Classroom Management for Exceptional Learners
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Course Introduction
This course explores effective classroom management strategies tailored for exceptional learners, including students with disabilities, giftedness, and diverse learning needs. Emphasizing evidence-based practices, the course examines techniques for creating inclusive, safe, and supportive classroom environments that foster academic and social-emotional growth. Topics include individualized behavior intervention plans, collaborative problem-solving, positive reinforcement, culturally responsive management, and the development of routines and structures that accommodate a variety of learning styles and challenges. Participants will engage in case studies, simulations, and reflective activities to build practical skills for differentiating management approaches and partnering with families and support staff to promote student success.
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Special Education in Contemporary Society an Introduction to Exceptionality 4th Edition by Richard
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Chapter 1: Special Education in Context: People, Concepts, and Perspectives
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Q1) An approach in which related service professionals teach their skills to each other is referred to as a
A)multidisciplinary approach
B)interdisciplinary approach
C)collaborative approach
D)transdisciplinary approach
Answer: D
Q2) Which term refers to a limitation imposed on a person due a reduced functioning of the body?
A)Impairment
B)Handicap
C)Disability
D)Exceptionality
Answer: C
Q3) Which was a shortcoming of the institutions of the mid-nineteenth century?
A)They provided protection for people with disabilities
B)They were funded by philanthropists
C)They provided little or no education
D)They provided housing for individuals with disabilities
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Policies, Practices, and Programs
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Q1) The empowerment model is the basis for the construction of an effective individualized family service plan.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) PL 99-457 extended the scope of educational services provided by PL 94-142 to support which population?
A)High school students
B)Middle school students
C)Elementary students
D)Children ages birth - 5 years of age
Answer: D
Q3) Which act employs a functional rather than categorical model for determining a disability?
A)The Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments of 2008 (Public Law 110-325)
B)No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
C)Public Law 10-17 (1997 Amendments to IDEA
D)Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and Exceptionality
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Q1) What percentage of the U.S. population over the age of 5, speaks a language other than English at home
A)5
B)10
C)20
D)22.5
Answer: C
Q2) Cultural pluralism requires cultural groups to relinquish or abandon their cultural heritage.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) How do poverty and a family's socioeconomic status affect the disproportional representation of minorities in some special education programs? What other factors may affect this overrepresentation?
Answer: Not Answer
Q4) There is an underrepresentation of minority children in special education
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Parents, Families, and Exceptionality
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Q1) All of the following are current descriptions of how service providers and professionals view the parental of exceptional children, EXCEPT:
A)Collaborators
B)Advocates
C)Adversaries
D)Partners
Q2) Which of the following family members are NOT affected by a disabled child?
A)Parents
B)Siblings
C)Grandparents
D)None of the above
Q3) Which law, known as the parent law, dramatically improved relationships between parents and service providers, by requiring full parent participation?
A)PL 98-090
B)PL 91-674
C)PL 95-128
D)PL 94-142
Q4) List and briefly describe three of the seven family functions.
Q5) Why are parents considered a valuable resource for professionals?
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Chapter 5: Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities or Mental Retardation
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Q1) Which descriptive words can be used to describe how the term mental retardation is generally viewed in our society?
A)Stereotyped and misunderstood
B)Valued and appreciated
C)Helpful and regarded
D)Interesting and intriguing
Q2) Which of the following is an example of a skill that may be taught in a functional curriculum?
A)reading a science textbook
B)reciting poetry
C)riding the bus to a shopping location
D)performing math algorithms in a workbook
Q3) Which of the following is NOT considered a common characteristic of persons with intellectual disabilities?
A)inability to learn
B)inability to believe in their ability to solve problems
C)deficits in attention
D)deficits in memory
Q4) Transition services for students should begin no later than what age?
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Chapter 6: Individuals With Learning Disabilities
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Q1) Discuss three reasons why the prevalence of learning disability has increased.
Q2) Students with learning disabilities do not spontaneously use effective learning strategies at the same rate as typically developing peers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which learning disability is associated with a severe difficulty in recognizing and comprehending written words?
A)Phonemic awareness
B)Phonological awareness
C)Dyscalculia
D)Dyslexia
Q4) What has developed when a student anticipates failure, frequently gives up, and may not attempt to complete a task?
A)Learned helplessness
B)Cognitive dysfunction
C)Motivation reduction
D)Cognitive repression
Q5) Describe five learning and behavioral characteristics of individuals with learning disabilities.
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Chapter 7: Individuals With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Q1) ADHD is widely understood
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to the DSM-IV-TR, in order to be considered as having ADHD, symptoms must have occurred before age _______________.
A)six
B)twelve
C)ten
D)seven
Q3) What is the youngest age any medication used to treat ADHD is approved for?
Q4) Psychostimulants prove ineffective in, approximately, how many instances?
A)10-15% of the time
B)5-10% of the time
C)30-40% of the time
D)25-30% of the time
Q5) What treatment approach do researchers believe is the most effective for students with ADHD.
Q7) List the five steps students follow in the self-regulation process Page 9
Q6) Name two developmental features that distinguish ADHD from typical patterns of behavior.
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Chapter 8: Individuals With Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
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Q1) Research suggests that more than _____ of children and adolescents who committed suicide had an apparent, though not identified, emotional or behavioral disorder.
A)50%
B)75%
C)90%
D)100%
Q2) Clinically derived classification systems include:
A)Descriptions of symptoms
B)Indicators of severity
C)Treatment plans
D)A and B
Q3) Describe the three levels of intervention within Positive Behavior Support. Provide example interventions within each level.
Q4) The inclusion of students with emotional and behavioral disorders in public schools is a relatively recent phenomenon.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Differentiate between a disturbing behavior and a disturbed behavior.
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Chapter 9: Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) A supervised, structured setting that provides job training in specific job skills, is an example of which type of employment option?
A)Army training
B)Job coach
C)Supported employment
D)Sheltered workshops
Q2) About 10 percent of individuals with ASD have special skills in areas such as mathematical calculations, memory feats, artistic and musical abilities, and reading.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The following behaviors are characteristics of individuals with spectrum disorders except
A)Weak motor skills
B)Hyperactivity
C)Self injurious behavior
D)Impulsivity
Q4) List the three cardinal features of autism spectrum disorders.
Q5) List at least 3 safety concerns of parents of young children with autism spectrum disorders.
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Chapter 10: Individuals With Speech and Language Impairments
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Q1) Which of the following scenarios is an example of a student demonstrating receptive language?
A)The teacher tells Bob to go get a marker and bring it to her. Bob gets the marker and takes it to the teacher.
B)Bob holds up a marker and says to the teacher, "I have a marker."
C)The teacher tells Bob to go get a marker and bring it to her. Bob walks to the sink.
D)Bob holds up a marker and says to the teacher, "Me marker."
Q2) Stuttering and cluttering are examples of language disorders
A)True
B)False
Q3) Speech and language development begins in the womb
A)True
B)False
Q4) One of the most important tools in the assessment process for speech and language impairments is the case history.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Differentiate between receptive and expressive language.
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Chapter 11: Individuals With Hearing Impairments
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Q1) Many times, the audiologist, social worker, speech-language pathologist, and special education teacher assist the __________ in gathering the information needed to make the initial educational placement and communication training decisions.
A)general education teacher
B)principal
C)family
D)professor
Q2) Research on the levels of intelligence of children with hearing impairments indicates that, when compared to children without hearing impairments, these children have
A)significantly lower levels of intelligence
B)similar levels of intelligence
C)slightly higher levels of intelligence
D)slightly lower levels of intelligence
Q3) Proponents of Deaf culture view spoken English as an optional second language and American Sign Language (ASL) as the language of choice. What is the term for a person with a hearing loss that the proponents of Deaf culture do NOT use and that they find offensive?
Q4) Name the three connected sections of the ear.
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Chapter 12: Individuals With Visual Impairments
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Q1) What percentage of school age children in the United States experience vision impairment significant enough to require specialized support in their educational program.
A)1%
B)2.8%
C)5.2%
D)6%
Q2) An appropriate learning medium for students with visual impairments is determined by
A)the availability of resources
B)the expertise of educational professionals
C)the student's type or degree of impairment
D)state legislative mandates
Q3) Why should Braille be addressed in the IEP?
A)To make sure that parents consent to its use
B)To ensure that schools will have to pay for print materials
C)To ensure ongoing consideration as a reading medium
D)To demonstrate to teachers how Braille can be used
Q4) What materials could be used to help a child with a visual impairment learn about maps? (Name at least three)
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Chapter 13: Individuals With Physical Disabilities, Health
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Q1) A 16-year-old student with traumatic brain injury is asked to count 20 pennies and tell the number of pennies on the table. After numerous attempts she is unable to accurately count the pennies. This same student is asked to recall multiplication facts and is able to do so with no errors. Which of the following is the most accurate statement about this student?
A)She has splinter skills.
B)She has a severe cognitive disability.
C)She has a math learning disability.
D)She needs cues to improve her attention to the relevant information.
Q2) During the perinatal period, the most common cause of brain injury is
A)maternal age.
B)toxoplasmosis.
C)asphyxia.
D)premature birth.
Q3) All of the following are examples of functional effects of a disability, EXCEPT:
A)Motivation
B)Sensory loss
C)Fatigue and lack of endurance
D)Processing issues
Q4) What does the term limb deficiency refer to?
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Chapter 14: Individuals Who Are Gifted and Talented
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Q1) Which of the following is not a step in the effective instruction of learners who are gifted and talented?
A)Preassessing the students to determine their current level of content knowledge
B)Grouping children according to ability for instructional purposes
C)Giving accelerated students more assignments to keep them busy until the other students master the content
D)Providing products that will motivate and teach students
Q2) Briefly describe the importance of preassessment in the education of gifted and talented students
Q3) In what ways can technology contribute to the education of individuals who are gifted and talented?
Q4) The ceiling effect, when discussing testing children who are gifted and talented, refers to
A)tests being too difficult for students to complete
B)tests being too easy to offer an accurate representation of students' skills
C)tests that are designed to measure only students in the top quartile
D)tests that are designed to measure only students in the bottom quartile
Q5) List the three traits of Renzulli's model of giftedness.
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