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The two areas most often affected by a learning disability are
A) reading and writing.
B) writing and spelling.
C) reading and math.
D) reading and social skills.
A) reading and writing.
ADHD first received government attention in the
A) No Child Left Behind Act.
B) Americans with Disabilities Act.
C) 2004 reauthorization of IDEA.
D) 1997 reauthorization of IDEA.
D) 1997 reauthorization of IDEA
__________ is considered to be the father of American psychiatry, and proposed more humane methods of caring for children with emotional problems.
A) Sigmund Freud
B) Benjamin Rush
C) Samuel Gridley Howe
D) Philippe Pinel
B) Benjamin Rush
__________ is based on the premise that people with intellectual disabilities should experience life's challenges and not be overprotected.
A) Normalization
B) Dignity of risk
C) Deinstitutionalization
D) Systems of support
B) Dignity of risk
__________ is a group of disorders or conditions which share some characteristics and behaviors originally described under the classification of autism.
A) Asperger syndrome
B) Autistic spectrum disorders
C) Echolalia
D) Usher syndrome
B) Autistic spectrum disorders
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.
A) are victimized more often than their peers
Jimmy Ray has ADHD. He is eligible for services under IDEA
A) if his diagnosis was made by a medical doctor.
B) if he is on medication.
C) if his condition adversely affects his educational performance.
D) under the ADHD category.
C) if his condition adversely affects his educational performance.
A child must exhibit a recurrent pattern of behavior characterized by at least __________ behavior(s) in order to be identified as having oppositional defiant disorder by the DSM-IV-TR.
A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four
D) four
Which of the following would NOT be considered a personal outcome for an adult with intellectual disabilities who had benefited from a system of supports?
A) independence
B) relationships
C) community participation
D) higher intelligence scores
D) higher intelligence scores
Which of the following is characteristic of communication abilities of children with ASD?
A) maintain conversations
B) initiate spontaneous conversations
C) fully master functional language
D) take language literally
D) take language literally
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
D) word identification fluency
All of the following are reasons why the U.S. Department of Education has no accurate count of students with ADHD EXCEPT
A) parents are reluctant to have their children labeled with ADHD due to the associated stigma.
B) they are served in the "other health impairments" category, and are counted as such.
C) they are served and counted under their primary disability, which is not ADHD.
D) there is no formal ADHD category under IDEA '04.
A) parents are reluctant to have their children labeled with ADHD due to the associated stigma.
Jennifer has a conduct disorder. Which of the following is most likely true?
A) She receives her education in a special education classroom.
B) She qualifies for services as emotionally disturbed.
C) Her educational program is ensured through IDEA.
D) Educational accommodations are made for her through Section 504 and ADA
D) Educational accommodations are made for her through Section 504 and ADA.
Students with mental retardation are often unable to learn incidentally, which refers to
A) performing a task when instructed, but failing to repeat it.
B) learning from ordinary or "everyday" experiences.
C) generalizing effects of direct instruction.
D) learning by associating content with a series of incidents in their lives.
B) learning from ordinary or "everyday" experiences.
Because language delays are difficult to examine in young children, professionals assess __________ as a means of identifying ASD.
A) receptive language only
B) the ability to imitate motor movements
C) expressive language only
D) fine motor skills
B) the ability to imitate motor movements
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.
A) students who do not acquire core reading skills early on become poor readers.
Many assistive technology devices used by students with ADHD do not call undue attention to the individual because
A) people with and without disabilities use them.
B) they are so small they can usually go undetected.
C) they can be manufactured to look like objects that all students use.
D) they do not have noisy sound components that are distracting to other students.
A) people with and without disabilities use them
) Researchers have found that depression has a biological cause, which has
A) resulted in increased blame being placed on parents.
B) caused concern among educators who feel they are ill-equipped to deal with medically-based disorders.
C) changed the focus from early intervention to more intensive interventions at the high school level.
D) allowed for the development and use of medications prescribed for specific conditions.
D) allowed for the development and use of medications prescribed for specific conditions.
Which virus can be prevented, and the number of cases of mental retardation reduced, through immunization?
A) measles
B) FAS
C) HIV
D) herpes
A) measles
Ms. Lee adapts materials and environments to help children with ASD make sense of the world. Ms. Lee is using
A) structured teaching.
B) applied behavior analysis.
C) generalization.
D) pragmatic instruction.
A) structured teaching.
Ms. Esperanza is using CBM to monitor her students' progress in math. She has just finished administering and scoring the weekly math probe. What is her next step?
A) set goals
B) make instructional decisions
C) communicate progress
D) graph the scores
D) graph the scores
Which of the following is NOT an appropriate responsibility for a teacher whose student is on medication for ADHD? (Jeopardy)
A) recommend changes in dosage based upon observations
B) observe and note the effect of medication on a child
C) note effects of dosage changes
D) note changes in behavior and academic performance
A) recommend changes in dosage based upon observations
Which of the following is NOT a typical post-school outcome for students with emotional or behavioral disorders?
A) unemployment and underemployment
B) score higher on minimal competency tests but continue to fail courses
C) contact with the justice system
D) difficulties in interpersonal relationships
B) score higher on minimal competency tests but continue to fail courses
Alex, 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
A) job development.
B) supported employment.
C) job coaching.
D) assisted living.
B) supported employment.
Mr. Alonzo has expertise in applying principles of behavior to develop interventions for students with ASD and other disabilities. Mr. Alonzo is a
A) behavior analyst.
B) supported employment supervisor.
C) group home leader.
D) PECS trainer.
A) behavior analyst.