Dr. Colerick believes that the way society views a person with mental retardation results in a handicap for that individual. Dr. Colerick is a proponent of which view of disability?
Sociological Perspective
Ms. Calabrace, a school psychologist, believes that the prevalence of disability in our schools can be clearly predicted using test scores distributed on a normal curve. Ms. Calabrace has which view of disability
Deficit Perspective
Mr. and Mrs. Chee acknowledge that their son is different from his teenage peers, but they believe that these differences are to be celebrated They are shocked when, at their son's IEP meeting, it is suggested that a transition plan be developed to help him be independent after high school, as they intend for him to be cared for by his siblings and others in their community. The Chees have which view of disability?
Cultural Perspective
Although Melinda has a hearing loss, she is a skilled lip reader who participates in all aspects of society. She is married, has a high-paying job, and does volunteer work through several community organizations. According to what you've learned from your text, Melinda has a
Disability
Considering the appropriate use of disability-related terminology, indicate he most acceptable phrase.
Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities
The first law guaranteeing the rights of students with disabilities to a free appropriate public educationw as
PL 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Special education is based on the fundamental premise of
Civil rights
One benefit that IDEA provides for family members includes procetures to follow when they do not agree with schools about the education planned for or being delivered to their children. These procedures are referred to as
Due process
In Cedar Rapids School District V Garrett F., the Supreme Court interpreted IDEA's definition of a related service to include the provisions of health services if
the service is necessary to keep a student in an educational program
Which of the following would be supported under ADA
New buses, trains, and subways should be accessible
Section 504 and the ADA are considered to be all of the following EXCEPT
Educational laws
Normalization activities include all of the following EXCEPT
attending a special school for students with similar educational needs
Which of the following is NOT true of FAPE?
A student's placement is determined by classroom availability
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?
LRE
Rachel is a college student with a learning disability. Which of the following statement is true?
She is entitled to unlimited testing in her college courses under the authority of the ADA
LRE provides for each of the following EXCEPT
evaluated at least monthly
How are students with disabilities included in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001?
All Students will have access to the general education curriculum
The Assistive Technology Act of 2004 is important to people with disabilities because
increased accessibility in the future rests, in part, with technology
Alberto has been identified as having ADHD and qualifies for special education services. According to IDEA, he would be classified under the ________ category
Other health impairments
Which special education category is a non categorical identification used for children between the ages of 3 and 9?
developmental delay
Madelyn recieves services to address her articulation and fluency problems, which qualify her under the _______ category
speech or laguage impairments
Dr. Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard is best known for
designing instructional techniques to teach Victor, the "wild child"
Jaden is a high school student with a severe disability, During school he receives on-the-job training, practices riding the city bus to his workplace, and learns about home management activities. Jaden is receiving what type of education?
Community based instruction
Miguel is a high shcool student who is blind. In order for him to graduate with a regular diploma, the school professionals need to ensure that he has access to
the general education curriculum
Mr. Hess, a special education teacher, uses instructional practices than have been proven to be effective through research, which are the ________ feature of evidence-based practices
validated
Jennifer is a special education student. The effectiveness of the instruction she receives is evaluated frequently and systematicaly. To which feature of evidence-based practices does this refer?
Accountable
Ms. Lincoln, a special education teacher, and Ms. Waters, a general educator, teach together in the same classroom, sharing the same group of students. This s an example of
co-teaching
Mr. Rahm adjusts his instruciton ot meet the needs and learning styles of all his 7th grade students. Mr. Rahm is using what educational practice?
Differentiated instruction
Dulcea has a learning disability which prevents her from reading her social studies textbook. However, she has an electronic version of the book on her computer. Using text-to-speech technology, she is able to listen to a computerized void read her text while the words are highlighted on the screen, allowing her acces to the same information as her classmates. This is an example of
UDL
Because Dulcea has electronic versions of her texts, it means that her state has complied with IDEA in its adoption of
NIMAS
PBS and RTI are examples of
multitiered instruction
Jackson is a first grade student who has displays aggressive behavior toward his classmates and teacher. Which of the following would be appropriate to use with Jackson?
PBS
RTI is similar to TBS, except that it
addresses academic skills instead of behavior
In which component of RTI are all students asessed
Universal screening
in an RTI system, small groups of students receive additional support and instruction in ______, during which their progress is carefully monitored
Tier 2
Mr. Jindal, a third-grade teacher, provides high-quality instruction to all the students in his class. This occurs during the _________ component of RTI
Tier 1
Major provisions of IDEA include
all of the above
The abbreviation IEP stands for
Individualized Education Program
Inhumane treatment of people with disabilities does not happen in the United States
false
Definitions of disability differ because of dfferences in attitudes, beliefs, orientation, discipline, and culture
True
The terms "disability" and "handicap" are synonymous
False
On July 26, 1990, President H. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) which prohibits discrimination by federally funded programs against qualified individuals with disabilities
True
Brown v Board of Education ended "separate but equal" schools and was used to fight the exclusion of children with disabilities from public schools
True
The Education for All Handicapped Children's Act was the precursor to IDEA
True
IDEA is a children's law
True
Under the authority of ADA, college students, who would not qualify for special services under IDEA, are entitled to special testing situations
True
FAPE states that all special education services required by a student with a disability are to be provided at minimal cost to student and family
False
The least restrictive environment (LRE) refers to the degree of accessibility of the classroom for students with physical impairments
False
Children with disabilities are entitled to receive appropriate related special services such as ocupational therapy and recreation
True
Special education is based on individually-determined educational program
True
What is the abbreviation of the prominent professional organization of specialists in speech or language impairments?
ASHA
The process of exchanging knowledge, ideas, opinions, and feelings defines
Communication
Megan says something to Leila. Communication has occurred when
Leila understands the message as Megan intended it ot be understood
The comprehension and use of the signs and symbols which represent ideas and the rules that govern these signs and symbols is
language
The vocal production of language refers to
Speech
The ________contributes to the communication process by providing the air and pressure necessary to produce speech sounds
respiratory system
An illegal hit with an elbow in football causes damage to Peyton's tongue, lips, and teeth. Peyton has damaged components of his
Speech mechanisms
Saul has unintelligible speech that interferes with communication. Saul has a
Speech impairment
Abnormal production of speech sounds is referred to as a(n)_______ problem
articulation
the rate and flow pattern of a person's speech describes
fluency
A child who says "the ball is WED" instead of RED is an example of what articulation error?
substitution
a chld who says "pay the piano" instead of "play the piano" is demonstrating an example of what articulation error?
omission
Ella runs to her mother and says, "mommy, i MISSDED you" instead of "missed" is displaying what type of articulation error?
addition
Which of the following is an example of phonology?
"clicking" sounds found in Swahili and Native American languages
the intext and meaning of spoken or written statements defines
content
the application of language in various communications in the social context of the situation
use
___________ is defined as "what a speaker needs to know to communicate appropriately"
Communicative competence
AJ's teacher notices that he has difficulty following multistep directions and understanding class lectures. AJ may be having trouble with
receptive language
Nico is 26 months old and has just said his first words. Nico
is showing signs of language delay
Gus is three years old and has been identified as having language delays. He will probably receive services under which IDEA disability category?
Developmental delay
Young children who are identified as having language imairments may often be re-labeled as having ________ in their older years
learning disabilities
Victor was born with an opening in the roof of his mouth that causes too much air to pass through his naval cavity. This results in a speech impairment. Which condition does VIctor have?
cleft palate
Stuttering is more likely to cocur when the conversation is
complex or stressful
As she helps her 2- and 3-year-year-old students put their socks and shoes on after nap time, Ms. Moreno talks about how socks keep feet warm and keep shoes from rubbing blisters on feet. She also talks about how shoes protect our feet from shap rocks and hot paveent. Mrs. Moreno is helping to develop her studetns' _______ skills
pragmatics
Why is it so important to teach phonological skills to young chldren
Young children who lack these skilsappear to be at great risk for reading failure later
To enhance a student's expressive language development, a second grade teacher might
ask for clarification when a student uses nonspecific vocabulary
Jessica has a cleft palate. As a result, she is being fitted for a device that will create a closure between her oral and nasal cavities where the soft palate is mising or damaged. Jessica is being fitted for a(n)
obturator
Huaquing's speech is unrecognizable. She communicates with other using an electronic device into which she types or programs information. This information is then "read" back to listeners by the device. Huaquing is using a)n)
Speech synthesizer
There is a strong correlation between communicative competence and
social competence
the two areas most often afected by a learning disability are
reading and writing
In the 1970s, the process/product debate pitted direct instruction approaches against ________
perceptual training approaches
Which of the following is a practice proven through research to be effective in improving the academic success of students with learning disabilities?
Explicit instruction
___________ is a characteristic associated with learning disabilities because poor school performance cannot be explained by a student's intellectual potential
Unexpected underachievement
Which problems below are the primary reasons for current dissatisfaction with IQ/achievement method of identifying earning disabilities?
Students must wait until they are performing poorly in school to get help; large numbers of students are identified as having LD
Kris is a 4th grader with a reading/learning disability. Based on information in your text, Kris probably
learns reading skills differently than his peers, and at a much slower rate
Kyle is a 2nd grader who has very poor reading skills. His teacher has tried several proven methods for reading instruction, but to no avail. Based on this information, Kyle is displaying characteristics of
resistance to treatment
The self-explanations about the reasons for one's success or failure are called
attributions
Skandar does not believe in himself and does not try to lear, resulting in a dependency on others. This is referred to as
learned helplessness
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
generalization
Which child described below exhibits unexpected underachievement?
Jasmine, grade 4, performs at the fourth-grade level in all areas except reading, which is in the second-grade level
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
classifying
The ability to perceive and interpret social situations, generate appropriate social responses, and interact with others is
called social competence
IDEA '04 addresses the IQ-discrepency concerns in the identification of learning disabilities by
suggesting the use of response to intervention while in the general educational classroom as part of the evaluation process
Wyatt is a child with a learning disability. His disability will probably be identified
in third grade
Which of the following children may be at risk for having a learning disability?
Greg, a four-year-old who does not know the letters of the alphabet
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
universal screening
Reza is having trouble learning to read. His teacher provides increasingly intensive classroom interventions aims 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?
Response to intervention
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 __________ sills
phonological awareness
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
phonics
Ms. Estrella is a first-year teacher working with students with learning disabilities. When selecting instructional techniques, she should be sure to
chose techniques that are verified through rigorous research
Alejandro, an adult with an intellectual disability, wants to live independently and go off to work just like everyone else. This is consistent with the philosophy of
normalization
Which of the following is NOT an activity fostered through one of the divisions of Best Buddies?
semi-independent living with a roommate
Sylvia has an intellectual disability. Using the 2002 AAIDD (formerly the AAMR) definition, this means that her disability originated before
18
Jacquey has an IQ of 42. Although she showed marked developmental delays during childhood, she is able to live semi-independently in a group home setting. She has held a steady job for several years, which she found and maintains with the help of a job coach. Under which level of severity would she be classified?
Moderate intellectual abilities
Which of the following is NOT one of the adaptive skill areas listed in the 2002 AAIDD (formerly known as AAMR) definition of cognitive impairment
academic
Which of the following is NOT one of the defining characteristics of cognitive impairment?
difficulty with motor skills
Students with cognitive impairment are often unable to learn incidentally, which refers to
learning form ordinary or "everyday" experiences
Marianna has an intellectual disability and receives employment support through her state's vocational rehabilitation office, which is an example of a __________ support
specialized
As Jalaya was being born, her oxygen supply was momentarily cut off when her umbilical cord became tangled. As a result, she has cognitive impairment. Jalaya's situation is an example of a ____________ cause of cognitive impairment
perinatal
Which genetic disorder which is the most commonly inherited cause of cognitive impairment
fragile X syndrome
Emma has a condition where teh 21st pair of chromosomes has three rather than the normal two chromosomes. Emma has
down syndrome
Jackson has an inherited condition that impairs his ability to metabolize phenylalanine. Without proper intervention, this chemical would build up to toxic levels in his body and damage his brain. Jackson has
PKU
Marnie is pregnant but continues to consume alcohol on a heavy, regular basis. Her unborn infant is at risk for
FAS
Which virus can be prevented, and the number of cases of cognitive impairment reduced, through immunization
measles
Ms. Patel is a school psychologist who wants to use an assessment that will determine whether a student performs everyday skills expected of an individual of that age in a typical environment. Ms. Patel should use
a measure of adaptive skill areas
Tera has a moderate intellectual disability. Her educational goals contain little access to the general education curriculum, and focus more on a functional skills curriculum. Tera's progress will be assessed using
alternate assessments
C.J. has an intellectual disability and participates in a general education science class. His classmates must memorize the first 15 elements on the periodic able for an upcoming test, and be able to diagram their molecular structure. In contrast, C.J. must match each element name to its correct abbreviation. The different test and expectations for C.J. in science are examples of _________
instructional modifications
When learning to make choices, individuals with intellectual disabilities must
receive explicit instruction and practice in real-life settings
Reading street signs and taking phone messages are examples of
a functional curriculum
Alexei, a young man with an intellectual disability, has been placed in a paying job with significant assistance, including job development, job coaching, and coworker training. This is an example of
supported employment
Adaptive physical education is
a special education service where physical education and recreational skills are taught
Alize is an adult with an intellectual idability, whose parents maintain close supervision aspects of her life. Based on information in your text, what do you t think will happen to Alize as her parents age?
Her siblings will assume supervision and care responsibilities
Parvati has Rett syndrome. Which of the following stereotyped movements is she likely to exhibit?
hand wringing
According to IDEA, autism is generally evident before age
three
Brandon's mother asks, "Are you hungry?" He responds by saying, "Are you hungry?" Brandon, who has ASD, is
demonstrating echolalia
Brandon, a child with autism, flaps his hands continuously. He is demonstrating
stereotypes
Most children with ASD also
have intellectual disabilities
Benjamin began playing complicated melodies on the piano at 18 months and at 4 years of age can replay perfectly any piece of music that he hears once. Yet, Benjamin in nonverbal and grows agitated when others are around. Benjamin displays characteristics of
an autistic sevant
Mickey has ASD. He frequently engages in disruptive behavior, including purposely banging his head on his desk. Mickey's head-banging behavior is an example of
self-injury
Theories regarding causes indicate that ASD is NOT
caused to inadequate parenting
Characteristics such as poor response to other's voices and more interest in looking at objects than at people
are early signs of ASD in children younger than 24 months old
Knowing how well a student handle free time, developing a schedule. and the avoidance of unannounced changes are ways that teachers of children with autism can
make events predictable
Isha has autism. She uses a computerized device with a touch screen and speech synthesizer that allows her to communicate her thoughts. Isha's device is one form of
AAC
Some people feel that characteristics like attention to detail, focusing on specific tasks, and the personal need to complete jobs are traits that make adults with ASD
excellent employees
The rise in institutionalization of people with cognitive impairment in the late 1800s occurred because of unjustified fear of these individuals and their negative effect on society
true
a person who has a below-average IQ and functions well in adaptive behavior is still considered to have cognitive impairment
False
Deficits in intellectual functioning refer to IQ scores of below 90
false
Adaptive behavior includes understanding money skills and obeying laws
True
The terms mild, moderate, severe, and profound refer to the levels of severity for intellectual abilities
True
The most common characteristic of peopl with cognitive impairment is impaired cognitive ability
true
Lead poisoning is no longer a significant cause of cognitive impairment
false
an important part of a functional curriculum is learning how to make choices
true
the majority of children with ASD are males
true
National data clearly indicate that the number of children with ASD is increasing
true
ASD is an emotional disorder, not a neurological one
false
CUrrent assessment procedures can identify children with ASD immediately after birth
False
No single educational program for young children with ASD is consistently effective
True