Special Education Texas Certification Exam Study Guide with complete solutions

Special Education Texas Certification Exam Study Guide with complete solutions Plessy VS Furguson Brown vs board of education said -Said separate was equal -Separate was not equal in regard to African American children PARC VS Common Wealth of Pennsylvania Said that all "mentally retarded" or developmental disability's students could no longer be denied schooling until the age of 21. Mills VS Board of Education no child with Mental, behavioral, physical, or emotional disabilities can be denied public education Diana VS Board of education Said that students cannot be placed in special education due to a different language barrier and must be tested in their home language or non verbally to determine if special education is needed. Everson vs board of education A person sued saying it was unfair for a person to get reimbursed from the state because they provide transportation to kids that go to religious schools. What Is IDEA and who does it cover? -Individuals With Disability's Act -Specific learning disability- Dyspraxia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Dyslexia, Auditory processing disorder, nonverbal learning disability - Other Health Impairments, Autism spectrum disorder, emotional disturbance, Speech and Language Impairment, Visual impairment, deafness, Hearing impairment, deaf-blindness, orthopedic impairment, intellectual disability, traumatic brain injury, multiple disabilities What are the chariteristics of a learning disability? What type of learning is generally effected? reading difficulty, attention deficit, poor motor skills, poor mental processing, poor consistency with cognitive strategies, poor spoken, written, and expressive language, math social skills and perception deficits - Reading, Writing, Math What type of learning is generally effected from a learning disability and how? - Reading- poor word analysis (connect letters have sounds), Fluency, Reading comprehension - writing- spelling, language processing, - Math- place value, time, fractions, decimals, ordering numbers What is an intellectual Disibility? What causes Intellectual disability? Having significant limitations in mental functioning, communication, social skills, independent living skills - Pregnancy problems alcohol or rubella, Birth little oxygen, Accidents traumatic brain injury Behavior and emotional disorders are characterized by... not able to learn (no disability), cant build peer relationships, inappropriate behavior or feelings during normal situations, depression/sadness, develop fear of school people What chariteristics describe Autism? How many children are born autistic? What is the earliest indicator that a child has autism? difficulties in communication, social interaction, restricted or repeating interest or behaviors - 1 and 88 children - Lack of joint attrition What is the most commonly diagnosed behavior disorder in chidren? How much of the population does it effect? In what gender is ADHD more common? -Attention deficit hyper activity disorder under OHI -3-6% - Boys What is Schizophrenia? How many people does it affect? -Hallucinations, disorganized speech, nonresponsive for long periods -Affects 0.5-1% What are some other disorders that affect learning? cerebral palsy, epilepsy, degenerative illness, parkinsons disease Language and developmental social skill deficits can be noticed as early as... kindergarten What are the different types of specific learning disibilitys? 30% of students with learning disibilitys also have? -Dyslexia- inability to read at developmental rates -Dyscalcula- the inability to process numbers and math facts -Dysgraphia- inability to write legibly and use proper letter formation -Auditory and visual processing disorder-inability to process sounds, images visual special patterns of objects or shapes, -nonverbal learning disability's- inability to process mathematical information, visual special patterns of objects - ADHD What is the definition of Other Health Impairment (OHI)? What disibilitys are considered OHI? Will sped teachers provide direct servce to these students? -having limited strength, vitality (energy), or alertness, and heightened alertness to environment stimulus, which takes away from everything else -ADHD, ADD, Asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, heart condition, hemophilla (excessive bleeding, no clots), lead poisoning, leukemia, nephritis (Kidney probs), rheumatic fever- joints heart brain affected, Sickle cell anemia- delayed physical growth, Tourette syndrome -No but students still fall into IDEA Category What services can OHI students from IDEA? Medical- determine disability School health services and school nurse services- enable a child to receive Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) Page 17-20 5 review questions What are two classifications of formal assessments? What are the different types of informal or natural assessments? -norm referenced and criteria referenced -observation, play based, check list and rating scales, parent interviews Informal assessment terminology for special education... -Achievement test- measure knowledge a person has required from classroom instruction can compare to norm groups -Alternative assessment- (assessment alternatives)-produce work not answer choices, -Benchmark- measurement of progress towards an achievement goal -Formative assement- occurs while learning - Precentile standard formal- gives a rank of student progress compared to other students - Rating scale standardized formal- advanced, intermediate, novice - Scale Score- 001-999 for comparing classes, schools, districts, other large populations What assessments provide what information? determine disability classification, level and type of support and services, students cognitive strengths and weaknesses, helps make IEP's, and evaluates the programs and services given to the student What accommodations (change in the way a test is given) are available for sped students and students under 504? change of... Setting, presentation, timing, response, scheduling (hint accommodations must go with instruction) What are the three main forms of alternative testing for students with significant intellectual disability's? What is a functional Assessment? -Portfolios- teacher designed -Rating Scale- teachers rate student skill based on classroom observation - Item based test- one on one, combination writing prompts, constructed response items, or multiple choice - Measurement of specific behaviors that occur in normal environment (Shows students ability to be independent or not in an environment) domain areas that present deficits for students with intellectual disabilities are...