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Praxis Special Ed

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Share the responsibility for the students education






2. Multiple and severe disabilties






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






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






5. Specific learning disability






6. asmtha - add - adhd - diabetes - epilepsy






7. How you teach young children with autism social interaction?






8. communication disorders or language or voice impairments






9. severe orthopedic impairment - including impairments caused by congenital anomalies - disease - and other causes






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






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






12. What does adaptive behavior mean?






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






14. What does outer - directedness mean?






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






16. Name four areas of executive function






17. Reinforce an appropriate but incompatible behavior






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






19. In errorless learning SD stands for?






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






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






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






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






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






25. acquired injury to the brain caused by external physical force resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment of both






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. Birthplace of FAPE






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






29. What are the three domains of adaptive behavior?






30. Which principle of IDEA involves due process?






31. What to cognitive behavioral therapists do?






32. Three examples of supplemental aides for death students






33. What instrument do we use to test hearing?






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






35. Standord Binet and Scales of Independent Behavior






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






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






38. Using a single IQ test to determine placement is...






39. Is inviting every single teacher to an IEP meeting something that will put parents at ease






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






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






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






43. What time frame must an evaluation happen after the parents give consent?






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






45. What is conductive hearing loss?






46. Is FBA a type of ecological assessment?






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






48. 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






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






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