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1. Piaget's stage of cognitive development - ANSWER ✔ A. sensorimotor
stage
B. preoperational stage
C. concrete operational stage
D. formal operational stage
2. Sensorimotor - ANSWER ✔ birth to 2 years old; sensory information from
their surrounding environments and motor activities
3. Preoperational Stage - ANSWER ✔ 2 to 7 years old; not yet developed the
ability to perform mental operations; egocentric; conservation-the concept
that quantities remain constant regardless of shape or appearance.
Animism-attributing human qualities to inanimate objects
Magical thinking-external events to one's internal thoughts
4. Concrete Operational Stage - ANSWER ✔ 7 to 11 years old; the ability to
think logically and conduct mental operations with regard to concrete
objects. They still have trouble comprehending hypothetical and abstract
concepts.
5. Formal Operational Stage - ANSWER ✔ ability to understand and
manipulate completely abstract concepts; the development of logic;
deductive reasoning; consider hypothetical situations
6. Communication of Autism Spectrum Disorders - ANSWER ✔ The
children also may show excellent verbal skills in monologues, but they are
, not able to initiate and maintain conversations and have difficulty with turn-
taking.
7. ADHD - ANSWER ✔ impulse control; emotional self-regulation; sustain
attention; interfering with social interactions as much as with academic
performance
8. Three types of hearing loss - ANSWER ✔ conductive, sensorineural, and
mixed hearing loss
9. Chronic Otitis Media - ANSWER ✔ It occurs when fluid remains in the
inner ear. This can cause poor balance as fluid fills the Eustachian tubes. The
fluid affects balance, which can cause clumsiness. It will make hearing soft
sounds difficult.
10.Conductive hearing - ANSWER ✔ It happens when sound is not efficiently
conducted from the outer ear canal to the ear drum. This type can be
corrected with surgery. In this type of hearing loss, the person will have
trouble hearing faint sounds and also have a reduction in their sound levels.
11.IEP Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act - ANSWER ✔ requires that
schools provide accommodations to students with disabilities even if they do
not have IEPs.
12.Accommodations for students with difficulties with self-control - ANSWER
✔ A. Behavior management plans
B. counseling services
C. Students use timers to help them monitor how much more time they have to
finish assignments and how much more time they need to complete their work.
D. Positive reinforcement and consequences
E. Regular routines and structure
F. study buddies
13.Who believe learning ASL will interfere with or inhibit the child's
acquisition of spoken and written English? - ANSWER ✔ Some parents
and professionals
,14.What is the percent of deaf children are born to hearing parents? - ANSWER
✔ 95 %
15.What are three strong reasons to learn both signed and written/spoken
language with cochlear implants or without cochlear implants? - ANSWER
✔ 1. a speech-only approach risks linguistic deprivation at a crucial period
of development.
2. Bilingual children display better mental flexibility and cognitive control as
well as more creative thinking, problem solving, social, and academic setting.
3. sign language development correlates positively with written and spoken
language developments.
16.What are the issues that Deaf and hard of hearing children entering school
often are lagging behind hearing children? - ANSWER ✔ a. language
b. their knowledge of the world
c. number concepts
d. problem-solving skills
17.What is the percent of deaf and hard of hearing students graduating high
school in the U.S. read at or below fourth grade levels? - ANSWER ✔ 50
%
18.In 1960, who recognized American Sign Language as a bona fide language,
complete with its own syntax and linguistic features? - ANSWER ✔
William C. Stokoe
19.late-deafened - ANSWER ✔ they became deaf later in life.
20.deaf-blind - ANSWER ✔ they are deaf or hard of hearing and also have
some degree of vision loss.
21.Admission, review, and dismissal committee - ANSWER ✔ means the
committee required by state board of education rules to develop the
individualized education program required by the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act for any student needing special education.
, 22.Common Underlying Proficiency - ANSWER ✔ the transfer of conceptual
knowledge and skills across languages is based upon CUP in which a
bilingual person's proficiency in an L1 and L2 is interdependent.
23.What are metacognitive strategies to guide students in deciphering a word's
meaning from its context? - ANSWER ✔ What is the author's purpose?
Why does the author write that way?
24.Which of the following can help determine a hearing impaired student's
academic needs?
a. All students' needs are the same.
b. Non-hearing impaired students' needs.
c. Directly asking the student only.
d. An assessment of their skill level. - ANSWER ✔ d. An assessment
of their skill level.
Correct Answer:
An assessment of their skill level
Hearing impaired students may have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
The plan is used to help ensure the student gets the proper academic
accommodations. The IEP is based on the student's abilities. An assessment can
help determine the student's needs.
25.According to NASDSE, to have an effective IEP, teachers should:
a. Assess the student's progress during the school year.
b. Report the student's progress during the school year.
c. Assess and report the student's progress during the school year.
d. Neither assess nor report the student's progress during the school year.
- ANSWER ✔ c. Assess and report the student's progress during the
school year.
Correct Answer:
Assess and report the student's progress during the school year
States implement standards-based IEPs. There are seven steps to creating
standards based IEPS according to NASDSE. They are: consider the grade level
content standards, examine both classroom data and student data, create present
level of academic achievement, create annual goals that are measurable, both
2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH
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1. Piaget's stage of cognitive development - ANSWER ✔ A. sensorimotor
stage
B. preoperational stage
C. concrete operational stage
D. formal operational stage
2. Sensorimotor - ANSWER ✔ birth to 2 years old; sensory information from
their surrounding environments and motor activities
3. Preoperational Stage - ANSWER ✔ 2 to 7 years old; not yet developed the
ability to perform mental operations; egocentric; conservation-the concept
that quantities remain constant regardless of shape or appearance.
Animism-attributing human qualities to inanimate objects
Magical thinking-external events to one's internal thoughts
4. Concrete Operational Stage - ANSWER ✔ 7 to 11 years old; the ability to
think logically and conduct mental operations with regard to concrete
objects. They still have trouble comprehending hypothetical and abstract
concepts.
5. Formal Operational Stage - ANSWER ✔ ability to understand and
manipulate completely abstract concepts; the development of logic;
deductive reasoning; consider hypothetical situations
6. Communication of Autism Spectrum Disorders - ANSWER ✔ The
children also may show excellent verbal skills in monologues, but they are
, not able to initiate and maintain conversations and have difficulty with turn-
taking.
7. ADHD - ANSWER ✔ impulse control; emotional self-regulation; sustain
attention; interfering with social interactions as much as with academic
performance
8. Three types of hearing loss - ANSWER ✔ conductive, sensorineural, and
mixed hearing loss
9. Chronic Otitis Media - ANSWER ✔ It occurs when fluid remains in the
inner ear. This can cause poor balance as fluid fills the Eustachian tubes. The
fluid affects balance, which can cause clumsiness. It will make hearing soft
sounds difficult.
10.Conductive hearing - ANSWER ✔ It happens when sound is not efficiently
conducted from the outer ear canal to the ear drum. This type can be
corrected with surgery. In this type of hearing loss, the person will have
trouble hearing faint sounds and also have a reduction in their sound levels.
11.IEP Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act - ANSWER ✔ requires that
schools provide accommodations to students with disabilities even if they do
not have IEPs.
12.Accommodations for students with difficulties with self-control - ANSWER
✔ A. Behavior management plans
B. counseling services
C. Students use timers to help them monitor how much more time they have to
finish assignments and how much more time they need to complete their work.
D. Positive reinforcement and consequences
E. Regular routines and structure
F. study buddies
13.Who believe learning ASL will interfere with or inhibit the child's
acquisition of spoken and written English? - ANSWER ✔ Some parents
and professionals
,14.What is the percent of deaf children are born to hearing parents? - ANSWER
✔ 95 %
15.What are three strong reasons to learn both signed and written/spoken
language with cochlear implants or without cochlear implants? - ANSWER
✔ 1. a speech-only approach risks linguistic deprivation at a crucial period
of development.
2. Bilingual children display better mental flexibility and cognitive control as
well as more creative thinking, problem solving, social, and academic setting.
3. sign language development correlates positively with written and spoken
language developments.
16.What are the issues that Deaf and hard of hearing children entering school
often are lagging behind hearing children? - ANSWER ✔ a. language
b. their knowledge of the world
c. number concepts
d. problem-solving skills
17.What is the percent of deaf and hard of hearing students graduating high
school in the U.S. read at or below fourth grade levels? - ANSWER ✔ 50
%
18.In 1960, who recognized American Sign Language as a bona fide language,
complete with its own syntax and linguistic features? - ANSWER ✔
William C. Stokoe
19.late-deafened - ANSWER ✔ they became deaf later in life.
20.deaf-blind - ANSWER ✔ they are deaf or hard of hearing and also have
some degree of vision loss.
21.Admission, review, and dismissal committee - ANSWER ✔ means the
committee required by state board of education rules to develop the
individualized education program required by the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act for any student needing special education.
, 22.Common Underlying Proficiency - ANSWER ✔ the transfer of conceptual
knowledge and skills across languages is based upon CUP in which a
bilingual person's proficiency in an L1 and L2 is interdependent.
23.What are metacognitive strategies to guide students in deciphering a word's
meaning from its context? - ANSWER ✔ What is the author's purpose?
Why does the author write that way?
24.Which of the following can help determine a hearing impaired student's
academic needs?
a. All students' needs are the same.
b. Non-hearing impaired students' needs.
c. Directly asking the student only.
d. An assessment of their skill level. - ANSWER ✔ d. An assessment
of their skill level.
Correct Answer:
An assessment of their skill level
Hearing impaired students may have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
The plan is used to help ensure the student gets the proper academic
accommodations. The IEP is based on the student's abilities. An assessment can
help determine the student's needs.
25.According to NASDSE, to have an effective IEP, teachers should:
a. Assess the student's progress during the school year.
b. Report the student's progress during the school year.
c. Assess and report the student's progress during the school year.
d. Neither assess nor report the student's progress during the school year.
- ANSWER ✔ c. Assess and report the student's progress during the
school year.
Correct Answer:
Assess and report the student's progress during the school year
States implement standards-based IEPs. There are seven steps to creating
standards based IEPS according to NASDSE. They are: consider the grade level
content standards, examine both classroom data and student data, create present
level of academic achievement, create annual goals that are measurable, both
