Practice Questions 3 Flashcards
Which of the following is an accurate statement about what IDEA 2004 requires for any IEP?
a. It must include a multiyear outline of instructional objectives
b. It must include a section on assistive devices, regardless of the nature or degree of the student’s disability
c. It must be in effect before special education services or related services or provided
d. It must not be available to any school personnel except special education teachers
c. According to IDEIA, an IEP must be in effect before special education and related
services are provided to an eligible student. None of the other choices is required.
Under the provision of IDEA 2004, an individualized family service plan (IFSP) for a two year-old child will most probably include:
a. A budget for early-intervention services
b. Plans for making the transition into preschool
c. Techniques for the family to use in introducing academic subjects
d. A recommendation of counseling for the child’s siblings
b. IDEIA 2004 requires that an IFSP include plans for the transition to preschool. Answers c & d, are optional points in an IFSP, but are not required as of 1997
According to the requirements of Public Law 99-457, service coordination must be
provided for all children who are:
a. Served in special education settings
b. Under six years of age and are developmentally delayed
c. Under three years of age and are from families below the poverty level
d. Under three years of age and are eligible to receive Part H services
d. PL 99-457, Part H, targets infants and toddlers up to age three and only if they meet a particular state’s definition of eligibility.
Which of the following describes the most appropriate view of the role families in
early intervention?
a. Families must be fully educated to understand what early intervention is and why their children will benefit from it
b. Families of targeted children of equal partners and collaborators with professionals in early intervention
c. Families should be trained to eventually become their own service coordinators
d. Under the law, families have equal rights and responsibilities with professionals and must be involved in all decisions about intervention activities
.b. Current best practice in early intervention emphasizes partnership and collaboration with
families.
When a parent asks to review a record, under the federal regulations of Public Law
99-457 as stated in the Tennessee State Code, the agency or provider maintaining the record must comply with the request within no more than: 314
a. Two days
b. Five days
c. Ten days
d. Forty-five days
d. Part H of PL 99-457 directs that each state shall specify the maximum time for response
to such requests. The Tennessee State Code states that compliance with a parent request
must come within a reasonable amount of time, before any meeting occurs concerning the child, and within a maximum of forty-five days.
Which of the following manual communication systems makes the greatest use of facial expression, posture, movement, and space?
a. cued speech
b. Signed English
c. American Sign Language
d. finger spelling
c. American Sign Language is a visual-gestural language requiring the use of eyes and
hands.
Which of the following types of information would be useful for determining the
reliability of a formal assessment instrument?
a. A panel of content experts has indicated that questions on the test are accurate and
significant
b. Students who take the test more than once receive similar scores each time
c. Student who score high on the test also score high on other standardized tests
d. The test scores of students from a variety of backgrounds are evenly distributed across the
range of scores
b. Students who take the test more than once receiving similar scores each time is useful for
determining the reliability of a formal assessment instrument.
In diagnosing a hearing loss, a bone-conduction test is primarily used measure
which of the following?
a. Level of hearing in the inner ear
b. Automatic reflexes within the ear
c. Behavioral responses to auditory stimuli
d. Functioning of the middle ear
a. The bone-conduction test is primarily used to measure the level of hearing in the inner
ear.
The IEP of a student with a hearing impairment and special education needs must include:
a. Evidence from research findings documenting the appropriateness of approaches selected
for use
b. Lesson plans to meet stated IEP objectives
c. A summary of projected annual costs and staff hours required for implementing the IEP
d. Annual goals for the student’s individualized program
d. Developing annual goals for the student’s IEP is a must to determine if there is progress
or if goals need to be changed
Which of the following is an appropriate procedure for the regular maintenance and
monitoring of a hearing aid?
a. Wash each hearing component using a mild cleaning solution
b. Check the batteries in the hearing aid each day using a battery tester
c. Hold the hearing aid close to the ear to check for feedback
d. Replace the earmold of the hearing aid at least once a month
b. Routine maintenance and monitoring of a hearing is to check the batteries in the hearing
aid each day using a battery tester on a daily/weekly/monthly basis.
Parents/guardians could best help a child who is deaf or hard of hearing improve his
or her language skills by doing which of the following?
a. Having the child sigh age-appropriate materials while reading
b. Reviewing each day’s language lessons with the child after school
c. Organizing family activities that expose the child to new experiences
d. Having the child repeat phrases and sentences signed by other family members
c. By exposing the child to new family activities and experiences, it broadens their language skills and helps them acquire more opportunities for language skills
A student with a hearing impairment emits excessive breath when pronouncing the
letter h. Which of the following is a visual medium that would be especially helpful in
addressing this problem?
a. A paper strip placed in front of the face
b. A mirror
c. A light activated by a microphone
d. A Visi-Pitch machine
a. This visual medium improves and promotes speech development in students who are
deaf or hard of hearing.
The family of a toddler who is deaf uses American Sign Language as its native
language in the home. The parents ask a teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing how
their child’s language development is likely to compare, in sequence and rate, to that of
hearing toddlers. Which of the following is the best response to this question?
a. The acquisition of sign language parallels the acquisition of spoken language because the same linguistic principles apply to both languages
b. Because the two languages differ fundamental in syntax and structure, they cannot be acquired at the same rate
c. The acquisition of sign language is somewhat delayed in comparison to the acquisition of spoken language because signing is acquired like a second language
d. Because the two languages are similar in syntax and structure, they are acquired at about the same rate and according to the same sequence
a. The acquisition of sign language parallels the acquisition of spoken language because the same linguistic principles apply to both languages meets the overall communication needs of students.
A special education teacher wants to help the parents/guardians of students who are
deaf or hard of hearing gain a better understanding of the special needs of their children. The teacher could meet this objective most effectively by organizing a series of parent/guardian workshops that focus on which of the following topics?
a. The etiology of types of hearing impairments
b. Procedural requirements related to the development of IEP’s for students who are deaf or hard of hearing
c. The interpretation of student hearing assessment results
d. Instructional techniques for students who are deaf or hard of hearing that can be applied in a variety of settings
d. Instructional techniques for students who are deaf or hard of hearing that can be applied
in a variety of settings promote strong home-school relationships.
Beginning in the 1970’s, widespread dissatisfaction with oralism an instructional
approach led most educational institutions for deaf students in the United States to
adopt methods characterized by:
a. Increased emphasis on finger spelling
b. Concentration on the development of auditory skills in preference to lip reading
c. Development of a total communication approach
d. Replacement of instruction in oral skills with instruction in sign language
c. Development of a total communication approach is key trend that lead to a new
instructional approach.
