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Pre-Assessment Measure 4-EDU 310/610—Teaching and Assessing Children with Disabilities
1) A student with a learning disability solves a multiplication problem correctly, but in showing his work, he uses a “+” symbol where an “x” should be. This error is an example showing
a) A lack of declarative knowledge
b) A lack of procedural knowledge
c) A need for more assessment
d) A need for a change in mathematics goals on the IEP
2) Characteristics of students with learning disabilities may include all of the following, except
a) more males than females
b) poor academic achievement
c) poor social skills
d) aggressive behaviors
3) The term “learning disabled” was first used in the 1960’s to describe children who, despite average intelligence were
a) diagnosed as having unexplained brain abnormalities
b) exhibiting a wide range of learning problems
c) not motivated to learn, and often left school without diplomas
d) exhibiting high levels of achievement
4) What is meant by the statement “most children with learning disabilities have been defined by exclusion”?
a) Other conditions, such as emotional impairments, cultural differences, or health problems, have been ruled out as causes of learning difficulties.
b) These students are often excluded from receiving special education services.
c) These students tend to be isolated from their peers due to academic and behavioral difficulties.
d) Historically, these students have been excluded from receiving an appropriate public education.
5) Teaching is best defined as
a) High-interest learning activities
b) Increased academic engaged time
c) Demonstrated behavior change from a learning objective
d) Demonstrated success in evaluated teaching
6) Adapting instruction means to
a) Change learner goals
b) Changing teaching methods to facilitate desired learner behaviors
c) Changing learner behaviors to facilitate better teaching methods
d) Modifying teacher expectations of desired learner behaviors
7) As part of her seventh-grade class, Keisha makes sure to focus on teaching vocabulary, word categories, word relationships, multiple meanings, and figurative language. What is Keisha teaching her class?
a. semantics
b. form
c. use
d. pragmatics
8. What percentages of school-age children receive special services for communication disorders?
a. 2 to 3 percent
b. 1 to 5 percent
c. 2.5 to 6 percent
d. 7 to 20 percent
9. Which of the following statements is true about students with communication disorders?
a. A greater percentage of school-age children than preschool-age children are identified with communication disorders as their primary disability.
b. Over 85 percent of students with communication disorders spend most of the school day in general education classes.
c. Communication disorders occur five times more often in boys than in girls.
d. Communication disorders are initially diagnosed by a pediatrician.
10. You are concerned about Maria’s speech in your classroom. You feel she needs to be assessed to determine what and if there is a problem with Maria’s speech. Which of the following is a step to consider if you suspect a communication problem?
a) Ask the speech-language pathologist for a test you can use to assess students.
b) Place the student in the speech class for one period a day.
c) Call the student’s parents and ask them about the student’s communication at home.
d) Ask the school counselor to place the student in speech class.
11. One of the components of vocal production of language is fluency. Which is the most common fluency disorder:
a) omissions
b) stuttering
c) additions
d) resonance
12. Which is the most typical speech disorder found in students with communication disorders?
a) fluency disorders
b) voice disorders
c) articulation disorders
e) volume control