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1. Which perspective attributes emotional and behavioral disorders to poor interaction with the environment in which the student and environment affect each other reciprocally and advocates interventions using the entire social system
ecological
duration recording
an audiometer
Emotional disturbance

2. What would an example of a multimodal treatment for a child with ADD be?
General education classrooms
medication and a behavior management intervention
curriculum based assessment
functional vision assessment

3. Mobility training for students who are visually impaired can involve...
Larry P vs. Riles
discriminatory stimulus
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
Multiple disabilities

4. What does FVA stand for?
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
Mental retardation
functional skills - social skills - career skills
functional vision assessment

5. Hearing loss is low- incidence disability that effects what percent of the population?
1%
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
not legal

6. Reinforce an appropriate but incompatible behavior
hearing loss that happened after birth
Larry P vs. Riles
visual impairment
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should

7. What does outer - directedness mean?
Learning disabilities
student to student
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
Council for Exceptional Children

8. According to IDEA 2004 is ADD ADHD a separate disability catagory?
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
speech or language impairment
an individualized transition plan

9. Name three components of the AAMR definition of mental retardation
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment

10. Birthplace of FAPE
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
PARC vs. State of Penn
functional skills - social skills - career skills
an audiometer

11. earing impairment that is so severe to cause impaired processing of linguistic information through hearing
an audiometer
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing
Deafness
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment

12. communication disorders or language or voice impairments
negative reinforcement
mental retardation
Deafness
speech or language impairment

13. What time frame must an evaluation happen after the parents give consent?
Ability and achievement with ability being higher than acheivement
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
Sixty days
Non - discriminatory assessment

14. What are the three sub types of ADHD?
ecological
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
inattentive - hyperactive - combination

15. Share the responsibility for the students education
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?
discriminatory stimulus
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
whole language

16. Specific learning disability
LRE
hearing loss that was present at birth
the Cummins model
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

17. 504
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational
21 or younger
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called

18. The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales would most likely be an example of
contingency based self - management
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
10 per 10 - 100 children
mental retardation

19. ADHD criteria is defined by
Mental retardation
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
the DSM- IV
social stories

20. What does congenital hearing loss mean?
learning disability
hearing loss that was present at birth
hearing loss that happened after birth
curriculum based assessment

21. Having students keeps track of their own behavior and then receive rewards for appropriate behavior is known as...
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
Larry P vs. Riles
contingency based self - management

22. acquired injury to the brain caused by external physical force resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment of both
Traumatic brain injury
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
ther health impairments
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board

23. The Vocational and Rehabilitation Act of 1974
negative reinforcement
where Section 504 comes from
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution

24. Randi has an average IQ score but scores far below grade in reading - writing - and math: this profile is most consistent with a...
Specific learning disability
two to nine percent
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational

25. asmtha - add - adhd - diabetes - epilepsy
Emotional disturbance
Autism
ther health impairments
inattentive - hyperactive - combination

26. A girl who has long temper tantrums needs to have her behavior observed in what way for a baseline assessment
having them practice filing out job applications
duration recording
Deafness
the Cummins model

27. Which deals with removing aversives negative reinforcement of negative consequences
mental retardation
Fourteen
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
negative reinforcement

28. Spina bifida
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
duration recording
compensatory education

29. In errorless learning SD stands for?
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills
discriminatory stimulus
Deaf - blindness
CCTV - optical scanner - computers

30. Students with learning disabilities account for what percent of children in special education
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with
speech or language impairment
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
50%

31. A model used with ESL and deaf students
mental retardation
articulation
the Cummins model
no

32. Using objectives from the students work in class as a means to evaluate progress and adapt instruction is known as
principles of IDEA
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
curriculum based assessment
pre - referral screening and an in class observation

33. From a functional perspective deafness is related to difficulties with the ability to...
Multiple disabilities
functional vision assessment
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with
Hear and understand speech

34. Professional collaboration - philosophy of diversity - use of cooperative learning
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools

35. What does the Transition Planning Inventory assesses?
Fourteen
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of

36. What are the three categories in the range of visual impairments?
Orthopedic impairment
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
discriminatory stimulus
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal

37. impairment in hearing that affects educaitonal performance - but not included under the definition of deafness
Hearing impairment
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES
life space analysis

38. severe orthopedic impairment - including impairments caused by congenital anomalies - disease - and other causes
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with
an audiometer
Orthopedic impairment
pervasive developmental disorders

39. What is acquired hearing loss?
hearing loss that happened after birth
yes
delayed language and echolalia
Autism

40. A psychoanalytic approach would explain behavior disorders as resulting from
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
a vision loss after a person had normal vision
early traumatic experiences
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation

41. In order to be identified as having mental retardation a child must demonstrate significantly sub average functioning and
Learning disabilities
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
functional vision assessment
Deaf - blindness

42. Autism falls on the spectrum of...
Deafness
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
pervasive developmental disorders
early traumatic experiences

43. What would be an appropriate task for high school students with mild mental retardation?
having them practice filing out job applications
Hearing impairment
Deafness
augmentative communciation

44. developmental delay that effects verbal and non - verbal communication and social interaction is called...
Autism
speech or language impairment
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
not legal

45. What is CLOZE procedure?
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
Council for Exceptional Children
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word

46. What is sensorineural hearing loss?
no
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
Larry P vs. Riles
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant

47. Under President Johnson in the 1960's basis for title one
Deafness
50%
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
ESEA Act

48. 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
direct instruction
group contingency contracting
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment

49. The most likely reason to adminster a Woodcock Johnson would be to test for...
Learning disabilities
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
yes

50. A statement that explains why the placement is the least restrictive environemnt
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
assistive technology
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
Sixty days

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