Exceptional Children Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
This course provides an in-depth exploration of children with exceptionalities, including those with disabilities, giftedness, or other special needs. It examines the characteristics, identification processes, and educational strategies appropriate for supporting exceptional learners in diverse settings. Students will learn about legal requirements, inclusion practices, family collaboration, and individualized education plans (IEPs). The course emphasizes fostering a supportive environment that addresses unique strengths and challenges, promoting equity and success for all children.
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Educating Exceptional Children 13th Edition by Samuel Kirk
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Chapter 1: Children With Exceptionalities and Their Families
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Q1) Intraindividual differences are differences that exist
A)between a child and other children
B)between a child and his or her environment.
C)but are not observable in a child.
D)between different areas of a single child's development.
Answer: D
Q2) The major goal for the family-focused approach is to
A)give the parents the financial support that they need.
B)help parents become more autonomous and less dependent on professionals.
C)tell the family how to raise their child.
D)give parents respite care when needed.
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following is not a high-incidence disability?
A)Hearing impairment
B)Learning disabilities
C)IDD
D)Emotional and Behavior disorder
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Exceptional Children
and Social
Institutions:
Government, Courts, and the Schools
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Q1) An Individualized Education Plan (IEP) should include
A)the special educator who will be responsible for implementing the plan.
B)long-term goals and short-term objectives.
C)all the goals that the parents request.
D)all Tier I activities that occurred before the student was identified.
Answer: B
Q2) The ecology of a student refers to the influence of _______________ on the child.
A)family
B)community and school C)peers
D)All of these.
Answer: D
Q3) _____________ ____________ test provides a comparison of a student's performance against the performance of a reference group of students.
Answer: Norm-referenced
Q4) _________________ is a measure of the applications of knowledge, whereas _________________ involves the typical classroom performance of the student.
Answer: Performance assessment; authentic assessment
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Chapter 3: Early Intervention Supports and Services
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Q1) Blended practices are
A)classroom practices that combine the parent and the teacher working in the classroom.
B)when the speech/language teacher works in the regular preschool classroom.
C)classroom practices that draw from general early childhood and early childhood special education.
D)the combination of informal and formal evaluation.
Answer: C
Q2) Family-centered early intervention
A)is centered on a belief that children develop through a series of interactions with family, caregivers, and their environment.
B)works to ensure that the parents or caregivers are able to meet the child's needs.
C)that stress can compromise a child's development and needs to be addressed.
D)All of these.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Children With Learning Disabilities
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Q1) "Once you've learned to ride a bike, you never forget." This is an example of A)working memory.
B)motor memory.
C)short-term memory.
D)episodic memory.
Q2) According to the US.Department of Education, 2006, Learning disabilities makes up approximately ________ percent of all students with disabilities.
A)10
B)25
C)44
D)64
Q3) Differentiate between poor academic performance and learning disabilities.
Q4) The RTI approach
A)provides instruction only for students with learning disabilities during transitional periods.
B)is the only assessment technique included in IDEA for diagnosing children with learning disabilities.
C)allows for early intervention based on the child's needs.
D)can only be evaluated by a school psychologist.
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Chapter 5: Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) An intensive, long-term, intervention that systematically addresses the core symptoms of ASD is
A)a comprehensive treatment model.
B)a focused intervention practice.
C)a response to intervention model.
D)a failure to respond hope treatment model.
Q2) A small group lesson developed to improve language and social skills in the regular classroom for children with autism is an example of
A)RTI Tier I activity.
B)RTI Tier II activity.
C)RTI Tier III activity.
D)a functional behavior analysis.
Q3) Discuss three of the major treatment centers for children with Autism
Q4) One of the fundamental characteristics of children with autism is a lack of theory of mind, which refers to the ability of human beings to
A)communicate their thoughts clearly.
B)understand the thinking and feelings of other people.
C)begin to learn basic preacademic skills.
D)understand the basic concepts of math.
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Chapter 6: Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Q1) Which is not a category of adaptive behavior?
A)Conceptual skills
B)Social skills
C)Cognitive skills
D)Practical skills
Q2) _________ developed one of the earliest tests of intelligence.
A)Alfred Binet
B)Alfred North Whitehead
C)Edward L.Thorndike
D)Maria Montessori
Q3) Self-sufficiency in the community, the ability to interact with others, and the ability to maintain employment are assessed by means of
A)achievement tests.
B)intelligence tests.
C)criterion-referenced tests.
D)adaptive behavior scales.
Q4) What factors contribute to intellectual and developmental disabilities in children?
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Chapter 7: Children With Emotional and Behavior Disorders
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Q1) The child's behavior is not the only variable that determines the classification of behavior as a problem. Another significant variable is the A)time the behavior occurs.
B)place in which the behavior occurs.
C)reaction of the child to his or her own behavior.
D)person who perceives the behavior as inappropriate.
Q2) One type of behavior that seems to be passed on from generation to generation is the pattern of A)physical abuse.
B)disruptive behavior.
C)suicide.
D)substance abuse.
Q3) Verbally praising a student who is behaving appropriately is an example of A)controlling problem behavior.
B)supporting desirable behavior.
C)operant conditioning.
D)contingency contracting.
Q4) ____________________ is partly defined as the inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers.
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Chapter 8: Children With Communication, Language, and Speech Disorders
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Q1) The great majority of speech-language pathologists devote their time to A)demonstrating procedures and providing in-service training for teachers.
B)keeping records and making reports on children with communication disorders.
C)identifying children with communication disorders and directing remedial services for them.
D)directing fund-raising activities.
Q2) Most language skills are fairly well in place by a child's ______________ year of life.
A)tenth
B)seventh
C)third
D)first
Q3) The criteria for judging the severity of an articulation disorder include the A)number and duration of errors.
B)variety and duration of errors.
C)onset and variety of errors.
D)number and variety of errors.
Q4) The _____________________ is primarily responsible for the identification, diagnosis, and design of the treatment plan and curriculum for children with language and speech deficits.
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Chapter 9: Children With Special Gifts and Talents
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Q1) Which technique is not recommended to teachers for stimulating creativity in students?
A)Providing a non-threatening atmosphere.
B)Providing stimuli for as many of the senses as possible
C)Making judgments on student ideas
D)Modeling or demonstrating creative thinking.
Q2) Advanced placement is an example of
A)student enrichment.
B)RTI Model - Tier I activity.
C)student acceleration.
D)vertical equity.
Q3) The procedures for the selection of students with special gifts and talents should be based on
A)the requirements of the program.
B)the findings of recent longitudinal studies.
C)federal and state definitions.
D)community demographics.
Q4) Discuss the characteristic of perfectionism as part of gifted students' emotional and social life.
Q5) ____________________ are children who develop extraordinarily fast.
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Chapter 10: Children With Deafness or Hearing Loss
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Q1) The three bones of the middle ear are
A)the pinna, the malleus, and the stapes.
B)the malleus, the incus, and the stapes.
C)the temporal bone, the pinna, and the malleus.
D)the incus, the pinna, and the malleus.
Q2) Reading levels for children who are deaf or hard of hearing tend to be A)equal to their hearing peers.
B)substantially lower than those of their hearing peers.
C)slightly above their hearing peers.
D)slightly lower than those of their hearing peers.
Q3) Research findings indicate that poor academic performance by deaf children is primarily due to their A)difficulties in reading and writing.
B)high levels of frustration.
C)lack of intelligence.
D)poor relationships with teachers.
Q4) ____________________ have been developed for the deaf and hard of hearing that show flashing lights or use vibration when sounds occur such as the telephone or doorbell ringing.
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Chapter 11: Children With Visual Impairments
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Q1) Technological aids for people with visual impairments generally
A)make use of extra environmental cues.
B)augment other senses (usually hearing) to compensate.
C)conserve whatever residual sight is left.
D)fabricate alternative methods for sight and perception.
Q2) Which of the following is (are) an area of special instruction needed by most students with visual impairments?
A)Concepts that require long periods of concentration for understanding
B)Concepts and skills related to higher math, such as calculus
C)Concepts that sighted children learn through incidental visual observation
D)All of these.
Q3) Which of these statements is true of children who are legally blind?
A)They may be able to sense light and darkness.
B)They are always able to see colors.
C)They depend on their sight as a primary means of getting information about the world.
D)They are the largest group of people with visual impairments.
Q4) Discuss the effects of limited experiences on the intellectual development of visually impaired preschool children.
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Chapter 12: Children With Physical Disabilities, Health
Impairments, and Multiple Disabilities
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Q1) The most common condition involving impairments in vision and hearing that worsens over time is
A)cerebral palsy.
B)Prader-Willi syndrome.
C)fetal alcohol syndrome.
D)Usher syndrome.
Q2) Ken sustained an injury to his spinal cord that resulted in paralysis in both legs.Ken's condition is referred to as A)diplegia.
B)hemiplegia.
C)paraplegia.
D)quadriplegia.
Q3) Expanded core curriculum includes A)mobility and orientation.
B)regular reading skills.
C)Tier I activities.
D)regular math skills.
Q4) _________________ refers to a disorder of movement and posture caused by damage to the motor control centers of the brain.
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