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Praxis Special Ed

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. An organization that was founded in 1922 to advocate for all children with disabilities is called the






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






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






4. Is FBA a type of ecological assessment?






5. What are the three sub types of ADHD?






6. What does outer - directedness mean?






7. Supreme Court Ruled that a deaf student did not need to have an interpreter to receive FAPE






8. The Vocational and Rehabilitation Act of 1974






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






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






11. What to cognitive behavioral therapists do?






12. Specific learning disability






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






14. What causes autism?






15. Social - emotional - physical - cognitive - adaptive - & communication






16. What is acquired hearing loss?






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






18. The process for assessing data regarding student environments for community based instruction is called a?






19. A girl who has long temper tantrums needs to have her behavior observed in what way for a baseline assessment






20. Direct instruction does not involve ____________ interaction






21. ision impairment including partial sight and blindness






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






23. According to IDEA 2004 is ADD ADHD a separate disability catagory?






24. What instrument do we use to test hearing?






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






26. Yes






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






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






29. A psychoanalytic approach would explain behavior disorders as resulting from






30. Least Restrictive Environment; students with disabilities must have the same access to curriculum as their non - disabled peers






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






32. What percent of the population was ADHD?






33. In order to meet the needs of an infant or toddler with disabilities






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






35. Share the responsibility for the students education






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






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






38. The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales would most likely be an example of






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






40. Do cochlear implants make sound louder?






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






42. Metacognition is connected to






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






44. What are three biological causes for ADHD?






45. A statement that explains why the placement is the least restrictive environemnt






46. Asperger Syndrome is defined as






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






48. Which deals with removing aversives negative reinforcement of negative consequences






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






50. The principle of 2004 that will not let you suspend a student if his behavior is a function of his disability is known as