Teaching Students with Disabilities
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Course Introduction
This course provides an in-depth exploration of strategies, approaches, and best practices for teaching students with disabilities in inclusive and special education settings. Emphasizing the legal and ethical responsibilities of educators, the course covers the identification, assessment, and instructional adaptation for diverse learners with a range of disabilities. Students will learn how to create supportive classroom environments, develop individualized education plans (IEPs), collaborate with families and professionals, and leverage assistive technologies to promote academic and social success for all students. The course also highlights current research and policy trends, fostering a commitment to equity, advocacy, and lifelong learning in the field of special education.
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Exceptional Learners An Introduction to Special Education 12th Edition by Daniel P. Hallahan
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Chapter 1: Exceptionality and Special Education
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Q1) The first special educators provided many of the ideas that form the foundation for special education practice today. They include all of the following EXCEPT
A)individualized instruction.
B)structured arrangement of the learning environment.
C)placement in the least restrictive environment.
D)emphasis on functional, life skills.
Answer: C
Q2) The majority of students who receive special education services fall within which age range?
A)3-12
B)6-17
C)9-18
D)12-21
Answer: B
Q3) Special education legislation has become increasingly permissive rather than mandatory.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Current Practices for Meeting the Needs of
Exceptional Learners
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Q1) Ms. Smith, a second grade teacher, has concerns about Bruce's progress in math. Before she makes a referral for special education, she should
A)discuss her concerns with Bruce.
B)administer an intelligence test.
C)discuss her concerns with Bruce's parents.
D)consult with specialists at a diagnostic-prescriptive center.
Answer: C
Q2) Prereferral teams serve all of the following purposes EXCEPT A)developing IEPs for all students who need them.
B)reducing the number of referrals to special education.
C)establishing "ownership" of students with disabilities by general educators. D)recommending strategies for working with children who exhibit academic and behavioral problems.
Answer: A
Q3) Students with disabilities are not excluded from participation in standardized assessment procedures.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Multicultural and Bilingual Aspects of Special Education
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Q1) Response to intervention, authorized to use to identify students with learning disabilities relies
A)on the IQ-achievement discrepancy formula.
B)more on curriculum-based measurement.
C)on the prereferral strategies technique.
D)more on standardized tests.
Answer: B
Q2) Each of the following is a general purpose of multicultural education EXCEPT
A)to promote pride in positive aspects of one's own cultural heritage.
B)to foster positive attitudes toward cultural diversity.
C)to satisfy a large, tax-paying constituency.
D)to ensure equal educational opportunities for all students.
Answer: C
Q3) Tactics that aid memory, such as rhymes or images, are called A)scaffolds.
B)mnemonics.
C)visual organizers.
D)reminders.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Parent and Families
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Q1) In the not too distant past, many professionals believed that parents were A)unwilling to spend time working with their child.
B)to blame for their child's problems.
C)unable to work effectively with their child.
D)unable to cope with a child with a disability.
Q2) 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.
Q3) What issues are related to parental reactions to having a child with a disability, and what factors appear to be most predictive of how couples will cope with the stress associated with having a child with a disability?
Q4) The prevalence of feelings of guilt is probably due to A)the fact that the cause of so many disabilities is unknown. B)parents' knowledge that they caused their child's disability.
C)strangers' stares and comments.
D)the lack of support for families of disabled children.
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Chapter 5: Learners With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Q1) Each of the following is true regarding assessment of quality of life EXCEPT
A)It presents challenges because it depends on individual perceptions.
B)It should consider society's view of quality of life and an individual's level of satisfaction.
C)There are no assessments to use with Spanish-speaking populations.
D)The Life Experiences Checklist is considered to be more objective that the Quality of Life Questionnaire.
Q2) Professionals have become more cautious in diagnosing intellectual disabilities for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A)the stigma associated with the label.
B)the belief that intellectual disabilities are a socially constructed condition.
C)over diagnosis of children from ethnic minority groups.
D)increasing costs associated with special education.
Q3) In functional academics, academics are taught in the context of
A)daily living skills.
B)vocational settings.
C)community living.
D)simplified curricula.
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Chapter 6: Learners With Learning Disabilities
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Q1) Each of the following are areas of development important to early educators EXCEPT
A)comprehension and/or expression of spoken language.
B)emergent literacy skills.
C)functional reading and math skills.
D)perceptual-motor skills.
Q2) A method in which the teacher-student relationship is similar to that of an expert and an apprentice is
A)reciprocal teaching.
B)scaffolded instruction
C)co-teaching.
D)team teaching.
Q3) Which poses the most difficulty for most children with learning disabilities?
A)reading
B)spelling
C)handwriting
D)math
Q4) Define IQ-achievement discrepancy and list three objections to using it for identifying learning disabilities.
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) Explain why ADHD is not included as a separate category of special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)and why many professionals are disappointed with this situation.
Q2) Write a brief scenario describing a student's problem behavior. Then, explain how a functional behavioral assessment (FBA)could be used to determine the "function" of the behavior. Next, describe a contingency-based self-management plan that could be used to address the problem behavior within the context of its apparent function.
Q3) ADHD is not a separate special education category under IDEA. A)True
B)False
Q4) The negative social status experienced by students with ADHD is A)usually long lasting.
B)usually overcome by early adulthood.
C)largely a myth associated with the label.
D)generally an issue only during high school.
Q5) The majority of people with ADHD experience significant problems in peer relations. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Learners With Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
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Q1) Each of the following has been identified by the Council for Exceptional Children as a skill necessary for teachers of students with emotional or behavioral disorders EXCEPT
A)use of intelligence tests and standardized achievement tests to make placement decisions.
B)knowledge of prevention and intervention strategies.
C)use of nonaversive techniques.
D)establishment of consistent classroom routines.
Q2) Transition from school to work is particularly difficult for many adolescents with E/BD for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A)a high rate of dropping out of school.
B)neglectful, abusive, or inadequate family relationships.
C)over-emphasis on vocational training rather than academics.
D)behavior that is unacceptable to peers and employers.
Q3) Describe two misunderstandings that seem to contribute to a common viewpoint in society that E/BD is not a "real" disorder.
Q4) Discuss the controversy associated with the present federal definition of E/BD and list three advantages of the National Mental Health and Special Education Coalition definition.
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Chapter 9: Learners With Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) Which term is used to describe disorders similar in many ways to autism?
A)autism spectrum disorder
B)autism-like disorder
C)autism behavior disorder
D)autism developmental disorder
Q2) Describe how you could use a system like the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)to improve the functional communication of a person with autism.
Q3) Which of the following statements illustrates evidence for autism having a hereditary component?
A)"Refrigerator mothers" have been shown to have had mothers who were also "cold" and uninvolved.
B)Identical twins are much more likely to both have autism than are fraternal twins.
C)When one family member has autism, the chances are 10 times higher that another family member has autism than in the population as a whole.
D)Family members of those with autism are less likely to have a preference for routines than people in general.
Q4) 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) The current trend in early intervention is to provide speech and language intervention in the natural environment of the young child. Discuss the rationale underlying this trend and describe three strategies that are consistent with the trend.
Q2) A language disorder that involves problems with functional and socially appropriate communication is
A)communication.
B)semantics.
C)speech.
D)pragmatics.
Q3) More girls than boys stutter.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which condition reduces the effectiveness of strategy training for adolescents with speech and language disorders?
A)use of natural group settings
B)emphasis on vocational goals
C)poor reading skills
D)involvement of peers
Q5) Explain why communication does not require speech.
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Chapter 11: Learners Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
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Q1) National statistics indicate that 95 percent of adults who are deaf choose deaf spouses. What percentage of the offspring from these marriages has normal hearing?
A)10%
B)5%
C)50%
D)90%
Q2) Why are pure-tone audiometry and speech audiometry typically not used with very young children or children with some disabilities?
Q3) A particularly controversial point of view held by many members of the Deaf culture is that
A)children should not receive cochlear implants to improve their hearing.
B)parents should not permit children who are deaf to learn English.
C)all students who are deaf should attend residential schools until the age of 16.
D)all citizens should be required to learn American Sign Language.
Q4) Intellectual development is dependent on the acquisition of spoken language.
A)True
B)False
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) Blindness occurs most often in A)adulthood.
B)adolescence.
C)early childhood.
D)preadolescence.
Q2) 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.
Q3) When walking, Lisa, an eighteen-year-old with blindness, has learned to attend to the subtle changes in pitch of echoes from objects as she moves towards them. Which phenomenon is responsible for these changes?
A)obstacle sense
B)Doppler effect
C)echolalia
D)tactual perception
Q4) Most people with visual impairment use braille as their primary method of reading.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Learners With Low-Incidence, Multiple, and
Severe Disabilities
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Q1) Most authorities agree that the biggest obstacle faced by people with deaf-blindness is accessing information.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Explain why traumatic brain injury (TBI)is sometimes considered "invisible" and a "silent epidemic."
Q3) Write a description of what you think life might have been like for Helen Keller and Laura Bridgman if they had not had the intensive and extensive instruction they received from Annie Sullivan and Samuel Gridley Howe, respectively.
Q4) Describe four ways that teachers of students with multiple and severe disabilities can collaborate with others to provide services.
Q5) The process of finding out why or under what circumstances problem behavior is exhibited is called
A)positive behavioral support.
B)functional behavioral assessment.
C)functional behavioral analysis.
D)positive behavior management.
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Chapter 15: Learners With Special Gifts and Talents
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Q1) One of the worst misconceptions of the field of gifted education is
A)the idea that gifted students are more likely to be bullies.
B)the idea that gifted students are superior in every way, including strength and beauty.
C)the idea that giftedness and mental illness are linked.
D)the idea that gifted students are physically stronger and more socially adept.
Q2) Environmental factors such as socioeconomic level have little effect on intelligence.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Why is it difficult to identify giftedness in school-age children, especially when considering multicultural differences? List three principles that should be followed to help ensure fairness in identification.
Q4) Proportionality of ethnic groups represented by gifted identification could be achieved if all of the following efforts are made EXCEPT
A)use of quota systems.
B)use of culturally sensitive identification criteria.
C)counseling to raise aspirations of students in underrepresented groups.
D)availability of high-achieving models from all ethnic groups.
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