Study Guide 1 Review 2 Flashcards
The KBIT-2 should not be substituted for a comprehensive measure of intellectual abilities.
True or false
True
__________ was involved in the development of the fields of clinical psychology and school psychology. Specifically, he is known for starting the first child clinic and developing training for experts who work with children with special needs.
Lightner Witmer
Best practices literature on culturally appropriate assessments for ELL students recommends using 1)_________ and 2)__________________ to minimize bias.
1) nonverbal assessments and
2) those that limit the use of verbally, linguistically, and culturally loaded tasks
____________refers to practicing newly learned behaviors in the structured, protective situation of role-playing.
Behavioral rehearsal
Behavioral rehearsal can take three forms: _____, _____, and ______.
covert, overt, and verbal.
A school psychologist asks her students to mentally practice a behavior. This is an example of a __________ exercise.
covert-rehearsal
The main goal of Croanbach’s correlational approach is to fit people to existing programs.
True or False
TRUE
A major purpose of the Aptitude by Treatment Intervention (ATI) approach was to match groups for instruction.
True or False
FALSE
A major purpose of the Aptitude by Treatment Intervention (ATI) approach was to individualize instruction
The traditional school psychology paradigm focuses on ________________,
children’s deficits
One advantage of conducting special education research is that student’s can be randomly assigned to treatments.
True or False
FALSE
One problem with conducting special education research is that student’s canNOT be randomly assigned to treatments.
Students with LD account for more than ______ of all special ed students
more than half
Another term used for the ability-achievement discrepancy model is _______.
experimental
Including students with disabilities in state testing was the result of a national movement towards __________.
accountability
Under the traditional SP paradigm SPs spend the most time on ___________________.
assessing children with standardized tests
The proposed new school psychology paradigm stresses ______________.
prevention
When determining expectations for the individual, it is advantageous to compare the child to their previous expectation.
True or False
TRUE
What four questions guide the problem-solving process?
1) Is there a problem and what is it?
2) Why is it happening? 3)What should be done about it?
4) Did the intervention work?
The acronym RIOT is helpful in identifying assessment methods that could be used in assessing autism. What does RIOT stand for?
- R (review of reports)
- I (interview of caregivers)
- O (observations of the child)
- T (Testing of the child)
IDEA requires _______ for students with disabilities when these students become the subject of school discipline proceedings.
FBA’s
Students with chronic behavioral issues comprise __-__% of the school population
1-5
When assessing problem behaviors with students with Autism it is recommended to use a_______ approach.
Functional
Which of the following is critical when considering best practices in programming for students with Autism?
a) curricular activities that are developmentally appropriate
b) providing a structured environment
c) schedules and routines
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
The PEP-R (psychoeducational profile revised) Assessments lack evidence of utility in educational decision making.
True or False
True
Despite its widespread use, the PEP-R (psychoeducational profile revised) Assessments lack evidence of utility in educational decision making.
The _______ is an instrument that has been used to assess abilities and formulate treatment programs for children with autism and related developmental disorders. The instrument was not originally designed to determine a child’s general level of intellectual functioning, nor as a psychometric instrument. Its general purpose, in fact, is to describe the typically uneven and idiosyncratic learning profiles of children with autism or related developmental disorders and therefore, to assist rehabilitation personnel in developing personalized intervention strategies for an individual child.
PEP-R (psychoeducational profile revised)
The diagnostic category of _____________ refers to a group of disorders characterized by delays in the development of socialization and communication skills. Parents may note symptoms as early as infancy, although the typical age of onset is before 3 years of age.
pervasive developmental disorders (PDD)
What is the average length of time required to acquire Cognitive/Academic Language Proficiency (CALP) under the best classroom conditions? :
five to seven years
Autism and other diagnoses on the Autism Spectrum are considered _____ incidence disabilities.
High or low?
low
What are the effects of large-scale testing of second language learners includes?
- overrepresentation of second language learners in sp ed programs
- dire social and economic consequences for students that are misdiagnosed and placed in minimal curricular programs
- second language learners dropping out of school because of low test results and being placed into SpEd.
The best way for second language learners to learn to communicate in English is to first develop ____________ , then they develop more involved cognitive/academic language proficiency skills.
basic interpersonal communications skills (BICS)
Spanish-speaking students make up _____ of all second language learners
75%
_____% of the student body will be made up of second language learners in 2026.
25%
LEP stands for
Limited English Proficiency
Mishandling by caregivers is a common cause of ________ of infants
TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)
The educational definition of TBI excludes children who are affected by _______ (A build-up of fluid in the cavities deep within the brain) .
hydrocephaly
For a TBI child, exhibiting a lack of initiating, the strategy suggested is to respond to the behavior the same way each time it occurs.
True or False
True
TBI Recovery is effected by:
a. the extent of damage
b. age
c. site of injury
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Post traumatic amnesia (PTA) is considered very severe when it lasts.
True or False
True