GENERAL
The largest category of exceptionality is:
A. Learning Disabilities
B. Intellectual Disabilities
C. ADHD
D. Emotional Behavioral Disorders
The current estimate of the prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder is:
A. 1 in 26
B. 1 in 54
C. 1 in 150
D. 1 in 166
The most recent reauthorization of IDEA occurred in
A. 1990
B. 1994
C. 2004
D. 2015
A. systemic racism
B. implicit racial bias
C. white privilege
D. all of the above
_______ is the ability to remain calm and open in the present moment and bring non judgmental awareness to our internal thoughts, feelings, and sensations
A. Mindfulness
B. Dyslexia
C. Productivity
D. IDEA
A student who is twice exceptional
A. is gifted in both reading and math
B. has a disability and a gift/talent
C. is talented in arts and academics
D. has abilities greater than most gifts/talents
Which of the following is the leading cause of inherited intellectual and developmental disability?
A. Tay-Sachs Disease
B. Down Syndrome
C. Turner's Syndrome
D. Fragile X Syndrome
In what category of IDEA 2004 might a student with ADHD be served?
A. emotional behavioral disorder
B. learning disability
C. ADHD
D. other health impairment
African American students are _____ to be identified with ADHD
A. equally likely
B. two times more likely
C. three times more likely
D. half as likely
What type of motivation leads to the most creativity?
A. external motivation
B. intrinsic motivation
C. personality motivation
D. high stakes motivation
A child with disabilities can be eligible for special education services in _____ different legal categories
A. 8
B. 10
C. 13
D. 5
Individuals with Asperger's Syndrome
A. are often high functioning with average to superior intelligence
B. may develop normally for the first 4-5 years then regress in development
C. are often intellectually disabled
D. have language impairments but are not socially impaired
How did PL 99-457 (Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986) amend PL 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act)?
A. It expanded services to children with more severe disabilities
B. It made schools responsible for transitioning students with disabilities to life after high school
C. It placed greater responsibility on parents of children with disabilities
D. It allocated funding for programs covering birth to school age
Although Black children make up 13% of the population, they make up _____ of students referred for EBD services
A. 6%
B. 10%
C. 18%
D. 25%
The most frequently used form of memory in school is
A. semantic memory
B. episodic memory
C. motor memory
D. syntactic memory
The coexistence of two disorders in one individual is called
A. dual disability
B. twice exceptional
C. double disordered
D. comorbidity
The primary difficulty for most children with ADHD occurs in which part of the Information Processing Model?
A. information input
B. executive functioning
C. information output
D. processing
How does Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 support students with disabilities?
A. it provides funding for specially designed instruction including personnel, equipment, and teacher training
B. it allocated funding to pay for services such as occupational therapy, physical therapy, or speech therapy
C. it mandates that students with disabilities must have equal access to programs and services and should be offered accommodations to ensure this access
D. it challenges teachers to include students with the most severe disabilities in general education classroom
True or False: The Brain of a Bilingual Child is organized differently than the brain of a monolingual child
True!
The term "Total Communication" was coined by
A. Thomas Gallaudet
B. Laurent Clerc
C. Bob Holcomb
D. Samuel Heinicke
Which of the following activities is always part of an early intervention program?
A. teacher education
B. legal care
C. parent involvement
D. job training
Sensorineural hearing losses may be caused by damage to the
A. cochlea
B. tympanic membrane
C. vestibular apparatus
D. pinna
A. assist in the preservice training of specialists for young children with disabilities
B. require local school districts to provide services for children between 3-5 years of age
C. set up programs across the US to serve as models of how to work with children with disabilities
D. fund services provided by local school districts for young children with disabilities
Children from culturally/linguistically/diverse families may need different identification methods to uncover their abilities. One strategy to use is:
A. use a single criterion in the identification process
B. use the brainstorming technique
C. use the assimilist approach
D. use portfolios of student work samples to document giftedness
Researchers now believe that IQ scores
A. are fixed points that can't be changed
B. are not valid for children under 7
C. can be improved with education and experience
D. should be the sole factor in determining giftedness in children