SPED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

High incidence disabilities include all of the following EXCEPT Mental Retardation Speech Impairments Autism LDs Correct answer- Autism Which of the following laws made provisions for preschool children to rece ...

High incidence disabilities include all of the following EXCEPT Mental Retardation Speech Impairments Autism LDs Correct answer- Autism Which of the following laws made provisions for preschool children to receive special education services? P.L. 94-142 P.L. 99-457 1986 Education of the Handicapped Act ADA(1990) Section 504 Correct answer- P.L. 99-457 1986 Education of the Handicapped Act Using the term ¨the disabled" is preferable to using the term ¨the handicapped" True False Correct answer- False Mild disabilities can significantly affect a students functioning in school True False Correct answer- True Throughout the 1990s, there has been a steady trend to place more students with disabilities in general education classrooms instead of in resource programs. True False Correct answer- True The use of ¨negative school labels¨ with some children tends to suggest that all others learn in the same way. True False Correct answer- True The educational environment in which more students with disabilities served today is the Resource room Special classroom General education classroom Special school Correct answer- General education classroom The classification of a student with a specific disability (e.g., mental retardation, learning disability) guides the design of the students IEP True False Correct answer- False Students with behavioral disorders and those with learning disabilities have completely different educational needs and should be served in separate programs. True False Correct answer- False Students who are viewed as being at risk for school failure: Generally receive special education services Always present behavior problems in the classroom Frequently have needs that are similar to learners with disabilities Are not eligible for special education services Correct answer- Frequently have needs that are similar to learners with disabilities Students with mild disabilities Often develop behavior problems and learned helplessness in response to failure Display very specific problems in a specific area, like learning or behavior Are generally served in special education classrooms for most of their day Only need short-term special education services to remove the disability Correct answer- Often develop behavior problems and learned helplessness in response to failure An example of primary prevention is Creating transition plans for adolescents with disabilities Conduction lead screening in high-risk neighborhoods Testing all newborns for phenylketonuria (PKU) Requiring all children to be immunized against rubella Correct answer- Requiring all children to be immunized against rubella Once classified as a student with an emotional/behavioral disorder, best practice suggests that the student should be placed in a structured, self-contained program using behavior modification contracts True False Correct answer- False Examples of handicapism include all of the following except ¨John is afflicted with cerebral palsy, but doesn't let that stop him.¨ The waitress asks John's wife what he wants to order John is denied admission to college because of his physical disability ¨John uses a wheelchair for mobility¨ Correct answer- ¨John uses a wheelchair for mobility¨ Nicholas Hobbs felt that the correct classification of students was critical to providing effective interventions True False Correct answer- False All of the following are arguments given in support of using disability labels in schools programs, EXCEPT Teachers need to know the label or category in order to provide appropriate services IDEA funding is related to categories; money is sent to school based on the numbers in each category Labeling is required by IDEA for students to be eligible for an IEP A disability label helps explain the student's difficulty to parents, teachers, and the child. Correct answer- Teachers need to know the label or category in order to provide appropriate services Low incidence disabilities include all of the following except Emotional disturbance Hearing impairments Visual impairments Traumatic brain injury Correct answer- Emotional disturbance High incidence disabilities are the same as mild disabilities True False Correct answer- False Which of the following sentences illustrates the preferred way to refer to children with disabilities Mr. Smith's class has two LD kids and one MR kid this year Sally has an attention deficit disorder The mentally retarded students go to Mrs. Smith's resource room Mrs. Jones's handicapped students spend most of their time in her room Correct answer- Sally has an attention deficit disorder Students viewed as "at risk" of school failure frequently have similar needs to students with mild disabilities True False Correct answer- True PARC v. Pennsylvania laid the foundation for the rights established in 1975 as part of P.L. 94-142 right to public ed for all P.A. children with intellectual disabilities True False Correct answer- True In classical Greek and Roman civilizations, individuals with visible disabilities were likely to experience: pity protection rejection education Correct answer- rejection All of the following statements about special education classes in public schools before the 1950s are true EXCEPT There were no public school special education classes before 1950 Special education classes were largely found in urban areas Classes were not available for all disabilities Classes were generally only for those with moderate disabilities Correct answer- There were no public school special education classes before 1950 Mills v.D.C. Board of Education ruled that shortages in funding could not be used to exclude one group of children from school True False Correct answer- True An important new trend by the end of the 1800s was that of providing treatment to people with mental disabilities returning people with disabilities to their home community providing vocal training in sheltered workshops teaching individuals with mental disabilities to read and write Correct answer- providing treatment to people with mental disabilities The first legislation to convey specific rights to children with disabilities was Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 1973 (equal access to all programs/services funded by federal funds) Development Disabilities Act P.L. 94-142 Americans with Disabilities Act Correct answer- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 1973 (equal access to all programs/services funded by federal funds) Segregated services for those with disabilities were prevalent in the 1900s primarily as a way to provide relief to families from care-giving demands prevent individuals with disabilities from disrupting activities in normalized environments control reproduction by those with serious disabilities provide quality services to individuals with disabilities Correct answer- prevent individuals with disabilities from disrupting activities in normalized environments The curriculum in the first day schools for those with disabilities include training in the manual arts largely because: research indicated that manual arts training was the most effective curriculum teachers of those classes began their careers in institutions where manual arts formed the curriculum it had been shown that children with disabilities were not capable of achieving literacy sale of products created by the students in their craft classes helped pay for the program costs Correct answer- teachers of those classes began their careers in institutions where manual arts formed the curriculum Diana vs. State Board of Education established the right to due process in special education placements true false Correct answer- False Mexican-American students in SPED 1970 based on IQ tests were actually racially biased The general education initiative suggests that the general education classroom is generally the best learning environment for all children, and that any required special education services should be delivered there. True False Correct answer- True Honig vs. Doe held that schools cannot discipline students with disabilities True False Correct answer- False- suspension or expulsion cannot be deemed if results of a disability