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SPED-AEPA PRACTICE TEST
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SPED-AEPA PRACTICE TESTAccording to the Assistive Technology Act, assistive devices are:
a. Electronic devices that support learning such as computers, calculators, student
responders, electronic self-teaching books and electronic reading devices.
b. Any mechanical, electrical or electronic device that helps teachers streamline
efficiency.
c. Any device that could help a disabled student in school or life functions.
d. Experimental, high-tech teaching tools that teachers can obtain by participating in
one of 67 government-funded research projects. - Answers -c.
A seventh grader with mild intellectual disabilities is having considerable trouble with
algebra. His stepfather is trying to help, but the more he drills the girl, the less she
seems to understand. The teacher suggests:
a. He continues drilling and enhances with pop quizzes. It may take the student longer
to understand algebraic terms, expressions and equations, but with hard work she will
eventually learn them.
b. He calls a moratorium on at-home algebra work. The student is becoming less willing
to work at school and the teacher is concerned she is losing confidence due to failure at
home.
c. He continues drilling but breaks the study sessions into no more than 3 five-minute
periods per day.
d. He substitutes fun activities for math drills. Incorporating algebra blocks, math games,
and applications of algebra to real-life situations will make math more fun and more
relevant. - Answers -d.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices, forearm crutches and a
head pointer are assistive devices that might be used by a student with:
a. Severe intellectual disabilities.
b. Cerebral palsy.
c. Tourette syndrome.
d. Minor skeletal birth defects. - Answers -b.
,A four-year-old child has difficulty sorting plastic cubes, circles and triangles by color
and shape, doesn't recognize patterns or groups and doesn't understand the
relationship between little/big, tall/short, many/few. The child enjoys counting, but does
not say the numbers in proper order nor recognize the meaning of different numbers.
This child most likely:
a. Is exhibiting signs of intellectual disabilities.
b. Is developing within an acceptable range.
c. Has dysgraphia.
d. Has dyscalculia. - Answers -d.
Response to Intervention (RTI) is:
A resource teacher notices one of her students has made the same reading error
numerous times the past few days. She decides the student wrongly believes that 'ou' is
always pronounced as it is in the word through. She corrects this misunderstanding by
showing the student word families containing words like though, ought, ground. This
strategy is called:
a. Corrective feedback
b. Positive reinforcement
c. Consistent repetition
d. Corrective support - Answers -a.
A kindergarten teacher has a new student who will not make eye contact with anyone
so she doesn't appear to be listening. She often rocks back and forth and does not stop
when asked or give any indication she has heard. She avoids physical contact.
Sometimes the teacher must take her arm to guide her from one place to another.
Occasionally the student erupts, howling in terror and fury. The most likely diagnosis is:
a. Asperger's Syndrome
b. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
c. Autism
d. Antisocial Psychosis - Answers -c.
, A special education teacher shows parents of a dyslexic child a study that examined
brain scans of dyslexic and non-dyslexic readers. The study demonstrated that
dyslexics use (the) __________ side(s) of their brains while non-dyslexics use (the)
_______ side.
a. Both, the left.
b. Both, the right.
c. Left, right.
d. Right, left. - Answers -a.
A student with ______________ has a great deal of difficulty with the mechanical act of
writing. She drops her pencil, cannot form legible letters and cannot decode what she
has written.
a. A nonverbal learning disorder
b. Dyslexia
c. Dyspraxia
d. Dysgraphia - Answers -d.
A resource room teacher has a middle school student recently diagnosed with
depression. The student has been put on an antidepressant. The teacher knows the
student may develop certain transitory reactions to the medication. One reaction might
be:
a. Extreme sleepiness.
b. Increased, persistent thirst.
c. Anxiety, coupled with an urge to verbalize a continuous inner dialogue.
d. Inappropriate anger. - Answers -b.
Reading comprehension should be evaluated:
a. Every two months using various informal assessments. Done more than twice a year,
assessments place undue stress on both student and teacher and do not indicate
enough change to be worth it.
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