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Praxis Special Ed

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1. What are the three categories in the range of visual impairments?
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
IFSP

2. In order to identify a student with a learning disability most examiners are concerned with a discrepancy between...
where Section 504 comes from
Ability and achievement with ability being higher than acheivement
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of

3. What does adaptive behavior mean?
an individualized transition plan
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments
Orthopedic impairment
learned helplessness

4. Having students keeps track of their own behavior and then receive rewards for appropriate behavior is known as...
Traumatic brain injury
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
contingency based self - management
manipulating the antecedent stimulus

5. The Vocational and Rehabilitation Act of 1974
curriculum based assessment
where Section 504 comes from
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
augmentative communciation

6. Name three components of the AAMR definition of mental retardation
CCTV - optical scanner - computers
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
functional vision assessment

7. Mental retardation originates before what age?
categorical approach
18
abnormalities in brain development - neurochemistry - and genetic factors
Larry P vs. Riles

8. If parents are considering that their 4th grade student may need special education services the first step would be to do a
LRE
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
ther health impairments
Autism

9. Plans that goals and objectives including future employment - independent living - and adult services for students 14 years and older are know as
negative reinforcement
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools
try to find appropriate content at grade level
an individualized transition plan

10. Birthplace of FAPE
Specific learning disability
PARC vs. State of Penn
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
How 504 defines a disability

11. ision impairment including partial sight and blindness
augmentative communciation
visual impairment
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
functional skills - social skills - career skills

12. 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
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
direct instruction
assistive technology
where Section 504 comes from

13. Much broader than IDEA disabilities that effect a life experience
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
How 504 defines a disability
General education classrooms
Larry P vs. Riles

14. 504
50%
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?

15. A girl who has long temper tantrums needs to have her behavior observed in what way for a baseline assessment
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
disorder in one or more psychological processes involved in understanding or using spoken or written language that may manifest itself in the ability to listen - think - write - spell - or do math
duration recording

16. ADHD criteria is defined by
Deafness
the DSM- IV
curriculum based assessment
18

17. Multiple and severe disabilties
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with
18
discriminatory stimulus

18. What would an example of a multimodal treatment for a child with ADD be?
visual impairment
medication and a behavior management intervention
early traumatic experiences
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills

19. When a child with mild hearing loss cannot understand teacher directions the first step should be to
whole language
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
CCTV - optical scanner - computers
hearing loss that happened after birth

20. Which deals with removing aversives negative reinforcement of negative consequences
learning disability
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
10 per 10 - 100 children
negative reinforcement

21. What is sensorineural hearing loss?
Hear and understand speech
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
the Cummins model
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain

22. A 14 year old boy with mild autism would have what in his curriculum
functional skills - social skills - career skills
Program first placement second
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
Council for Exceptional Children

23. Autism falls on the spectrum of...
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
pervasive developmental disorders
an individualized transition plan
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment

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

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25. How you teach young children with autism social interaction?
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
social stories
an audiometer
they modify students thought patterns

26. What percentage of deaf students spend most of their time in the regular education classrom
inattentive - hyperactive - combination
developmental
45%
assistive technology

27. How a child's life experiences effect his learning
45%
having them practice filing out job applications
an audiometer
compensatory education

28. Direct instruction does not involve ____________ interaction
executive functioning
student to student
categorical approach
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board

29. Standord Binet and Scales of Independent Behavior
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation

30. Social - emotional - physical - cognitive - adaptive - & communication
learning disability
45%
two to nine percent
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of

31. A student with mild conductive loss is most likely to make use of a
a hearing aid
augmentative communciation
no
an audiometer

32. What does a cochlear implant do?
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve
Hearing impairment
categorical approach
Specific learning disability

33. Is inviting every single teacher to an IEP meeting something that will put parents at ease
Fourteen
Emotional disturbance
student to student
yes

34. What comes first in the IEP -- placement or program?
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
Program first placement second
Autism
ecological

35. Name four areas of executive function
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
LRE
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?

36. Supreme Court Ruled that a deaf student did not need to have an interpreter to receive FAPE
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior
pervasive developmental disorders
disorder in one or more psychological processes involved in understanding or using spoken or written language that may manifest itself in the ability to listen - think - write - spell - or do math

37. A statement that explains why the placement is the least restrictive environemnt
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
life space analysis

38. IEP - LRE - Student/parent participation - FAPE - procedural safeguards - appropriate evaluation
the DSM- IV
principles of IDEA
Specific learning disability
ESEA Act

39. How does deafness connect to IDEA?
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
try to find appropriate content at grade level

40. Using a single IQ test to determine placement is...
ecological
not legal
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
where Section 504 comes from

41. 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
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
developmental
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
no

42. The process for assessing data regarding student environments for community based instruction is called a?
Larry P vs. Riles
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?
Non - discriminatory assessment
life space analysis

43. Under President Johnson in the 1960's basis for title one
functional vision assessment
ESEA Act
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should

44. developmental delay that effects verbal and non - verbal communication and social interaction is called...
compensatory education
Traumatic brain injury
Autism
curriculum based assessment

45. 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
early traumatic experiences
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
Orthopedic impairment
assistive technology

46. What is an adventitious visual impairment?
zero reject
two to nine percent
Learning disabilities
a vision loss after a person had normal vision

47. Spina bifida
Larry P vs. Riles
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
ther health impairments
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment

48. In order to meet the needs of an infant or toddler with disabilities
they modify students thought patterns
IFSP
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain

49. Asperger Syndrome is defined as
PARC vs. State of Penn
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?
manipulating the antecedent stimulus
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning

50. What are the seven characteristics of autism?
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
ther health impairments
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve