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Praxis Special Ed

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1. Multiple and severe disabilties
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
Autism
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with
18

2. Under President Johnson in the 1960's basis for title one
a hearing aid
the DSM- IV
ESEA Act
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal

3. A remedial approach
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?
where Section 504 comes from
1%
curriculum based assessment

4. 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
developmental
not legal
1%
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board

5. ision impairment including partial sight and blindness
augmentative communciation
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
visual impairment
Orthopedic impairment

6. Four varying degrees of support for the mentally retarded
LRE
mental retardation
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
Traumatic brain injury

7. developmental delay that effects verbal and non - verbal communication and social interaction is called...
the DSM- IV
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational
Autism
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP

8. A phenomena in which students with disabilities think they fail no harder they try is called
learned helplessness
group contingency contracting
assistive technology
they modify students thought patterns

9. 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
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
Specific learning disability
group contingency contracting
Traumatic brain injury

10. IDEA 04 does not require IEP's for students...
compensatory education
Emotional disturbance
categorical approach
21 or younger

11. Standord Binet and Scales of Independent Behavior
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation
learned helplessness
21 or younger

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
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
PARC vs. State of Penn
direct instruction
hearing loss that was present at birth

13. The principle of 2004 that will not let you suspend a student if his behavior is a function of his disability is known as
they modify students thought patterns
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation
zero reject
Hearing impairment

14. 'Filing out job application and after school work with an electrician' are listed on Jeff's ITP his long term goal is to...
ther health impairments
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
90%

15. Dealt with the language of assessment - must be administered in the students native language
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton
Curriculum based assessment
Fourteen
Hearing impairment

16. Do cochlear implants make sound louder?
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...
try to find appropriate content at grade level
no
developmental

17. What does congenital hearing loss mean?
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
hearing loss that was present at birth
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data

18. What are three biological causes for ADHD?
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with
learned helplessness
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
Specific learning disability

19. A statement that explains why the placement is the least restrictive environemnt
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
functional skills - social skills - career skills
group contingency contracting
hearing loss that was present at birth

20. About 80% of all speech disorders are characterized by difficulties with...
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?
abnormalities in brain development - neurochemistry - and genetic factors
1%
articulation

21. Randi has an average IQ score but scores far below grade in reading - writing - and math: this profile is most consistent with a...
mental retardation
Specific learning disability
Fourteen
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear

22. What to cognitive behavioral therapists do?
ecological
they modify students thought patterns
learning disability
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?

23. Almost 2/3rds of children with ADD or ADHD also have some kind of
Deafness
yes
learning disability
they modify students thought patterns

24. What does outer - directedness mean?
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them
augmentative communciation
General education classrooms

25. According to IDEA 2004 can a student with a disability who brings drugs or weapons to school be expelled?
Specific learning disability
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational
yes
having them practice filing out job applications

26. Much broader than IDEA disabilities that effect a life experience
How 504 defines a disability
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
negative reinforcement
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?

27. What is the broadest means of using technology for speech and language purposes?
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
augmentative communciation
a hearing aid

28. Social - emotional - physical - cognitive - adaptive - & communication
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES
90%
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing

29. What are the three categories in the range of visual impairments?
they modify students thought patterns
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
categorical approach
speech or language impairment

30. What is CLOZE procedure?
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools
learned helplessness
a hearing aid
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word

31. Supreme Court Ruled that a deaf student did not need to have an interpreter to receive FAPE
principles of IDEA
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district
ecological
Council for Exceptional Children

32. Is FBA a type of ecological assessment?
yes
two to nine percent
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
Fourteen

33. In making a decision about curriculum and instruction for a student with a disability what piece of information is most useful?
Curriculum based assessment
functional vision assessment
yes
PARC vs. State of Penn

34. What would be an appropriate task for high school students with mild mental retardation?
having them practice filing out job applications
50%
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment

35. Specific learning disability
direct instruction
Larry P vs. Riles
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
Traumatic brain injury

36. 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
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior
hearing loss that was present at birth
mental retardation

37. What are the seven characteristics of autism?
pervasive developmental disorders
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
IFSP
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant

38. What does a cochlear implant do?
medication and a behavior management intervention
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve
CCTV - optical scanner - computers
group contingency contracting

39. Professional collaboration - philosophy of diversity - use of cooperative learning
21 or younger
students who are mentally retarded
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior

40. Plans that goals and objectives including future employment - independent living - and adult services for students 14 years and older are know as
LRE
Curriculum based assessment
an individualized transition plan
Multiple disabilities

41. Name four areas of executive function
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
yes
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called

42. What is acquired hearing loss?
hearing loss that happened after birth
direct instruction
social stories
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior

43. IEP - LRE - Student/parent participation - FAPE - procedural safeguards - appropriate evaluation
having them practice filing out job applications
principles of IDEA
CCTV - optical scanner - computers
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior

44. A model used with ESL and deaf students
the Cummins model
yes
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers
ESEA Act

45. What is indicative of a receptive language disorder?
students who are mentally retarded
10 per 10 - 100 children
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing
Multiple disabilities

46. An organization that was founded in 1922 to advocate for all children with disabilities is called the
PARC vs. State of Penn
group contingency contracting
Council for Exceptional Children
the DSM- IV

47. Having students keeps track of their own behavior and then receive rewards for appropriate behavior is known as...
the DSM- IV
contingency based self - management
try to find appropriate content at grade level
yes

48. ADHD criteria is defined by
yes
an individualized transition plan
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational
the DSM- IV

49. What are the four types of causes of mental retardation?
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biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
ther health impairments

50. Students must be involved in transition planning services starting at age...
a vision loss after a person had normal vision
Fourteen
early traumatic experiences
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board