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Praxis Special Ed

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What causes autism?






2. Prelinguistic mileau training allows teachers to teach language skills to...






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






4. A remedial approach






5. Spina bifida






6. Social skills are crucial to success in inclusive education






7. The Vocational and Rehabilitation Act of 1974






8. Placing students with same disabilities together for instruction purposes represents a






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






10. What is the standard achievement test for deaf students?






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






12. How does deafness connect to IDEA?






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






14. What is the prevalence of autism?






15. Share the responsibility for the students education






16. What would be an appropriate task for high school students with mild mental retardation?






17. Plans that goals and objectives including future employment - independent living - and adult services for students 14 years and older are know as






18. What is conductive hearing loss?






19. What does outer - directedness mean?






20. What does adaptive behavior mean?






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






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






23. Which deals with removing aversives negative reinforcement of negative consequences






24. Four varying degrees of support for the mentally retarded






25. Metacognition is connected to






26. The principle of 2004 that will not let you suspend a student if his behavior is a function of his disability is known as






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






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






29. 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






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






31. When a child with mild hearing loss cannot understand teacher directions the first step should be to






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






33. What is sensorineural hearing loss?






34. Do cochlear implants make sound louder?






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






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






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






38. asmtha - add - adhd - diabetes - epilepsy






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






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






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






42. Asperger Syndrome is defined as






43. 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?






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






45. 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






46. 504






47. Autism falls on the spectrum of...






48. Which principle of IDEA involves due process?






49. 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






50. What are the three types of timing that effect mental retardation