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Course Introduction
This course provides an in-depth exploration of learning disabilities, examining their definitions, characteristics, and the ways they impact academic and social development. Students will gain an understanding of the various types of learning disabilities including dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia as well as their potential causes and prevalence. The course emphasizes assessment techniques, intervention strategies, and evidence-based instructional approaches to support individuals with learning disabilities. Legal aspects, advocacy issues, and the role of families and educational systems in supporting learners are discussed to prepare future educators, counselors, and support staff to work effectively in inclusive educational settings.
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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) A reasonable estimate is that more than _____________ children in the United States can be classified among the categories of children with exceptionalities.
Answer: 6 million
Six million
6,000,000
Q2) The most frequently used classification of exceptionality is
A)Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
B)Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
C)Other Health Impaired.
D)Learning Disabilities.
Answer: D
Q3) The shift away from the medical model of defining exceptionality is the result of
A)increasing recognition of the influence of the environment.
B)increasing use of technology
C)increasing emphasis on parent advocacy.
D)increasing concern regarding cultural bias.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Exceptional Children and Social Institutions:
Government, Courts, and the Schools
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Q1) The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided one time funds for which of the following special education areas?
A)Gifted Services
B)Early Intervention Services
C)Services for High School students with ADHD
D)Legal Services for IEP mediation
Answer: B
Q2) _________________ is a measure of the applications of knowledge, whereas _________________ involves the typical classroom performance of the student.
Answer: Performance assessment; authentic assessment
Q3) Information from teacher made tests and work samples from the student would be examples of which of the following assessment strategies?
A)Norm-referenced test
B)Diagnostic achievement tests
C)Interview
D)Informal assessment
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Early Intervention Supports and Services
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Q1) A chart used to assess individual personality differences in development for a particular student.
A)Apgar test
B)Behavior
C)Behavioral support plan
D)Blended practices
E)Developmental profile
F)Developmentally appropriate practice
G)Family-centered early intervention
Answer: E
Q2) A developmental profile is
A)a compilation of the average ages at which children acquire developmental skills.
B)a new piece of medical technology.
C)the average age at which language skills are accomplished.
D)the system parents develop to evaluate their child's senses.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Children With Learning Disabilities
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Q1) Memory that can hold large amounts of information for a very short period of time, 2-3 seconds is called
A)motor memory.
B)short-term memory.
C)sensory memory.
D)semantic memory.
Q2) A model for organizing intervention strategies from least to most intensive is called
A)intervening hierarchy.
B)metacognition.
C)discrepancy model.
D)IPM.
Q3) Sensory integration involves
A)the student's ability to listen and take notes during class.
B)the ability to use two or more senses simultaneously and smoothly.
C)blend auditory perception and tactile actions.
D)All of these.
Q4) Episodic memory is the ability to recall whole scenes or episodes from our past.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) A condition that is included within the Autism Spectrum Disorder that resembles autism but is a progressive neurological disorder is
A)Turner's Syndrome.
B)Rhett Syndrome.
C)Childhood disintegrative disorders.
D)Kanner's Syndrome.
Q2) 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.
Q3) The results of a follow-up study by Mesibov, Schopler & Hearsey (1999) of 59 children with autism as they progressed into young adulthood revealed that ___________________ decreased but __________________ difficulties continued.
A)repetitive motor behaviors; academic
B)social problems; employment
C)language problems; repetitive motor movements
D)repetitive motor movements; social
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Chapter 6: Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Q1) Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities attributed to organic injury
A)have stronger language skills.
B)are more homogeneous.
C)have less severe perceptual motor problems.
D)tend to have more serious developmental delays.
Q2) A reason that children with IDD have difficulty in social situations is
A)a result of short-term memory deficiency.
B)a failure to correctly identify social cues.
C)a deficiency in perceptual-motor activities.
D)unwillingness to respond to adults.
Q3) Reciprocal teaching includes
A)teachers and students taking turns leading a discussion.
B)four activities: questioning, clarifying, summarizing, and predicting.
C)the teacher modeling the appropriate solution to an activity and student imitating the teacher.
D)All of these.
Q4) In ____________________, a single-gene defect that can produce severe IDD, the absence of a specific enzyme in the liver leads to a buildup of the amino acid phenylalanine.
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Chapter 7: Children With Emotional and Behavior Disorders
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Q1) In regards to bullying, boys experience more ______________, while girls experience more ____________
A)psychological intimidation, physically threaten
B)money extortion, psychological intimidation
C)physical bullying, psychological intimidation
D)physical bullying, parental bullying
Q2) According to Walker, Calvin, & Ramsey, 1995, early discipline problems can accurately predict later
A)suicide attempts.
B)hyperactivity.
C)depression.
D)adjustment problems.
Q3) Which of the following is a possible negative result of medication for behavior disorders?
A)Reducing the student's own sense of self-control
B)Increasing the student's need for independence
C)Reducing the student's own sense of self-importance
D)There are no negative effects; medication is always helpful.
Q4) Identify and discuss several potential causes of behavior problems.
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Chapter 8: Children With Communication, Language, and Speech Disorders
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Q1) Semantics is
A)how language is used socially.
B)the grammatical rules of writing.
C)the meaning of words and sentences.
D)the sound system and rules for the combination of sounds.
Q2) Apraxia is a(n)
A)impairment in the ability to communicate due to brain damage.
B)loss of the ability to speak at a normal volume.
C)disorder of voice quality.
D)impairment in the cognitive ability to plan the motor movements to produce speech.
Q3) ____________________ are defined as support services that are required to assist the child in benefiting from special education.
Q4) Sharon, a fourth-grade student, is not aware that some language may be appropriate in one environment but not in another.Sharon's lack of awareness is a disorder of
A)morphology.
B)phonology.
C)pragmatics.
D)syntax.
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Chapter 9: Children With Special Gifts and Talents
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Q1) To recognize students with special gifts and talents from culturally-linguistically diverse and/or economically disadvantaged families, an effective strategy is
A)spelling vocabulary.
B)the use of portfolios of student work samples.
C)word problems in math.
D)interviewing the student.
Q2) A critical element of creativity is
A)a supportive environment.
B)long term memory.
C)divergent thinking.
D)a positive self-image.
Q3) "Hidden" giftedness means
A)girls that are gifted hide their giftedness.
B)individuals that are gifted may not be identified because of differing cultural perspectives.
C)young children not yet identified as gifted.
D)None of these.
Q4) ____________________ are children who develop extraordinarily fast.
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Chapter 10: Children With Deafness or Hearing Loss
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Q1) The major difference between the oral-aural method and the total communication method is that
A)amplification is not used in the total communication method, although speech and speech reading are taught.
B)the oral-aural method does not use signing and finger spelling.
C)the oral-aural method uses finger spelling but not American Sign Language.
D)the total communication approach uses only oral methods for young children and signing for older children.
Q2) The severity of hearing loss is determined by the A)age of onset.
B)intensity of sound reception.
C)threshold level.
D)type of structural damage.
Q3) A curriculum designed to improve social competence and to reduce behavioral problems for children who are deaf is called
A)American Sign Language.
B)Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies.
C)Information Processing Model.
D)Alerting Device System.
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Chapter 11: Children With Visual Impairments
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Q1) The changing in the shape of the lens to focus on an object is called A)accommodation.
B)convergence.
C)retinopathy.
D)sensory compensation.
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) The number of children who are visually impaired is ______________ than the number of children who are intellectually or developmentally delayed or learning disabled.
A)slightly less
B)slightly more
C)significantly less
D)significantly more
Q4) The ___________________ is an example of a standard school screening instruments for vision.
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Chapter 12: Children With Physical Disabilities, Health
Impairments, and Multiple Disabilities
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Q1) Why is it difficult to develop a succinct definition of multiple disabilities?
A)Because of the varied and diverse combination of characteristics possessed by these children.
B)Because of the difficulties of recognizing multiple disabilities.
C)Because the medical profession has refused to recognize multiple disabilities.
D)Because only individuals who have had the cause of their disabilities diagnosed can be included in the definition.
Q2) Discuss cerebral palsy, including the causes and the four different forms of the disorder and how this affects the child's education.
Q3) ___________________ begins before the age of 16 and causes swelling, stiffness, effusion, pain and tenderness in the joints.
A)Spina bifida
B)Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
C)Duchenne's
D)Cerebral palsy
Q4) _________________ are tests that are "standardized" on groups of children to allow us to compare an individual child's score with the typical score for other children in his or her age group.
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