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Special education is |
| | A) | a part of the general education process. |
| | B) | instruction specifically designed to meet the individual needs of students with disabilities. |
| | C) | a place and not a service. |
| | D) | None of the answers are correct. |
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An impairment is |
| | A) | a loss or abnormality of a psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function. |
| | B) | a limitation that is inherent in the individual. |
| | C) | caused when an individual encounters a situation based on external factors. |
| | D) | when a person with limited physical ability wants to enter a building that has stairs but no ramp for his or her wheelchair. |
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Which of the following disability categories has the highest prevalence rate? |
| | A) | emotional disturbance |
| | B) | learning disabilities |
| | C) | speech/language impairments |
| | D) | mental retardation |
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Percentage-wise, which of the following categories of disabilities have shown increases since 1993? |
| | A) | learning disabilities and mental retardation |
| | B) | speech and language impairments |
| | C) | autism and traumatic brain injury |
| | D) | emotional disturbance and orthopedic impairments |
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An eighth-grade class has been assigned to read a Shakespearian play. One student with a learning disability listens to the book on tape. This is an example of |
| | A) | special education services. |
| | B) | a modification. |
| | C) | an accommodation. |
| | D) | both special education services and modification. |
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Assistive technology devices include |
| | A) | a voice synthesizer. |
| | B) | a pencil grip. |
| | C) | books in large print. |
| | D) | All the answers are correct. |
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Special education services are delivered by all but which of the following? |
| | A) | special educators |
| | B) | local medical center staff |
| | C) | related service providers |
| | D) | general educators |
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Related services include |
| | A) | recreation. |
| | B) | speech-language pathology. |
| | C) | early identification and assessment. |
| | D) | All the answers are correct. |
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Formal special education was recognized, and eventually funded, by federal legislation in |
| | A) | the 17th century. |
| | B) | the early 1900s. |
| | C) | the decades of the 1960s and 1970s. |
| | D) | the late 1800s. |
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Who coined the term "learning disability"? |
| | A) | Horace Mann |
| | B) | Grace Fernald |
| | C) | Samuel Kirk |
| | D) | Heinz Werner |
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Which court case initiated free, appropriate public education (FAPE)? |
| | A) | Pennsylvania Association of Retarded Citizens v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
| | B) | Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia |
| | C) | Larry P. v. Riles |
| | D) | Brown v. Board of Education |
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In addition to FAPE, which of the following are other principles of IDEA 04? |
| | A) | parental participation |
| | B) | individualized education programs |
| | C) | due process |
| | D) | All the answers are correct. |
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Which mandate of IDEA 04 requires communities to identify all children with disabilities? |
| | A) | Nondiscriminatory Evaluation |
| | B) | Children with Disabilities |
| | C) | No Child Left Behind |
| | D) | Child Find |
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A student's IEP must include all of the following except |
| | A) | progress toward annual goals. |
| | B) | how the services will be funded. |
| | C) | the date on which a re-evaluation must occur. |
| | D) | the student's present level of performance. |
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According to IDEA 04, students with qualifying disabilities are served through the age range of |
| | A) | 5 through 21. |
| | B) | 3 through 18. |
| | C) | birth through 21. |
| | D) | birth through 18. |
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Once a parent or guardian consents to having his or her child evaluated to determine if a disability exists, the school has _____ to complete the evaluation. |
| | A) | 30 days |
| | B) | 45 days |
| | C) | 90 days |
| | D) | 60 days or the state's time frame |
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If a student with a disability is to be disciplined for an action that has been determined to be a manifestation of his or her disability, what must be included in the student's IEP? |
| | A) | a manifestation determination |
| | B) | a behavior intervention plan |
| | C) | a functional behavioral assessment |
| | D) | All the answers are correct. |
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Which of the following requirement(s) must be met for a teacher to be considered highly qualified? |
| | A) | full certification |
| | B) | a bachelor's degree |
| | C) | not working with an emergency or temporary teaching certificate |
| | D) | All the answers are correct. |
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How is it determined that a student is linguistically diverse? |
| | A) | His or her primary language is not English. |
| | B) | He or she was born in a non-English speaking country. |
| | C) | His or her parents do not speak English. |
| | D) | All the answers are correct. |
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Individualized family service plans (IFSPs) are required for |
| | A) | families with a child under the age of 18 who has a disability. |
| | B) | low-income families who have children with disabilities. |
| | C) | families with a child, under the age of three, who has a disability. |
| | D) | All the answers are correct. |
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