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NACC ECA practice exam ||Just Out!!!
Which of the following factors causes Down syndrome? -
ANSWER-chromosomal abnormality
A special education teacher works with a student who has
epilepsy involving generalized tonic-clonic seizures. If the
student has a seizure in class, the teacher should first: -
ANSWER-remove objects located around or near the student
that could possibly cause injury.
A student who has an emotional behavioral disability is likely to
have the most difficulty with which of the following aspects of
communication development? - ANSWER-interpreting a
speaker's feelings from tone of voice
Which of the following practices will best prevent the spread of
illnesses such as the common cold and the flu within an
elementary school special education classroom? - ANSWER-
having students wash their hands properly on a regular basis
throughout the day
Which of the following activities would likely be most
challenging for an eight-year-old student with a mild intellectual
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disability? - ANSWER-using a previously learned skill in a new
setting
A first-grade student with prelingual deafness has bilateral
cochlear implants and communicates with spoken language.
The student is more likely than hearing peers to have difficulty
developing which of the following literacy skills? - ANSWER-
identifying rhyming words
Which of the following is NOT a physical cause often associated
with Phonological disorder? - ANSWER-Small frontal lobes
Which of the following may occur in Expressive Language
Disorder? - ANSWER-All of the above
Reading Disorder is a developmental disorder and is
characterised by reading achievement (e.g. accuracy, speed and
comprehension) being significantly below standards expected
for which of the following - ANSWER-All of the above
An example of a Developmental Disorder is: - ANSWER-Autistic
spectrum disorders
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Which of the following is an example of an intellectual
disability? - ANSWER-Mental Retardation
Which of the following is an example of a Specific Learning
Disability? - ANSWER-Dyslexia
At an Individualized Education Program (IEP) team meeting for a
kindergarten student, the student's parents/guardians state
that they would like to be involved in their child's education.
The IEP team decides that a home-school communication
notebook would be beneficial for the student's teachers and
the parents/guardians. In which of the following ways could the
home-school notebook most effectively support the
parents'/guardians' involvement? - ANSWER-promoting
teachers' and parents'/guardians' understanding of events at
home and school that can have an influence on the student's
behavior
A paraeducator is assigned to a general education classroom
that includes several students with learning disabilities. Which
of the following best describes a responsibility of the
paraeducator in this setting? - ANSWER-assisting the students
with learning disabilities during small-group instruction
NACC ECA practice exam ||Just Out!!!
Which of the following factors causes Down syndrome? -
ANSWER-chromosomal abnormality
A special education teacher works with a student who has
epilepsy involving generalized tonic-clonic seizures. If the
student has a seizure in class, the teacher should first: -
ANSWER-remove objects located around or near the student
that could possibly cause injury.
A student who has an emotional behavioral disability is likely to
have the most difficulty with which of the following aspects of
communication development? - ANSWER-interpreting a
speaker's feelings from tone of voice
Which of the following practices will best prevent the spread of
illnesses such as the common cold and the flu within an
elementary school special education classroom? - ANSWER-
having students wash their hands properly on a regular basis
throughout the day
Which of the following activities would likely be most
challenging for an eight-year-old student with a mild intellectual
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disability? - ANSWER-using a previously learned skill in a new
setting
A first-grade student with prelingual deafness has bilateral
cochlear implants and communicates with spoken language.
The student is more likely than hearing peers to have difficulty
developing which of the following literacy skills? - ANSWER-
identifying rhyming words
Which of the following is NOT a physical cause often associated
with Phonological disorder? - ANSWER-Small frontal lobes
Which of the following may occur in Expressive Language
Disorder? - ANSWER-All of the above
Reading Disorder is a developmental disorder and is
characterised by reading achievement (e.g. accuracy, speed and
comprehension) being significantly below standards expected
for which of the following - ANSWER-All of the above
An example of a Developmental Disorder is: - ANSWER-Autistic
spectrum disorders
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Which of the following is an example of an intellectual
disability? - ANSWER-Mental Retardation
Which of the following is an example of a Specific Learning
Disability? - ANSWER-Dyslexia
At an Individualized Education Program (IEP) team meeting for a
kindergarten student, the student's parents/guardians state
that they would like to be involved in their child's education.
The IEP team decides that a home-school communication
notebook would be beneficial for the student's teachers and
the parents/guardians. In which of the following ways could the
home-school notebook most effectively support the
parents'/guardians' involvement? - ANSWER-promoting
teachers' and parents'/guardians' understanding of events at
home and school that can have an influence on the student's
behavior
A paraeducator is assigned to a general education classroom
that includes several students with learning disabilities. Which
of the following best describes a responsibility of the
paraeducator in this setting? - ANSWER-assisting the students
with learning disabilities during small-group instruction
