AEPA Practice Test
According to the Assistive Technology Act assistive devices are
Any device that could help a disabled student in school or life functions
A seventh grader with mild intellectual disabilities is having trouble with
algebra. His step father is trying to help, but the more he drills the child, the
less he seems to understand. The teacher suggests
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.
Augmentative and alternative communication AAC devices, forearm crutches
and a head pointer are assistive devices that might be used by a student with
Cerebal palsy
A 4 year old child has difficulty sorting plastic cubes, circles, and triangles by
color and shape, doesnt recognize patterns or groups and doesnt understand
the relationship between little/big, tall/short, many/few. The child enjoys
counting but doesnt say the numbers in proper order nor recognize the
meaning of different numbers. This child most likely
Has dyscalculia
Response to intervention RTI is
,A strategy for diagnosing learning disabilities in which a student recieves
research supported interventions to correct an academic delay. If the
interventions do not result in considerable improvement the failure to respond
suggests casual learning disabilities
6th graders A and B ride the same bus. B constantly teases A. A is
embarrassed because he believes he believes B is berating him. The bus
driver told their teacher that student B might be interested in student A but
doesnt express it well. The best form of conflict resolution would be for the
teacher to
Suggest to alfie that if he is distrubed by honesty's teasing, he have a calm,
assertive conversation with her and tell her he doesnt like it and insists she
stop
When transitioning from one subject to another and when she becomes
anxious, a student always taps her front tooth 5 times then opens and closes
her eyes 11 times before leaving her desk. The child most likely has
Obsessive compulsive disorder
By law, a child with a disability is defined as one with:
Intellectual disabilities, hearing, speech, language, visual, orthopedic or other
health impairments, emotional disturbance, autism, brain injury caused by
trauma or specific learning disabilities and needs special education and
related services.
Which classroom environment is most likely to support a student with ADHD?
, Students with ADHD are extremely sensitive to distractions. A learning
environment in which visual and audio distractions have been eliminated is
best. Low lighting, few posters and a clean whiteboard help the student focus.
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:
Corrective feedback
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:
Autism
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 ____ side(s) of their brains while non-dyslexics use (the).
_____side.
Both, the left
AD
According to the Assistive Technology Act assistive devices are
Any device that could help a disabled student in school or life functions
A seventh grader with mild intellectual disabilities is having trouble with
algebra. His step father is trying to help, but the more he drills the child, the
less he seems to understand. The teacher suggests
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.
Augmentative and alternative communication AAC devices, forearm crutches
and a head pointer are assistive devices that might be used by a student with
Cerebal palsy
A 4 year old child has difficulty sorting plastic cubes, circles, and triangles by
color and shape, doesnt recognize patterns or groups and doesnt understand
the relationship between little/big, tall/short, many/few. The child enjoys
counting but doesnt say the numbers in proper order nor recognize the
meaning of different numbers. This child most likely
Has dyscalculia
Response to intervention RTI is
,A strategy for diagnosing learning disabilities in which a student recieves
research supported interventions to correct an academic delay. If the
interventions do not result in considerable improvement the failure to respond
suggests casual learning disabilities
6th graders A and B ride the same bus. B constantly teases A. A is
embarrassed because he believes he believes B is berating him. The bus
driver told their teacher that student B might be interested in student A but
doesnt express it well. The best form of conflict resolution would be for the
teacher to
Suggest to alfie that if he is distrubed by honesty's teasing, he have a calm,
assertive conversation with her and tell her he doesnt like it and insists she
stop
When transitioning from one subject to another and when she becomes
anxious, a student always taps her front tooth 5 times then opens and closes
her eyes 11 times before leaving her desk. The child most likely has
Obsessive compulsive disorder
By law, a child with a disability is defined as one with:
Intellectual disabilities, hearing, speech, language, visual, orthopedic or other
health impairments, emotional disturbance, autism, brain injury caused by
trauma or specific learning disabilities and needs special education and
related services.
Which classroom environment is most likely to support a student with ADHD?
, Students with ADHD are extremely sensitive to distractions. A learning
environment in which visual and audio distractions have been eliminated is
best. Low lighting, few posters and a clean whiteboard help the student focus.
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:
Corrective feedback
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:
Autism
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 ____ side(s) of their brains while non-dyslexics use (the).
_____side.
Both, the left
AD
