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Praxis Special Ed

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1. 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?
they modify students thought patterns
try to find appropriate content at grade level
Stanford 9
inattentive - hyperactive - combination

2. 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
executive functioning
developmental
IFSP
two to nine percent

3. communication disorders or language or voice impairments
speech or language impairment
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
related limitations in two or more areas of adaptive skills
zero reject

4. Diana vs. State Board of Education - Larry P.vs Riles - and Lau vs. Nichols all addressed the issue of?
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
hearing loss that happened after birth
Non - discriminatory assessment
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...

5. Almost 2/3rds of children with ADD or ADHD also have some kind of
learning disability
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal
they modify students thought patterns
Autism

6. Professional collaboration - philosophy of diversity - use of cooperative learning
augmentative communciation
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools
Non - discriminatory assessment
Traumatic brain injury

7. Multiple and severe disabilties
Curriculum based assessment
teach a student with muscular dystrophy how to paint with a brush
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with
IFSP

8. Mental retardation originates before what age?
18
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment

9. Name four areas of executive function
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
two to nine percent
Curriculum based assessment
non - verbal working memory - internalization of speech - self - regulation of affect motivation and arousal - reconstitution

10. In a full - inclusion model services to students with disabilities are available in...
an audiometer
General education classrooms
a hearing aid
duration recording

11. Yes
Does FAPE cover students who have been suspended or expelled?
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES
an individualized transition plan
direct instruction

12. What are the three domains of adaptive behavior?
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
Ability and achievement with ability being higher than acheivement
conceptual skills(self - determination - reading - and writing - social skills - practical skills
direct instruction

13. What are the three sub types of ADHD?
teach a student with muscular dystrophy how to paint with a brush
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
inattentive - hyperactive - combination
Curriculum based assessment

14. The Vocational and Rehabilitation Act of 1974
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
an audiometer
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton
where Section 504 comes from

15. What are three biological causes for ADHD?
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
heredity - structural differences in the brain - and other biological causes
two to nine percent
pre - referral screening and an in class observation

16. What are some examples of assistive technology for blind students?
Sixty days
two to nine percent
Procedural safeguards
CCTV - optical scanner - computers

17. ADHD criteria is defined by
the DSM- IV
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should
Curriculum based assessment
yes

18. What behavior assessment scale is often used to rate students for ADHD?
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES
ther health impairments
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
student to student

19. In making a decision about curriculum and instruction for a student with a disability what piece of information is most useful?
45%
Curriculum based assessment
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
Many students with disabilities receive social skills instruction because...

20. Least Restrictive Environment; students with disabilities must have the same access to curriculum as their non - disabled peers
Traumatic brain injury
whole language
where Section 504 comes from
LRE

21. Randi has an average IQ score but scores far below grade in reading - writing - and math: this profile is most consistent with a...
A 10 th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of high - frequency words is getting?
Specific learning disability
Mental retardation
two to nine percent

22. When a child with mild hearing loss cannot understand teacher directions the first step should be to
have the teacher never give instructions when facing the board
compensatory education
direct instruction
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton

23. Direct instruction does not involve ____________ interaction
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing
student to student
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers
discriminatory stimulus

24. What is the prevalence of autism?
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
10 per 10 - 100 children
developmental
Hudson vs Rowley determined that 'appropriate education' means that

25. ision impairment including partial sight and blindness
Fourteen
visual impairment
Curriculum based assessment
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word

26. Reinforce an appropriate but incompatible behavior
Deafness
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should
delayed language and echolalia

27. A student with mild conductive loss is most likely to make use of a
the Cummins model
a hearing aid
response by response - instructional and test data - error data - anecdotal data
duration recording

28. What are the three types of timing that effect mental retardation
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
Name three traits of effective inclusive schools
LRE
pre - natal - post - natal - and perinatal

29. What causes autism?
Developmental delay can occur in the areas of
Mowat sensor - laser cane - sonic guide
abnormalities in brain development - neurochemistry - and genetic factors
the DSM- IV

30. Standord Binet and Scales of Independent Behavior
discriminatory stimulus
articulation
two test that are often used to identify mental retardation
loop systems - closed - caption technology and computers

31. 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
Traumatic brain injury
group contingency contracting
Non - discriminatory assessment
Orthopedic impairment

32. Dealt with the language of assessment - must be administered in the students native language
Rawley vs. Henry Hudson School district
Diana vs. the Board of Educaiton
Non - discriminatory assessment
functional skills - social skills - career skills

33. What would an example of a multimodal treatment for a child with ADD be?
According to a behavioral classroom management model - if a student exhibits an inappropriate behavior - the teacher should
medication and a behavior management intervention
limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior
having them practice filing out job applications

34. Atypical language development manifests itself in these two ways?
90%
mental retardation
nine knowledge - skill - and behavior areas to provide a level of performance information related to transition needs
delayed language and echolalia

35. A girl who has long temper tantrums needs to have her behavior observed in what way for a baseline assessment
Traumatic brain injury
Multiple disabilities
duration recording
Learning disabilities

36. Four varying degrees of support for the mentally retarded
the Cummins model
intermittant - limited - extensive - and pervasive
visual impairment
Traumatic brain injury

37. Share the responsibility for the students education
In a full - inclusion model the special education teacher & the general education teacher
modifying a passage and taking out every fifth word
inattentive - hyperactive - combination
negative reinforcement

38. acquired injury to the brain caused by external physical force resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment of both
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning
students who are mentally retarded
Traumatic brain injury
having them practice filing out job applications

39. According to IDEA 2004 can a student with a disability who brings drugs or weapons to school be expelled?
mental retardation
ecological
yes
A curriculum focusing on augmentative communication and assistive technology is most likely used with

40. Specific learning disability
General education classrooms
45%
having them practice filing out job applications
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

41. Hearing loss is low- incidence disability that effects what percent of the population?
1%
a student looking at other students to see what they are doing
learning disability
social stories

42. 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
no
direct instruction
90%
18

43. A statement that explains why the placement is the least restrictive environemnt
21 or younger
IDEA 2004 requires this on an IEP
Sixty days
the Connors behavior scale & ADDES

44. What to cognitive behavioral therapists do?
they modify students thought patterns
10 per 10 - 100 children
teach a student with muscular dystrophy how to paint with a brush
augmentative communciation

45. What is sensorineural hearing loss?
not legal
hearing loss that is caused by a problem in the inner ear/nerve pathway to the brain
Orthopedic impairment
Deaf - blindness

46. What are the seven characteristics of autism?
abnormalities in brain development - neurochemistry - and genetic factors
PARC vs. State of Penn
they modify students thought patterns
atypical language development - atypical social development - repetitive behavior - problem behavior - need for environmental predictability - sensory and movement disorders - differences in social and intellectual functioning

47. 'Filing out job application and after school work with an electrician' are listed on Jeff's ITP his long term goal is to...
Deaf - blindness
students who are mentally retarded
Obtain skilled or semi - skilled employment
direct instruction

48. Metacognition is connected to
functional vision assessment
executive functioning
Council for Exceptional Children
Non - discriminatory assessment

49. What instrument do we use to test hearing?
General education classrooms
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
an audiometer
Procedural safeguards

50. The process for assessing data regarding student environments for community based instruction is called a?
compensatory education
it directly stimulates the auditory nerve
a vision loss after a person had normal vision
life space analysis