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Q: Who was the "wild child" from France? A) a mythological character B) a child found living alone in the woods C) a student denied a free appropriate education D) the father of special education

Q: When six-month-old Caylee won"t stop crying, her babysitter shakes her so hard that it causes brain damage. Caylee has A) prenatal TBI. B) postlingual TBI. C) shaken baby syndrome. D) crying baby syndrome.

Q: A student leaves the classroom to take an exam in a distraction-free area. Which type of accommodation is this? A) scheduling accommodation B) setting accommodation C) accommodations regarding directions D) accommodations during testing

Q: Research findings suggest that A) students who do not acquire core reading skills early on become poor readers. B) struggling readers eventually catch up to their peers on their own. C) readers who are struggling at third grade tend to become better readers by seventh grade. D) students who are poor readers in ninth grade usually have strong decoding skills but poor comprehension.

Q: Dr. Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard is best known for A) designing instructional techniques to teach Victor, the "wild child." B) developing a sign language to communicate with deaf people. C) discovering strategies to cope with depression. D) designing a mobility cane.

Q: The group most at risk for TBI is A) teenage females. B) teenage males. C) males between the ages of 5 and 7. D) females between the ages of 8 and 10.

Q: A student with fine motor coordination problems puts a light mark on the bubble that indicates the correct answer on his exam answer key. An assistant later goes back and fills those bubbles in completely, and dark enough to be read by the electronic scanner. Which type of accommodation is this? A) scheduling accommodation B) setting accommodation C) accommodations regarding directions D) accommodations during testing

Q: Although six-year-old Kemal can identify the letters of the alphabet, he is unable to sound out groups of letters to identify a word. Kemal has difficulty with A) phonological awareness. B) letter fluency. C) phonics. D) reading comprehension.

Q: Dr. Strunk works for a state department of education, where part of her job entails keeping track of the total number of students identified with a disability during each school year. This part of Dr. Strunk's job involves the ____ of disabilities. A) prevalence B) identification C) assessment

Q: Children with TBI typically DO NOT experience which related physical problem? A) breathing difficulties B) headaches C) seizures D) paralysis

Q: One fair test taking option for students with physical or health disabilities is A) reading the test items to the student. B) timed testing. C) waiver from test taking. D) having another student take the test for them.

Q: Five-year-old Orhan hears the word mud and says, "M-u-d", breaking the word into smaller parts. He also has fun making rhyming words, even if they are nonsensical words. Orhan has strongly developed __________ skills. A) phonological awareness B) letter fluency C) phonics D) reading comprehension

Q: Madelyn receives services to address her articulation and fluency problems, which qualify her under the ____ category. A) mental retardation B) emotional disturbance C) speech or language impairments D) a specific learning disability

Q: In many cases of TBI A) the symptoms eventually disappear. B) the symptoms worsen over time. C) the symptoms typically last 4"6 months. D) the symptoms never appear.

Q: Central County has a particularly high rate of sickle cell anemia among its children. Which of the following identification procedures would you recommend to county leaders as a quick, inexpensive means of early identification? A) universal screening of newborns B) genetic counseling of prospective parents C) universal screening during pre-kindergarten medical exams D) gene therapy of newborns

Q: Which type of measurement system uses direct and frequent measurements of student performance; is sensitive to different learning patterns and expectations; and provides feedback to teachers about the effectiveness of their instructional methods? A) CBM B) high stakes testing C) IQ test D) portfolio assessment

Q: Katya has the disability that is the LEAST prevalent among American schoolchildren. Katya is a student with A) deaf-blindness. B) emotional disturbance. C) speech or language impairments. D) a specific learning disability.

Q: According to the IDEA definition, TBI A) can be caused by injuries induced by birth trauma. B) can be the result of a stroke. C) can be caused by a brain tumor. D) can include open or closed head injuries.

Q: Mariah has a physical disability that necessitates the use of specific equipment. Her teacher should remember to reposition her every A) 20 minutes. B) 10 minutes. C) 5 minutes. D) hour.

Q: One requirement to implementing RTI is that A) special education teachers will take over the assessment process. B) school psychologists must relinquish their assessment duties for all students with disabilities. C) general education teachers need support as they add assessment to their normal instructional duties. D) schools will have to hire many paraprofessionals to assist with the record keeping.

Q: Davis has a traumatic brain injury. In order to receive this disability classification, A) his condition must also result in mental retardation. B) he cannot show any co-existing symptoms of an emotional disorder. C) his brain damage cannot have been the result of an external head injury. D) he must have acquired his injury after birth.

Q: Many children with TBI are educated like their peers with A) learning disabilities. B) mental retardation. C) behavior disorders. D) visual disabilities.

Q: Before teachers and parents become involved in a preschool child's motor development program, they must be trained so that A) OTs and PTs are no longer necessary. B) the IEP can be implemented entirely at home. C) they do not put the child at risk for injury. D) the child does not sue for damages later.

Q: Harrison is a 1st-grade student who is being assessed using the RTI method. Which reading skills will be tested? A) letter-sound fluency B) passage reading C) maze fluency D) word identification fluency

Q: Which of the following is NOT a high-incidence disability? A) other health impairments B) mental retardation C) speech or language impairments D) specific learning disability

Q: Which of the following is correct? A) Before 1975, people with TBI were primarily served in the mental retardation category. B) TBI became a separate special education category in the 1990 reauthorization of IDEA. C) TBI is not a separate special education category under IDEA. D) Children with TBI did not receive special education services until the 1997 reauthorization of IDEA.

Q: Simian requires a ventilator, without which he would probably not survive. Simian is a A) technology-dependent student. B) student with an orthopedic impairment. C) student with sickle cell anemia. D) student who probably receives his educational services in a hospital setting.

Q: Reza is having trouble learning to read. His teacher provides increasingly intensive classroom interventions aimed at improving his skills. When he fails to make adequate progress with these interventions, his teacher feels that he is resistant to treatment and a good candidate for having a learning disability. Which method of identifying learning disabilities is being used with Reza? A) discrepancy formula B) response to intervention C) CBM D) portfolio assessment

Q: Which of the following is the MOST prevalent among American schoolchildren? A) deaf-blindness B) emotional disturbance C) speech or language impairments D) specific learning disability

Q: Why is the incidence of Usher syndrome so much higher in Louisiana than in other parts of the country? A) Poor nutrition and living conditions in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina resulted in more children born with this disorder. B) This genetic condition appears to coincide with musical abilities; the jazz community in New Orleans has the highest incidence of this syndrome. C) The genetic condition is common among those with Cajun ancestry, and more prevalent in small, tight-knit communities. D) The condition is carried by a particular species of mosquito that is more common in Louisiana than elsewhere.

Q: __________ is often caused by oxygen deprivation during birth, low birth weight, or blood type incompatibility. A) Cerebral palsy B) Leukemia C) Hemophilia D) Sickle cell anemia

Q: Although there are concerns about the use of discrepancy formulas, they continue to be used because A) many people feel they provide objectivity to the identification process. B) IQ results are indisputable. C) they have proven to be the most effective means for identifying learning disabilities. D) of the pressures resulting from high-stakes testing.

Q: Which special education category is a noncategorical identification used for children between the ages of 3 and 9? A) other health impairment B) developmental delay C) specific learning disability D) multiple disabilities

Q: __________ is a hereditary cause of congenital deafness, progressive blindness, and mental retardation. A) Down syndrome B) Usher syndrome C) Fragile X syndrome D) PKU

Q: Mrs. Wen has a student with sickle cell anemia in her classroom. She can attempt to prevent a sickling crisis by doing all of the following EXCEPT A) helping the student avoid emotional stress. B) encouraging the parents to give the student a daily multivitamin that has extra iron. C) making sure the student drinks plenty of water. D) avoiding extreme temperatures.

Q: Ms. Pittman is a school principal who has decided to use RTI. In order to quickly identify all struggling students in her school, she will use A) an IQ test. B) universal screening. C) a standardized achievement test. D) portfolio assessment.

Q: Alberto has been identified as having ADHD and qualifies for special education services According to IDEA, he would be classified under the ____ category. A) emotional disturbance B) specific learning disabilities C) other health impairment D) multiple disabilities

Q: Prevalence reports on deaf-blind students often vary because A) many are reported under other categories. B) most deaf-blind students are in private schools. C) many deaf-blind students do not attend school. D) programs for students with severe disabilities are not included in student counts.

Q: Angela has cerebral palsy. Her movements are very stiff. Which type of cerebral palsy does she have? A) spastic B) athetoid C) ataxia D) hemiplegia

Q: Which of the following children may be at risk for having a learning disability? A) Alan, a preschooler who developed language skills very early B) Dan, a toddler who enjoys making up rhyming nonsense words C) Greg, a four-year-old who does not know the letters of the alphabet D) David, a one-year-old who shows strong babbling skills but no language skills

Q: The Assistive Technology Act of 2004 is important to people with disabilities because A) employers can now provide assistive technology for employees, whereas they were unable to do this in the past. B) all businesses are required to have an assistive technology plan in place for customers with disabilities. C) they can now receive their assistive technology devices free of charge. D) increased accessibility in the future rests, in part, with technology.

Q: Becoming aware of one's environment, changing locations, and seeking protection from danger are all components of A) orientation. B) purposeful movement. C) mobility. D) functional assessment.

Q: Characteristics of __________ seizures may be misinterpreted by teachers as a child clowning around. A) petit mal B) complex partial C) absence D) generalized tonic-clonic

Q: Wyatt is a child with a learning disability. His disability will probably be identified A) by first grade. B) in third grade. C) soon after birth. D) in middle school.

Q: How are students with disabilities included in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001? A) Seventy-five percent of all students will fully participate in state and district testing. B) All students will have access to the general education curriculum. C) All students will receive education in the general education setting. D) Students with disabilities must graduate with a regular diploma.

Q: Hand over hand is A) a tactile form of sign language used by individuals with deaf-blindness. B) not a validated practice for students with deaf-blindness. C) used less with individuals with deaf-blindness to the increased use of incidental learning. D) another term for the use of braille.

Q: There are times when Ms. Dismuke is sure that Jennifer is daydreaming or not paying attention. In fact, Jennifer is experiencing seizures during that time period, but is unaware of the fact. Jennifer is having __________ seizures. A) simple partial B) complex partial C) absence or petit mal D) generalized tonic-clonic

Q: IDEA '04 addressed the IQ-discrepancy concerns in the identification of learning disabilities by A) requiring that all states use the same discrepancy model with similar cut-off scores. B) forbidding the use of IQ testing and requiring instead a series of neurological examinations, such as CAT scans, that could identify central nervous system malfunctions. C) dropping standardized testing and using an IQ test as the sole criterion. D) suggesting the use of response to intervention while in the general educational classroom as part of the evaluation process.

Q: Rachel is a college student with a learning disability. Which of the following statements is true? A) She is entitled to untimed testing in her college courses under the authority of the ADA. B) She is entitled to have someone read her college tests to her, under the authority of IDEA. C) There is no legislation that covers adults with disabilities, so she is entitled to no accommodations whatsoever. D) She is not entitled to any services or accommodations under IDEA, but is under the authority of No Child Left Behind.

Q: Possibly the greatest challenge for individuals with deaf-blindness is A) gaining acceptance from peers. B) overcoming resentment and hostility from family members. C) moving from place to place. D) learning to communicate.

Q: Weldon experienced a seizure that affected his entire brain. Weldon had a __________ seizure. A) spastic B) generalized C) partial D) preictal stage

Q: Students with learning disabilities A) are victimized more often than their peers. B) are popular with classmates. C) are considered to be well-adjusted by their teachers. D) exhibit a higher level of social competence than their peers.

Q: LRE provides for each of the following EXCEPT A) education with nondisabled peers to the maximum extent possible. B) a continuum of alternative placements. C) individually determined placement based on student evaluations. D) evaluated at least monthly.

Q: Which of the following is NOT one of the three characteristics that of deaf-blindness that teachers and families must address? A) feelings of isolation B) problems with communication C) problems with mobility D) student preferences for one sense over another

Q: Which of the following statements is true? A) A child can move in and out of the medically fragile status. B) Most children who are medically fragile do not attend their neighborhood schools. C) The term medically fragile is used to describe all children with special health care needs. D) The term medically fragile typically refers to students with three primary chronic illnesses: asthma, cystic fibrosis, and childhood cancer.

Q: The ability to perceive and interpret social situations, generate appropriate social responses, and interact with others is A) a natural skill for students with learning disabilities. B) called social competence. C) called social status. D) not necessary in many social interactions.

Q: Mr. and Mrs. Habibian want their son, who has an intellectual disability, to be educated with his peers as much as is appropriate and possible. Which component of IDEA does this refer to? A) IEP B) FAPE C) LRE D) related services

Q: The majority of students with deaf-blindness receive their education in A) the general education setting. B) resource rooms. C) their own homes. D) separate classrooms, centers, or hospital schools.

Q: Kailyn has a hereditary disorder which causes a distortion of the red blood cells, thus restricting their passage through the blood vessels. Kailyn has A) sickle cell anemia. B) hemophilia. C) HIV. D) AIDS.

Q: When studying for a test on the first Gulf War, Nico organizes the information in chronological order. Nico is using which strategy for organizing information? A) generalization B) chunking C) association D) sequencing

Q: Which of the following is NOT true of FAPE? A) Parents of infants and toddlers with disabilities may be charged for some services based on a sliding fee scale. B) A student's placement is determined by classroom availability. C) There is no cost to parents for special education services. D) Special education and related services must meet state standards.

Q: Many individuals with deaf-blindness have A) enough residual vision to allow them to read enlarged print, see sign language, and move about in their environment. B) more functional use of hearing than vision. C) no vision or hearing abilities at all. D) stronger expressive than receptive language skills.

Q: The most common chronic illness of children is A) leukemia. B) cystic fibrosis. C) diabetes. D) asthma.

Q: As Haley works to memorize the elements on the periodic table, she breaks them into groups of five, memorizing each small group in order to learn the entire set. Haley is using which strategy for organizing information? A) generalization B) chunking C) associating D) sequencing

Q: All of the following were changes made to IDEA in the 2004 reauthorization EXCEPT A) increased communication options between home and school. B) added a new ADHD disability category. C) streamlined IEP procedures. D) required special education teachers to be highly qualified.

Q: A separate funding base for students with deaf-blindness was initiated in 1969 A) during a time of national crisis caused by a rubella epidemic. B) because of lobbying efforts of parents of students who with deaf-blindness. C) because three Congressmen serving on education subcommittees had relatives with deaf-blindness. D) as part of the Special Olympics program.

Q: Gonzalo's pancreas does not produce enough insulin, resulting in problems with his sugar metabolism. Gonzalo has which of the following conditions? A) cystic fibrosis B) diabetes C) tuberculosis D) hemophilia

Q: Finding the relationships and connections that units of information possess is referred to as A) generalization. B) clustering. C) associatiing. D) sequencing.

Q: The first re-authorization of the EHA A) added the disability categories of autism and traumatic brain injury. B) added services for infants, toddlers, and their families. C) strengthened transitional services for adolescents with disabilities. D) required students with disabilities to participate in state and district-wide testing.

Q: Which two preventive measures would help to substantially reduce the number of children and families affected by multiple-severe disabilities? A) universal access to health care and refusal of heroic medical procedures for children born under 1200 grams B) universal access to health care and mandatory bed rest for pregnant women in danger of delivering early C) universal access to prenatal care and mandatory physical therapy services for all low birthweight infants D) universal access to health care and increased public awareness of prevention strategies

Q: Eduardo has a genetic birth defect that results in chronic lung infections and digestive difficulties. Eduardo has which of the following conditions? A) cystic fibrosis B) diabetes C) tuberculosis D) hemophilia

Q: Three-year-old Noelle pulls the plastic figures out of her toy box and divides them into groups of people and animals. She is demonstrating A) generalizations. B) CBM. C) sequencing. D) classifying.

Q: Normalization activities include all of the following EXCEPT A) riding the same school bus as the other children. B) having a job. C) living in community settings. D) attending a special school for students with similar educational needs.

Q: Individuals with multiple-severe disabilities ____ in order for independence and community participation to be accomplished. A) require limited supports B) vary in the types and levels of supports they require C) require extensive and pervasive D) typically require full-time, one-on-one assistance

Q: Ms. Yzquierdo has a student with juvenile arthritis in her room. She should be sure to A) adhere to the same attendance policy for this student as for her others. B) allow the student to move around in order to prevent joint stiffness and considerable pain. C) keep the student as still as possible during her entire class to avoid painful movement. D) learn what physical movement problems he has, as these will be consistent from day to day.

Q: Marcus remembers a reading comprehension strategy that he learned in the resource room and applies it in his science and social studies classes. He is demonstrating A) motivation. B) attribution. C) attention. D) generalization.

Q: Section 504 and the ADA are considered to be all of the following EXCEPT A) civil rights laws. B) anti-discrimination laws. C) laws that ensure greater access for people with disabilities. D) educational laws.

Q: Can a student with a learning disability and hearing loss be counted in the multiple-severe disabilities category? A) Yes B) Yes, as long as both disabilities are documented. C) It depends on each state's definition for this category. D) No

Q: Sara Elizabeth has an incurable condition, caused by brain injury, that limits her ability to control muscle groups or motor functioning. Sara Elizabeth has A) multiple sclerosis. B) muscular dystrophy. C) cerebral palsy. D) epilepsy.

Q: Darren expects academic failure and is passive by not approaching learning tasks. Darren is/has A) ADD. B) ADHD. C) an inactive learner. D) hopeless.