Compared with students with mild intellectual disabilities, students with learning disabilities are more likely to have? - correct answer One or more
... [Show More] specific cognitive difficulties rather than global delays. Students with learning disabilities tend to have problems in specific areas such as reading, writing, and math, where as students with ID tend to have problems with everything.
Students with mild ID tend to exhibit which characteristics? - correct answer difficulty applying newly learned skills to a different context.
Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with emotional impairment? - correct answer A second grade student who frequently complains of a stomachache in the morning before going to school. Avoidance is a common characteristic of emotional impairments.
Which of the following social/emotional abilities typically appears for the first time during adolescence? - correct answer Understanding that the perspective of others may be influenced by their background or circumstances.
Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with pragmatic language disorder? - correct answer A fourth grade students who has difficulty understanding conversational turn taking. One characteristic of pragmatic language disorder is difficulty with the social aspects of language.
Which of the following symptoms is most characteristic of an absence seizure? - correct answer Staring briefly for a brief time.
A middle school student with learning disabilities in reading and writting and ADHD recently began taking a prescribed stimulant medication. Which of the following symptoms should the teacher expect? - correct answer Increased ability to focus on academic tasks. These medications are designed to increase dopamine in the students brain.
A special educator is meeting with the parents and the siblings of a student who will begin recieving special education services because of a TBI, orthapedic impairment, and specific learning disabilities. To help support the students ongoing learning and development, it would be most appropriate for the special educator to encourage his family to: - correct answer Communicate openly amongst themselves about their strengths and needs. This goes off of the Family Systems theory, which states that what happens to one family member is considered to affect all family members.)
As part of a three year reevaluation, an IEP team would like to determine a students progress in reading, writing, and math. Which of the following would be the most appropriate tool for this purpose? - correct answer An individually administered standardized achievement test. These tests are used to determine the students academic strengths and weaknesses.
A special educator would like to recommend instructional strategies to use with a fifth grade student who has a learning disability in mathematics. Which of the following assessments would be the best for this purpose? - correct answer A curriculum based assessment. This is a direct evaluation of a students progress in building knowledge and skills in a specific content area.
What does an adaptive behavior assessment provide the teacher with information about? - correct answer The students self help and social skills. This type of assessment helps the teacher determine the students interpersonal relationships, self determination, and daily living.
A SPED teacher is going to be doing a functional behavioral assessment (FBA) of a student who has recently become physically disruptive in the classroom. Which of the following is the first step in conducting an FBA? - correct answer Describe the students behavior in concise, observation-based terms.
Which of the following describes a limitation of using a standardized test on a student who has a learning disability? - correct answer It is difficult to use the test result to develop effective instructional strategies.
A special education teacher is introducing an initial individual achievement to a second grade student. Which of the following best explains why the teacher should discontinue the test if the student makes four consecutive errors? - correct answer A ceiling level has been reached [Show Less]