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Praxis Special Ed

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1. Under President Johnson in the 1960's basis for title one
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton
they modify students thought patterns
functional vision assessment
ESEA Act

2. What behavior assessment scale is often used to rate students for ADHD?
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES
hearing loss that was present at birth
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
PARC vs. State of Penn

3. Hearing loss is low- incidence disability that effects what percent of the population?
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
delayed language and echolalia
1%
ecological

4. What does adaptive behavior mean?
abnormalities in brain development - neurochemistry - and genetic factors
early traumatic experiences
typical performance of individuals in meeting the various expectations of their environments
Orthopedic impairment

5. In order to meet the needs of an infant or toddler with disabilities
IFSP
where Section 504 comes from
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton
functional vision assessment

6. In order to be identified as having mental retardation a child must demonstrate significantly sub average functioning and
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
direct instruction
Non - discriminatory assessment
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of

7. What is conductive hearing loss?
pervasive developmental disorders
an individualized transition plan
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning

8. A 14 year old boy with mild autism would have what in his curriculum
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
ESEA Act
functional skills - social skills - career skills
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?

9. What are some examples of assistive technology for blind students?
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
CCTV - optical scanner - computers
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should

10. Spina bifida
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
yes
yes

11. Having students keeps track of their own behavior and then receive rewards for appropriate behavior is known as...
PARC vs. State of Penn
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
contingency based self - management
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills

12. In errorless learning SD stands for?
discriminatory stimulus
contingency based self - management
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior
learned helplessness

13. acquired injury to the brain caused by external physical force resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment of both
assistive technology
Traumatic brain injury
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
Sixty days

14. What does a cochlear implant do?
visual impairment
negative reinforcement
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve
10 per 10 - 100 children

15. What to cognitive behavioral therapists do?
having them practice filing out job applications
they modify students thought patterns
How 504 defines a disability
direct instruction

16. 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
Specific learning disability
direct instruction
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
ESEA Act

17. What is an adventitious visual impairment?
learned helplessness
duration recording
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior
a vision loss after a person had normal vision

18. Social skills are crucial to success in inclusive education
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing
mental retardation
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...
speech or language impairment

19. Which principle of IDEA involves due process?
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district
Procedural safeguards
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
where Section 504 comes from

20. What percent of the population was ADHD?
90%
Hearing impairment
two to nine percent
articulation

21. What does outer - directedness mean?
no
learning disability
functional vision assessment
low motivation and distrusting their own solutions and depending upon others to guide them

22. If parents are considering that their 4th grade student may need special education services the first step would be to do a
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP

23. Using a single IQ test to determine placement is...
not legal
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
learning disability
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment

24. Name three components of the AAMR definition of mental retardation
pervasive developmental disorders
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
Hearing impairment
10 per 10 - 100 children

25. Placing students with same disabilities together for instruction purposes represents a
speech or language impairment
direct instruction
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
categorical approach

26. What comes first in the IEP -- placement or program?
Program first placement second
student to student
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools

27. Share the responsibility for the students education
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
student to student
early traumatic experiences

28. 504
Deafness
not legal
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?

29. What is sensorineural hearing loss?
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
18
curriculum based assessment
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain

30. Mental retardation originates before what age?
18
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing
yes
delayed language and echolalia

31. Asperger Syndrome is defined as
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning
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
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain

32. In making a decision about curriculum and instruction for a student with a disability what piece of information is most useful?
Program first placement second
compensatory education
principles of IDEA
Curriculum based assessment

33. Prelinguistic mileau training allows teachers to teach language skills to...
Hearing impairment
speech or language impairment
students who are mentally retarded
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing

34. What time frame must an evaluation happen after the parents give consent?
Sixty days
Autism
categorical approach
ecological

35. 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
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
whole language
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation
a hearing aid

36. 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
Non - discriminatory assessment
Emotional disturbance
manipulating the antecedent stimulus
group contingency contracting

37. Direct instruction does not involve ____________ interaction
student to student
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data

38. Least Restrictive Environment; students with disabilities must have the same access to curriculum as their non - disabled peers
whole language
the DSM- IV
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
LRE

39. ADHD criteria is defined by
hearing loss that happened after birth
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
the DSM- IV
18

40. Four varying degrees of support for the mentally retarded
Orthopedic impairment
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
Ability and achievement with ability being higher than acheivement

41. 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?
try to find appropriate content at grade level
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
Council for Exceptional Children
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

42. ision impairment including partial sight and blindness
early traumatic experiences
articulation
compensatory education
visual impairment

43. Do cochlear implants make sound louder?
Curriculum based assessment
no
CCTV - optical scanner - computers
Learning disabilities

44. In order to identify a student with a learning disability most examiners are concerned with a discrepancy between...
Which law is more medically oriented IDEA or 504?
Ability and achievement with ability being higher than acheivement
ESEA Act
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES

45. 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
delayed language and echolalia
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment

46. Students with learning disabilities account for what percent of children in special education
50%
a hearing aid
LRE
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational

47. The Vocational and Rehabilitation Act of 1974
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
where Section 504 comes from
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?

48. Is inviting every single teacher to an IEP meeting something that will put parents at ease
early traumatic experiences
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers
General education classrooms
yes

49. Three examples of supplemental aides for death students
yes
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers
delayed language and echolalia

50. What is indicative of a receptive language disorder?
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing
LRE
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
early traumatic experiences