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Course Introduction
Special Education explores the foundations, principles, and practices of educating students with diverse learning needs, including those with disabilities, giftedness, or other exceptionalities. This course examines legal frameworks, individualized education programs (IEPs), instructional strategies, assessment techniques, and inclusive classroom environments. Emphasis is placed on understanding the characteristics of various exceptionalities, fostering collaboration among educators, families, and specialists, and employing evidence-based interventions to support student growth and success. Students will gain insight into the ethical, cultural, and social considerations crucial for promoting equity and maximizing the potential of all learners within the educational system.
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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) Mr.Pond's teaching job requires him to move from school to school,visiting classrooms to instruct students with exceptionalities and to consult with regular classroom teachers.What job does Mr.Pond have?
A)He is a resource teacher.
B)He is a speech and language consultant.
C)He is an itinerant teacher.
D)He is a school psychologist.
Answer: C
Q2) By law,all public school systems must make extensive efforts to screen and identify all children and youth of school age who have exceptionalities.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Given the above scenario,Dr.Long made the right decision when she assigned Ed to a class for students with Learning Disabilities.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Current Trends and Issues
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Q1) Children whose exceptionalities are diagnosed at a very young age tend to be those with
A)more severe exceptionalities.
B)language exceptionalities.
C)milder exceptionalities.
D)exceptionalities of unknown cause.
Answer: A
Q2) Which one of the following provides the best description of normalization?
A)the theory that exceptionalities are a matter of social perceptions and values
B)the belief that people with exceptionalities should have experiences as similar as possible to those of people without exceptionalities
C)the principle that schools should educate all students in the regular classroom,regardless of the nature of their exceptionalities
D)the philosophy that students with exceptionalities should be educated in the environment that will allow them to achieve their maximum potential as adults
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Multicultural and Bilingual Aspects of Special Education
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Q1) Some special programs have been designed to accommodate specific learning characteristics of culturally diverse students.What effect have these programs had on students' achievement and self-esteem?
A)positive effects on achievement and self-esteem
B)negative effects on achievement and self-esteem
C)positive effects on achievement and negative effects on self-esteem
D)research neither confirms nor refutes their effectiveness
Answer: D
Q2) 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
Q3) Identify and discuss two common misconceptions associated with multicultural education.
Answer: Answers will vary based on the Misconceptions section of the chapter.
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Chapter 4: Parents and Families
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Q1) Research suggests that formal support systems are more effective than informal support networks.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Describe three sources of social support that parents draw from and what each source of support provides.
Q3) The purpose of home-note programs is to
A)let the teacher know what is going on at home.
B)enable parents to provide reinforcement for behaviour at school.
C)allow parents to communicate with all the professionals who deal with their child.
D)document communication that has occurred between home and school.
Q4) Which family member is most likely to experience feelings of guilt regarding a child with an exceptionality?
A)mother
B)father
C)sister
D)brother
Q5) Describe the family systems approach to intervention.
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Chapter 5: Learners With Intellectual Disabilities
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Q1) People with Prader-Willi syndrome inherited it from their father.
A)True
B)False
Q2) An infection of the covering of the brain that may be caused by a variety of bacterial and viral agents is A)syphilis.
B)encephalitis.
C)meningitis.
D)TBI.
Q3) Each of the following are possible perinatal causes of intellectual disabilities EXCEPT A)rubella.
B)syphilis.
C)anoxia.
D)low birth weight.
Q4) Discuss the difference in expected prevalence rates for intellectual disabilities (based on the hypothetical normal curve of intelligence)and the actual prevalence figures.
Q5) Describe two approaches to classroom instruction that may be appropriate for Carrie and give an example of each.
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Chapter 6: Learners With Learning Disabilities
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Q1) Programs consisting of precisely sequenced,fast-paced lessons taught to small groups with an emphasis on drill and practice,a teaching script and immediate feedback are using which approach?
A)behaviour modification
B)cognitive training
C)Direct Instruction
D)process training
Q2) Many students with learning disabilities have trouble with long-term memory.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Cognitive training can be particularly beneficial for students with learning disabilities as it can help them overcome problems with A)motivation.
B)depression.
C)overconfidence.
D)bullying.
Q4) Students with learning disabilities tend to have an external locus of control.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Learners With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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Q1) All of the following are suggestions for teaching students with ADHD EXCEPT
A)divide instruction into meaningful chunks.
B)provide a rationale for each lesson.
C)include opportunities for guided practice.
D)avoid "thinking aloud" as this is very distracting.
Q2) Most authorities agree that there is often a hereditary basis for ADHD.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Inattention is a more consistent feature of ADHD than is hyperactivity.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Even high-quality early intervention is not likely to remediate completely the symptoms of children with ADHD and severe aggression.
A)True
B)False
Q5) All of the following are cautions concerning Ritalin EXCEPT
A)it should not be prescribed at the first sign of a behavioural 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.
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Chapter 8: Learners With Emotional or Behavioural Disorders
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Q1) In comparison to the percentage of students with most other disabilities,students with E/BD are more likely to be educated in
A)regular classrooms.
B)resource room programs.
C)itinerant teacher programs.
D)special classes and facilities.
Q2) Despite problems in defining E/BD,most children with severe E/BD are easily recognized because
A)teachers are trained in the use of behaviour rating scales.
B)systematic screening procedures are used in most schools.
C)their behaviour attracts immediate attention.
D)most schools have psychologists on-site.
Q3) Emily is a sixth grader with E/BD.She frequently expresses delusions,talks to people who don't exist,and seems to be in a world of her own.These characteristics are typical of students with A)anxiety-withdrawal.
B)conduct disorder.
C)schizophrenia.
D)autism.
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Chapter 9: Learners With Communication Disorders
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Q1) The dimensions of voice are
A)resonance,pitch,and loudness.
B)resonance,loudness,and quality.
C)pitch,loudness,and quality.
D)resonance,pitch,and quality.
Q2) Teachers can assist students with language disorders by offering remedial lessons in the structure of language.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe each of the five subsystems of language (phonology,morphology,syntax,semantics,and pragmatics)and,for each,provide an original example of an error that would be made by a child who has difficulty with that subsystem.
Q4) About 5 to 10 percent of Canadian preschool children have speech disorders.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Provide an illustrative example of each of the four common articulation problems.When are articulation problems considered to be a disorder?
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Chapter 10: Learners Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
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Q1) Sign language has different neurological underpinnings than spoken language.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Internet provides all of the following EXCEPT
A)access to electronic mail.
B)access to information sources.
C)opportunities to practice oral language skills.
D)opportunities to practice reading and writing skills.
Q3) The earlier the hearing impairment occurs in a child's life
A)the more difficulty the child will have developing spoken language.
B)the greater the opportunity for early intervention.
C)the less negative the long-term impact will be on achievement.
D)the greater the chance the hearing loss will improve.
Q4) Many authorities believe that early intervention is most important for
A)deaf parents with a deaf child.
B)hearing parents with a deaf child.
C)deaf parents with a hearing child.
D)hearing parents with limited sign language.
Q5) What two elements play a role in determining the speech intelligibility of students with hearing impairments and why are these so crucial?
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Chapter 11: Learners With Blindness or Low Vision
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Q1) All of the following are true regarding the parents of infants with visual impairment EXCEPT
A)they should assist with the development of mobility skills.
B)they should be responsive to their infant's vocalizations.
C)they may need support in coping with their reactions.
D)they should take the training required to become itinerant teachers.
Q2) In comparison to sighted children,language development for children who are blind
A)has a few subtle differences.
B)differs with regard to all major aspects of language.
C)is significantly slower,but similar in stages of development.
D)is not restricted by their lack of visual experiences.
Q3) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the following mobility aids: the long cane,human guides,and guide dogs?
Q4) Magnifying devices for close vision include all of the following EXCEPT
A)closed circuit television scanners.
B)hand held magnifiers.
C)glasses.
D)large print books.
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Chapter 12: Learners With Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Q1) Which of the following is a research-based suggestion for promoting educational success of students with autism?
A)Create a predictable environment that is built upon consistent routines .
B)Discourage other students from engaging the student with autism as this can be too upsetting.
C)Do not let the student spend time during the school day with an object that they are obsessed with.
D)Present instructional tasks as whole units rather than smaller components to avoid distracting the student with too many stimuli.
Q2) Evidence strongly indicates that there is a connection between the measles,mumps,rubella vaccine and autism.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When girls are diagnosed with autism,they are more likely to have
A)cognitive deficits.
B)better long-term outcomes.
C)average intelligence.
D)more severe behaviour problems.
Q4) Why has autism been "fertile ground for faddish and unproven treatment methods?"
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Chapter 13: Learners With Low Incidence, Multiple, and Severe Exceptionalities
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Q1) Describe augmentative and alternative communication systems.What problems are associated with AAC? What are the benefits of AAC?
Q2) Females are more prone to TBI than males are.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The number of children from birth to 22 years of age who are deaf-blind is estimated to be about
A)100.
B)1,000.
C)10,000.
D)100,000.
Q4) All low-incidence,severe and multiple exceptionalities combined probably affect what percent of the population?
A)about 2%
B)less than 1%
C)about .2%
D)about .1%
Q5) Write a case description of an individual with traumatic brain injury (TBI)that illustrates (by example)four possible effects of TBI.
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Chapter 14: Learners With Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments
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Q1) Cerebral palsy is
A)a neurological disease.
B)subject to frequent remission.
C)sometimes contagious.
D)a non-progressive disorder.
Q2) A lung disease characterized by episodic inflammation or obstruction of the air passages such that the person has difficulty breathing is A)allergies.
B)bronchitis.
C)asthma.
D)inhalation.
Q3) Abrupt,involuntary movements and difficulty in maintaining balance is known as A)spastic movements.
B)atonic movements.
C)choreoathetoid movements.
D)atonic spasticity.
Q4) Children with AIDS are more likely to experience intellectual impairments than those without AIDS.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 15: Learners With Special Gifts and Talents
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Q1) Renzulli's approach to schoolwide enrichment focuses on
A)small group cooperative learning.
B)investigation of real-life problems.
C)advanced science and math.
D)independent study.
Q2) Pauline would likely have been identified as gifted no matter what family environment she was in.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe the psychological characteristics of students identified as gifted with specific reference to social skills,self-concept and mental illness.
Q4) Giftedness is a stable trait that is evident throughout all periods of a person's life.
A)True
B)False
Q5) There is no universally agreed upon conception of giftedness.
A)True
B)False
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