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Praxis Special Ed

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1. If a college bound student has the accommodation that he uses a tape recorder in english and a calculator in algebra II this is an example of
contingency based self - management
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
assistive technology
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP

2. What are the three categories in the range of visual impairments?
students who have significant challenges in social and emotional functioning without delays in language or intellectual functioning
Orthopedic impairment
LRE
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind

3. inability to learn not explained by sensory intellectual or health factors
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
life space analysis
Emotional disturbance
PARC vs. State of Penn

4. What are the three sub types of ADHD?
where Section 504 comes from
a hearing aid
How 504 defines a disability
inattentive - hyperactive - combination

5. How a child's life experiences effect his learning
Mental retardation
compensatory education
1%
manipulating the antecedent stimulus

6. Spina bifida
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called
Curriculum based assessment
CCTV - optical scanner - computers

7. Share the responsibility for the students education
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
speech or language impairment
90%
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher

8. hearing and visual impariments causing severe communication and other developmental and educational needs
Deaf - blindness
no
abnormalities in brain development - neurochemistry - and genetic factors
learned helplessness

9. Three examples of supplemental aides for death students
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
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
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers

10. Students with learning disabilities account for what percent of children in special education
50%
no
Fourteen
whole language

11. What does congenital hearing loss mean?
Program first placement second
hearing loss that was present at birth
hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear
21 or younger

12. Multiple and severe disabilties
50%
Procedural safeguards
21 or younger
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with

13. Is FBA a type of ecological assessment?
the Cummins model
IFSP
yes
learned helplessness

14. Using objectives from the students work in class as a means to evaluate progress and adapt instruction is known as
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
augmentative communciation
curriculum based assessment
medication and a behavior management intervention

15. A psychoanalytic approach would explain behavior disorders as resulting from
zero reject
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
early traumatic experiences

16. Students must be involved in transition planning services starting at age...
compensatory education
an individualized transition plan
Fourteen
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational

17. 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
direct instruction
not legal
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
developmental

18. impairment in hearing that affects educaitonal performance - but not included under the definition of deafness
Hearing impairment
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools
the Cummins model

19. What are the four types of causes of mental retardation?
articulation
biomedical - social - behavioral - and educational
Program first placement second
Specific learning disability

20. Two student who sat next to each other and distract one another then the teacher moves them and they stop talking...
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?
not legal
yes
manipulating the antecedent stimulus

21. If parents are considering that their 4th grade student may need special education services the first step would be to do a
Curriculum based assessment
pre - referral screening and an in class observation
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board

22. A phenomena in which students with disabilities think they fail no harder they try is called
learned helplessness
having them practice filing out job applications
compensatory education
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior

23. Specific learning disability
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
hearing loss that was present at birth
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment

24. Metacognition is connected to
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
executive functioning

25. Randi has an average IQ score but scores far below grade in reading - writing - and math: this profile is most consistent with a...
assistive technology
Specific learning disability
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
How 504 defines a disability

26. A ecological inventory for an MR student in a fast food environment would be...
exploring the subenvironments within the restuarant
Deafness
Fourteen
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES

27. What comes first in the IEP -- placement or program?
Program first placement second
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
life space analysis
Larry P vs. Riles

28. In order to be identified as having mental retardation a child must demonstrate significantly sub average functioning and
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
not legal
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
having them practice filing out job applications

29. severe orthopedic impairment - including impairments caused by congenital anomalies - disease - and other causes
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?
Orthopedic impairment
early traumatic experiences
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of

30. 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
delayed language and echolalia
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
hearing loss makes effects language development through reading - writing

31. The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales would most likely be an example of
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve
mental retardation

32. What are some examples of assistive technology for blind students?
they modify students thought patterns
negative reinforcement
CCTV - optical scanner - computers
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word

33. What is sensorineural hearing loss?
hearing loss that happened after birth
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
the DSM- IV
Deafness

34. 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
group contingency contracting
contingency based self - management
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment

35. developmental delay that effects verbal and non - verbal communication and social interaction is called...
learning disability
Autism
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve

36. ADHD criteria is defined by
the Cummins model
the DSM- IV
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called

37. What is an adventitious visual impairment?
a vision loss after a person had normal vision
ecological
abnormalities in brain development - neurochemistry - and genetic factors
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal

38. A student with mild conductive loss is most likely to make use of a
a hearing aid
zero reject
hearing loss that was present at birth
Learning disabilities

39. What percentage of deaf students spend most of their time in the regular education classrom
45%
functional skills - social skills - career skills
low vision - functionally blind - totally blind
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?

40. Mobility training for students who are visually impaired can involve...
discriminatory stimulus
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
Fourteen
yes

41. co - occurring impairments causing severe educational needs; does not include deaf - blindness
Multiple disabilities
subaverage intellectual functioning - deficits in two or more areas of adaptive behavior - and manifestation during the developmental period
50%
10 per 10 - 100 children

42. What would an example of a multimodal treatment for a child with ADD be?
direct instruction
IDEA 2004 non - discriminatory assessment
they modify students thought patterns
medication and a behavior management intervention

43. How you teach young children with autism social interaction?
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that
Emotional disturbance
social stories
visual impairment

44. Dealt with the language of assessment - must be administered in the students native language
Fourteen
yes
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation

45. 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
no it goes in through other health impairments or a 504 plan
group contingency contracting
developmental
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal

46. A girl who has long temper tantrums needs to have her behavior observed in what way for a baseline assessment
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers
an individualized transition plan
duration recording
medication and a behavior management intervention

47. A resource room teacher would be most likely to contact an OT to
zero reject
teach a student with muscular dystrophy how to paint with a brush
executive functioning
manipulating the antecedent stimulus

48. What is acquired hearing loss?
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
hearing loss that happened after birth
The most frequently occurring permanently disabling birth defect - characterized by an abnormal opening in the spinal column - is called

49. asmtha - add - adhd - diabetes - epilepsy
ther health impairments
students who are mentally retarded
Mental retardation
group contingency contracting

50. Standord Binet and Scales of Independent Behavior
21 or younger
Traumatic brain injury
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation
assistive technology