Early Childhood Special Education Exam
with Answers
Question 1
Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Correct Answer
Defines intelligence as "the capacity to solve problems or fashion products that are
valued in one or more cultural settings." 8 intelligences, everyone has all 8, but in
different proportions. You can strengthen your weaker areas.
Question 2
If parents of a two-year-old child are concerned about deficits in her development,
which statement should a professional familiar with current research make?
A. "Don't worry, most children grow out of it."
B. "All children need intensive intervention to grow and develop."
C. "The earlier the intervention, the better."
D. "It's probably too late to have much impact now."
Correct Answer
C. "The earlier the intervention, the better."
Question 3
Sensorimotor stage of Development
Correct Answer
Understands world through senses and actions
Question 4
What are group-administered standardized achievement tests?
Correct Answer
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,Question 5
Which of the following continuum of service options for students with learning
disabilities provides the most support and services and is generally the most
restrictive?
A. consultation
B. separate classroom
C. general education classroom
D. resource room
Correct Answer
B. separate classroom
Question 6
A teacher of young children can most positively influence children's feelings and
attitudes toward differences among individuals by:
A. Using learning materials that feature characters with disabilities
B. Offering frequent encouragement to children with disabilities
C. Avoiding the practice of grouping students based on their performance
D. Modeling acceptance through verbal and nonverbal behavior
Correct Answer
D. Modeling acceptance through verbal and nonverbal behavior
Question 7
What is a Summative Assessment?
Correct Answer
When teachers want an overall summary of what the students have learned, such as
at the end of an instructional unit. Final exams are an example.
Question 8
What is Response to Intervention?
Correct Answer
A tiered process of instructional interventions that begins in a general education
classroom with the identification of students who are struggling
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, Question 9
A 5 year old child with a moderate intellectual disability is likely to respond most
similarly to a peer in the general education program during which of the following
sequencing events?
A. Following multistep verbal commands
B. Following classroom routines over time
C. Assembling designs from written directions
D. Retelling the details of a story read the previous week
Correct Answer
B. Following classroom routines over time
Question 10
As part of a comprehensive individual evaluation, a school psychologist would
administer a projective test in order to:
A. chart behavior that indicates potential emotional disorders.
B. determine targets of student aggression.
C. assess personality.
D. target and increase a student's self-management skills.
Correct Answer
C. assess personality.
Question 11
What is phonemic awareness?
Correct Answer
The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in
spoken words. Before learning to read, children must first understand that spoken
words are made up of separate speech sounds, or phonemes.
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with Answers
Question 1
Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Correct Answer
Defines intelligence as "the capacity to solve problems or fashion products that are
valued in one or more cultural settings." 8 intelligences, everyone has all 8, but in
different proportions. You can strengthen your weaker areas.
Question 2
If parents of a two-year-old child are concerned about deficits in her development,
which statement should a professional familiar with current research make?
A. "Don't worry, most children grow out of it."
B. "All children need intensive intervention to grow and develop."
C. "The earlier the intervention, the better."
D. "It's probably too late to have much impact now."
Correct Answer
C. "The earlier the intervention, the better."
Question 3
Sensorimotor stage of Development
Correct Answer
Understands world through senses and actions
Question 4
What are group-administered standardized achievement tests?
Correct Answer
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,Question 5
Which of the following continuum of service options for students with learning
disabilities provides the most support and services and is generally the most
restrictive?
A. consultation
B. separate classroom
C. general education classroom
D. resource room
Correct Answer
B. separate classroom
Question 6
A teacher of young children can most positively influence children's feelings and
attitudes toward differences among individuals by:
A. Using learning materials that feature characters with disabilities
B. Offering frequent encouragement to children with disabilities
C. Avoiding the practice of grouping students based on their performance
D. Modeling acceptance through verbal and nonverbal behavior
Correct Answer
D. Modeling acceptance through verbal and nonverbal behavior
Question 7
What is a Summative Assessment?
Correct Answer
When teachers want an overall summary of what the students have learned, such as
at the end of an instructional unit. Final exams are an example.
Question 8
What is Response to Intervention?
Correct Answer
A tiered process of instructional interventions that begins in a general education
classroom with the identification of students who are struggling
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, Question 9
A 5 year old child with a moderate intellectual disability is likely to respond most
similarly to a peer in the general education program during which of the following
sequencing events?
A. Following multistep verbal commands
B. Following classroom routines over time
C. Assembling designs from written directions
D. Retelling the details of a story read the previous week
Correct Answer
B. Following classroom routines over time
Question 10
As part of a comprehensive individual evaluation, a school psychologist would
administer a projective test in order to:
A. chart behavior that indicates potential emotional disorders.
B. determine targets of student aggression.
C. assess personality.
D. target and increase a student's self-management skills.
Correct Answer
C. assess personality.
Question 11
What is phonemic awareness?
Correct Answer
The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in
spoken words. Before learning to read, children must first understand that spoken
words are made up of separate speech sounds, or phonemes.
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