TEST BANK FOR
Methods and Strategies for Teaching Students with Mild
Disabilities A Case-Based Approach, 1st Edition
Answers Are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1 Providing Special Education to Students with Mild
Disabilities
Student: ______________________________________________________________________
1. Mild disabilities include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. developmental delay.
B. emotional or behavioral disorders.
C. specific learning disabilities.
D. speech or language impairments.
2. The approximate percentage of students in special education identified as having a learning disability is:
A. 10%.
B. 25%.
C. 45%.
D. 65%.
3. The approximate percentage of students with learning disabilities that have difficulty with reading is:
A. 10%.
B. 40%.
C. 80%.
D. 100%.
4. The word that best characterizes the thinking of students with learning disabilities is:
A. strategic.
B. non-strategic.
C. random.
D. disorganized.
,5. ADHD is diagnosed by:
A. the IEP team.
B. an educational psychologist.
C. a learning specialist.
D. a medical doctor.
6. The estimated percentage of the school-age population that has ADHD is:
A. Less than 1%.
B. 1-2%.
C. 3-5%.
D. 6-8%.
7. Students with mild mental retardation generally have an IQ less than:
A. 50.
B. 60.
C. 70.
D. 80.
8. The percentage of students with special needs who receive more than 80% of their education in general
education classrooms is:
A. less than 50%.
B. around 60%.
C. around 75%.
D. between 90-100%.
9. Of students with mild disabilities, the group that is most likely to be served in a restrictive setting have:
A. learning disabilities.
B. mild mental retardation.
C. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
D. emotional or behavioral disorders.
10. Section 504:
A. requires an IEP for every student with a disability.
B. provides access to education for students with disabilities.
C. dictates the philosophy of Least Restrictive Environment.
D. requires students to be served in resource rooms.
,11. The idea that students should be served in the physical space most similar to where they would be served if
they did not have a disability is known as the____________________.
________________________________________
12. Students with mild disabilities must still take high stakes tests, except for a small percentage who are
eligible for ____________________..
________________________________________
13. That no student with a disability may be denied an education is known as the ____________________.
provision of IDEA.
________________________________________
14. The practice of schooling children with disabilities in mainstream settings to the greatest degree possible is
known as ____________________.
________________________________________
15. Vygotsky refers to the instructional level where students can master curriculum with support as the
____________________.
________________________________________
16. ____________________ feedback is feedback that tells students not only if they got an answer right, but
why they succeeded or failed in the task.
________________________________________
17. ____________________ behaviors are problem behaviors directed outwards towards other students by
students with emotional or behavioral disorders.
________________________________________
18. Providing students with the reasons they are learning certain things helps them put their learning into the
bigger picture, activating other pieces of long-term memory is known as ____________________.
________________________________________
, 19. The ____________________ provision of IDEA provides families with rights and recourse when decisions
are being made about their child's education.
________________________________________
20. ____________________ is based around the idea of identifying students with disabilities if they do not
respond to research proven methods of instruction in the same way, or to the same degree, as their peers without
disabilities.
________________________________________
21. Explain the concept of RTI. Why might it be a better model for assessing disabilities?
22. What is the relationship between IDEA, Section 504, and NCLB? How do they overlap and diverge?
Methods and Strategies for Teaching Students with Mild
Disabilities A Case-Based Approach, 1st Edition
Answers Are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1 Providing Special Education to Students with Mild
Disabilities
Student: ______________________________________________________________________
1. Mild disabilities include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. developmental delay.
B. emotional or behavioral disorders.
C. specific learning disabilities.
D. speech or language impairments.
2. The approximate percentage of students in special education identified as having a learning disability is:
A. 10%.
B. 25%.
C. 45%.
D. 65%.
3. The approximate percentage of students with learning disabilities that have difficulty with reading is:
A. 10%.
B. 40%.
C. 80%.
D. 100%.
4. The word that best characterizes the thinking of students with learning disabilities is:
A. strategic.
B. non-strategic.
C. random.
D. disorganized.
,5. ADHD is diagnosed by:
A. the IEP team.
B. an educational psychologist.
C. a learning specialist.
D. a medical doctor.
6. The estimated percentage of the school-age population that has ADHD is:
A. Less than 1%.
B. 1-2%.
C. 3-5%.
D. 6-8%.
7. Students with mild mental retardation generally have an IQ less than:
A. 50.
B. 60.
C. 70.
D. 80.
8. The percentage of students with special needs who receive more than 80% of their education in general
education classrooms is:
A. less than 50%.
B. around 60%.
C. around 75%.
D. between 90-100%.
9. Of students with mild disabilities, the group that is most likely to be served in a restrictive setting have:
A. learning disabilities.
B. mild mental retardation.
C. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
D. emotional or behavioral disorders.
10. Section 504:
A. requires an IEP for every student with a disability.
B. provides access to education for students with disabilities.
C. dictates the philosophy of Least Restrictive Environment.
D. requires students to be served in resource rooms.
,11. The idea that students should be served in the physical space most similar to where they would be served if
they did not have a disability is known as the____________________.
________________________________________
12. Students with mild disabilities must still take high stakes tests, except for a small percentage who are
eligible for ____________________..
________________________________________
13. That no student with a disability may be denied an education is known as the ____________________.
provision of IDEA.
________________________________________
14. The practice of schooling children with disabilities in mainstream settings to the greatest degree possible is
known as ____________________.
________________________________________
15. Vygotsky refers to the instructional level where students can master curriculum with support as the
____________________.
________________________________________
16. ____________________ feedback is feedback that tells students not only if they got an answer right, but
why they succeeded or failed in the task.
________________________________________
17. ____________________ behaviors are problem behaviors directed outwards towards other students by
students with emotional or behavioral disorders.
________________________________________
18. Providing students with the reasons they are learning certain things helps them put their learning into the
bigger picture, activating other pieces of long-term memory is known as ____________________.
________________________________________
, 19. The ____________________ provision of IDEA provides families with rights and recourse when decisions
are being made about their child's education.
________________________________________
20. ____________________ is based around the idea of identifying students with disabilities if they do not
respond to research proven methods of instruction in the same way, or to the same degree, as their peers without
disabilities.
________________________________________
21. Explain the concept of RTI. Why might it be a better model for assessing disabilities?
22. What is the relationship between IDEA, Section 504, and NCLB? How do they overlap and diverge?
