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Q: Describe one example of how "Tier 2" would be implemented for a student having difficulty reading.

Q: Mr. Lester has been told by his building principal that he will have three students in his class this semester who have behavior problems and two who have learning disabilities. Mr. Lester is expected to _____. a. write the IEP for the five students with disabilities b. participate in determining appropriate goals included in the IEP for students with disabilities c. write outcomes for the five students with disabilities d. write behavioral plans for all students with disabilities

Q: What are the five strategies provided for use during instructional delivery?

Q: Explain one strategy for working with parents as your "partner."

Q: List three management interventions for supporting students with emotional or behavioral disorders in the classroom.

Q: Grading criteria are ____. a. the standards upon which students' grades are based b. ways to help students analyze the kinds of mistakes they make on tests c. ways to change students' grades with written comments or symbols d. checklists that show which key concepts students have learned

Q: Explain one aspect of "persons-centered planning."

Q: Three initiatives have strengthened the assessment process for determining the occurrence of an emotional or behavioral disorder. List these practices.

Q: Providing students who are gifted and talented with the information, materials, and assignments that allow them to elaborate on the concepts taught as part of the regular curriculum is ____. a. curriculum compacting b. differentiation c. acceleration d. enrichment

Q: Describe one responsibility you might assign to a paraprofessional working in your classroom.

Q: Describe the role of the school counselor.

Q: Provide one example of when a student might be placed in a residential facility.

Q: List three areas where students with emotional or behavioral disorders fare worse than typically developing peers within the school environment.

Q: Disadvantages of using tutorial software programs with students with special needs include providing ____. a. insufficient review and tasks that fail to motivate b. one-on-one instruction and scaffolding at too simplistic a level c. incremental lessons without real world applications d. items and materials at too many levels of difficulty

Q: Tiffany's IEP indicates the use of assistive technology listed under supplementary aids and services. Her teacher is expected to____. a. provide the parent a daily update of the use of the assistive technology b. provide the opportunity for the student to visit the resource room to use the assistive technology c. provide assistive technology as a tool for all students in her class d. provide the opportunity for the use of assistive technology in her class as indicated in the IEP

Q: What criteria would be used to determine if a student receives instruction in a separate classroom for a significant part of their day?

Q: Explain what research suggests regarding the application of punishment procedures.

Q: Jocelyn, a student with a learning disability, has trouble remembering large amounts of information for tests. Jocelyn's teacher decides to make Jocelyn responsible only for the key terms in the chapter. Therefore, Jocelyn's test has only 25 questions compared to the 50 questions for the rest of the class. Jocelyn answered 24 questions correctly and received an "A" for the test. Jocelyn's teacher ____. a. used a pass/fail system for Jocelyn b. incorporated improvement grades for Jocelyn c. changed the grading criteria for Jocelyn d. modified an authentic learning task for Jocelyn

Q: What are four attributes of resilient children?

Q: Providing students who are gifted and talented with specific subject curriculum that takes them from their current level of learning and moves them forward is ____. a. curriculum compacting b. differentiation c. acceleration d. enrichment

Q: List problems that have been associated with child maltreatment.

Q: Resource rooms are utilized for what purpose?

Q: A special needs student has been placed in the regular education classroom. How will their instruction be delivered?

Q: The IEP team has determined a behavior plan is needed for a particular student. Explain why the team would decide to add this component.

Q: Drill-and-practice software programs are often effectively used with students with special needs for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that such programs ____. a. allow students to learn in small, incremental steps b. provide students with an opportunity to engage in authentic situations c. provide students with immediate, systematic feedback d. allow students ample opportunity for practice to mastery

Q: Provide two reasons why the Mental Health and Special Education Coalition advocates for the change in the federal definition from the term serious emotional disturbance to emotional or behavioral disorder.

Q: The IEP helps to accomplish all of the following except____. a. guide education of students with disabilities b. clarify expectations for the student c. provide a means for educators and parents to understand the student's educational needs d. remove students with mild intellectual disabilities from general education

Q: Differentiate between a disturbing behavior and a disturbed behavior.

Q: What is the importance of the "transition plan"?

Q: Children typically outgrow emotional or behavioral disorders by the time they reach adulthood. A) True B) False

Q: Which of the following describes a recommended accommodation for test administration? a. Read test questions aloud to students with reading comprehension problems. b. Seat students with attention problems in the back of the class so they do not bother other students. c. Permit students with reading comprehension problems to skip the test. d. Allow students with written expression problems to take the test with a partner.

Q: Explain what would be included in "strategies for evaluation" in the IEP.

Q: Students with emotional or behavioral disorder typically have no academic deficits. A) True B) False

Q: Research suggests that children who evidence resiliency do not experience long-term negative consequences from exposure to environmental risk factors. A) True B) False

Q: Students who are gifted and talented tend to ____. a. have an extraordinary amount of knowledge b. avoid completing tasks in order to move on to the next task c. have only a few intense interests d. have difficulty solving problems since they can see more than one perspective

Q: When using manipulatives to enhance student learning, it is important to remember that ____. a. manipulatives may interfere with a student's ability to transfer from concrete to abstract b. student understanding is reduced with too much teacher guidance and structure c. using manipulatives only in teacher demonstrations is sufficient for re-enforcing concepts d. students should be encouraged to verbalize their use of manipulatives to clarify their conceptual understanding

Q: Explain what would be included in "duration of services' in the IEP.

Q: The prevalence of emotional or behavioral disorders is difficult to determine because the definition of emotional or behavioral disorders is not clear. A) True B) False

Q: Transition plans are written into IEP's to ensure students are prepared for ____. a. life after leaving school b. moving from grade school to high school c. moving from the general education classroom to a special education classroom d. moving from one grade level to another within the same school

Q: Explain what would be included in "present level of functioning" in the IEP.

Q: The Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders definition of emotional or behavioral disorders has been incorporated into IDEA 2004. A) True B) False

Q: Which of the following is a recommended accommodation for test administration? a. Eliminate the use of written tests altogether. b. Give extended time to finish tests. c. Avoid giving feedback to individual students during the test. d. Give unit exams rather than frequent quizzes.

Q: Administrators in your school play a key role in the success of providing educational services to all students. Describe their primary role in accomplishing this goal.

Q: Students in this group are at risk for being under-identified as gifted: a. very young girls b. adolescent girls c. adolescent boys d. students from higher socioeconomic levels

Q: How does the role of the social worker contribute to meeting the needs of the student with disabilities?

Q: Explain what information would be provided by the school psychologist during an IEP meeting.

Q: Autism became a separate disability category in 1990. A) True B) False

Q: What is the primary role of the special education teacher when a student with disabilities is placed in the general education classroom?

Q: Children who evidence resiliency experience long-term negative consequences from exposure to environmental risk factors. A) True B) False

Q: Which guideline for selecting manipulative and models helps students who that may have trouble with transference from one concept to another? a. Select materials that are developmentally appropriate. b. Use a range of manipulative materials. c. Accompany object manipulation with verbal explanation. d. Elicit student explanations of the materials.

Q: Suicide among depressed youth is not a major concern in our society. A) True B) False

Q: Behavioral intervention plans are required in the IEP of ____. a. all students receiving special education services b. all students with significant behavior problems c. only those students with emotional disabilities d. only those students with ADHD

Q: Biological factors such as injury, infection, lead poisoning, and poor nutrition, may influence the development of emotional or behavioral disorders. A) True B) False

Q: Which of the following is a recommended test construction modification for students with disabilities? a. Add a word bank for fill-in-the-blank questions. b. Increase the number of fill-in the blank items. c. Use machine-scored answer sheets. d. Eliminate spacing between items to make the test seem shorter.

Q: Explain the role of the general education teacher in the RtI process.

Q: A landmark study by Rubin and Balow (1971) found that more than 50% of school-age children were perceived by their teachers to have behavior problems at some point during their elementary years. A) True B) False

Q: Special education refers to instructional and support services students may need.

Q: A typical duration of special education services as outlined in an IEP is a maximum of one year.

Q: Each of the following is an example of Gardner's multiple intelligences EXCEPT: a. verbal/linguistic b. artistic/creative c. visual/spatial d. interpersonal

Q: Manipulatives and models can benefit students with special needs in each of the following ways EXCEPT: a. focusing their attention throughout lessons b. providing tangible objects to reinforce difficult concepts c. helping to make connections between concepts and real-life problems d. providing physical representations of complex abstractions

Q: Research suggests that academic interventions may result in higher academic achievement as well as improved behavior. A) True B) False

Q: Sigmund Freud was a vital early influence in the mental hygiene movement. A) True B) False

Q: Transition plans are required components of IEPs for all students receiving special education services.

Q: The component of the IEP that clarifies how to measure student progress toward achieving goals is the ____. a. strategies for evaluation b. behavior intervention plan c. transition plan d. annual goals and short-term objectives

Q: When modifying test construction for students with special needs ____. a. eliminate all multiple choice questions; they are too hard b. reduce the number of possible choices on multiple-choice tests c. stress fill-in the blank items; they require less reasoning d. use lengthy matching questions; they are easier for students to do

Q: Hitting others and sexual behavior are examples of behaviors that deviate from nearly all cultural norms. A) True B) False

Q: The IEP must include a statement justifying the placement decision of the multidisciplinary team.

Q: Each of the following is a reason why prevalence of giftedness varies from state to state EXCEPT: a. funding levels b. federal laws c. definitional variations d. identification procedures

Q: Reactions of those who encounter students with emotional or behavioral disorders are often more debilitating than the disability itself. A) True B) False

Q: Annual goals are descriptions of the steps to take to help a student reach their potential during the academic year.

Q: In order to support student comprehension, textbook content should be ____. a. uniquely organized for each topic heading b. organized with meaningful headings and subheadings c. presented with minimal use of bold or italicized words d. organized with creative, attention-grabbing headings

Q: Mediation as a means of resolving conflict is required by IDEA and is to be paid for by the parent.

Q: A teacher should not be considered an advocate for all children placed in their classroom.

Q: Behavioral interventions and cognitive-behavioral interventions differ in that behavioral interventions focus on the students' self-regulatory behavior. A) True B) False

Q: Most students with an emotional or behavioral disorder receive instruction in the general education classroom. A) True B) False

Q: Which of the following is not a required element of an IEP? a. behavior intervention plan b. evaluation strategies c. instructional methods d. modifications needed

Q: PL 108-446 requires IEP team members to consider using positive behavior support when writing an IEP for students with disabilities who exhibit problematic behavior in school. A) True B) False

Q: Which of the following is in the "ANSWER" strategy? a. If you do not have time to write an essay answer, write the outline for it. b. Read over the exam as you work your way through it to save time. c. Write on the back of each page. d. Do not leave margins.

Q: Teachers have the right to request and receive training to better serve the student appropriately

Q: Placement refers to where the student's education is to occur.