MTTC 106 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027

MTTC 106 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 Seven-year-old Selina, a student with a cognitive impairment, attends a first-grade class. She lives with her parents and two older sisters. Every morning, as Selina's family prepares to go to work or school, one of Selina's sisters dresses her, combs her hair, and brushes her teeth. Which of the following characteristics or attitudes would Selina be most likely to develop as a result of this daily routine? social anxiety a sense of entitlement learned helplessness a lack of empathy - Answer- learned helplessness A six-month-old child in an infant and toddler program has been recently diagnosed with a significant hearing loss. According to scientifically based research, which of the following strategies would be the most effective for promoting this child's language development? always speaking loudly and slowly when talking to the child using exaggerated lip movements to foster the child's speechreading immediately starting to use sign language with the child making pictures for the child to point to to indicate his or her needs - Answer- immediately starting to use sign language with the child Five-year-old John has been enrolled in a kindergarten class partway through the school year. On his first day at school, John chooses to play in the block center. John first spends a few minutes watching what two of his new classmates are building, then sits down near them and starts making a road. After a few more minutes, John says to the children, "Hey, we could connect my road to your road. Look." One of the other children says, "Yeah, then we could make a really, really long road around the city!" Soon all three children are working busily on the road. John's behavior in this situation best demonstrates how: proficiency in social skills can facilitate communication and collaborative thinking. the ability to self-regulate can facilitate interpersonal problem solving and conflict resolution. a positive disposition toward learning can facilitate growth across multiple developmental domains. perseverance in com - Answer- proficiency in social skills can facilitate communication and collaborative thinking. Which of the following children is demonstrating behavior that is atypical of a three-year-old child? Katya draws figures that resemble circles. Tranh covers a page with scribbles and announces that it's a grocery list. Gwen has difficulty holding and cutting with scissors. Jonah draws detailed pictures of his mother with specific facial features. - Answer- Jonah draws detailed pictures of his mother with specific facial features. Ava is a four-year-old child who has Down syndrome. In which of the following areas would Ava be likely to have the most significant developmental delay? social learning spatial processing visual memory speech production - Answer- speech production Ms. Cohen, a preschool teacher, is preparing for the upcoming school year. This year's class will include Warren, a child who has Down syndrome. As she plans for the first weeks of school, Ms. Cohen should be aware that Warren is especially likely to benefit from learning activities that: involve whole-class instruction. emphasize auditory processing. begin with a conceptual overview. incorporate visual cues. - Answer- incorporate visual cues. Five-year-old Silvio, a student with spina bifida, will be attending a general education preschool class in the upcoming year. Silvio uses a power wheelchair, which he propels independently. Which of the following issues would be especially important for Silvio's preschool teacher to be aware of in order to promote Silvio's health and physical well-being in the classroom? checking Silvio's wheelchair thoroughly for proper function on Monday of each week ensuring that Silvio's pressure relief regimen is followed everyday without fail isolating Silvio whenever one or more of his classmates shows any signs of illness confirming each day that Silvio has been administered his required daily medications - Answer- ensuring that Silvio's pressure relief regimen is followed everyday without fail A prekindergarten teacher who works in an inclusive setting wishes to create a learning environment that promotes children's independence in the classroom. Which of the following strategies would likely be most effective for the teacher to use to achieve this goal? having children participate in putting away their toys and materials providing opportunities for children to make choices about activities and tasks each school day incorporating instructional themes that build on children's interests encouraging children to work alone on activities and tasks rather than with a classmate - Answer- providing opportunities for children to make choices about activities and tasks each school day Six-year-old Noah is a student with autism spectrum disorder who attends Ms. Wu's first-grade class. Ms. Wu has created a visual schedule with Noah to help him learn the daily classroom routine; however, Noah has difficulty when anything out of the ordinary happens. For example, during a recent unannounced fire drill, he began shouting and pulling his hair. Ms. Wu is aware that the class will be attending an assembly later in the week during a time regularly scheduled for mathematics instruction. Which of the following strategies would likely be most effective for Ms. Wu to use to help Noah with this change in the schedule? assigning Noah to sit with a peer who can model good behavior for him during the assembly talking to Noah about the assembly well ahead of time and adding pictures to his visual schedule to illustrate the change arranging for a paraprofessional to stay with Noah in the classroom during the ass - Answer- talking to Noah about the assembly well ahead of time and adding pictures to his visual The outdoor play area at an early childhood center has a play structure that consists of three swings, two slides, a climbing wall, and a play deck. Several times this week, there have been arguments among a class of four-year-olds regarding who can use the swings. The teacher wishes to use this as an opportunity to help children develop conflict-resolution skills. Which of the following steps should the teacher take first to address this goal? reminding children that they need to take turns using the swings and other parts of the play structure posting a sign-up sheet for children to use to sign up for time on the swings during outdoor play conducting a class meeting and helping children define what the problem is with the swings providing other types of equipment such as balls and bubbles for children to use rather than the swings - Answer- conducting a class meeting and helping children define what the problem is with the swings A comprehensive evaluation is being planned for Annika, an eight-month-old child who has consistently shown delays in meeting developmental milestones. For example, by seven months of age Annika had not yet rolled over. Now at eight months, Annika does not reach for objects and has poor head control when pulled from her back to a sitting position. During the evaluation, which of the following guidelines should most likely be followed? Annika's parents/guardians should remain outside the testing room. The evaluation should be conducted in 10-minute segments, with breaks in between. Annika's parents/guardians shold be asked to provide props to use during the assessment. The evaluation should be administered in Annika's natural environment. - Answer- The evaluation should be administered in Annika's natural environment. Two-year-old Shawna is enrolled in an early childhood program. Her teacher, Ms. Torres, is planning to conduct a developmental assessment of Shawna in order to plan effective programming for her. Which of the following steps should Ms. Torres take first in conducting this assessment? talking to Shawna about her interests to measure her general level of functioning reviewing Shawna's medical records to evaluate her present physical health providing Shawna with a standardized assessment to determine her learning style meeting with Shawna's parents to discuss her current strengths and needs - Answer- meeting with Shawna's parents to discuss her current strengths and needs A second-grade teacher plans to develop an assessment to measure a student's attainment of a lesson objective. The teacher's first step in this process should be to: identify the most appropriate staff member to administer the assessment. determine whether the assessment should take place in the classroom or in a testing room.