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Praxis Special Ed

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. A statement that explains why the placement is the least restrictive environemnt






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






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






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






5. A ecological inventory for an MR student in a fast food environment would be...






6. What does congenital hearing loss mean?






7. What is conductive hearing loss?






8. 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?






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






10. Four varying degrees of support for the mentally retarded






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






12. Two student who sat next to each other and distract one another then the teacher moves them and they stop talking...






13. Spina bifida






14. A student with mild conductive loss is most likely to make use of a






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






21. What does adaptive behavior mean?






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






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






24. Yes






25. Mental retardation originates before what age?






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






27. Multiple and severe disabilties






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






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. What is indicative of a receptive language disorder?






31. What is acquired hearing loss?






32. Autism falls on the spectrum of...






33. developmental delay that effects verbal and non - verbal communication and social interaction is called...






34. 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






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






36. ision impairment including partial sight and blindness






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






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






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






40. A resource room teacher would be most likely to contact an OT to






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






42. The Vocational and Rehabilitation Act of 1974






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






44. What instrument do we use to test hearing?






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






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






47. What is an adventitious visual impairment?






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






49. earing impairment that is so severe to cause impaired processing of linguistic information through hearing






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