Special Education Law and Policy Exam Review - 1184 Verified Questions

Special Education Law and Policy Exam Review

Course Introduction

This course provides an in-depth exploration of federal, state, and local laws and policies governing special education in the United States. Students examine key legislation, such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), along with court decisions that have shaped the rights of students with disabilities. Topics include eligibility determination, the development and implementation of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), procedural safeguards, discipline, inclusion, and the rights and responsibilities of educators, parents, and schools. Through case studies and practical applications, students gain the knowledge necessary to advocate for compliance and effective educational practices within diverse educational settings.

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Special Education in Contemporary Society an Introduction to Exceptionality 4th Edition by Richard

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Chapter 1: Special Education in Context: People, Concepts, and Perspectives

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Q1) Simply stated, a special education is a/an ______________________ instructional program designed to meet the unique needs of an individual learner.

A)universal

B)customized

C)appropriate

D)collaborative

Answer: B

Q2) The first "schools" for individuals with disabilities were state-run asylums.

A)True

B)False

Answer: False

Q3) Who was one of the first individuals to use behavior modification to treat people with disabilities?

A)Jean Marc-Gaspard Itard

B)Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

C)Phillippe Pinel

D)Louis Braille

Answer: A

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Chapter 2: Policies, Practices, and Programs

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Q1) IDEA 2004 dictates that a multitude of formal and informal tools are required during the assessment process.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

Q2) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 forbids discrimination against persons with disabilities in both the public and private sectors.

A)True

B)False

Answer: False

Q3) Select the first step in determining whether or not a student has a disability.

A)Collect preliminary assessment data using standardized protocols

B)Secure parent permission for student evaluation

C)Implement instruction in alternate educational settings to assess learning impact

D)Provide accommodations and modifications to assess learning impact

Answer: B

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Chapter 3: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and Exceptionality

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Q1) In the 19^th and 20^th century immigrants entered the United States at what location?

A)Boston

B)Ellis Island

C)Philadelphia

D)Washington, DC

Answer: B

Q2) Students who have disabilities and are culturally and linguistically diverse do not present significant challenges for their teachers.

A)True

B)False

Answer: False

Q3) Teachers must guard against assuming that the behaviors, beliefs, and actions of their particular cultural group are the correct or only way of doing something

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

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Chapter 4: Parents, Families, and Exceptionality

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Q1) There is general consensus across cultures as to what "having a disability" means.

A)True

B)False

Q2) _______________ involves sharing of information and resources as well as expertise and a commitment to jointly reaching decisions.

A)Cohabitation

B)Active listening

C)Collaboration

D)Cohesion

Q3) Cultural heritage can impact how a family reacts to a child with a disability.

A)True

B)False

Q4) You, as a professional within the school, have begun working on a case involving an 8-year-old Hispanic boy. All evaluations indicate that the child has a mental disability. How would you notify the family of the news? What are some key considerations in this particular case that may affect how you proceed?

Q5) Why is sensitive and caring support from professionals especially important?

Q6) Briefly describe the role of the teacher in working with multicultural families.

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Chapter 5: Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities or Mental Retardation

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Q1) A teacher is working to teach a student with an intellectual disability new skills. Given the student's functioning level the teacher anticipates the student should not have difficulty learning the new skills. However during class the student often puts his head down, says "I can't" and "I need help" refusing to attempt the skills on his own. This student may be showing signs of

A)learned helplessness.

B)deficits in attention.

C)a plateau in development.

D)a delay in development.

Q2) The most recent data on educational placement for students with intellectual disabilities indicates that the most common placement is in A)inclusive general education classrooms.

B)resource rooms.

C)self-contained, separate schools.

D)self-contained, separate classrooms.

Q3) Ms. Lee is interested in working with Josiah on self-determination skills. What kinds of skills might she teach him?

Q4) Transition services for students should begin no later than what age?

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Chapter 6: Individuals With Learning Disabilities

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Q1) What an individual believes about what contributes to his/her success or failure on a task is known as?

A)Metacognition

B)Meta-analysis

C)Pragmatics

D)Attribution

Q2) The RTI model shifts from what concept that is attributed to the discrepancy model?

A)Wait to fail

B)Believe and achieve

C)Efficient identification

D)Under-identification

Q3) George was suspected of having a learning disability. His teachers provided a series of instructional interventions to support his academic progress. How will his teachers determine the efficacy of these interventions?

A)Assessments

B)Progress monitoring.

C)Interviews

D)Unit tests

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Chapter 7: Individuals With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity

Disorder

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Q1) ADHD is widely understood

A)True

B)False

Q2) Which is not a recommendation outlined by the American Academy of Pediatrics for professionals identifying persons with ADHD?

A)In assessing for ADHD, it is necessary to get a full cognitive evaluation

B)In a child 6 to 12 years old who presents with inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, academic underachievement, or behavior problems, primary care clinicians should initiate an evaluation for ADHD

C)The diagnosis of ADHD requires that a child meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition criteria

D)Evaluation of the child with ADHD should include assessment for coexisting conditions

Q3) Professionals confronted with making a diagnosis of ADHD can seek guidance from guidelines disseminated by the American Academy of Pediatrics

A)True

B)False

Q4) Name one behavior rating scale discussed in the chapter used to identify ADHD.

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Chapter 8: Individuals With Emotional or Behavioral Disorders

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Q1) All students with emotional or behavioral disorders exhibit acting-out, aggressive behaviors.

A)True

B)False

Q2) The belief that emotional or behavioral disorders stem from the result of physiological flaws, is an example of which conceptual model?

A)Biogenic

B)Physiometric

C)Ecological

D)Humanistic

Q3) Which of the following is NOT considered an emotional and behavioral disorder?

A)Schizophrenia

B)Depression

C)Down syndrome

D)Conduct disorders

Q4) When did the first teacher-training program in special education appear?

A)1914

B)1909

C)1913

D)1917

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Chapter 9: Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Q1) Which of the following factors has contributed to the perceptions that people with autism spectrum disorders have special abilities?

A)The way that individuals with autism spectrum disorders have been portrayed in movies

B)Researchers have made claims concerning the special abilities of people with autism spectrum disorders

C)Large percentages of people with autism spectrum disorders have exhibited special abilities

D)People with autism spectrum disorders tend to score highly on measures of cognitive ability

Q2) Research on intervention for young children with autism spectrum disorders indicates substantial support for the use of

A)dietary therapies

B)behavioral treatment

C)music therapy

D)play therapy

Q3) What is supported competitive employment?

Q4) What are "splinter skills"?

Q5) List the five autism spectrum disorders?

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Chapter 10: Individuals With Speech and Language Impairments

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Q1) By kindergarten, most children have a vocabulary of how many words?

A)2,000

B)500

C)1,000

D)4,000

Q2) Compare and contrast a phonological disorder and an articulation disorder? Explain why it is important for a speech-language pathologist to differentiate between these two disorders and describe the intervention strategies used with each.

Q3) A student with a significant deficit in speech production would have which type of disorder?

A)Phonological

B)Voice

C)Semantic

D)Syntactical

Q4) A low-tech augmentative or alternative communication device

A)is nonelectronic.

B)uses four symbols or less.

C)is equipped with voice output capabilities.

D)uses concrete choices.

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Chapter 11: Individuals With Hearing Impairments

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Q1) For children who use hearing aids, it is important for the teacher to assist the student in checking the aids on a regular basis to ensure functioning. How frequently should hearing aids be checked?

Q2) The bilingual - bicultural approach to communication considers

A)American Sign Language to be the natural language of the Deaf culture

B)Signing Exact English to be the natural language of the Deaf culture

C)Signed English to be the natural language of the Deaf culture

D)Fingerspelling to be the natural language of the Deaf culture

Q3) For children born with a hearing impairment, identification and intervention should begin

A)at age 1

B)at age 2

C)at age 3

D)as early as possible

Q4) Individuals with a mild hearing loss may encounter difficulty hearing in a noisy classroom setting

A)True

B)False

Q5) Name the three connected sections of the ear.

Q6) What are the pros and cons of having a cochlear implant?

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Chapter 12: Individuals With Visual Impairments

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Q1) What are three refractive errors that impact vision?

Q2) Early residential schools for the blind in the United States were proposed by

A)Louis Braille

B)Samuel Gridley Howe

C)Carl Perkins

D)Diderot

Q3) When developing an IEP for adolescents with visual impairments, what types of schools should be considered? Why are these skills critical?

Q4) ______________________ created the first school for children with vision loss.

A)Diderot

B)Valentin Hauy

C)Nicholas Saunderson

D)Helen Keller

Q5) Which would likely NOT be a test accommodation for a student with a visual impairment?

A)Braille

B)Oral reading of the text to the student

C)Large print

D)Paraphrasing of testing materials

Q6) What is a major difference between grade one and grade two Braille?

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Chapter 13: Individuals With Physical Disabilities, Health

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Q1) An example of a teratogenic cause of a physical or health disabilities is

A)low birth weight.

B)parental neglect of the child.

C)maternal drug abuse during pregnancy.

D)brain trauma after birth.

Q2) Explain how a written assignment might be adapted for an individual with a physical disability who requires a great amount of time and expends great amounts of effort in order to produce written response?

Q3) Students with Duchenne muscular dystrophy are often unable to walk beginning at the age of _____.

A)5-6 years

B)8-9 years

C)10-12 years

D)14-16 years

Q4) Children with severe physical disabilities cannot have normal or gifted intelligence.

A)True

B)False

Q5) Define the concept of learned helplessness and describe how it is developed.

Q6) What is a strategy that can be used to avoid communication breakdowns?

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Chapter 14: Individuals Who Are Gifted and Talented

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Q1) In young children who are gifted and talented, it is common to see uneven development of skills.

A)True

B)False

Q2) A characteristic of gifted African American, Native American, and Hispanic children that is not seen in European American children is

A)Advanced communication skills

B)Advanced imagination

C)Advanced motivation

D)None of the above

Q3) Gifted girls are unlikely to continue to have higher academic achievement as measured by grade point average.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Do you think that children who are gifted should be grouped in an academic setting by ability? What may be some advantages to doing so? What may be some disadvantages?

Q5) List the three traits of Renzulli's model of giftedness.

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