Exceptional Learners Test Preparation
Course Introduction
This course explores the diverse needs of exceptional learners, including students with disabilities, giftedness, and other unique learning profiles found in today's classrooms. It examines the legal, philosophical, and practical foundations of special education, including major legislation, educational assessments, individualized education plans (IEPs), and inclusive teaching strategies. Students will develop a comprehensive understanding of the characteristics of exceptional learners and gain skills necessary to create supportive, effective, and equitable learning environments that foster academic, social, and emotional development for all students.
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Exceptional Learners 1st Canadian Edition by Daniel Hallahan
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Chapter 1: Exceptionality and Special Education
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Q1) Revise the above case description so that the actions of school personnel are in compliance with special education policies and legislation.
Answer: Answers should include:How Mr.Brown could follow appropriate prereferral and referral practices (especially documenting what he has attempted to do in class and meeting with Ed's parents);show that an exceptionality label would not be applied on the basis of an intelligence test alone;and show that Ed's parents were invited to come to a meeting to participate in the diagnosis process,develop an IEP,and recommend a placement for their son.
Q2) Jasper is a ten year-old student with an intellectual disability.If he is placed in the least restrictive environment,he will receive instruction in
A)a regular classroom for the whole day.
B)a regular classroom with consultation by a special educator.
C)both a regular classroom and a resource room.
D)the setting that best meets his educational needs.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Current Trends and Issues
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Q1) According to the text,accommodations for evaluation procedures of students with exceptionalities might include all of the following EXCEPT
A)altering the time given for responding.
B)changing the setting in which assessment is done.
C)providing verbal prompts to the student during testing.
D)using an alternative format for presentation of tasks or the type of response allowed. Answer: C
Q2) Are "full inclusion" and "least restrictive environment" mutually exclusive concepts? Why or why not?
Answer: As presented in the text,full inclusion and the LRE are mutually exclusive because all students would attend only general education classrooms.Students may elaborate on this point (e.g. ,how all needed services would be provided in the regular classroom),or may refer to sources about full inclusion that suggest that some special services may be provided outside of the regular classroom but that the primary placement for all students with exceptionalities is the regular classroom.
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Chapter 3: Multicultural and Bilingual Aspects of Special Education
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Q1) A subculture can include all of the following categories of citizens EXCEPT A)students.
B)political parties.
C)exceptionalities.
D)sexual orientations.
Answer: A
Q2) When a student sees a teacher use a learning strategy and then tries it out,the technique is called A)team teaching.
B)reciprocal teaching.
C)scaffolded instruction.
D)copy teaching.
Answer: B
Q3) An example of an exceptionality with a highly organized subculture is A)intellectual disability.
B)autism.
C)deafness.
D)blindness.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Parents and Families
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Q1) According to the Turnbulls' family systems theory,healthy families have
A)moderate degrees of acceptance and compassion.
B)moderate degrees of cohesion and adaptability.
C)moderate degrees of cohesion and high degrees of adaptability.
D)moderate degrees of acceptance and high degrees of adaptability.
Q2) Siblings of children with exceptionalities can be best protected by being given minimal information about the nature of the exceptionalities.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The degree to which families are able to change their modes of interaction when they encounter unusual or stressful situations refers to A)acceptance.
B)cohesion.
C)adaptability.
D)compassion.
Q4) Parent-child interactions are reciprocal in nature.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the family systems approach to intervention.
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Chapter 5: Learners With Intellectual Disabilities
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Q1) The regular classroom is an increasingly common placement for students with all levels of intellectual disabilities.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Fragile X syndrome occurs most often in A)females.
B)twins.
C)first-born offspring. D)males.
Q3) Examples of social adaptive skills include all of the following EXCEPT A)responsibility.
B)interpersonal.
C)obeys laws.
D)receptive language.
Q4) Describe a scenario where a student with an intellectual disability can complete a functional academic task alongside same-grade peers in an inclusive classroom.
Q5) Many individuals with intellectual disabilities have deficits in working memory. A)True B)False
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Chapter 6: Learners With Learning Disabilities
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Q1) An example of authentic assessment is
A)assessment conducted in the home.
B)portfolio assessment.
C)assessment of functional skills.
D)simulated situational assessment.
Q2) Standardized assessments provides specific information about the ways that students learn best.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Most individuals with learning disabilities have similar ability profiles.
A)True
B)False
Q4) To remember the meaning of the word "parity" in a unit focused on currency,a student could think of the word "pear" and imagine it being cut into two equal pieces.This is an example of a/an
A)mnemonic.
B)simile.
C)pegword strategy.
D)acronym.
Q5) Describe two reasons why defining learning disabilities has been so problematic.
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Chapter 7: Learners With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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Q1) A therapeutic technique that involves identifying someone whom the person with ADHD can rely on for support is
A)training.
B)coaching.
C)encouraging.
D)directing.
Q2) Cautions for teachers regarding the prescription and use of medications to treat ADHD include all of the following EXCEPT
A)teachers should not assume that medication will improve student's academic performance.
B)teachers should not lead children to believe that medication is a substitute for self-responsibility.
C)teachers should be aware of the possibility that children and their peers may abuse ADHD medications
D)teachers should adjust the dosages of medication if they appear too high or too low.
Q3) Summarize what is known about the effectiveness of using psychostimulants,such as Ritalin,on ADHD symptoms.
Q4) Describe how Ritalin works,despite its seemingly "paradoxical effect."
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Chapter 8: Learners With Emotional or Behavioural Disorders
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Q1) In Garrity and colleagues program for reducing bullying in schools,the "caring majority" refers to
A)the group of students who neither bully nor get bullied.
B)teachers and other staff members.
C)parents and members of the community.
D)the students who get bullied.
Q2) Why do estimates of the prevalence of E/BD vary so much across different studies?
Q3) Describe ways that general and special education teachers can collaborate to serve students with E/BD.
Q4) Erik is a sixth grader with E/BD who is highly aggressive.His teacher,Mr.Glumbly,should be advised to try all of the following techniques with Erik EXCEPT
A)providing examples of non-aggressive responses in aggression-provoking circumstances.
B)role-playing non-aggressive behaviour with him.
C)preventing him from receiving positive consequences for aggression.
D)letting him "act out" his aggression freely.
Q5) Provide examples of 2 biological,2 family,2 school,and 2 cultural factors that contribute to E/BD.
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Chapter 9: Learners With Communication Disorders
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Q1) Effective language intervention requires
A)a structured environment.
B)parental involvement in the natural environment.
C)an educational setting.
D)following the normal developmental sequence.
Q2) More girls than boys stutter.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which one of the following is the best example of a language difference?
A)African American English
B)acquired aphasia
C)stuttering
D)American Sign Language
Q4) The social interaction,or pragmatic,theory of language development suggests that
A)comprehending language is more important than producing language.
B)language is taught by direct instruction and arrangement of consequences.
C)language development is easily separated from social and cognitive development.
D)the natural environment may be arranged to teach more effective language.
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Chapter 10: Learners Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
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Q1) Families in which both the child and the parents are deaf are at a disadvantage,academically,compared to families in which the parents are hearing.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Whether a person thinks of himself or herself as deaf is referred to as A)behavioural deafness.
B)vestibular deafness.
C)attitudinal deafness.
D)associative deafness.
Q3) Until the mid-1960s the only institution specifically for postsecondary education of students with hearing impairments was A)Rochester.
B)Gallaudet.
C)Stanford.
D)Georgetown.
Q4) Many people who are deaf believe that deafness should not be considered an exceptionality.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Learners With Blindness or Low Vision
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Q1) People who are blind
A)develop better acuity in their other senses.
B)are superior to sighted people in musical ability.
C)have lowered thresholds for sensation in touch and hearing.
D)learn to make better use of the sensations they obtain.
Q2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the following mobility aids: the long cane,human guides,and guide dogs?
Q3) Approximately what percent of the population of people with blindness currently uses braille as a primary reading method?
A)10%
B)35%
C)65%
D)85%
Q4) Repetitive movements such as rocking,rubbing the eyes,and grimacing displayed by some people who are blind are known as A)blindisms.
B)redundant behaviour.
C)stereotypic behaviour.
D)perseverations.
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Chapter 12: Learners With Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Q1) Autism spectrum disorders are presently believed to have a neurological basis.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Girls with autism are more likely than boys to have cognitive deficits.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The desire to communicate for social reasons is
A)pragmatic language.
B)communicative intent.
C)echolalia.
D)conversational impetus.
Q4) When Jim's brother told him to "Take a hike!" in response to an annoying behaviour,Jim began to lace up his hiking boots.This illustrates Jim's difficulties interpreting A)idioms.
B)nonverbal cues.
C)metaphors.
D)hidden curriculum.
Q5) Briefly describe the three prominent theories that have been developed to explain the difficulties experienced by individuals with ASD.
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Chapter 13: Learners With Low Incidence, Multiple, and Severe Exceptionalities
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Q1) Which of the following statements about TBI is true?
A)The IEP should focus on long-term as well as short-term goals.
B)The teacher should focus primarily on helping the students recover social skills as they are most critical to academic and social progress.
C)The teacher should discourage the use of alternative strategies,such as using organizational and memory aids,which could become a crutch.
D)The IEP should be initially developed for achievement over 6 months to a year.
Q2) Patting a child who is deaf-blind on the shoulder is a clear way of indicating positive feedback.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Repetitive,stereotyped behaviours such as hand flapping are usually signs of extreme distress for students with severe exceptionalities.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The effects of TBI are always severe and permanent.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Learners With Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments
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Q1) Describe four ways that many physical disabilities could be prevented.
Q2) Physical disabilities of all kinds are decreasing because of medical advances. A)True
B)False
Q3) Most physical disabilities,even if severe,do NOT in themselves prevent sexual gratification.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In comparison to students without epilepsy,those with epilepsy are more likely to A)be gifted.
B)have autism.
C)have cerebral palsy.
D)have emotional or behavioural disorders.
Q5) Arthritis is found only in adults,particularly those who are elderly.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Summarize why children with physical disabilities may have difficulties in the area of academic achievement.
Q7) Describe the procedures to be followed when a child has a seizure.
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Chapter 15: Learners With Special Gifts and Talents
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Q1) Which statement about Pauline is true?
A)She demonstrated precocity,but not genius.
B)She demonstrated genius,but not precocity.
C)She demonstrated neither precocity not genius.
D)She demonstrated both precocity and genius.
Q2) A person is gifted if he or she scores above a certain level on intelligence tests.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe four ways that teachers can collaborate to serve students who are gifted.
Q4) In adulthood,people with gifts are prone to emotional instability and early decline.
A)True
B)False
Q5) In Canada,"giftedness" is defined
A)according to the United States definition.
B)by each province and territory.
C)by individual schools.
D)by federal policy.
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