Intro to Special Education - Chapter 12

Which of the following statements regarding the causes of disabilities described in the chapter is true?

About one third of all cases of moderate, severe, and profound intellectual disability are caused by Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, and fetal alcohol syndrome.

Which of the following statements about the prevalence of low-incidence disabilities is true?

Because no definition of severe disabilities is universally accepted, no accurate and uniform figures on prevalence exist

Which of the following statements about the identification and prevalence of multiple and severe disabilities is true?

Combined, students served under the multiple disabilities, deaf-blindness, and traumatic brain injury categories represent less than 3% of all school-age children with disabilities.

Which of the following statements about communication for students with severe disabilities is true?

Communication is functional when it enables a child to get help and make choices.

What is the definition of deaf-blindness?

Concomitant hearing and visual impairments, the combination of which causes such severe communication and other developmental and educational needs that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for children with deafness or children with blindness

With which of the following statements about inclusion of students with severe disabilities would most special educators agree?

Students with severe disabilities should attend inclusive schools and classrooms, but they should also spend some time in separate settings

Which of the following are two fundamental and interrelated questions that must be considered when determining educational approaches for individuals with significant disabilities?

What skills should be taught? What instructional methods should be used?

Establishing and maintaining ______________________ is one of the most important goals of inclusive educational practices for students with severe disabilities.

a network of social relationships

All of the following statements are true EXCEPT

an effective teacher is passively patient, working each day at the job of designing, implementing, and evaluating systematic instruction and supports.

Two basic strategies for combining functional and academic content are embedding ___________________ into functional activities and adding ____________________ to instructional objectives based on core content standards.

core academic content; functional applications

Which of the following statements is true?

down syndrome is caused by chromosomal abnormality

Which of the following statements about traumatic brain injury is true?

dramatic brain injury does not include brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative

Which of the following is true about deaf-blindness?

many children who are deaf-blind engage in self-stimulatory behavior

Which of the following statements about multiple disabilities is true?

multiple disabilities include severe and profound disabilities

Teachers of students with severe disabilities _________________________.

must be very sensitive to small changes in student behavior.

Impairments caused by brain injury include cognitive impairments; social, emotional, and behavioral impairments and which of the following?

physical and sensory changes

Significant and obvious defects in multiple life-skills or developmental areas are characteristics of which of the following?

severe disabilities