PRAXIS 5355: SPECIAL EDUCATION: FOUNDATIONAL
KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE TEST 1
Michael is a 14-year-old student who meets the criteria for other health impairment
(OHI) and receives special education and related services. According to the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which of the following meets the definition criteria
for OHI? - Answers -Chronic asthma
According to IDEA, chronic asthma falls under OHI because the disability may affect the
student's performance in the classroom due to severe respiratory issues.
In which of the following scenarios is it most appropriate for a teacher to begin to use
prompt-fading techniques to support a student's skill development? - Answers -A
student reciprocates greetings only when the teacher provides verbal reminders.
If a student reciprocates greetings only when the teacher provides verbal reminders, the
student has become prompt dependent. The teacher should therefore begin using
prompt-fading techniques to help the student become more self-sufficient and self-
reliant.
A second-grade student, John, has autism spectrum disorder. John receives special
education and related services and has a special education teacher in the classroom to
support his learning. During gym class, John struggles with physical activities because
of low muscle tone and repetitive rocking behaviors. Which of the following is the most
effective approach to help John develop and improve gross motor skills? - Answers -
Having a physical therapist design, implement, and document a treatment therapy plan
that can benefit John
After a student is referred by a teacher for an evaluation for special education services,
which of the following is the most appropriate next step for the school to take?
Answer the question by selecting the correct response.
A. - Answers -Obtain consent from a legal guardian for initial evaluation of the student
Which of the following is the most appropriate way for a kindergarten teacher to ensure
that a student with fine motor deficits will be able to work on activities at the literacy
center in an inclusion classroom? - Answers -Providing various-sized pencils, pens,
grips, and slant boards.
Various-sized pencils, pens, grips, and slant boards provide students who have fine
motor deficits the same level of access to the activities that typically developing peers
have.
,The Response to Intervention (RTI) approach primarily affects special education
procedures by requiring that students - Answers -be provided with research-based
interventions before evaluations are conducted.
Response to Intervention (RTI) programs require that teachers provide a hierarchy of
interventions prior to special education referral. The tiered intervention ranges from
whole-class instruction to intensive intervention either in a small group or one-on-one.
Kelly is a first-grade student with multiple disabilities who is receiving special education
and related services in a general education classroom. Kelly has a one-on-one aide to
assist her throughout the day. During an IEP review meeting, Kelly's parents express
concern that Kelly's functional skills are not progressing at home as well as her parents
would like, compared with the progress she is making in the classroom. Which of the
following is the best way to address the parents' concerns? - Answers -Arranging
videoconferences at regular intervals with a trained professional to discuss goals, share
resources, and recommend other community programs.
Frequent videoconferences can provide insight into the functional skills the child uses
every day and how the home environment positively or negatively affects the child's
ability to function independently at some level. Such interactions can improve the family-
school relationship in a comfortable environment and can provide an opportunity to
introduce community programs and resources to the family.
Ms. Jenkins is teaching a 5-year-old student named Kyle who has autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) and little language to use a communication board. Ms. Jenkins has three
toys. She shows Kyle one toy at a time and asks him if it is in a picture from a big book.
He responds "yes" by touching a yellow happy face and "no" by touching an unhappy
face covered with a big red X. Which of the following best describes the purpose of the
activity? - Answers -To reinforce Kyle's expressive language skills.
Kyle has ASD and is essentially nonverbal. By answering "yes" or "no" to the teacher's
question, Kyle is using his limited expressive language skills to communicate his
thoughts and opinions. Through continued use of various types of communication
boards, Kyle will develop the ability to express wants and needs, request objects, make
choices, ask and answer questions, and describe events.
Which of the following best characterizes a student with EBD? - Answers -Exhibits
inappropriate types of behaviors or feelings under normal circumstances.
According to IDEA, emotional and behavioral disturbance (EBD) means a condition in
which a child exhibits one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of
time and to a marked degree that adversely affects the child's educational performance:
an inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors;
an inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and
teachers; inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances; a
, general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression; and a tendency to develop
physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems.
Students in a tenth-grade inclusion class are learning to write essays on a teacher-
assigned topic. During one of the lessons, the special education coteacher asks
students to exchange their draft essay for that of a peer. The students have just
completed a minicourse on peer review, and the data show that they are ready to
practice the intervention technique with classmates. Which of the following is the
primary purpose of a peer review intervention? - Answers -Providing valuable feedback
for both students and teachers.
Reviewing peers' draft essays empowers high school students to become more
confident as writers because the process acknowledges that students have a genuine
voice that needs to be heard. Peer review provides feedback for both teachers and
students, triggers constructive discussions in the classroom, and creates a classroom
environment that leads to academic growth.
According to IDEA, which of the following is the most restrictive environment for
instruction of a student with a disability who requires multiple nebulizer treatments per
day? - Answers -Hospital
According to the IDEA, the continuum of placements, from least restrictive to most
restrictive, is listed as regular classes, special classes, special schools, home
instruction, and instruction in hospitals.
A sixth-grade inclusion teacher is planning a cooperative learning activity for the
students during which students will be placed in small groups to complete a project, with
each student having a different responsibility. Which of the following is most important
for the teacher to do while planning how to guide students' learning? - Answers -
Reviewing the social skills that students need to successfully complete the project.
In cooperative learning activities, students work with one another in small groups, but
typically the students each have a different task to accomplish or a concept to explain.
When it is done well, cooperative learning showcases the positive effects of
interdependence while teaching the importance of personal responsibility. As a bonus,
cooperative learning can help students develop important social skills such as
respecting each other's ideas, opinions, and feelings.
Don is a first-grade student with ADHD. His teacher notices that Don has trouble
throughout the day transitioning from task to task. He often becomes frustrated because
he gets extremely focused on a task or activity he finds interesting and then has to stop
to work on something he does not want to complete. Which of the following is the best
approach to address Don's transition issues? - Answers -Providing Don with a timer as
a visual aid to help him get ready for the next activity
KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE TEST 1
Michael is a 14-year-old student who meets the criteria for other health impairment
(OHI) and receives special education and related services. According to the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which of the following meets the definition criteria
for OHI? - Answers -Chronic asthma
According to IDEA, chronic asthma falls under OHI because the disability may affect the
student's performance in the classroom due to severe respiratory issues.
In which of the following scenarios is it most appropriate for a teacher to begin to use
prompt-fading techniques to support a student's skill development? - Answers -A
student reciprocates greetings only when the teacher provides verbal reminders.
If a student reciprocates greetings only when the teacher provides verbal reminders, the
student has become prompt dependent. The teacher should therefore begin using
prompt-fading techniques to help the student become more self-sufficient and self-
reliant.
A second-grade student, John, has autism spectrum disorder. John receives special
education and related services and has a special education teacher in the classroom to
support his learning. During gym class, John struggles with physical activities because
of low muscle tone and repetitive rocking behaviors. Which of the following is the most
effective approach to help John develop and improve gross motor skills? - Answers -
Having a physical therapist design, implement, and document a treatment therapy plan
that can benefit John
After a student is referred by a teacher for an evaluation for special education services,
which of the following is the most appropriate next step for the school to take?
Answer the question by selecting the correct response.
A. - Answers -Obtain consent from a legal guardian for initial evaluation of the student
Which of the following is the most appropriate way for a kindergarten teacher to ensure
that a student with fine motor deficits will be able to work on activities at the literacy
center in an inclusion classroom? - Answers -Providing various-sized pencils, pens,
grips, and slant boards.
Various-sized pencils, pens, grips, and slant boards provide students who have fine
motor deficits the same level of access to the activities that typically developing peers
have.
,The Response to Intervention (RTI) approach primarily affects special education
procedures by requiring that students - Answers -be provided with research-based
interventions before evaluations are conducted.
Response to Intervention (RTI) programs require that teachers provide a hierarchy of
interventions prior to special education referral. The tiered intervention ranges from
whole-class instruction to intensive intervention either in a small group or one-on-one.
Kelly is a first-grade student with multiple disabilities who is receiving special education
and related services in a general education classroom. Kelly has a one-on-one aide to
assist her throughout the day. During an IEP review meeting, Kelly's parents express
concern that Kelly's functional skills are not progressing at home as well as her parents
would like, compared with the progress she is making in the classroom. Which of the
following is the best way to address the parents' concerns? - Answers -Arranging
videoconferences at regular intervals with a trained professional to discuss goals, share
resources, and recommend other community programs.
Frequent videoconferences can provide insight into the functional skills the child uses
every day and how the home environment positively or negatively affects the child's
ability to function independently at some level. Such interactions can improve the family-
school relationship in a comfortable environment and can provide an opportunity to
introduce community programs and resources to the family.
Ms. Jenkins is teaching a 5-year-old student named Kyle who has autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) and little language to use a communication board. Ms. Jenkins has three
toys. She shows Kyle one toy at a time and asks him if it is in a picture from a big book.
He responds "yes" by touching a yellow happy face and "no" by touching an unhappy
face covered with a big red X. Which of the following best describes the purpose of the
activity? - Answers -To reinforce Kyle's expressive language skills.
Kyle has ASD and is essentially nonverbal. By answering "yes" or "no" to the teacher's
question, Kyle is using his limited expressive language skills to communicate his
thoughts and opinions. Through continued use of various types of communication
boards, Kyle will develop the ability to express wants and needs, request objects, make
choices, ask and answer questions, and describe events.
Which of the following best characterizes a student with EBD? - Answers -Exhibits
inappropriate types of behaviors or feelings under normal circumstances.
According to IDEA, emotional and behavioral disturbance (EBD) means a condition in
which a child exhibits one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of
time and to a marked degree that adversely affects the child's educational performance:
an inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors;
an inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and
teachers; inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances; a
, general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression; and a tendency to develop
physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems.
Students in a tenth-grade inclusion class are learning to write essays on a teacher-
assigned topic. During one of the lessons, the special education coteacher asks
students to exchange their draft essay for that of a peer. The students have just
completed a minicourse on peer review, and the data show that they are ready to
practice the intervention technique with classmates. Which of the following is the
primary purpose of a peer review intervention? - Answers -Providing valuable feedback
for both students and teachers.
Reviewing peers' draft essays empowers high school students to become more
confident as writers because the process acknowledges that students have a genuine
voice that needs to be heard. Peer review provides feedback for both teachers and
students, triggers constructive discussions in the classroom, and creates a classroom
environment that leads to academic growth.
According to IDEA, which of the following is the most restrictive environment for
instruction of a student with a disability who requires multiple nebulizer treatments per
day? - Answers -Hospital
According to the IDEA, the continuum of placements, from least restrictive to most
restrictive, is listed as regular classes, special classes, special schools, home
instruction, and instruction in hospitals.
A sixth-grade inclusion teacher is planning a cooperative learning activity for the
students during which students will be placed in small groups to complete a project, with
each student having a different responsibility. Which of the following is most important
for the teacher to do while planning how to guide students' learning? - Answers -
Reviewing the social skills that students need to successfully complete the project.
In cooperative learning activities, students work with one another in small groups, but
typically the students each have a different task to accomplish or a concept to explain.
When it is done well, cooperative learning showcases the positive effects of
interdependence while teaching the importance of personal responsibility. As a bonus,
cooperative learning can help students develop important social skills such as
respecting each other's ideas, opinions, and feelings.
Don is a first-grade student with ADHD. His teacher notices that Don has trouble
throughout the day transitioning from task to task. He often becomes frustrated because
he gets extremely focused on a task or activity he finds interesting and then has to stop
to work on something he does not want to complete. Which of the following is the best
approach to address Don's transition issues? - Answers -Providing Don with a timer as
a visual aid to help him get ready for the next activity
