NES Special Education Exam 2023 with complete solution
What disability is degenerative and often leads to death in adolescence or early adulthood?
Muscular dystrophy
Compared with children without hearing loss, children born with hearing loss are more
likely to experience significant delays in what developmental domains?
language
What fine-motor skills do children typically develop last?
Cutting shapes with scissors
Compared with students with mid intellectual disabilities, students with learning
disabilities are more likely to have
One or more specific cognitive difficulties rather than global delays
Students with mid intellectual disabilities ten to exhibit what cognitive characteristics?
Difficulty applying newly learned skills to a different context
What gross-motor skills do children typically develop last?
jumping forward, taking off and landing with two feet
What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with an emotional
impairment?
A second-grade student who frequently complains of stomachache in the morning before going
to school
What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with autism spectrum
disorder?
A kindergarten student who does not engage in pretend play, talks exclusively about astronomy,
and misinterprets social cues
What is generally the most advanced linguistic skill a typical eight-year-old can be expected
to demonstrate?
Telling a story that includes cause-and-effect relationships
What social/emotional abilities typically appears for the first time during adolescence?
Understanding that the perspective of the other may be influenced by their background or
circumstances
What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with a pragmatic
language disorder?
A fourth-grade who has difficulty understanding conversational turn taking
What symptoms is the most characteristics of an absence seizure?
staring blankly for a brief time
A student has a disability that impairs both his understanding of spatial relationships and
his perceptual-motor skills. What math tasks would likely pose the greatest difficulty to
this student?
Constructing congruent geometric shapes on graph papers
A middle school student with learning disabilities in reading and writing and ADHD
recently began taking a prescribed stimulant medication. What behavioral changes should
the student's special education teacher expect to observe?
Increased ability to focus on academic tasks
A student with a mid intellectual disability and an emotional impairment frequently
becomes physically aggressive when frustrated. The most effective way for the student's
family to support her social/emotional development would be to
, Implement a behavior management strategy at home that complements her school behavioral
plan
A student with short-term memory deficits would likely have the most difficulty with what
task?
following multi-step oral directions
A special educator is meeting with the parents and siblings of a student who will begin
receiving special education services because of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), orthopedic
impairment, and specific learning disabilities. To help support this student's ongoing
learning and development, it would be most appropriate for the special educator to
encourage the family to
communicate openly among themselves about the student's strengths and needs
A sixth-grade student with a learning disability in reading has difficulty understanding the
meaning of words. This student is likely to experience the most difficulty with what
activity?
summarizing a passage from a chapter book
A special educator should be aware that anticonvulsant medications used to control seizure
disorders most often have what side effect?
drowsiness
A student who has spina bifida and wears orthoses must be monitored closely for what?
pressure sores
Parents/guardians who consistently provide encouragement and feedback to their
developing child are most likely to have an influence on the child's ability to
engage enthusiastically in learning tasks
A special education teacher in a resource room has several students with specific learning
disabilities in math who are frequently overheard complaining, "Why should we try to
learn this stuff when we'll never use it?" The sped teacher decides to develop a community-
based activity with a local store owner in which students practice buying and selling
merchandise. What best describes the role this type of activity plays in student
development?
Facilitating learning through an authentic experience
A kindergartner with type 1 diabetes will be attending a general education class. The
student's teacher should be aware of what common indicators of hyperglycemia?
increased thirst and frequent urination
As part of a three-year-reevaluation, IEP team would like to determine a student's progress
in reading, writing, and mathematics. What would be the most appropriate assessment tool
for this purpose?
an individually administered standardized achievement test
A sped teacher would like to recommend instructional strategies to use with a fifth-grade
student who has a learning disability in mathematics. What assessment would be most
appropriate for this purpose?
a curriculum-based assessment
A sped teacher is preparing to conduct an initial evaluation of an English language learner.
To minimize bias most effectively, the teacher should administer
assorted formal and informal tests in the student's primary language
What disability is degenerative and often leads to death in adolescence or early adulthood?
Muscular dystrophy
Compared with children without hearing loss, children born with hearing loss are more
likely to experience significant delays in what developmental domains?
language
What fine-motor skills do children typically develop last?
Cutting shapes with scissors
Compared with students with mid intellectual disabilities, students with learning
disabilities are more likely to have
One or more specific cognitive difficulties rather than global delays
Students with mid intellectual disabilities ten to exhibit what cognitive characteristics?
Difficulty applying newly learned skills to a different context
What gross-motor skills do children typically develop last?
jumping forward, taking off and landing with two feet
What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with an emotional
impairment?
A second-grade student who frequently complains of stomachache in the morning before going
to school
What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with autism spectrum
disorder?
A kindergarten student who does not engage in pretend play, talks exclusively about astronomy,
and misinterprets social cues
What is generally the most advanced linguistic skill a typical eight-year-old can be expected
to demonstrate?
Telling a story that includes cause-and-effect relationships
What social/emotional abilities typically appears for the first time during adolescence?
Understanding that the perspective of the other may be influenced by their background or
circumstances
What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with a pragmatic
language disorder?
A fourth-grade who has difficulty understanding conversational turn taking
What symptoms is the most characteristics of an absence seizure?
staring blankly for a brief time
A student has a disability that impairs both his understanding of spatial relationships and
his perceptual-motor skills. What math tasks would likely pose the greatest difficulty to
this student?
Constructing congruent geometric shapes on graph papers
A middle school student with learning disabilities in reading and writing and ADHD
recently began taking a prescribed stimulant medication. What behavioral changes should
the student's special education teacher expect to observe?
Increased ability to focus on academic tasks
A student with a mid intellectual disability and an emotional impairment frequently
becomes physically aggressive when frustrated. The most effective way for the student's
family to support her social/emotional development would be to
, Implement a behavior management strategy at home that complements her school behavioral
plan
A student with short-term memory deficits would likely have the most difficulty with what
task?
following multi-step oral directions
A special educator is meeting with the parents and siblings of a student who will begin
receiving special education services because of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), orthopedic
impairment, and specific learning disabilities. To help support this student's ongoing
learning and development, it would be most appropriate for the special educator to
encourage the family to
communicate openly among themselves about the student's strengths and needs
A sixth-grade student with a learning disability in reading has difficulty understanding the
meaning of words. This student is likely to experience the most difficulty with what
activity?
summarizing a passage from a chapter book
A special educator should be aware that anticonvulsant medications used to control seizure
disorders most often have what side effect?
drowsiness
A student who has spina bifida and wears orthoses must be monitored closely for what?
pressure sores
Parents/guardians who consistently provide encouragement and feedback to their
developing child are most likely to have an influence on the child's ability to
engage enthusiastically in learning tasks
A special education teacher in a resource room has several students with specific learning
disabilities in math who are frequently overheard complaining, "Why should we try to
learn this stuff when we'll never use it?" The sped teacher decides to develop a community-
based activity with a local store owner in which students practice buying and selling
merchandise. What best describes the role this type of activity plays in student
development?
Facilitating learning through an authentic experience
A kindergartner with type 1 diabetes will be attending a general education class. The
student's teacher should be aware of what common indicators of hyperglycemia?
increased thirst and frequent urination
As part of a three-year-reevaluation, IEP team would like to determine a student's progress
in reading, writing, and mathematics. What would be the most appropriate assessment tool
for this purpose?
an individually administered standardized achievement test
A sped teacher would like to recommend instructional strategies to use with a fifth-grade
student who has a learning disability in mathematics. What assessment would be most
appropriate for this purpose?
a curriculum-based assessment
A sped teacher is preparing to conduct an initial evaluation of an English language learner.
To minimize bias most effectively, the teacher should administer
assorted formal and informal tests in the student's primary language
