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Students with learning disabilities make up approximately what percentage of the total school population?

5%

An indication of a voice disorder is:

A. Hoarseness B. Problems in resonation C. Breathiness

Which of the following components is/are part of the definition of ADHD?

A. Signs must be present before the age of 12 B. Behaviors must interfere with performance in two or more settings C. Observations and interviews with students, family members, and educators

Students with which of the following exceptionalities may take medication to improve their school experience and performance?

A. Students with attention deficit disorders B. Students with asthma C. Students with epilepsy

The most common childhood psychiatric condition which is estimated to be present in approximately 10% of students, including 15% of high school students, is:

Attention deficit disorder

A free service which provides students with print disabilities with a range of accessible digitized reading materials is:

Bookshare

The use of pre-assessment and differentiation to allow students who demonstrate mastery at the beginning of a unit of study to work on new and more challenging material is:

Curriculum compacting

Nicholas makes frequent requests for liquids, repeated trips to the bathroom, has unhealthy skin color, headaches, and nausea. Therefore, you should be concerned that Nicholas is showing some of the symptoms of:

Diabetes

Paulo has trouble generating and organizing his written ideas and in using the correct spelling and mechanics to express himself. It is likely that Paulo has which of the following learning disabilities:

Dysgraphia

A learning disability where individuals have difficulty reading is known as:

Dyslexia

ADHD is diagnosed by MRIs, blood tests, and academic tests.

False

Asperger Syndrome is a progressive genetic disorder which affects one's neurological development and often includes a loss of previously learned skills and repetitive hand movements.

False

Medically fragile students should be educated in more restrictive settings to keep them from harm.

False

Students with cerebral palsy are more likely to tire easily, have headaches, and feel overwhelmed and frustrated.

False

Stuttering is the most prevalent:

Fluency disorder

A student who is "twice exceptional"

Has both disability and gifted characteristics

Which statement is false about attention deficit disorders?

It must be accompanied by hyperactivity

The fastest-growing group of students with disabilities which currently include approximately 50% of the population of students with disabilities is:

Learning disabilities

The following statements about the developmental nature of high-incidence disabilities are true EXCEPT:

Most high-incidence disabilities are visible upon birth.

A student has difficulty following directions and understanding content presented orally. This student may have a/an:

Receptive language problem

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic associated with mild intellectual disabilities?

Show a steady learning profile

Which of the following statements about learning disabilities is(are) true?

Some individuals with learning disabilities may have deficits in one area while others have deficits in a variety of areas.

The following disability category is defined as a "disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using spoken or written language, which may appear as an impaired ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or do math."

Specific Learning Disabilities

A disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using spoken or written language, which may appear as an impaired ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or do mathematical calculations is:

Specific learning disability

Students that are gifted and talented might resemble what other group of students?

Students with ADHD

The term students with low-incidence disabilities does NOT include:

Students with learning disabilities

The term students with high-incidence disabilities does NOT presently include:

Students with vision impairments

Which statement is true about ADD?

The behavioral patterns associated with ADD may also be found in gifted and talented students who are bored in school.

Cancer treatments, although effective in eliminating cancer, can impact an individual's cognitive, gross and fine motor, language, and social-emotional development.

True

Many students with traumatic brain injury are not receiving special services because they have not been identified or have been misidentified.

True

Some people consider autism spectrum disorders as a high-incidence disability category.

True

Students with special needs who also may be gifted and talented are referred to as twice exceptional.

True

The cause of ADHD is thought to be neurological.

True

You can accommodate gifted and talented students in your classroom by providing all students with varied learning activities and multiple ways of demonstrating their understanding and mastery.

True

Rocco and Louis are two students with specific learning disabilities. Due to the nature of learning disabilities, it is likely that:

We are not able to predict their strengths and weaknesses because of the great variation that exists between individuals with learning disabilities