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Q: Deaf-blindness is a separate category under IDEA because: A. The majority of students with multiple disabilities are deaf-blind B. These students have unique educational needs C. So few students with multiple disabilities are deaf-blind D. Advocacy groups for the deaf-blind have been so effective

Q: This law provides protections of civil rights in the specific areas of employment, transportation, public accommodations, state and local government, and telecommunications: a. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) b. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) c. Affordable Care Act (ACA) d. Inclusive Differentiated Instruction Act (IDIA)

Q: All of the following are provisions of IDEA EXCEPT: a. Least restrictive environment (LRE) b. Individualized education program (IEP) c. Confidentiality d. Non-discrimination in the workplace

Q: In the case of Hudson v. Rowley, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the school did not have to provide a sign interpreter for Amy Rowley, a child who was deaf, because she had an IEP that allowed her to achieve at or above an average level for her age. The decision interpreted which component of P.L. 94-142? a. due process b. least restrictive environment c. free, appropriate education d. nondiscriminatory evaluation

Q: Which domain addresses having resources for the family such as transportation, a way to take care of expenses, and even dental care? A. Exceptionality-related support B. Parenting C. Family interaction D. Physical/material well-being

Q: Based on an IQ score of 125"130 alone, what percent of the general population would be considered gifted? A. 10 to 15% B. 2 to 3% C. 5 to 8% D. About 20%

Q: What is the distinction between litigation and legislation? a. Legislation provides guidelines, whereas litigation specifies penalties for violating the guidelines. b. Legislation involves passing a law, whereas litigation interprets the meaning of the law. c. Legislation is mandatory and litigation is permissive. d. Legislation can be changed, but litigation is permanent.

Q: Students with multiple disabilities often have motor impairments that produce: A. Extreme pain B. Abnormal muscle tone C. Broken bones D. Convulsions

Q: Which federal act requires most students with disabilities to take standard tests of academic achievement and to achieve at a level equal to that of students without disabilities? a. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act b. No Child Left Behind Act c. Americans with Disabilities Act d. Education for all Handicapped Children Act

Q: Under IDEA, each state and locality must have a plan to ensure all of the following EXCEPT a. screening all students for possible disabilities. b. protecting parents'rights to informed consent. c. providing services to equal numbers of males and females. d. providing training for personnel in meeting the needs of students with disabilities.

Q: Which domain focuses on factors such as family members spending time together, talking with each other, and solving problems together? A. Emotional well-being B. Parenting C. Family interaction D. Physical/material well-being

Q: P.L. 99-457 and IDEA mandate a free, appropriate public education for people ages three to twenty-one. In addition, P.L. 99-457 a. requires employers to provide special programs for people with disabilities. b. requires schools to provide transitional programs for people with disabilities who are between the ages of 18 and 25. c. provides incentives for states to develop early intervention programs. d. requires schools to develop programs for students who are gifted.

Q: Howard Gardner's model of intelligence proposed each of the following types of intelligence EXCPET: A. Logical-mathematical B. Spatial C. Intrapersonal D. Athletic

Q: Most students with multiple disabilities have IQ scores of: A. 100 or lower B. 25 or lower C. 65 or lower D. Just over 100

Q: Which of the following accomplishments is associated with IDEA? a. requirement that schools provide individualized education programs in the least restrictive environment for all students with disabilities b. provision of free educational services to children with disabilities and their siblings from birth to age 21 c. prohibition of discrimination against people with disabilities in schools, businesses, or recreational facilities d. requirement that schools provide appropriate public education for all exceptional students, including those with gifts and talents

Q: Parenting is a domain of family quality of life that includes each of the following EXCEPT: A. Talking openly with each other B. Helping child learn to be independent C. Helping child with schoolwork D. Making time to care for the needs of each child

Q: Which one of the following accomplishments is associated with the Americans with Disabilities Act? a. mandate for early childhood special education b. requirement that public transportation be made accessible to people with disabilities c. provision of transition services to facilitate movement from school to work for people with disabilities d. funding to provide technological assistance (e.g., computers, wheel chairs) to people with disabilities

Q: Which definition of giftedness is used by most states? A. The federal definition B. The state's own definition C. Gardner's definition D. IDEAs definition

Q: Which federal provision requires that children with disabilities be provided with a free, appropriate public education? a. Fourteenth Amendment b. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) c. Americans with Disabilities Act d. Civil Rights Act

Q: Which of the following is NOT a reason parents of children with severe disabilities cite for supporting inclusion? a. to enable siblings with and without disabilities to go to the same school b. to help their kids acquire social skills c. because even though nondisabled students do not become more sensitive to students with disabilities, they should still have to see them d. because their children can acquire more functional and academic skills due to higher expectations and good examples

Q: Intellectual functioning, adaptive skills, motor development, sensory functioning, and which of the following are characteristics of multiple disabilities? A. Communication skills B. Behavior problems C. Vocational skills D. Brain disorders

Q: Effective national parent organizations have existed in the United States since a. 1800. b. 1920. c. 1950. d. 1975.

Q: Families experience better emotional well-being when they have friends or others who provide support, the support they need to relieve stress, outside help available to take care of the special needs of all family members, and: A. Good relationships with schools B. Time to pursue their own interests C. Good income level D. Good communication skills

Q: Parent organizations have served all of these functions EXCEPT a. providing information about services and resources. b. providing the structure for obtaining needed services form their children. c. provide an informal group for parents who understand one another's problems and needs and help one another deal with anxieties and frustrations. d. evaluating special education programs.

Q: Describe the advantages of assistive technology and problems associated with teachers' use of the internet and interactive software programs. Include 3 examples of how students use technology to access print materials and create products in the general curriculum.

Q: The founder of the Special Olympics was a. Elizabeth Farrell b. Eunice Kennedy Shriver c. John F. Kennedy d. Thomas Gallaudet

Q: What percent of students receiving special education services are classified with multiple disabilities? A. About 20% B. Nearly 10% C. Over 5% D. About 2%

Q: Family quality of life includes the extent of each of the following EXCEPT: A. The families' needs are met B. The family has professional partnerships with educators and others C. Family members enjoy their life together D. Family members have a chance to do things that are important to them

Q: What was one of Elizabeth Farrell's contributions to special education? a. founded the Special Olympics b. organized a parent lobby for children with disabilities c. founded the Council for Exceptional Children d. developed a technique for teaching children who were both blind and deaf

Q: What is the expanded core curriculum? Identify the domains within it and explain how so many skills can be taught.

Q: Each of the following is a component of the definition of multiple disabilities EXCEPT: A. There are concomitant impairments B. The combination of impairments causes severe educational needs C. Needs may be accommodated by programs for just one of the impairments D. Needs cannot be accommodated by services solely for one of the impairments

Q: With respect to the nature-nurture controversy, authorities now a. believe that nature and nurture are of equal importance. b. believe that nature is somewhat more important than nurture. c. believe that nurture is somewhat more important than nature. d. believe that both hereditary and environment are critical determinants of intelligence.

Q: Deinstitutionalization refers to the movement away from a. placement in large residential facilities. b. government responsibility for providing services for people with disabilities. c. placement in small, community facilities. d. parental responsibility for the care of children with disabilities.

Q: When did deinstitutionalization begin? a. 1900s b. 1950s c. 1960s d. 1980s

Q: As compared to families of children without disabilities, those with disabilities have each of the following characteristics EXCEPT: A. They are much more likely to be unable to pay rent. B. They are more likely to postpone necessary medical care. C. They are much more likely to skip meals due to lack of money. D. They are actually less likely to postpone dental care.

Q: Describe functional vision assessment (FVA).

Q: Describe the self-determined learning model of instruction and explain how it benefits students with intellectual disabilities.

Q: The statistical comparison of populations is: A. Enumeration B. Demographics C. Census D. Probability

Q: Describe incidental learning and its challenges for students with visual impairments.

Q: Describe prelinguistic milieu teaching.

Q: Which of the following disabilities has increased the most in prevalence in the last few years? a. learning disabilities. b. blindness. c. clinical depression. d. autism spectrum disorder.

Q: Which one of the following provides the best description of normalization? a. the theory that disabilities are a matter of social perceptions and values b. the belief that people with disabilities should have experiences as similar as possible to those of people without disabilities c. the principle that schools should educate all students in the regular classroom, regardless of the nature of their disabilities d. the belief that students with disabilities should be educated in the environment that will allow them to achieve their maximum potential as adults

Q: All of the following practices promote integration EXCEPT a. normalization. b. institutionalization. c. full inclusion. d. mainstreaming.

Q: The U.S. physician, educator, and political and social reformer who taught Laura Bridgman (who was deaf and blind) and helped found the Perkins School for the Blind was a. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. b. douard Sguin. c. Philippe Pinel. d. Samuel Gridley Howe.

Q: The first special educators provided many of the ideas that form the foundation for special education practice today. They include all of the following EXCEPT a. individualized instruction. b. structured arrangement of the learning environment. c. placement in the least restrictive environment. d. emphasis on functional, life skills.

Q: Which definition of family is advocated by the authors of this chapter? A. A group of people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who reside together and carry out family responsibilities B. People who are related or not related, but who love and care for each other C. A group of people who share similar beliefs, customs, and values D. Two or more people who regard themselves as a family and carry out the functions that families typically perform

Q: Differentiate between the legal and educational definitions of visual impairment.

Q: Itard is best known for his work with a. Victor, the "wild boy of Aveyron." b. students who were deaf. c. Laura Bridgman, a girl who was both deaf and blind. d. students with physical disabilities.

Q: Summarize the causes of intellectual disabilities.

Q: Most of the earliest special educators were trained as a. ministers or priests. b. physicians. c. regular classroom teachers. d. social workers.

Q: Most historians trace the beginning of special education as we know it today to a. Philippe Pinel. b. douard Sguin. c. Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard. d. Thomas Gallaudet.

Q: Explain how one becomes a culturally responsive teacher and advocate.

Q: What is the focus of early childhood education and how does collecting "tangible memories" facilitate this?

Q: In the prerevolutionary era in Europe and America, what goal predominated in the actions of society towards people with disabilities? a. protection b. inclusion c. prevention d. adaptation

Q: Contemporary educational methods for exceptional children can be traced directly to techniques pioneered during the a. 1700s. b. early 1800s. c. late 1800s. d. 1900s.

Q: Why is adaptive behavior a critical part of the definition of intellectual disabilities?

Q: How do race/ethnicity, language, and poverty intersect to affect classification of students into special education categories (i.e., how do the 6 ecological layers influence provision of education) and what term describes how educators need to deal with this problem?

Q: The single most important goal of special education is a. placing all students in the general education classroom for the entire day. b. finding and capitalizing on exceptional students abilities. c. preparing highly qualified special education teachers. d. identifying the types of disabilities.

Q: Which one of the following provides the best definition of special education? a. Special education uses special equipment and materials. b. Special education means specially designed instruction that meets individual needs of exceptional students. c. Special education is delivered by a certified special education teacher. d. Special education provides greater structure and smaller classes.

Q: What are orientation and mobility skills?

Q: Explain generalization and the challenges of generalization faced by students with intellectual disabilities. Give a example of a generalization problem a student might have (not used in the textbook) that illustrates why teaching in a typical community setting is important.

Q: What data sources are used to document representation in special education? Summarize the findings of these sources (not with specific numbers).

Q: Dramatic increases in prevalence figures since 1995 have been recorded for children identified as having a. learning disabilities. b. mental retardation. c. physical disabilities. d. autism spectrum disorder.

Q: The majority of students who receive special education services fall within which age range?a. 3-12b. 6-17c. 9-18d. 12-21

Q: The number of students identified as having a learning disability a. has more than doubled since the mid-1970s. b. now makes up about one-third of the number of students receiving special education. c. has remained fairly stable during the past 30 years. d. is impossible to estimate.

Q: List three things a teacher of students with visual impairments (TVI) can do to support a general education teacher mathematics teacher.

Q: What is an ecological inventory?

Q: Explain how Brown v. Board of Education impacted students with special needs.

Q: At present, about how many students in the United States receive special education? a. about 1 million b. about 3 million c. about 4 million d. over 6 million

Q: Compared to the general population, exceptional children are a. a more homogeneous group. b. more likely to be from wealthy families. c. more diverse with respect to a number of characteristics. d. more likely to be female.

Q: Describe the role of a low vision specialist.

Q: What are e-readers and how can they be beneficial to students with intellectual disabilities?

Q: Prevalence refers to a. the number of individuals having a particular exceptionality. b. the probability of having a child with a particular exceptionality. c. the percentage of a population having a particular exceptionality. d. the distribution of exceptionalities across different segments of the population.

Q: Describe how theories and approaches to diversity have changed over time.

Q: By federal law, an exceptional student is eligible for special education when a. a teacher recommends it. b. careful assessment indicates he or she is unable to make satisfactory progress in the regular school program. c. a parent requests it. d. a teacher has recorded observations of behavior and assessment of academic performance for at least two months.

Q: Briefly describe the causes of visual impairments.

Q: Which one of the following students most resembles the"typical"student who receives special education services? a. Sam is a high school student with a physical disability. b. Lisa is an elementary school student with intellectual disabilities. c. Edna is a middle school student with a learning disability. d. Joe is an elementary school student with a learning disability.

Q: Define adaptive behavior and list its three domains.

Q: Explain how one can enhance self-awareness of one's own cultural values.

Q: When special education works as it should, the outcome for students is a. the ability to hide their disabilities. b. the eradication of their disabilities. c. instruction in a special class. d. improved achievement and behavior.