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A 6 mo old who cannot walk or talk would be described as having an

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age appropriate inability

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to be legally considered exceptional, students...

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must require special education services to succeed

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most resembles the typical student who receives special education services

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sam is an elementary school student with a learning disability

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by federal law, an exceptional student is eligible for special education when

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careful assessment indicates he or she is unable to make satisfactory progress in the regular school program

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prevalence refers to

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the percentage of a population with a particular exceptionality

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the majority of students who receive special education fall within this age range

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6-17

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all of the following practices promote integration except

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institutionalization

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this theory provides the best description of normalization

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the belief that people with disabilities should have experiences as similar as possible to those of people without disabilities

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which federal proision requires that children with disabilities be provided with FAPE

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Individuals with disabilities education act (IDEA)

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which one of the following accomplishments is associated with ADA

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movement that public transportation be made accessible to people with disabilitie

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P.L 99-457 and IDEA mandate a FAPE ages 3-21 in Addition PL 99-457

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provides incentives for states to develop early intervention programs

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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

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No child left behind act

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In Hudson v Rowley the ruling was 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 an average level for her age the decision interpreted which component of

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Free, appropriate education

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all of the following are provisions of IDEA except

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non discrimination in the workplace

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litigation is special education

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has been brought primarily by parens whose children are disabled and being denied appropriate special education services

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prereferral teams serve all of the following purposes except

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developing IEPS for students who need them

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RTI

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can be applied to social behavior and academic learning

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each of the following components must be included on an IEP except

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students IQ score

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which of the following represents the legally correct sequence of IEP development within planning of special education services

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evaluation, development of IEP, placement

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which one of the following best describes an individual family service plan?

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a type of IEP created for preschool children with disabilities

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the concept of transition involves more than just employment. it has broad emphasis to include

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concern for outcomes such as independent living and community adjustment

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special education intervention requires the least specialized environment is

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instruction by a regular classroom teacher

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Two teachers working together for special education and general education purposes include this type of teaching

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co-teaching

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the special education intervention that represents the highest level of specialization

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instruction in a self-contained special education classroom

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nationwide, what percentage of students with disabilities is educated primarily in general education classrooms

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more than 50%

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each of the following is a basic strategy for helping students with disabilities to participate in the gen ed classroom EXCEPT

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homogeneous grouping

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in collaborative consultation the special education teacher

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acts as an expert in providing advice to gen ed teacher

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in cooperative learning

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students with and without disabilities work together in small groups

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bill is a student with low vision his teacher provides him with a set of large font this is an example of an

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accomodation

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when teachers provide choices on a single topic that vary in difficulty is called

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tiered assessments

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a student who performs or behaves poorly in school and appears likely to fail or fall short is

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at risk

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which of the following is an expectation for general education teachers

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participating in writing IEPs

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the dimension of instruction that refers to the speed of introducing new concepts is

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pace

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considering the needs of all potential users including those with disabilities when developing technology is referred to as

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universal design

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in considering cultural differences in the context of education, one should

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be cautious not to stereotype

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quick measurements to determine who may need further assessment are

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screening measures

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RTI relies

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more on the curiculum based measurement

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the increase in the use of informal measures to assess student progress is beneficial to students from diverse populations because

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progress monitoring assessments may be less biased than traditional standardized tests

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tolerance is best described as

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an appreciation and valuing of difference

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research indicates that some instructional approaches, such classwide peer tutoring allow teachers

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to provide culturally sensitive instruction to all members of a diverse group at once

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instruction that is explicit systematic intensive frequent with an appropriate level of pacing corrective feedback and reinforcement and small group delivery is

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allows teacher to individualize instruction

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recommended technique of breaking down prejudice and encouraging positive interactions among students with different characteristics is

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cooperative learning

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unlike the past many professionals now view early intervention as an opportunity

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to support the natural parent-child relationship

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An IFSP is

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individualized family service plan

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high prevalence of feelings of guilt for parents who have a child with a disability is probably due to the fact that

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the cause for so many disabilities is unknown

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each of the following statements about parental adjustment and stress is true EXCEPT

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the more severe the disability, the greater the stress

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young siblings of a child with a disability are likely to

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have just as difficult, if not more difficult time coping with their feelings than their parents

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professionals to encourage the family to make its own decisions and get professional and informal support is what type of model

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family-centered

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wraparound service refers to

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a system of using educational service in addition to available community services to meet the needs of children and their families

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family systems approach emphasizes

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interrelationships among the family and other social systems

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a family that spends alot of their time apart has low

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cohesion

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degree to which families are able to change their modes of interaction when they encounter unusual or stressful situtations refers to

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adaptability

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families of a child with a disabillity tend to experience most stress during

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transitions

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one person having the authority granted by the courts to make decisions to another person

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guardianship

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distinctive feature of the social support approach is that it focuses on

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developing informal sources of support

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each of the following is an example of social support EXCEPT

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a subscription to a disability journal

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social support be integrated with FBA and PBIS specifically in the case of children with

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emotional or behavioral disorders

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functional behavioral assessment involves evaluation of each of the following except

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disciplinary style

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which area is often a source of misunderstanding and conflict for the home-school relationship of students with disabilities

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homework

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under IDEA one form of advocacy to which parents are entitled to are

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due process

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professionals have become more cautious in diagnosing intellectual disabilities EXCEPT

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increasing costs associated with special education

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classification system that most school systems use to describe levels of intellectual disabilities is based on

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IQ Score

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according to the hypothetical normal curve, approx what percentage of the population is expected to have intellectual disabiliies

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2.27%

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claudia has thick epicanthal folds in the corner of her eyes, small stature, decreased muscle tone, sparkling iris, small oral cavity, characteristics are typical to

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down syndrome

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Alzheimers disease has been linked to which cause of Intellectual Disabilities

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Down Syndrome

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each of the followingn diagnostic techniques involve the fetus EXCEPT

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Phenylketonuria (PKU) screening

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People with Williams syndrome

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can pass it on to each of their offspring regardless of gender

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fragile X syndrome occurs most often in

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Males

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is classified as resulting from a

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environmental hazard

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A persons awareness of what strategies are needed to perform a task, the ability to plan how to use the strategies and the evaluation of how well the strategies are working is

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metacognition

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Joe tends to believer whatever he is told, even highly questionable statements or claims, despite any evidence. This tendency is

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gulliability

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In functional academics, academics are taught in the context of

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daily living skills

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using instructional prompts, consequences for performance, and strategies for transfer of stimulus is called

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systematic instruction

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most professionals agree that programming for transition to adulthood for students with disabilities should begin

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during the elementary years

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the ability to make personal choices, regulate one's own life and be a self-advocate

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self-determination

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a motivational term referring to a condition wherein a person believes that no matter how hard hey try, failure will result is called:

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learned helplessness

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the ability to keep information in mind while simultaneously doing another task is

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working memory

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Two broad dimensions of behavior disorders

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externalizing and internalizing

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comorbidity in persons with E/BD is

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not unusual

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according to the federal government, what percentage of the school age population is identified for special education services under the category of emotional disturbance

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less than 1%

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what percentage of school-aged population exhibits serious and persistent emotional/behavioral problems , according to credible studies in the US and other countries

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6-10%

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On standardized achievement tests, most students with E/BD perform

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below grade level

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which of the following statements about depression is true?

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suicide is among the leading causes of death among young people

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the importance of integrated services for students with E/BD means that

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schools, families, and community agencies should cooperate to meet the student's needs

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in case of discipline, zero tolerance means that

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the circumstances surrounding an incident are not weighed in deciding what the consequences should be, only the act itself is questioned

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under IDEA, FBA,

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clearly refers to a specific set of procedures designed to pinpoint the function of a student's behavior

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dyslexia refers to a severe impairment in the ability to

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read

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up until the recent ascendance of the RTI model, the identification of learning disabilities focused on

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IQ achievement discrepancy

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each of the following is suggested as an explanation for why boys outnumber girls in the learning disabilities except

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Lower academic expectations for girls

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research using neuroimaging suggests that some cases of learning disabilities are caused by

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structural and functional differences in the brain

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research on the neurological basis of learning disabilities

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has been relatively consistent in pointing to the left temporal lobe as being involved

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what is an example of INTERindividual differences

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John has problems with math, while Ann has problems in reading

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which poses the most difficulty for most children with learning disabilities

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reading

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students with poor phonological skills are most likely to have problems with which aspect of written language

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spelling

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researchers have found that one of the major reasons that children with learning disabilities perform poorly on memory tasks is that

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they fail to use strategies

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what percentage of children with LD also have an attention problem?

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about 50%

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students with learning disabilities

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can also have problems in working memory and or long term memory

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Individuals who have a cluster of disabilities in social interaction, math, visual-spatial tasks, and tactual tasks are referred to as having

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nonverbal learning disabilities

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Brianna is a junior in high school who has a learning disability and an external locus of control. When she succeeds on a homework assignment, she is most likely to attribute her success to

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luck

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a method in which assistance is provided to students when they are first learning tasks, then gradually reduced until the students do the tasks independently is

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scaffolded instruction

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a method involving breaking down academic problems into their component parts that can be taught separately and then combined is called

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task analysis

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the most common placement for students with LD is

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general ed classroom

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most common testing accomodations for students with LD are

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extended time and small group administration

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which aspect of persons described as "hyperactive and distractible" did Werner and Strauss's research examine

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figure-ground confusion

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each of the following is a subdivision of ADHD according to APA's diagnostic manal except

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predominately lethargic-inattentive type

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what percentage of the school age population does the CDC report as having ADHD

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7-9%

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students with ADHD receive special ed services under IDEA in which category

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other health impaired

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rating scales used for ADHD are generally filled out by all of the following EXCEPT

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medical doctors

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part of the brain responsible for executive functions such as ability to regulate owns behvior is the

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frontal lobes

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a neurotransmitter involved in sending messages between neurons and the brain that is found in abnormal levels in people with ADHD is

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dopamine

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all of the following are ways people with ADHD can exhibit problems with executive function EXCEPt

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they have difficulty telling right from wrong

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compared to students with other disabilities, students with ADHD

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are more disliked by their peers

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ADHD has been shown to often coexist with each of the following except

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Giftedness

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about how many children with ADHD also have learning disabilities

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50%

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determining the antecedents, consequences, and setting events that maintain inappropriate behavior is called

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Functional assessment

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contingency-based self management involves having persons

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keep track of own behavior and then receive consequences based on that behavior

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according to NAtional institute of mental health, all of the following are reccomendations for teaching children with ADHD EXCEPT

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take advantage of their inherent fear of punishment

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the most frequently perscribed types of medication for students with ADHD is

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pyschostimulants

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a therapeutic technique that involves identifying someone whom the person with ADHD can rely on for support is

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coaching

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diagnosis of young children with ADHD is particularly difficult because

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many preschoolers without ADHD exhibit a great deal of activity and impulsivity

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asperger idenfied children who had

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average intelligence but channeled their intellectual pursuits into obsessive preoccupations in narrow areas

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which is not true regarding the APA definition of Autism spectrum disorder

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it is divided into Asperger syndrome and other more severe forms of ASD

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what is the prevalence of autism

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at least 1:88, perhaps as much as 1:50

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best scientific evidence indicates the dramatic increase in prevalence for autism is NOT DUE TO

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widespread use of vaccinations for babies

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cold, unresponsive mothers

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are no longer viewed by scientists as a cause of autism

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which statement about causes of autism is true

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scientists have provided strong evidence that the cause is neurological

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neurological research that involves the brain and head size of people with autism strong suggests that for many

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their brains grow suddenly and excessively early in life

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screening of children for autism can begin by the age of

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9 months

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neuroimaging research on persons with autism indicate that

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neuronal underconnectivity is evident

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mixing of sensory or cognitive systems whereby stimulation of one elicits stimulation of the other is

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synaesthesia

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central coherence means

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brining order and meaning to information by perceiving it as a meaningful whole rather than disparate parts

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behaviors serve as _____ in the FBA

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Consequences

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PECS focuses on

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improving relatively severe language problems

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each of the following is considered an essential feature of effective education program for preschoolers with autism EXCEPT

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active engagement for only five hours per week

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in many ways, outcomes for persons with severe ASD are similar to

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those with Intellectual disabilities

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which is not an aspect of communication

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communicative fluctuation

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language disorders

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involve violations of language rules

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what fraction of children who are identified for special education receive services primarly for speech or language disorders

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1 in 5 or 1/5

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which of the following is best example of a language variation

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african american english

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language disorders are classified into _ and __

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domain and etiology

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if a child exhibits a language delay at 2 years of age

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chances are 50/50 that he or she will continue to have language problems throughout school years

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an example of an articulation disorder

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lisping

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possible causes of voice disorders include all of the following EXCEPT

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chicken pox

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common fluency disorder is

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stuttering

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primary role of classroom teacher is to facilitate development of which aspect of language?

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social

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dynamic assessment

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involves progress monitoring using a cycle of teaching, followed by testing, and then reteaching

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a strategy to teach functional language skills in natural environment is

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milleu teaching

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which condition reduces the effectiveness of strategy training for adolescents with speech and language disorders

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poor reading skills

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from the physiological perspective, distinction between deaf and hard of hearing is based on

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decibel levels detected

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What percentage of students is identified as deaf or hard of hearing

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.10%

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most important organ for hearing

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cochlea

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which of the following is assessed in a typical hearing exam

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detection of sounds at different frequency levels

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most frequent viral cause of deafness in newborns

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congenital cytomegalovirus

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when performance tests, rather than verbal tests, are used with people who are hearing impaired

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there is no difference in IQ between those are deaf and those who are hard of hearing

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among students who are deaf, those who achieve the highest levels of literacy tend to have

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parents who are deaf and use ASL

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many members of the deaf community believe that inclusive educational practices are

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eroding the cultural values of the deaf culture

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auditory-verbal approach encourages children with hearing impairments to

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use their residual hearing

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this technique focuses on reading visual cues and lips to determine speech

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speechreading

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total communication approach uses

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oral and manual communication

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rationale behind a bicultural-bilingual approach is

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to provide a foundation in ASL to serve as a basis for learning english

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FM systems are used to conjunction with hearing aids

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amplify sounds

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many in the deaf community believe that residential schools for children who are deaf are necessary to

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perpetuate the deaf culture and use of ASL

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focus of early intervention for children with hearing impairments is on

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language development

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students who are deaf who do not go onto Post secondary training may face increased obstacles to employment in the future because

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the manual trades for which they have been traditionally prepared are disappearing

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communicative function

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expression for requests for social interaction, requests, intent

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Applied Behavioral Analysis

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highly structured approach focuses on teaching functional skills and continuous assessment of progress. it is comprehensive and emphasizes use of reinforcement

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putting a child who is deaf in a classroom may lead to the child

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being socially isolated from peers

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what gene is associated with congenital deafness?

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connexin-26 gene

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phonology skills of those with hearing impairments

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are similar to those of someone with a reading disability

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assessment of progress for those with ASD

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1. progress in language development 2. social/adaptive behavior

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