Foundations of Special Education Test Preparation
Course Introduction
Foundations of Special Education provides an overview of the historical, philosophical, and legal underpinnings of special education. The course explores key concepts such as disability categories, inclusive practices, and the spectrum of exceptionalities. Students examine relevant legislation (e.g., IDEA, ADA), cultural and ethical considerations, and how policies have shaped educational services for individuals with disabilities. Emphasis is placed on understanding the roles and responsibilities of educators, families, and related professionals in supporting diverse learners and fostering equitable learning environments.
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Exceptional Learners An Introduction to Special Education 13th Edition by Daniel P. Hallahan
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Chapter 1: Exceptionality and Special Education
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Q1) When special education works as it should, the outcome for students is
A)the ability to hide their disabilities.
B)the eradication of their disabilities.
C)instruction in a special class.
D)improved achievement and behavior.
Answer: D
Q2) Deinstitutionalization refers to the movement away from
A)placement in large residential facilities.
B)government responsibility for providing services for people with disabilities.
C)placement in small, community facilities.
D)parental responsibility for the care of children with disabilities.
Answer: A
Q3) Doug Landis, an artist who is paralyzed from the neck down, uses a pencil attached to a mouth stick to draw. This illustrates how the focus on persons with disabilities should be
A)on what they can do.
B)on how they are limited.
C)on their miraculous achievements.
D)on what others can do to help them.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Current Practices for Meeting the Needs of
Exceptional Learners
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Q1) Children under the age of six and older teenagers and young adults identified for special education services more often attend separate schools than do children of the usual school age for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A)They tend to have more severe disabilities.
B)School systems often do not have regular classes for preschoolers and young adults.
C)There are no laws protecting educational rights of people in these age groups.
D)Work-related programs for young adults with disabilities frequently already exist apart from regular high schools.
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following represents the legally correct position of IEP development within planning of special education services?
A)placement, development of IEP, evaluation
B)development of IEP, evaluation, placement
C)evaluation, development of IEP, placement
D)evaluation, placement, development of IEP
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Multicultural and Bilingual Aspects of Special Education
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Q1) In the pursuit of equality and fairness, educational reformers are working toward all of the following EXCEPT
A)teaching tolerance and appreciation of difference.
B)finding ways to work without involving families who seem reluctant to help.
C)improving instruction of language-minority students.
D)adopting effective teaching practices.
Answer: B
Q2) Taking pride in the fact that one person a group with which you identify yourself has accomplished something notable is referred to as A)collective pride.
B)ethnic pride.
C)personal pride.
D)community pride.
Answer: A
Q3) Curriculum-based measurement is thought to decrease the likelihood of cultural bias.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Parent and Families
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Q1) Parent-teacher conferences benefit the teacher primarily because
A)the teacher can learn more about the student from the parents' viewpoint.
B)conferences are easier to arrange than other forms of communication.
C)conferences provide an opportunity for the teacher to visit the home.
D)the teacher does not have to be as diplomatic as in written communication.
Q2) The reactions of extended family members are important because they can often play a critical role in
A)financial assistance.
B)providing comfort and support.
C)recommending professional help.
D)determining the cause of the disability.
Q3) A traveling notebook
A)allows different professionals to communicate with parents.
B)requires a good deal of preparation.
C)is a formal method of communication.
D)should remain in school at all times so that the professionals who work with a child will have access to it when they need it.
Q4) Discuss the theory that the direction of causation between child and adult behavior is a two-way street.
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Chapter 5: Learners With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Q1) Each of the following diagnostic techniques involves the fetus EXCEPT A)amniocentesis.
B)chorionic villus sampling.
C)phenylketonuria (PKU)screening.
D)Nuchal translucency sonogram.
Q2) A common way to categorize causes of intellectual disabilities is to consider the A)part of the brain affected.
B)location at which the cause occurs.
C)severity of the condition.
D)time at which the cause occurs.
Q3) Which one of the following statements about intellectual disabilities (ID)is true?
A)Designating someone as having "intellectual disabilities" has become easier.
B)Professionals are in agreement that the label "mental retardation" (MR)should be done away with.
C)The prevailing opinions is that, for some children, intellectual disabilities are not a permanent condition.
D)How well a person functions has not been shown to be related to supports available in the environment.
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Chapter 6: Learners With Learning Disabilities
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Q1) Over the years, evidence has accumulated showing that learning disabilities
A)dramatically improve in the adult years.
B)can be inherited.
C)manifest themselves prior to age three.
D)occur more often in first-born children.
Q2) Describe how the training for teachers of students with learning disabilities can be utilized in collaborative models with general education teachers (include three specific skills of special education teachers).
Q3) Which is a more convincing method for determining whether learning disabilities are inherited: heritability studies or familiality studies? Why?
Q4) The ability to understand the rules of how sounds combine to make up words is
A)phonological awareness.
B)phonemic awareness.
C)decoding.
D)reading fluency.
Q5) Describe two reasons why defining learning disabilities has been so problematic.
Q6) Describe the problems that many individuals with learning disabilities encounter in making the transition from student to adult life.
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Chapter 7: Learners With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder
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Q1) All of the following are true EXCEPT
A)If a child has ADHD, there is about a 32% chance his or her sibling will have it.
B)Children of parents with ADHD have about a 57% chance of having ADHD themselves.
C)If an identical twin and a fraternal twin have ADHD, the second fraternal twin is much more likely to have ADHD than the second identical twin.
D)Exposure to lead and the abuse of alcohol by pregnant women increases the likelihood of ADHD.
Q2) What is meant by the statement: "It may not be that they do not know how to behave appropriately so much as that they are unable to do so"?
Q3) All of the following are cautions concerning Ritalin EXCEPT
A)It should not be prescribed at the first sign of a behavioral problem.
B)The results for academic outcomes are unclear.
C)Proper dosage levels vary considerably.
D)It is an over-the-counter substance with little chance of abuse.
Q4) How have methods for teaching students with ADHD changed since Cruickshank's approach in the late 1950s? In what ways are today's methods similar to Cruickshank's ideas?
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Chapter 8: Learners With Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
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Q1) Increasingly, researchers recognize that problem behavior occurs less frequently in the classroom when
A)the teacher is offering effective instruction.
B)the teacher allows unstructured free time each day.
C)the teacher separates students with behavior problems from other students.
D)the teacher consistently punishes each occurrence of problem behavior.
Q2) Transition from school to work is usually not a significant problem for those with E/BD because they tend to be so independent.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In contrast to the present federal definition, the proposed National Mental Health and Special Education Coalition definition of E/BD
A)recognizes that disorders of emotion and behavior may occur separately or in combination.
B)focuses on problems that exist in a school setting only.
C)excludes students with schizophrenia.
D)is less sensitive to ethnic and cultural differences.
Q4) Why do estimates of the prevalence of E/BD vary so much across different studies?
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Chapter 9: Learners With Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) Describe three strategies to help a student with autism be more included in a general education classroom.
Q2) The most popular placement for students with autism is the general education classroom.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe how you could use a system like the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)to improve the functional communication of a person with autism.
Q4) Planning for transition to adulthood for people with Asperger syndrome is largely concerned with issues of
A)supported living.
B)competitive employment.
C)residential placement.
D)social interaction.
Q5) What areas particularly need to be assessed for students with autism spectrum disorders, what are appropriate methods of assessment, and what special concerns are there regarding assessment?
Q6) Why has autism been "fertile ground for faddish and unproven treatment methods?"
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Chapter 10: Learners With Communication Disorders
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Q1) When teaching students with speech and language disorders, the primary role of the classroom teacher is to facilitate the social use of language.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The meanings and concepts people attach to words and sentences are referred to as
A)morphology.
B)pragmatics.
C)syntax.
D)semantics.
Q3) The use of an augmentative communication system indicates that a person has a language disorder.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The most common fluency disorder is A)stuttering.
B)acquired aphasia.
C)echolalia.
D)dysarthria.
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Chapter 11: Learners Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
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Q1) Each of the following is true about individuals with hearing loss EXCEPT
A)They reach the same language development milestones in sign as children without hearing loss do in spoken language, but at a slower rate.
B)They reach the same language development milestones in sign at the same time as children without hearing loss do in spoken language.
C)They are at a distinct disadvantage regarding acquisition of spoken language.
D)They are at a distinct disadvantage regarding acquisition of English language comprehension.
Q2) Describe advantages and disadvantages of the approaches to communication: oral (auditory-verbal approach), total, or bicultural-bilingual.
Q3) The most frequent viral cause of deafness in newborns is A)otitis media.
B)maternal rubella.
C)congenital herpes.
D)congenital cytomegalovirus.
Q4) Why are pure-tone audiometry and speech audiometry typically not used with very young children or children with some disabilities?
Q5) Describe four factors that demarcate the Deaf community as a true culture.
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Chapter 12: Learners With Blindness or Low Vision
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Q1) Describe stereotypic behaviors and explain why some professionals think a goal should be elimination of such behaviors while others think they should not be interfered with.
Q2) Describe four ways that special and general education teachers can collaborate to serve students with visual impairments.
Q3) For educational purposes, individuals who are blind
A)are able to use a magnifying device.
B)can still read print if it is large enough.
C)have absolutely no sight.
D)must use braille or aural methods.
Q4) Provide brief descriptions for at least four examples of technological aids for communication, information access, and orientation and mobility. Then summarize cautions when considering use of technology.
Q5) Children spontaneously compensate for poor vision by developing superior listening skills.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Explain why there is a common misconception that people who are blind develop an "extra sense."
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Chapter 13: Learners With Low-Incidence, Multiple, and
Severe Disabilities
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Q1) Traumatic brain injury (TBI)is one of the most common injuries of
A)children over 5 because of falls.
B)males over 30 because of vehicular accidents.
C)the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
D)adults over 20 because of risk-taking.
Q2) Which statement about TBI is TRUE?
A)The age range in which TBI is most likely to occur in males is late adulthood.
B)Males are more prone to TBI than females are.
C)The age range in which TBI is most likely to occur in females is early childhood.
D)Females and males have about the same prevalence rate for TBI, with it most likely occurring in late adolescence.
Q3) Each of the following has been shown to sometimes cause deaf-blindness EXCEPT A)rubella.
B)congenital cytomegalovirus.
C)meningitis.
D)childhood mumps.
Q4) Describe four ways that teachers of students with multiple and severe disabilities can collaborate with others to provide services.
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Chapter 14: Learners With Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments
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Q1) Jim has an artificial leg. This is an example of a/an A)orthosis.
B)prosthesis.
C)adaptive device.
D)assistive device.
Q2) The intelligence of children with cerebral palsy is A)almost always in the range of mental retardation.
B)clearly higher than the average for the general population.
C)nearly the same as for the general population.
D)difficult to assess due to difficulties in perception, movement, or response speed.
Q3) Discuss the relationship between medical advances and the prevalence of physical disabilities.
Q4) Any malformation of the spine, spinal cord, or brain is a A)choreoathetoid defect.
B)neural tube defect.
C)type of spina bifida.
D)brainstem defect.
Q5) Define cerebral palsy and discuss the range of effects that this condition can have on functioning.
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Chapter 15: Learners With Special Gifts and Talents
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Q1) Which statement is true?
A)Intellectually gifted children are often insensitive to the feelings of others.
B)Intellectually gifted children are often highly concerned about interpersonal relationships, intrapersonal states, and moral issues.
C)Advanced cognitive abilities often result in poor emotional adjustment.
D)Students who are gifted do not need education in morality.
Q2) The largest group of neglected students with gifts is A)females.
B)students with disabilities.
C)students from lower socioeconomic levels.
D)students from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Q3) Cognitive superiority, creativity, and motivation in combination and of notable magnitude that makes it possible for a person to contribute something of value to society is
A)genius
B)giftedness
C)creativity
D)insight
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