Individual Exceptional Child Ch 4 – Flashcards
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Achieving goals at school or work, making progress at home, and making friends are aspects of which domain?
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Disability-related support
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Sharing power, fostering empowerment, and providing options are elements of:
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equality
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PTIs serve families of children with disabilities in what age range?
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Birth to age 26
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Advocacy involves each of the following except:
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affirming strengths
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What percentage of parents reported that they have considered legal action to secure an appropriate special education program for their children?
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16%
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As compared to families of children without disabilities, those with disabilities have each of the following characteristics except:
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They are more likely to postpone necessary medical care.
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Individualizing communication requires teachers to do each of the following except:
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Make themselves available at all times
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Which domain focuses on factors such as family members spending time together, talking with each other, and solving problems together?
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family interaction
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When parents and educators have a concern, it is helpful to have a person from outside the school who can objectively structure the meeting. This person is a(n):
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facilitator
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The three practices associated with professional competence within family-professional partnerships are providing a quality education, continuing to learn, and:
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setting high expectations
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Ahmed and his family moved to the United States from the Middle East. Ahmed and his parents speak English very well, but during conferences Ms. Smith, Ahmed's teacher, is uncomfortable with the parents' behavior. Ahmed's mother does not speak in the meetings, and the parents do not make eye contact. How can Ms. Smith make the meetings more comfortable for all involved?
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Learn about Ahmed's culture, and plan meeting participation to meet the parents' needs.
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Which network that guides families to helpful resources has been the most thoroughly researched in terms of its particular outcomes for families?
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parent to parent programs
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Which of the following statements about parents' participation in homework is TRUE?
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Students with disabilities are five times as likely as their peers without disabilities to get frequent homework assistance.
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Each is a way to effectively collaborate with parents in participating in the development of an appropriate IEP except:
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Prepare the document in advance so all the parent needs to do is sign it.
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Being reliable, using sound judgment, and maintaining confidentiality are elements of:
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trust
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Families experience better emotional well-being when they have friends or others who provide support, the support they need to relieve stress, outside help available to take care of the special needs of all family members, and:
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Time to pursue their own interests