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Praxis Special Ed

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1. Is FBA a type of ecological assessment?
yes
Curriculum based assessment
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan

2. Students with learning disabilities account for what percent of children in special education
Learning disabilities
50%
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
developmental

3. A statement that explains why the placement is the least restrictive environemnt
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
Deafness
principles of IDEA
curriculum based assessment

4. Students must be involved in transition planning services starting at age...
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments
Fourteen
duration recording
no

5. Standord Binet and Scales of Independent Behavior
Orthopedic impairment
not legal
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation
yes

6. What is the standard achievement test for deaf students?
an individualized transition plan
Stanford 9
a hearing aid
mental retardation

7. In a full - inclusion model services to students with disabilities are available in...
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills
life space analysis
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
General education classrooms

8. acquired injury to the brain caused by external physical force resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment of both
mental retardation
Traumatic brain injury
CCTV - optical scanner - computers
ther health impairments

9. The principle of 2004 that will not let you suspend a student if his behavior is a function of his disability is known as
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
zero reject
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational

10. developmental delay that effects verbal and non - verbal communication and social interaction is called...
Autism
Stanford 9
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
no

11. A ecological inventory for an MR student in a fast food environment would be...
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
yes
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing

12. Birthplace of FAPE
students who are mentally retarded
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?
PARC vs. State of Penn
Program first placement second

13. What would be an appropriate task for high school students with mild mental retardation?
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES
50%
medication and a behavior management intervention
having them practice filing out job applications

14. When a child with mild hearing loss cannot understand teacher directions the first step should be to
no
Emotional disturbance
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
50%

15. Reinforce an appropriate but incompatible behavior
mental retardation
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should
articulation
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain

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

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17. impairment in hearing that affects educaitonal performance - but not included under the definition of deafness
direct instruction
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior
Hearing impairment
18

18. Using a single IQ test to determine placement is...
speech or language impairment
not legal
yes
Larry P vs. Riles

19. A girl who has long temper tantrums needs to have her behavior observed in what way for a baseline assessment
duration recording
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers
compensatory education
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools

20. Diana vs. State Board of Education - Larry P.vs Riles - and Lau vs. Nichols all addressed the issue of?
PARC vs. State of Penn
Non - discriminatory assessment
whole language
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with

21. hearing and visual impariments causing severe communication and other developmental and educational needs
Deaf - blindness
ecological
learned helplessness
a hearing aid

22. communication disorders or language or voice impairments
90%
having them practice filing out job applications
speech or language impairment
Learning disabilities

23. Which principle of IDEA involves due process?
Traumatic brain injury
Procedural safeguards
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing
no

24. 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?
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior
try to find appropriate content at grade level
hearing loss that happened after birth
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them

25. Direct instruction does not involve ____________ interaction
Deafness
where Section 504 comes from
How 504 defines a disability
student to student

26. What percentage of deaf students spend most of their time in the regular education classrom
Traumatic brain injury
pervasive developmental disorders
a hearing aid
45%

27. Metacognition is connected to
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing
Specific learning disability
executive functioning
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should

28. Almost 2/3rds of children with ADD or ADHD also have some kind of
Program first placement second
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior
executive functioning
learning disability

29. Prelinguistic mileau training allows teachers to teach language skills to...
students who are mentally retarded
LRE
delayed language and echolalia
ecological

30. What is CLOZE procedure?
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
speech or language impairment
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES

31. What are the four types of causes of mental retardation?
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational
learned helplessness

32. Which deals with removing aversives negative reinforcement of negative consequences
Ability and achievement with ability being higher than acheivement
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?
negative reinforcement
Larry P vs. Riles

33. Asperger Syndrome is defined as
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning
mental retardation
General education classrooms
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?

34. A student with mild conductive loss is most likely to make use of a
functional vision assessment
a hearing aid
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
Multiple disabilities

35. How a child's life experiences effect his learning
categorical approach
compensatory education
zero reject
abnormalities in brain development - neurochemistry - and genetic factors

36. What does congenital hearing loss mean?
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers
hearing loss that was present at birth

37. What are the seven characteristics of autism?
two to nine percent
an individualized transition plan
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning

38. co - occurring impairments causing severe educational needs; does not include deaf - blindness
learning disability
Multiple disabilities
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers
Deaf - blindness

39. 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
duration recording
negative reinforcement
whole language
LRE

40. Multiple and severe disabilties
speech or language impairment
18
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear

41. Is inviting every single teacher to an IEP meeting something that will put parents at ease
ther health impairments
90%
yes
Sixty days

42. What is indicative of a receptive language disorder?
discriminatory stimulus
the Cummins model
direct instruction
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing

43. A psychoanalytic approach would explain behavior disorders as resulting from
90%
Mental retardation
early traumatic experiences
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide

44. inability to learn not explained by sensory intellectual or health factors
Emotional disturbance
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
curriculum based assessment
assistive technology

45. A remedial approach
PARC vs. State of Penn
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
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?
Multiple disabilities

46. What does outer - directedness mean?
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
life space analysis
medication and a behavior management intervention
Procedural safeguards

47. A 14 year old boy with mild autism would have what in his curriculum
functional skills - social skills - career skills
1%
abnormalities in brain development - neurochemistry - and genetic factors
whole language

48. What are four types of data based decision making?
Learning disabilities
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board

49. What are the two major characteristics of mental retardation?
Traumatic brain injury
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior
they modify students thought patterns
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them

50. If parents are considering that their 4th grade student may need special education services the first step would be to do a
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
General education classrooms
How 504 defines a disability
pre - referral screening and an in class observation