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Praxis Special Ed

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1. Least Restrictive Environment; students with disabilities must have the same access to curriculum as their non - disabled peers
LRE
Procedural safeguards
ESEA Act
Deaf - blindness

2. What does adaptive behavior mean?
negative reinforcement
mental retardation
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs

3. inability to learn not explained by sensory intellectual or health factors
Orthopedic impairment
mental retardation
Emotional disturbance
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment

4. The principle of 2004 that will not let you suspend a student if his behavior is a function of his disability is known as
zero reject
45%
Emotional disturbance
21 or younger

5. What are the seven characteristics of autism?
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
Ability and achievement with ability being higher than acheivement
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive

6. ADHD criteria is defined by
the DSM- IV
speech or language impairment
LRE
group contingency contracting

7. Mental retardation originates before what age?
early traumatic experiences
negative reinforcement
medication and a behavior management intervention
18

8. What does FVA stand for?
ther health impairments
functional vision assessment
Larry P vs. Riles
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with

9. What is indicative of a receptive language disorder?
having them practice filing out job applications
principles of IDEA
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing

10. What is the broadest means of using technology for speech and language purposes?
augmentative communciation
not legal
Council for Exceptional Children
ther health impairments

11. When a child with mild hearing loss cannot understand teacher directions the first step should be to
try to find appropriate content at grade level
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
ther health impairments
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called

12. asmtha - add - adhd - diabetes - epilepsy
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
ther health impairments
social stories
Program first placement second

13. According to IDEA 2004 is ADD ADHD a separate disability catagory?
pervasive developmental disorders
where Section 504 comes from
principles of IDEA
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan

14. 504
group contingency contracting
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
LRE
principles of IDEA

15. A model used with ESL and deaf students
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills
the Cummins model
ther health impairments
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan

16. What is conductive hearing loss?
group contingency contracting
yes
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
learning disability

17. Which deals with removing aversives negative reinforcement of negative consequences
Mental retardation
Non - discriminatory assessment
negative reinforcement
Orthopedic impairment

18. 'Filing out job application and after school work with an electrician' are listed on Jeff's ITP his long term goal is to...
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES
IFSP
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
whole language

19. Having students keeps track of their own behavior and then receive rewards for appropriate behavior is known as...
articulation
contingency based self - management
group contingency contracting
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton

20. What percentage of deaf students spend most of their time in the regular education classrom
Hearing impairment
45%
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools
Hear and understand speech

21. If parents are considering that their 4th grade student may need special education services the first step would be to do a
life space analysis
having them practice filing out job applications
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide

22. The Vocational and Rehabilitation Act of 1974
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
Learning disabilities
where Section 504 comes from
PARC vs. State of Penn

23. Autism falls on the spectrum of...
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
pervasive developmental disorders
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant

24. What are the three domains of adaptive behavior?
social stories
10 per 10 - 100 children
ESEA Act
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills

25. Almost 2/3rds of children with ADD or ADHD also have some kind of
learning disability
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...
Ability and achievement with ability being higher than acheivement

26. Mobility training for students who are visually impaired can involve...
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with
an audiometer

27. Supreme Court Ruled that a deaf student did not need to have an interpreter to receive FAPE
Procedural safeguards
having them practice filing out job applications
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?

28. Do cochlear implants make sound louder?
no
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
discriminatory stimulus

29. What comes first in the IEP -- placement or program?
life space analysis
duration recording
Program first placement second
two to nine percent

30. A 14 year old boy with mild autism would have what in his curriculum
Orthopedic impairment
Curriculum based assessment
Mental retardation
functional skills - social skills - career skills

31. Placing students with same disabilities together for instruction purposes represents a
categorical approach
where Section 504 comes from
discriminatory stimulus
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...

32. What are some examples of assistive technology for blind students?
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
negative reinforcement
CCTV - optical scanner - computers
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that

33. 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
curriculum based assessment
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
negative reinforcement

34. Name three components of the AAMR definition of mental retardation
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
21 or younger
categorical approach
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period

35. What behavior assessment scale is often used to rate students for ADHD?
negative reinforcement
having them practice filing out job applications
1%
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES

36. What would an example of a multimodal treatment for a child with ADD be?
45%
medication and a behavior management intervention
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
principles of IDEA

37. What does the Transition Planning Inventory assesses?
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs
categorical approach
a hearing aid
pervasive developmental disorders

38. What does congenital hearing loss mean?
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
hearing loss that was present at birth
functional skills - social skills - career skills
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain

39. In errorless learning SD stands for?
discriminatory stimulus
teach a student with muscular dystrophy how to paint with a brush
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP

40. Four varying degrees of support for the mentally retarded
speech or language impairment
contingency based self - management
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment

41. A statement that explains why the placement is the least restrictive environemnt
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district
medication and a behavior management intervention
executive functioning
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP

42. What is CLOZE procedure?
direct instruction
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word

43. developmental delay that effects verbal and non - verbal communication and social interaction is called...
the Cummins model
CCTV - optical scanner - computers
Autism
yes

44. Reinforce an appropriate but incompatible behavior
Autism
teach a student with muscular dystrophy how to paint with a brush
Emotional disturbance
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should

45. What are three biological causes for ADHD?
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
yes
having them practice filing out job applications

46. Using objectives from the students work in class as a means to evaluate progress and adapt instruction is known as
yes
curriculum based assessment
pervasive developmental disorders
General education classrooms

47. acquired injury to the brain caused by external physical force resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment of both
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...
1%
Traumatic brain injury
Multiple disabilities

48. An organization that was founded in 1922 to advocate for all children with disabilities is called the
categorical approach
an individualized transition plan
Council for Exceptional Children
learning disability

49. Is FBA a type of ecological assessment?
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
yes
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton
articulation

50. Metacognition is connected to
articulation
How 504 defines a disability
having them practice filing out job applications
executive functioning