Deck 1

Question 1

Public Law 101-476

Answer 1

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 1990; renamed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975.

Question 2

Public Law 94-142

Answer 2

Education for All Handicapped Children Act, 1975

Question 3

Piaget’s 4 Stages of Cognitive Development

Answer 3

Sensorimotor - 8 mos to 24 mos
Preoperational - toddler to 7 years
Concrete operational - 7 to 11 years
Formal Operational - adolescence to adulthood

Question 4

Discovery Learning

Answer 4

Student-centered learning activity in which the teacher asks a question, one student answers, discussion of the material to be learned ensues.

Question 5

Strategies for dysgraphia

Answer 5

use of graphic organizers for note taking, speaking slowly and clearly with simple sentences, allowing tape recording for note taking

Question 6

Verbal Comprehension

Answer 6

WISC-V index which evaluates verbal reasoning, verbal concept formation, word knowledge and practical or social judgment

Question 7

WISC-V 4 index scores

Answer 7

Verbal Comprehension
Perceptual Reasoning
Working Memory
Processing Speed

Question 8

Graduated Difficulty Strategy

Answer 8

the teacher includes several tasks from which a student may choose. The tasks are of varying difficulty. Students assess their own work and progress. As students experience success at the easier levels, they will generally begin to challenge themselves with more difficult processes.

Question 9

3 stages of acclimatization for parents of disabled children

Answer 9

Confronting, adjusting, adapting

Question 10

Glasser’s Choice Theory 5 basic needs

Answer 10

Need to survive
Need to belong
Need to gain power

Question 11

Need to be free

Answer 11

Need to have fun

Question 12

How long after parent’s sign consent does the school have to evaluate the student?

Answer 12

60 days

Question 13

What is an IHP?

Answer 13

Individual Health Plan. It determines the services for students with health problems

Question 14

Who decides the timeline for eligibility for special education assessments?

Answer 14

the State

Question 15

What has been discovered about the musical portion of the brain in children with low or no expressive language ability

Answer 15

It is frequently unimpaired

Question 16

Two mental disorders frequently confused in children, but found in concurrence with the learning disabled.

Answer 16

AD/HD and Bipolar

Question 17

IDEA 4 step process for identifying children who might need special education services

Answer 17

Child is identified as a child possibly in need of SPED services
Data is gathered on child by school teaching staff
Child is tested by school psychologist
Child is defined as a “child with a disability”

Question 18

Jerome Bruner’s Constructivist Development

Answer 18

the kind of learning acquired by students that builds on each passing lesson, in a spiral-type pattern, like building blocks

Question 19

What year were children with autism covered under IDEA

Answer 19

1990 (the year IDEA was passed)

Question 20

How does a child’s right to special education services change when he turns 18?

Answer 20

The right to some services transfers to the child once he reaches the age of majority.

Question 21

Are teacher observations an appropriate measure in assessing IEP effectiveness?

Answer 21

No

Question 22

What are some characteristics of spastic cerebral palsy?

Answer 22

Difficulty initiating voluntary movements, increased muscle tone, tightening of muscles and stiffening of the joints

Question 23

What is problem-based learning?

Answer 23

Teachers are the facilitators of learning. Students are challenged by open-ended problems rather than closed-ended problems. Promotes the collaboration of students to solve problems and reflect upon experiences.

Question 24

Grade norms of selected students is used to create what?

Answer 24

Norm samples

Question 25

Flynn Effect

Answer 25

A general increase in IQ scores, indicating a problem with validity.

Question 26

T/F Parents who disagree with the results of a school’s assessment of their child can request that the school repeat the evaluation and/or pay for an independent evaluation.

Answer 26

False - parents can request that the school pay for an independent evaluation, but not that the school repeat the evaluation.

Question 27

Lindamood Auditory Conceptualization Test - 3rd Ed

Answer 27

A norm-referenced assessment that measures an individual’s ability to perceive and conceptualize speech sounds using a visual medium.

Question 28

Test of Auditory Processing Skills - 3rd Ed

Answer 28

evaluates auditory perception

Question 29

Wepman Test of Auditory Discrimination - 2nd Ed

Answer 29

tests auditory discrimination

Question 30

Goldman-Fristoe-Woodcock Test of Auditory Discrimination

Answer 30

tests auditory discrimination

Question 31

No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

Answer 31

2001, reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Mandates that teachers be “highly qualified” in the core subject area they teach.

Question 32

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

Answer 32

2015, reauthorized NCLB. Replaced “highly qualified” requirement with State certification and licensure requirements.

Question 33

Direct Instruction model

Answer 33

researched model for providing instruction through scripted lessons. Students are highly engaged, receive immediate feedback, and the curriculum is tested and proven to be effective. It does not, however, allow flexibility for teachers in planning instruction.

Question 34

Concrete operational stage

Answer 34

ages 7-11, student is able to think inductively, moving from the specific to the general

Question 35

Formal operational stage

Answer 35

adolescence to adulthood; student is able to think deductively, from general to specific, and abstractly

Question 36

Strategy Instruction

Answer 36

helps teachers create an accurate and detailed plan to help them accomplish a student’s IEP.