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Q: __________ approach stresses behaviors that have immediate relevance for students as they confront the demands of their natural environment. A) Functional curriculum B) Behavioral curriculum C) Developmental/cognitive D) Behavioral/cognitive

Q: All are steps typically used during cognitive training except A) Pupil performs the task with teacher providing verbal directions B) Child performs the activity while verbalizing aloud C) Pupil performs the activity while silent D) Child monitors and self-evaluates

Q: Your school has instituted RtI for all classrooms and you have been informed you will provide the first step of the "prerequisite skills assessment" process. What is this?

Q: A specialist in neurology who hypothesized that language disorders in children were due to the absence of cerebral dominance: A) Samuel Orton B) Grace Fernald C) Newell Kephart D) Marianne Frostig

Q: How can a "highly qualified" teacher increase the likelihood that a student with a disability in their classroom may be more successful both academically and socially?

Q: Describe the "READS" learning strategy.

Q: _______________ is the key to meeting the instructional needs of students with learning disabilities. A) Identification B) Individualization C) Preparation D) Separation

Q: Marian experiences difficulty with fluency. What are the characteristics of this communication disorder?

Q: In tier ___, preventive instruction is delivered to all students. A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

Q: What are the three components to the "think-write" probe.

Q: _______________ memory requires an individual to retain information while simultaneously engaging in another cognitive activity. A) Long-term B) Short-term C) Working D) Transitory

Q: How did the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments (ADAA) improve upon Section 504 as it applies to students, places open to the public, employers and school settings?

Q: Select the characteristic that is not associated with the definition of learning disabilities. A) Reading comprehension problems B) Attention issues C) IQ of 70 or less D) Poor social skills

Q: When assessing the presence of a disability, the ___________________ between the student's academic performance and the estimated potential is considered. A) Discrepancy B) Transition C) Communication D) Training

Q: List the six steps for teaching learning strategies.

Q: A form of alternative assessment thought to provide a more accurate representation of what a student can accomplish is A) Authentic B) Curriculum based C) Criterion referenced D) Norm referenced

Q: What percent of all students who have disabilities make up the high-incidence disabilities category as defined by U. S. Department of Education?

Q: Your school utilizes maze assessments for word recognition and comprehension. Explain how this assessment is administered.

Q: What an individual believes about what contributes to his or her success or failure on a task is known as A) Metacognition B) Meta-analysis C) Pragmatics D) Attribution

Q: What percentage of children receiving a special education is classified with learning disabilities? A) 80.5% B) 10.2% C) 40.7% D) 50.2%

Q: What role did the civil rights movement have in contributing to new approaches in special education?

Q: What are the four aspects of self-advocacy training?

Q: Explain the term "high-incidence disabilities."

Q: Which of the four phases, in the development of the field of learning disabilities, is marked by developing assessment instruments and remediation strategies? A) Transition B) Current C) Foundation D) Integration

Q: All of the following are common components of the definition of learning disabilities except A) Presence of intellectual disabilities B) Discrepancy between assumed ability and actual achievement C) Difficulty in learning in one or more subject areas D) Presumption of central nervous system dysfunction

Q: Learning disabilities tend to be A) Short in duration B) Easy to see C) Life threatening D) A chronic condition

Q: Explain "authentic skill assessment."

Q: Describe the three main components of special education (i.e., what makes special education "special"?).

Q: One central component is the idea of a ______________________ between the student's academic performance and his or her estimated or assumed ability or potential. A) Difference B) Discrepancy C) Disability D) Disintegration

Q: Explain how you would implement "more intensive skill instruction" by using the Tier 2 RtI model.

Q: Which of the following competency areas, in which there is discrepancy in achievement, could possibly indicate a learning disability? A) Musical comprehension B) Athletic intelligence C) Geographical deficiencies D) Written expression

Q: According to the text, all of the following people are suspected of having a learning disability except A) Albert Einstein B) Tom Cruise C) Tom Selleck D) Bruce Jenner

Q: Suzanne has told you the textbook is too difficult to read. You have observed poor reading accuracy and a tendency for Suzanne to be distracted. Provide one example of differentiation that would benefit Suzanne.

Q: Alternate assessments can be collected in a number of ways. Give two examples.

Q: Who coined the term learning disability? A) James T. Kirk B) Thomas Edison C) Samuel Kirk D) Howard Gardner

Q: Many educators continue to use the terms mainstreaming and inclusive practices interchangeably. How would you explain the distinction between the two terms to a colleague?

Q: Which phrase best describes the history of learning disabilities? A) A relatively recent concept B) Known and treated for over a century C) Easy to diagnose and treat D) It rarely occurs anymore

Q: Most families of students with learning disabilities are A) Dysfunctional B) Well adjusted C) Upper income D) Median income

Q: Students need to perform independently in five key areas. What are they?

Q: Nita has a learning disability and is enrolled in a community college and has not performed well on her unit tests. What is an accommodation that may support her learning? A) Extra time on exams B) Taking the exam in a distraction-free room C) Taking the exam in a different format D) All of the above

Q: Douglas continues to struggle in reading as seen in his progress-monitoring graph. The RtI team has decided to move Douglas from Tier 1 to Tier 2 for reading. What are two possible changes that might occur in his reading program?

Q: Explain "alternate assessments." Include in your response the percentage of students with disabilities that would be included in this type of assessment.

Q: Select the challenge that is not associated with students with learning disabilities. A) Working independently with little feedback B) Demonstrating knowledge through tests C) Receiving instruction with typical peers D) Interacting appropriately

Q: What curriculum model views cognitive development as resulting from maturation coupled with the child's interaction with the environment? A) Functional curriculum B) Behavioral curriculum C) Developmental/cognitive model D) Environmental interaction model

Q: Discuss the authors' comments that: "For most students with disabilities, the LRE is the general education classroom for much or all of the school day. For some students, it is a combination of a general education and a special education setting. For a few, a special education setting for most or all of the school day is required" (p. 6). Why isn"t the LRE always the general education classroom?

Q: Mrs. Kline, the special education teacher has taught a strategy to Jeffery to help him with his inability to organize. In regard to this new strategy for Jeffery, describe your role as the general education teacher when he returns to your classroom.

Q: What communication disorder is present when a student is having problems with an inability to understand what people mean when they speak?

Q: Select the identification label for young children who evidence a persistent learning difficulty. A) Autism B) Behaviorally delayed C) Developmentally delayed D) Learning disability

Q: What factor(s) may place a child at risk for a learning disability? A) Maternal alcohol and drug abuse B) Chronic poverty C) Low birth weight D) All of the above

Q: Select a critical component for effectively including students with learning disabilities in the general classroom. A) Extended time on assignments B) Sufficient planning time with the general education and special education teachers C) Assistive technology D) Availability of manipulatives

Q: Assessing diverse students can be problematic. Give two examples of the problems you may encounter.

Q: List the three dimensions of inclusive practices.

Q: What is the focus of the learning strategies approach? A) When to learn B) What to learn C) Why to learn D) How to learn

Q: Sherry has difficulty maintaining attention during an instructional lesson. What instructional model would be appropriate? A) Direct instruction B) Strategic instruction C) Self-instruction D) Guided notes

Q: "Multiply the outermost terms' is a step of the "FOIL" strategy.

Q: List two defining characteristics of the Federal disability category "emotional disturbance."

Q: What instructional technique is frequently associated with cognitive training? A) Direct instruction B) Strategic instruction C) Self-instruction D) Guided notes

Q: Explain two qualities of "universal design" included in your textbook.

Q: What is the most common location for the delivery of services for students with learning disabilities? A) General education classroom B) Collaborative classroom C) Resource classroom D) Separate school setting

Q: Which group has especially been disproportionately represented in special education?

Q: What assessment is based on objectives found in the local school curriculum? A) Norm referenced B) Curriculum based C) Criterion referenced D) Authentic

Q: The "S" in the SLOBS strategy stands for "sequence" your steps.

Q: What are speech articulation communication disorders?

Q: The response to intervention (RTI) model shifts from what concept that is attributed to the discrepancy model? A) Wait to fail B) Believe and achieve C) Efficient identification D) Under-identification

Q: How often should progress monitoring occur on the target skill to ensure adequate progress and learning? A) Once a semester B) Once every 9 weeks C) Once a month D) Twice a month

Q: Discuss one reason why the issue of high-stakes testing is important to you as a teacher of students with disabilities in your classroom.

Q: Identify two "related services' a student with a disability may receive.

Q: Joan is receiving tier 1 interventions. Who is the person most likely to deliver this support? A) Special educator B) General educator C) Counselor D) Reading specialist

Q: What is the suggested length for the delivery of tier 2 interventions to determine the effectiveness? A) 5 weeks B) 8 weeks C) 15 weeks D) As long as necessary

Q: George was suspected of having a learning disability. His teachers provided a series of instructional interventions to support his academic progress. How will his teachers determine the efficacy of these interventions? A) Assessments B) Progress monitoring C) Interviews D) Unit tests

Q: For students, the first step in self-questioning is identifying the behaviors expected.

Q: What emerging method of identifying a learning disability was supported with the reauthorization of IDEA 2004? A) Severe discrepancy B) Progress monitoring C) Response to intervention D) Disability assessment

Q: Attribution retraining can help students overcome learned helplessness by encouraging them to be more persistent in the face of difficulty.

Q: Students with disabilities are entitled to a range of accommodations during high-stakes testing. Provide two examples of common testing accommodations.

Q: What has developed when a student anticipates failure, frequently gives up, and may not attempt to complete a task? A) Learned helplessness B) Cognitive dysfunction C) Motivation reduction D) Cognitive repression

Q: Identify one example of a modification you could make for a special needs student with a significant intellectual disability.

Q: Self-reinforcement is a form of self-instruction and occurs when students guide their performance by asking themselves questions.

Q: What is the ability to evaluate and monitor one's own performance? A) Meta-analysis B) Metacognition C) Self-assessment D) Self-cognition

Q: One way to create opportunities for students to use their social skills is to allow students to work in small groups with a share learning goal.

Q: A difficulty in using language correctly in social situations is referred to as a deficit in A) Oral expression B) Spoken language C) Syntax D) Pragmatics