PRAXI Deaf and Hard of Hearing Questions and Answers Already Passed

PRAXI Deaf and Hard of Hearing Questions and Answers Already Passed ASL can be naturally acquired by deaf children as a first language. True or False? True, According to certain researchers, ASL is like other languages, spoken or signed. It is acquired in a developmental sequence that parallels that of spoken languages. If it is to be a child's first language, it must be learned early to be learned well. What is most characteristic of the cause and effect of a malformed outer ear? The cause is congenital (from birth) and can result in conductive hearing loss. Which is the most important task for the teacher of the deaf to complete first when preparing an IEP conference at school? Gathering data on how the student functions in all academic areas as well as on how the student functions socially and emotionally. If a psychologist informs a student's IEP team that a students IQ score is 87. What is the most appropriate way for the IEP team to respond? IEP team should ask the psychologist for the subscores from the performance scale and verbal scale of the IQ test. At the IEP conference, the local education authority (LEA) representative must inform parents that: Parents will have time to review the proposed IEP before signing it. It parent's are dissatisfied with the recommendations of the IEP team, they have the right to: Request that their child is independently evaluated Response Cost A conditioning process where specific responses result in punishment (ex: bad behavior on playground = loss of privileges in classroom). **This is a method of negative reinforcement** Negative Reinforcement Increasing behaviors by stopping or reducing negative stimuli, such as shock. A negative reinforcer is any stimulus that, when removed after a response, strengthens the response. (Note: negative reinforcement is not punishment.) Discrimination Learning A learning experience where a person must make choices between similar alternatives to reach a goal. Ex: Let us choose between two similar objects to reach the same goal. Generalization Training Is reinforcing a behavior in a series of situations until it generalizes to other members of that stimulus class. As mandated by IDEA, the IEP team must consider a student's need for transition services before she or he leaves school. If the team determines that a student requires transition services, what is the most important task for the team to complete when preparing the student's transition plan. Meetings should be conducted to determine the student's and family's goals and responsibilities, the information they need to provide and when they need to provide it, and the resources needed to meet each goal. Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) A legal requirement that children with special needs be assigned to the most general educational context in which they can be expected to learn. (Ex: regular classroom setting). Remedial Approach This is used when a student lacks a certain skill or ability, but still possesses the potential to master that skill/ability. Ex: A 10th grader receiving direct instruction in decoding skills to facilitate the recognition of