PRACTICE; ELE PEC PRELIMS QUIZ 2
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Ajla, a non-English speaking student has just been moved into your resource classroom. Reading
through her file, which indicates she has a moderate learning disability, you notice her language
diversity was not considered during her assessment or educational planning. Ajla has - correct
answer ✔✔ not been appropriately placed.
The IDEA legislation defines native language as that which is normally used by the youngster in
which setting? - correct answer ✔✔ home
Students from diverse cultural backgrounds, limited English proficiency, and poverty are -
correct answer ✔✔ at a higher risk for educational difficulties.
The case of Diana v. State Board of Education established which precedent that is very
prominent in the IDEA? - correct answer ✔✔ Children tested for potential placement must be
assessed in their native or primary language.
Which of the following statements is true about assessing and identifying gifted students? -
correct answer ✔✔ Multiple sources of information are collected.
Recommendations for identifying students who are gifted include - correct answer ✔✔ ALL OF
THE ABOVE
teacher nomination
intelligence and achievement tests
creativity tests
,Conceptualizations of giftedness have expanded to include mental abilities such as - correct
answer ✔✔ ALL OF THE ABOVE
memory capacity
divergent thinking
reasoning ability
The "Star Model" explains the causes of giftedness as composed of - correct answer ✔✔
general ability, chance, special aptitude, environmental support, and nonintellectual requisites.
Children with disabilities whose fathers are involved in their education - correct answer ✔✔ ALL
OF THE ABOVE
evidence better social skills.
perform better in school.
are less likely to exhibit violent or delinquent behavior.
If grandparents are critical and not accepting, they may - correct answer ✔✔ add to the
burdens experienced by the family.
Which factors strongly influence the reaction of family members to the birth of a child with a
disability? - correct answer ✔✔ ALL OF THE ABOVE
emotional stability of the family
religious values and beliefs of family
socioeconomic status of the family
Which stage of parental response is characterized by involvement, comprehension, acceptance,
and/or adjustment? - correct answer ✔✔ Acknowledgment stage
,Trudy has begun to accept her daughter's disability and has become more interested in joining
advocacy organizations. Trudy is likely in what stage? - correct answer ✔✔ acknowledgment
At what stage are parents best able to receive and comprehend information concerning their
child who has a disability. - correct answer ✔✔ acknowledgment
Families that include children with disabilities experience ____________ stress than families
without children who have disabilities. - correct answer ✔✔ more
General education attempts to - correct answer ✔✔ encourage a base of literacy or bring most
to a similar point in knowledge.
Kim is extremely protective of her daughter with Down Syndrome. She has decided not to allow
her daughter to participate in a community training program offered at the high school because
she feels it would not be safe. In her desire to protect her child - correct answer ✔✔ she is
denying an opportunity for skill practice.
Learning Disability - correct answer ✔✔ a condition in which one or more of the basic
psychological processes involved in understanding or using language are deficeint
42% - correct answer ✔✔ Those with learning disabilities represented about 25% of all students
with disabilities in 1975, but that figure had grown to _______% in 2010.
Discrepancy - correct answer ✔✔ _________ approaches to classification are based on the
notion that there is an identifiable gap between intelligence and achievement in particular
areas, such as reading, math, and language.
Heterogeneity - correct answer ✔✔ __________ classification addresses the differing array of
academic domains where these children often demonstrate performance problems.
, Exclusion - correct answer ✔✔ _________ approach reflect the idea that the learning
disabilities cannot be due to selected other conditions.
(RTI ) Response to intervention - correct answer ✔✔ An evidence-based method to determine
the child's academic response to instruction.
5-10% - correct answer ✔✔ Prevalence estimates for learning disabilities range from 2.7% -30%
of the school aged population with the most reasonable estimates at ________%.
comorbidity - correct answer ✔✔ the occurrence together of multiple medical conditions or
disabilities.
Subtype research - correct answer ✔✔ investigates the characteristics of youngsters to identify
distinctive groups within the broad umbrella of learning disabilities.
Comorbidity research - correct answer ✔✔ investigates the degree to which youngsters exhibit
evidence of multiple disabilities or conditions.
25% - correct answer ✔✔ (AAMR) American Association on Mental Retardation is a condition
often associated with learning disabilities with some estimates as high as ___%.
Dyslexia - correct answer ✔✔ a severe type of learning disability that impairs the ability to read.
mirror writing - correct answer ✔✔ writing backward from right to left, making letters that look
like ordinary writing seen in a mirror
cognition - correct answer ✔✔ the act of thinking, knowing, or processing information.
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Ajla, a non-English speaking student has just been moved into your resource classroom. Reading
through her file, which indicates she has a moderate learning disability, you notice her language
diversity was not considered during her assessment or educational planning. Ajla has - correct
answer ✔✔ not been appropriately placed.
The IDEA legislation defines native language as that which is normally used by the youngster in
which setting? - correct answer ✔✔ home
Students from diverse cultural backgrounds, limited English proficiency, and poverty are -
correct answer ✔✔ at a higher risk for educational difficulties.
The case of Diana v. State Board of Education established which precedent that is very
prominent in the IDEA? - correct answer ✔✔ Children tested for potential placement must be
assessed in their native or primary language.
Which of the following statements is true about assessing and identifying gifted students? -
correct answer ✔✔ Multiple sources of information are collected.
Recommendations for identifying students who are gifted include - correct answer ✔✔ ALL OF
THE ABOVE
teacher nomination
intelligence and achievement tests
creativity tests
,Conceptualizations of giftedness have expanded to include mental abilities such as - correct
answer ✔✔ ALL OF THE ABOVE
memory capacity
divergent thinking
reasoning ability
The "Star Model" explains the causes of giftedness as composed of - correct answer ✔✔
general ability, chance, special aptitude, environmental support, and nonintellectual requisites.
Children with disabilities whose fathers are involved in their education - correct answer ✔✔ ALL
OF THE ABOVE
evidence better social skills.
perform better in school.
are less likely to exhibit violent or delinquent behavior.
If grandparents are critical and not accepting, they may - correct answer ✔✔ add to the
burdens experienced by the family.
Which factors strongly influence the reaction of family members to the birth of a child with a
disability? - correct answer ✔✔ ALL OF THE ABOVE
emotional stability of the family
religious values and beliefs of family
socioeconomic status of the family
Which stage of parental response is characterized by involvement, comprehension, acceptance,
and/or adjustment? - correct answer ✔✔ Acknowledgment stage
,Trudy has begun to accept her daughter's disability and has become more interested in joining
advocacy organizations. Trudy is likely in what stage? - correct answer ✔✔ acknowledgment
At what stage are parents best able to receive and comprehend information concerning their
child who has a disability. - correct answer ✔✔ acknowledgment
Families that include children with disabilities experience ____________ stress than families
without children who have disabilities. - correct answer ✔✔ more
General education attempts to - correct answer ✔✔ encourage a base of literacy or bring most
to a similar point in knowledge.
Kim is extremely protective of her daughter with Down Syndrome. She has decided not to allow
her daughter to participate in a community training program offered at the high school because
she feels it would not be safe. In her desire to protect her child - correct answer ✔✔ she is
denying an opportunity for skill practice.
Learning Disability - correct answer ✔✔ a condition in which one or more of the basic
psychological processes involved in understanding or using language are deficeint
42% - correct answer ✔✔ Those with learning disabilities represented about 25% of all students
with disabilities in 1975, but that figure had grown to _______% in 2010.
Discrepancy - correct answer ✔✔ _________ approaches to classification are based on the
notion that there is an identifiable gap between intelligence and achievement in particular
areas, such as reading, math, and language.
Heterogeneity - correct answer ✔✔ __________ classification addresses the differing array of
academic domains where these children often demonstrate performance problems.
, Exclusion - correct answer ✔✔ _________ approach reflect the idea that the learning
disabilities cannot be due to selected other conditions.
(RTI ) Response to intervention - correct answer ✔✔ An evidence-based method to determine
the child's academic response to instruction.
5-10% - correct answer ✔✔ Prevalence estimates for learning disabilities range from 2.7% -30%
of the school aged population with the most reasonable estimates at ________%.
comorbidity - correct answer ✔✔ the occurrence together of multiple medical conditions or
disabilities.
Subtype research - correct answer ✔✔ investigates the characteristics of youngsters to identify
distinctive groups within the broad umbrella of learning disabilities.
Comorbidity research - correct answer ✔✔ investigates the degree to which youngsters exhibit
evidence of multiple disabilities or conditions.
25% - correct answer ✔✔ (AAMR) American Association on Mental Retardation is a condition
often associated with learning disabilities with some estimates as high as ___%.
Dyslexia - correct answer ✔✔ a severe type of learning disability that impairs the ability to read.
mirror writing - correct answer ✔✔ writing backward from right to left, making letters that look
like ordinary writing seen in a mirror
cognition - correct answer ✔✔ the act of thinking, knowing, or processing information.
