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Q: What is the most common pulmonary childhood disease? A) Pneumonia B) Tuberculosis C) Asthma D) Cystic fibrosis

Q: Equity pedagogy refers to instructional thinking and decision making approaches.

Q: How does a teacher implement "alternative teaching" in the classroom?

Q: A student with epilepsy has been seen walking in circles and picking at his clothes on several occasions. What kind of seizure is this student experiencing? A) Tonic-clonic seizure B) Petit mal seizure C) Complex-partial seizure D) Absence seizure

Q: Federal legislation requires specific services for gifted and talented students through the 1988 Gifted and Talented Students Education Act.

Q: A balance between higher and lower level questions is not recommended for math instruction.

Q: Although students who are gifted and talented tend to retain an extraordinary amount of information, they are often insensitive to the feelings of others.

Q: What should you not do when a student in your class has a tonic-clonic seizure? A) Withhold liquids immediately following the seizure B) Turn the student on his or her stomach C) Time the duration of the seizure D) Allow the student to sleep following the seizure

Q: In most cases, the most common type of medication for students with ADHD is not a stimulant.

Q: Explain when the term "multiple disabilities' may be used to describe a student's disability category.

Q: Approximately 5.5 million students take medication for ADHD.

Q: Mrs. Jung has Marquis, a student with traumatic brain injury, in her classroom. Marquis is demonstrating impulsive responding in the class. What is the most appropriate strategy for Mrs. Jung to use with Marquis to help decrease his impulsivity? A) Reduce the number of questions Marquis must answer on a quiz. B) Tell Marquis to sit and think before he answers. C) Tell Marquis the schedule of events that will happen that day. D) Give Marquis rest breaks each hour.

Q: Students with ADHD tend to perform better when reading long passages than short because they can use the extra time to process the information.

Q: A 16-year-old student with traumatic brain injury is asked to count 20 pennies and tell the number of pennies on the table. After numerous attempts, she is unable to accurately count the pennies. This same student is asked to recall multiplication facts and is able to do so with no errors. Which of the following is the most accurate statement about this student? A) She has splinter skills. B) She has a severe cognitive disability. C) She has a math learning disability. D) She needs cues to improve her attention to the relevant information.

Q: Explain the difference between "station teaching" and "parallel teaching."

Q: Students with ADHD tend to exhibit less acting out behavior when a rationale for each assignment is provided.

Q: Students with ADHD are more likely to be depressed and have extremely low confidence.

Q: Which of the following is not true of all students with multiple disabilities? A) They cannot receive adequate services in a program designed for just one of their disabilities. B) They have concomitant disabilities. C) The disabilities interact and the combined effects multiply. D) They function cognitively in the range of intellectual disability.

Q: Legally, corporal punishment is not permitted in American schools.

Q: Because students with ADHD tend to have a lot of energy, they are popular and make friends easily.

Q: A student with a severe case of traumatic brain injury will typically A) Have the most dramatic improvement in skills during the first 2 years following the trauma B) Remain in a coma for the first year following the trauma C) Continue to improve for 10 years following the trauma D) Have the most dramatic improvement in skills during the first year following the trauma

Q: What goal should the teacher set for a student with Duchenne muscular dystrophy? A) Maintain the student's motor function for as long as possible B) Assist the family in obtaining surgery to cure the disease C) Increase the student's motor function as much as possible D) Decrease assistive technologies to move toward greater independence

Q: Mrs. Greentree suspects one of her students may be experiencing vision loss. List three signs of possible vision loss Mrs. Greentree may want to report to the school nurse.

Q: Funding is not provided to schools to carry out the requirements of Section 504.

Q: A prosthetic device is used for students with A) Hydrocephalus B) A limb deficiency C) Muscular dystrophy D) None of the above

Q: Selecting and sequencing examples is an aspect of differentiating instruction for basic skills.

Q: Students protected by Section 504 often benefit from the same strategies as students identified by IDEA.

Q: The primary purpose of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is to prevent discrimination.

Q: A child who receives an operation to insert a shunt to drain the excess spinal fluid from the brain to the abdominal area is being treated for A) Muscular dystrophy B) Microcephalus C) Epilepsy D) Hydrocephalus

Q: Explain the co-teaching method, "station teaching." Include the specific role of each teacher in your response.

Q: Even though some students with special needs do not meet the eligibility criteria for IDEA, they are considered functionally disabled as defined in Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Q: Putting information in a more general framework to make the content more understandable is an advance organizer.

Q: Students with cerebral palsy have an increased incidence of A) Stuttering B) Herpes simplex C) Intellectual disability D) Spina bifida

Q: The definition of a disability is much broader in IDEA than it is in Section 504 so students with a larger range of needs are eligible for assistance through IDEA.

Q: The most severe formof spina bifida, in which a baby is born with the spinal cord protruding into a sack on his or her back, is A) Meningitis B) Meningocele C) Myelomeningocele D) Mononucleosis

Q: For some students, isolation is rewarding.

Q: Tracking is ____. a. grouping students heterogeneously for instruction b. a means to raise the achievement level of students at risk c. grouping students by perceived ability for instruction d. a highly recommended strategy for teaching students at risk

Q: Students with spastic cerebral palsy have A) Floppy muscle tone B) Poor balance and equilibrium C) Contorted and purposeless movements D) Tight muscles and stiff movements

Q: Teaching in small segments is a recommended accommodation for students with TBI.

Q: Adding the skills and resources of your colleagues increases your problem-solving capability for working with at-risk students. Which of the following is not a benefit of collaborating with other professionals? a. allows you to spend more time and energy b. allows you to check your own perspectives against theirs c. allows you to gain access to their expertise d. allows you to coordinate your efforts

Q: What limbs are adversely affected with diplegia? A) All four limbs but the arms are more affected than the legs B) The limbs on the same side of the body C) All four limbs but the legs are more affected than the arms D) Only the legs are affected

Q: Generally, tracking tends to ____. a. give students at risk and advantage b. encourage high-achieving students to interact with students at risk c. discriminate against students at risk d. lead to lowered expectations for high-achieving students

Q: What are the two major components of "implement solution" in the problem solving process?

Q: Which of the following interventions is not recommended when teaching students at risk? a. establish peers as teaching partners b. set realistically low expectations c. seek assistance from other professionals d. establish peers as teaching partners

Q: Teaching an appropriate behavior is strongly preferred over time-out strategies.

Q: During the perinatal period, the most common cause of brain injury is A) Maternal age B) Toxoplasmosis C) Asphyxia D) Premature birth

Q: Researchers estimate _____ children grow up in families where alcohol or drugs are abused. a. 1 in 4 b. 2 in 100 c. 1 in 10 d. 5 in 10

Q: Graphic organizers focus on the information presented to the audience.

Q: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is categorized as a(n) A) Infectious disease B) Neuromotor impairment C) Degenerative disease D) Musculoskeletal disorder

Q: Seunghun was born with normal hearing and vision, but at the age of 7 years, he contracted meningitis. As a result, he became legally blind and developed a moderate hearing loss. Seunghun can be said to have A) Adventitious deaf-blindness B) Congenital deaf-blindness C) Teratogenic deaf-blindness D) None of the above

Q: Children born to mothers who drink heavily during pregnancy may be born with ____. a. fetal alcohol syndrome b. Down syndrome c. ADHD d. alcohol-related autism

Q: The acronym TORCH serves as a memory aid for what list? A) Categories used in classifying persons with multiple disabilities B) Prenatal infections that, if acquired by the mother, may adversely affect the fetus C) The most common syndromes found in persons with low-incidence disabilities D) Common characteristics found in persons with health impairments

Q: Students with traumatic brain injury typically demonstrate consistent needs over an extended period of time.

Q: According to recent statistics, the type of child abuse reported most often is ____. a. neglect b. physical abuse c. emotional abuse d. sexual abuse

Q: An example of a teratogenic cause of physical or health disabilities is A) Low birth weight B) Parental neglect of the child C) Maternal drug abuse during pregnancy D) Brain trauma after birth

Q: As a student uses positive behavior more and more, the amount and the intensity of the reward should also increase.

Q: In 2004, more than ____ children were reported to child protective services as a result of suspected abuse or neglect. a. 2.0 million b. 11.0 million c. 5.5 million d. 500,000

Q: About how many genetic causes of deaf-blindness have been identified? A) 60 B) 25 C) 2 D) 12

Q: "Plan specifics' includes two steps in the problem solving process. What are they?

Q: One of the main reasons students at risk differ from other students is that they ____. a. are more likely to be diagnosed as ADHD b. are more likely to be intellectually slow c. are more likely to drop out of school before earning a high school diploma d. are more likely to rise above their circumstances and be labeled as gifted and talented

Q: Accommodations for students with "other health impairments' often focus on helping them make up missed work.

Q: Under the federal definition, when would a student be identified as having multiple disabilities? A) When a student has an intellectual disability plus one or more other disabilities B) When a student has a severe physical impairment plus one or more other disabilities C) When a student has deafness and blindness D) When a student has two or more disabilities whose combined effects cannot be accommodated in a program for one of the disabilities

Q: The term that refers to situations in which the primary caregivers inflict or allow others to inflict injury on a child is ____. a. abuse b. neglect c. mental or physical cruelty d. high-risk behavior

Q: An environmental inventory is an example of modifying materials for students with moderate to severe disabilities.

Q: The term that refers to situations in which the caregivers fail to provide the necessary support for a child's well-being is ____. a. abuse b. neglect c. mental or physical cruelty d. high-risk behavior

Q: It is a good idea to vary how much and how often you reward students.

Q: Creating a school environment for collaborating with parents is accomplished by ____. a. one-week thematic units on specific culture b. developing home learning activity packets related to your learning objectives c. using inclusive bulletin boards and learning materials d. celebrating cultural heritage during recognized months

Q: The term low-incidence disabilities refers to A) Paraplegia B) Students who have more than one disability C) Disabilities that occur infrequently in the population D) Disabilities that have declining incidence rates

Q: Which of the following groups of children is least likely to be considered at risk for school failure? a. children who are abused or neglected b. children who live with a substance abuser c. children who are homeless d. children who are quiet

Q: When evaluating ideas during the problem solving process the team should ____.

Q: For a student with physical or health disabilities to qualify for special education services, the student's disability must A) Be diagnosed by a physician who provides written documentation to the school system B) Adversely affect the student's motor functioning C) Be evident prior to the age of 3 years D) Interfere with his or her educational performance

Q: __________________ are lenses that become opaque or cloudy. A) Retinas B) Cataracts C) Maculas D) Corneas

Q: The INCLUDE strategy recommends you make accommodations that fit the assignment not the student.

Q: Creating a classroom where students' cultures are acknowledge and valued is a fundamental characteristic of ____. a. bilingual education b. multicultural education c. bilingual special education d. special education

Q: What percentage of school-age children in the United States experience vision impairment significant enough to require specialized support in their educational program? A) 1% B) 2.4% C) 5.2% D) 6%

Q: The impact of cultural and linguistic diversity in educational settings can be examined from three perspectives. This is not one of the three perspectives. a. informed instructional decision-making b. cross-cultural communication c. bridging and expanding content d. cultural factors and student behavior

Q: To what does "propose solution" in the problem solving process refer?

Q: Epilepsy is often diagnosed immediately after an individual's first seizure.

Q: This is not one of the five levels of language proficiency. a. bridging b. developing c. expanding d. assimilating

Q: Training of _________________may require that students learn to use spectacles, magnifiers, and other assistive devices. A) Visual efficiency B) Visual acuity C) Braille D) Mobility