SED2601 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM STUDY
GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Answer: A legal term from the IDEA that specifies that students with
disabilities must be educated as close to the same environment as their
typical (nondisabled) peers. It is this provision on which inclusion is
based.
●● Manifest Determination
Answer: is a meeting to determine if a student's disability is associated
with his misbehavior. Also student cannot be expelled or suspended for
more than 10 days an a academic school year without
●● Individual Education Plan (IEP)
Answer: must be written for each student with an identified disability .
uniquely designed to meet the individual needs of a particular student. A
team of individuals known as the ARD has to meet to developed the plan
for the student
●● Functional Behavioral Assessment
Answer: An evaluation consisting of finding out what purpose a
particular behavior serves, what triggers the behavior, and what features
,of a setting maintains the behavior. This provides information to guide
educators in planning appropriate strategies and interventions to address
inappropriate student behavior.
●● Behavior Intervention Plan
Answer: A _______ is required of all special education students who
have misbehaviors that may cause a student to be suspended or expelled
●● Six to IDEA
Answer: 1. free appropriate public education
2. appropriate evaluation
3. individualized education program
4. least restrictive environment
5. parental participation
6. procedural due process
●● What are the 7 steps of the assessment process?
Answer: 1. Pre-Referral
2. Screening
3. Referral
4. Evaluation and Identification
5. Instructional Program Planning
6. Placement
,7. Review and Evaluation
●● Perseveration
Answer: When a behavior continues to happen over and over again
●● Tourettes Syndrome
Answer: A neurological disorder beginning in childhood that involves
stereotypical, repetitive motor movements (tics). These are often
accompanied by multiple vocal outbursts such as grunting or
inappropriate words such as swearing. It is about three times more
prevalent in boys than in girls
●● Down Syndrome
Answer: A genetic condition occurring as a result of an abnormality in
the twenty-first pair of chromosomes. It is characterized by mental
retardation and physical characteristics such as eyes that appear slanted,
hypotonia, a single crease across the palm of the hand, short stature and
a tendency for being obese.
●● Braille
Answer: A communication system in which raised dots on a page allow
an individual who is blind to read with their fingertips. It consists of
quadrangular cell containing from one to six dots. The way the dots are
arranged denotes different letters or symbols.
, ●● Rett syndrome
Answer: is a genetic brain disorder which typically becomes apparent
after six months of age in females. Symptoms include problems with
language, coordination, and repetitive movements
●● childhood disintegrative disorder
Answer: psychosis, is a rare condition characterized by late onset of
developmental delays—or stunning reversals—in language, social
function, and motor skills.
●● Prader-Willi Syndrome
Answer: Caused by a lack of genetic material in the 15 pair of
chromosomes. Usually inherited from the father. The leading genetic
cause of obesity. The degree of mental retardation varies, but is usually
in the mild range. can be rigid and oppositional. They do not respond
well to sudden changes in their routine. It can also result in low muscle
tone, short stature, incomplete sexual development, cognitive
disabilities, problem behaviors, and a chronic feeling of hunger that can
lead to excessive eating and life-threatening obesity.
●● Fragile X Syndrome
Answer: Caused when the bottom of the X chromosome in the 23rd pair
is pinched off. Distinctive facial characteristics include long face and
large ears. Disorders can vary from mild to severe. Symptoms tend to be
more severe in boys due to the fact that males only have one X-
GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Answer: A legal term from the IDEA that specifies that students with
disabilities must be educated as close to the same environment as their
typical (nondisabled) peers. It is this provision on which inclusion is
based.
●● Manifest Determination
Answer: is a meeting to determine if a student's disability is associated
with his misbehavior. Also student cannot be expelled or suspended for
more than 10 days an a academic school year without
●● Individual Education Plan (IEP)
Answer: must be written for each student with an identified disability .
uniquely designed to meet the individual needs of a particular student. A
team of individuals known as the ARD has to meet to developed the plan
for the student
●● Functional Behavioral Assessment
Answer: An evaluation consisting of finding out what purpose a
particular behavior serves, what triggers the behavior, and what features
,of a setting maintains the behavior. This provides information to guide
educators in planning appropriate strategies and interventions to address
inappropriate student behavior.
●● Behavior Intervention Plan
Answer: A _______ is required of all special education students who
have misbehaviors that may cause a student to be suspended or expelled
●● Six to IDEA
Answer: 1. free appropriate public education
2. appropriate evaluation
3. individualized education program
4. least restrictive environment
5. parental participation
6. procedural due process
●● What are the 7 steps of the assessment process?
Answer: 1. Pre-Referral
2. Screening
3. Referral
4. Evaluation and Identification
5. Instructional Program Planning
6. Placement
,7. Review and Evaluation
●● Perseveration
Answer: When a behavior continues to happen over and over again
●● Tourettes Syndrome
Answer: A neurological disorder beginning in childhood that involves
stereotypical, repetitive motor movements (tics). These are often
accompanied by multiple vocal outbursts such as grunting or
inappropriate words such as swearing. It is about three times more
prevalent in boys than in girls
●● Down Syndrome
Answer: A genetic condition occurring as a result of an abnormality in
the twenty-first pair of chromosomes. It is characterized by mental
retardation and physical characteristics such as eyes that appear slanted,
hypotonia, a single crease across the palm of the hand, short stature and
a tendency for being obese.
●● Braille
Answer: A communication system in which raised dots on a page allow
an individual who is blind to read with their fingertips. It consists of
quadrangular cell containing from one to six dots. The way the dots are
arranged denotes different letters or symbols.
, ●● Rett syndrome
Answer: is a genetic brain disorder which typically becomes apparent
after six months of age in females. Symptoms include problems with
language, coordination, and repetitive movements
●● childhood disintegrative disorder
Answer: psychosis, is a rare condition characterized by late onset of
developmental delays—or stunning reversals—in language, social
function, and motor skills.
●● Prader-Willi Syndrome
Answer: Caused by a lack of genetic material in the 15 pair of
chromosomes. Usually inherited from the father. The leading genetic
cause of obesity. The degree of mental retardation varies, but is usually
in the mild range. can be rigid and oppositional. They do not respond
well to sudden changes in their routine. It can also result in low muscle
tone, short stature, incomplete sexual development, cognitive
disabilities, problem behaviors, and a chronic feeling of hunger that can
lead to excessive eating and life-threatening obesity.
●● Fragile X Syndrome
Answer: Caused when the bottom of the X chromosome in the 23rd pair
is pinched off. Distinctive facial characteristics include long face and
large ears. Disorders can vary from mild to severe. Symptoms tend to be
more severe in boys due to the fact that males only have one X-
