Collaboration in Special Education Exam Materials
Course Introduction
This course explores the vital role of collaboration among educators, families, related service providers, and community resources in supporting students with special needs. Emphasizing effective communication strategies, teamwork, and problem-solving techniques, the curriculum guides students through the processes of developing and implementing individualized education programs (IEPs) and transition plans. Through case studies and practical applications, participants learn to navigate the complexities of multidisciplinary teams to create inclusive learning environments and promote positive outcomes for students with diverse abilities.
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Special Education in Contemporary Society 5th edition
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Chapter 1: Special Education in Context People Concepts and Perspectives
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Q1) The total number of individuals with a particular disability at a given time is referred to as__________________.
A) Incidence
B) Prevalence
C) Frequency
D) A sample
Answer: B
Q2) Which category of disability has the highest incidence?
A) Intellectual disabilities
B) Behavioral disorders
C) Specific learning disabilities
D) Visual impairments
Answer: C
Q3) Key ingredients required for successful cooperative teaching include all except
A) Mutual respect
B) Mandatory participation
C) Shared instructional philosophy
D) Adequate planning time
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Policies Practices and Programs
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Q1) What did PL 101-476 rename PL 94-142?
A) No Child Left Behind
B) Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
C) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
D) Americans with Disabilities Act
Answer: C
Q2) Eligibility standards are no different from state to state.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) PL 99-457 extended the scope of educational services provided by PL 94-142 to support which population?
A) High school students
B) Middle school students
C) Elementary students
D) Children ages birth to 5 years of age
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and Exceptionality
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Q1) Multicultural means ______________.
A) The dominant culture
B) More than one culture
C) A foreign culture
D) Macroculture
Answer: B
Q2) African American students are underrepresented in classes for students with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities and behavior disorders.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Two students from the same culture group will act _______.
A) The same in all situations
B) Differently from each other in all situations
C) According to their own unique characteristics
D) Differently from all other persons
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Parents Families and Exceptionality
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Q1) IDEA brought about new roles for parents in the decision-making process, including
A) Active involvement in the assessment and identification process
B) Program evaluation
C) Input on placement decisions
D) All of the above
Q2) During the eugenics movement, the actions and attitudes of both professionals and parents resulted in establishing
A) Collaborative partnerships
B) Child advocacy teams
C) Barriers and unfavorable working atmosphere
D) A systematic approach for writing IEPs
Q3) The role of the family changes when there is a child with exceptionality.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The contemporary emphasis on building family-professional partnerships implies that families are full and equal partners with professionals.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Assistive Technology
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Q1) A word prediction program would be considered
A) No tech
B) Low tech
C) Mid tech
D) High tech
Q2) Assistive technology can support the implementation of the universal design for learning.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Educators need to critically evaluate apps for their educational value.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Assistive technology was first included in IDEA with the passage of
A) PL 94-142 in 1975
B) PL 99-457 in 1986
C) PL 101-476 in 1990
D) PL 108-46 in 2004
Q5) Discuss, in detail, how assistive technology supports the universal design for learning.
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Q6) Compare and contrast assistive technology and educational technology.
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Chapter 6: Individuals With Intellectual Disability
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Q1) The deinstitutionalization movement in the United States helped to move persons with intellectual disabilities into residential settings based in the community.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Explain the INCLUDE strategy developed by Friend and Bursuck.How might individuals with intellectual disability benefit from the implementation of this instructional method?
Q3) The most recent data on educational placement for students with intellectual disabilities indicate that the most common placement is in
A) Inclusive general education classrooms
B) Resource rooms
C) Self-contained, separate schools
D) Self-contained, separate classrooms
Q4) All of the following are types of natural support except
A) Social Security
B) Friends
C) Family
D) Teachers
Q5) Transition services for students should begin no later than what age?
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Chapter 7: Individuals With Learning Disabilities
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Q1) What is the most common location for the delivery of services for students with learning disabilities?
A) General education classroom
B) Collaborative classroom
C) Resource classroom
D) Separate school setting
Q2) What are three potential advantages of RTI?
Q3) Students with learning disabilities tend to become passive or inactive learners.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Who coined the term learning disability?
A) James T. Kirk
B) Thomas Edison
C) Samuel Kirk
D) Howard Gardner
Q5) Review the development of the definition of learning disabilities.Select a definition that is most accurate and provide your rationale for the definition you select.
Q6) List three perinatal causes that have been linked to the occurrence of a learning disability.
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Chapter 8: Individuals With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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Q1) ADHD is widely understood.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is a good recommendation for a teacher who is working with a student with ADHD struggling with oral expression?
A) Substitute a display for an oral report
B) Call on the student randomly to speak aloud so he or she grows accustomed to it
C) Correct the student when his or her oral expression is inaccurate
D) Provide strict guidelines of what the student should discuss
Q3) What is the youngest age any medication used to treat ADHD is approved for?
Q4) Researchers have found significant improvements in children's behavior when they are taking stimulant medication.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Name two developmental features that distinguish ADHD from typical patterns of behavior.
Q6) Identify five characteristics of ADHD and discuss the impact of each on a student's efforts to learn.
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Chapter 9: Individuals With Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
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Q1) Suicide among depressed youth is not a major concern in our society.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following conceptual model(s)of emotional and behavioral disorders emphasizes systematic observations and data collection procedures?
A) Behavioral
B) Biogenic
C) Psychodynamic
D) Ecological
Q3) Describe the three levels of intervention within positive behavior support.Provide example interventions within each level.
Q4) Children typically outgrow emotional or behavioral disorders by the time they reach adulthood.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Hitting others and sexual behavior are examples of behaviors that deviate from nearly all cultural norms.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) Which one of the following medical and psychiatric conditions is not associated with autism spectrum disorders?
A) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
B) Anxiety disorders
C) Obesity
D) Sleep disorders
Q2) Special education programs with more___________________ are associated with better outcomes for students with autism spectrum disorders.
A) Staff
B) Sensory integration strategies
C) Structure
D) Opportunities for inclusion
Q3) Many effective programs use principles of ____________________________.
A) Sensory integration
B) Constructivism
C) Psychogenics
D) Applied behavior analysis
Q4) List three related services and specialized services for young children with autism spectrum disorders.
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Chapter 11: Individuals With Speech and Language Impairments
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Q1) A 12-year-old student who says "I-I-I-I want i-i-i-ice c-c-c-cream" is exhibiting
A) A voice disorder
B) Cluttering
C) Apraxia of speech
D) A fluency disorder
Q2) Briefly define a voice disorder and give two characteristics that may occur in persons with voice disorders.
Q3) Intervention for young children with speech and language impairments should begin when a child enters kindergarten.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The U.S.Department of Education (2013)reports that over 342,000 preschoolers with disabilities exhibit speech and language impairments.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss how seating and setting can be manipulated so that the individual with speech-language disorder can be successful.
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Chapter 12: Individuals With Hearing Impairments
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Q1) What is the name of the device that is individually prescribed based on an audiologist's determination of the degree and nature of the hearing impairment, along with age, additional disabilities or physical limitations, the individual's speech and language skills, cost considerations, and the environment in which the device will be used?
Q2) What type of graph is used to measure hearing?
A) Cardiogram
B) Audiogram
C) Hearing chart
D) Cochleogram
Q3) The least restrictive environment (LRE)for students who are deaf or have a hearing impairment is the same LRE for any student with a disability.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the pros and cons of having a cochlear implant?
Q5) Proponents of Deaf culture view spoken English as an optional second language and American Sign Language (ASL)as the language of choice.What is the term for a person with a hearing loss that the proponents of Deaf culture do not use and that they find offensive?
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Chapter 13: Individuals With Visual Impairments
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Q1) A hereditary condition involving gradual degeneration of the retina is
A) Retinitis pigmentosa
B) Cataracts
C) Glaucoma
D) Macular degeneration
Q2) Which is not a critical function of parent support groups?
A) Serve as a resource for educators
B) Outreach to other parents
C) Serve as a resource for legislators
D) Developing individualized education plans
Q3) An electronic Braille embosser that translates text from a Braille keyboard to a printer:
A) Trekker
B) Perkins Brailler
C) Mountbatten Brailler
D) Duxbury Braille Translator
Q4) Approximately one fourth of students with visual impairments are served in residential schools.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Individuals With Physical Disabilities Health
Disabilities and Related Lowincidence
Disabilities
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Q1) Norm-referenced assessments are of significant value when assessing pupils with deaf-blindness.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What should you not do when a student in your class has a tonic-clonic seizure?
A) Withhold liquids immediately following the seizure
B) Turn the student on his or her stomach
C) Time the duration of the seizure
D) Allow the student to sleep following the seizure
Q3) Many individuals with spina bifida and hydrocephalus are at risk for deficits in executive function, which affects their learning.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When is spinal bifida most likely to occur?
A) First trimester of pregnancy
B) Second trimester of pregnancy
C) Third trimester of pregnancy
D) During birth
Q5) What are two neuromotor impairments?
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Chapter 15: Individuals Who Are Gifted and Talented
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Q1) What is one thing that parents can do to assist in their gifted and talented child's education?
Q2) Who was responsible for the initial work on measuring intelligence?
A) Alfred Binet
B) David Wechsler
C) Lewis Terman
D) Leta Hollingworth
Q3) Briefly describe the importance of preassessment in the education of gifted and talented students.
Q4) For any student to succeed, it is vital that the student is given appropriate
A) Acceptance
B) Grades
C) Freedom
D) Challenges
Q5) Characteristics of families of children who are gifted include
A) A large number of children in the family
B) Parents are older than typical parents
C) Gifted child is usually the youngest
D) Parents set few rules for their children to adhere to
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