely be an example of






6. 504






7. What is indicative of a receptive language disorder?






8. What percentage of deaf students spend most of their time in the regular education classrom






9. What are some examples of assistive technology for blind students?






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






11. The Vocational and Rehabilitation Act of 1974






12. What are the three categories in the range of visual impairments?






13. 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?






14. impairment in hearing that affects educaitonal performance - but not included under the definition of deafness






15. IEP - LRE - Student/parent participation - FAPE - procedural safeguards - appropriate evaluation






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






17. In order to meet the needs of an infant or toddler with disabilities






18. The most likely reason to adminster a Woodcock Johnson would be to test for...






19. What causes autism?






20. Spina bifida






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






22. What to cognitive behavioral therapists do?






23. What does a cochlear implant do?






24. Direct instruction does not involve ____________ interaction






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






26. Almost 2/3rds of children with ADD or ADHD also have some kind of






27. Do cochlear implants make sound louder?






28. How a child's life experiences effect his learning






29. communication disorders or language or voice impairments






30. Asperger Syndrome is defined as






31. co - occurring impairments causing severe educational needs; does not include deaf - blindness






32. ision impairment including partial sight and blindness






33. Students with mild mental retardation make up what percentage of students with mental retardation






34. What would an example of a multimodal treatment for a child with ADD be?






35. What are the three sub types of ADHD?






36. What is conductive hearing loss?






37. What are the three domains of adaptive behavior?






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






39. Supreme Court Ruled that a deaf student did not need to have an interpreter to receive FAPE






40. 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






41. A 14 year old boy with mild autism would have what in his curriculum






42. Having students keeps track of their own behavior and then receive rewards for appropriate behavior is known as...






43. IDEA 04 does not require IEP's for students...






44. 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






45. Hearing loss is low- incidence disability that effects what percent of the population?






46. Students with learning disabilities account for what percent of children in special education






47. In a full - inclusion model services to students with disabilities are available in...






48. Share the responsibility for the students education






49. In order to identify a student with a learning disability most examiners are concerned with a discrepancy between...






50. inability to learn not explained by sensory intellectual or health factors