NES Special Education Exam 601
(Answered) Verified Solution
At the beginning of the school year, an elementary school student with special
needs is having difficulty transitioning from one activity to the next within her
classroom. The special education teacher must ask several times for the student
to switch activities before she complies. Which of the following strategies should
the teacher use first in addressing this behavior
Giving the student frequent visual and verbal cues about the time allotted for each
activity.
Which of the following disabilities 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 which of the following
developmental domains ?
Language
Which of the following Fine-motor skills do children typically develop last
Cutting shapes with scissors
Compared with students with mild intellectual disabilities, students with learning
disabilities are more likely to have
One or more specific cognitive difficulties rather than global delays
Students with mild intellectual disabilities tend to exhibit which of the following
cognitive characteristics
Difficulty applying newly learned skills to different context
Which of the following gross motor skills do children typically develop last?
Jumping coward, taking off,and landing with two feet
Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often
associated with an emotional impairment
A second grade student who frequently complains of a stomachache in the morning
before school
Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often
associated with autism spectrum disorder
Kindergarten student who does not engage in play, talks exclusively about astronomy,
and misinterprets social cues
Which of the following 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
Which of the following social/emotional abilities typically appears for the first
time during adolescence
Understanding that the perspective of others may be influenced by their background or
circumstance
Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often
associated with a pragmatic language disorder
,A fourth grade student who has difficulty understanding conversational then taking
Which of the following symptoms is most characteristic 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. Which of the following math tasks
would likely pose the greatest difficulty to this student ?
Constructing congruent geometric shapes on graph paper
A middle school student with learning disabilities in reading and writing and
attention deficit hyperactive disorder recently vegans taking prescribed stimulant
medication. Which of the following behavioral changes should the special ed
teacher expect to observe?
Increased ability to focus on academic tasks
A student with mild intellectual disability and an emotional impairment frequently
becomes physically aggressive when frustrated. The most effective way for the
students family to support her social/emotional development would be to
Implement 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 which of the following tasks
Following multi step oral directions
A special educator is meeting with parents and siblings of a student who will
begin receiving special education services because of traumatic brain injury,
orthopedic impairment, and specific learning disabilities. To help support this
students ongoing learning and development it would be most appropriate for for
for the special educator to encourage the family to
Openly communicate the students strengths and needs
A 6th grade student with learning disability I reading has difficulty understanding
the meaning of words. This student Is likely to experience the most difficulty in
which of the following
Summarizing a passage from a chapter book
A special educator should be aware that anticonvulsant medications used to
control seizures most often will have these side effects
Drowsiness
A student who has spina bifida and wears orthoses must be monitored closely for
which of the following
Pressure sores
Parents/guardians who consistently provide encouragement and feedback to
their developing child most likely to have an influence on the child's ability to
Engage enthusiastically in learning tasks
A special education teacher has students who have disabilities in math. They say,
"why should we try to learn this stuff, we will never use it! The teacher does a
community based activity as a store owner. Which of the following best describes
the role this type of activity plays in student development.
Facilitate leaning through authentic experience
, A kindergarten with type 1 is attending a general education class. The students
teachers should be aware that which of the following are common indicators of
hyperglycemia
Increased thirst and frequent urination
As part of 3 year evaluation, an IEP team would likely determine a students
progress in reading, writing, and mathematics . Which of the following would be
the most appropriate assessment tool for this purpose?
An individually administered standardized achievement test
A special education teacher would like to recommend instructional strategies to
use with a 5th grader who is SLD in math. Which of the following assessments
would be most appropriate for this purpose
A curriculum based assessment
A special education teacher is preparing to conduct an initial evaluation of
English language learner. To minimize bias most effectively, the teacher should
administer
Assorted formal and informal tests in the students primary language
A special education teacher is preparing to conduct an evaluation of a
kindergarten student who has a fragile x syndrome . An adaptive behavior
assessment would provide the teacher with information about
The students self help and social skills
A special education teacher would like to identify where a student needs
instructional help in learning to solve mathematical word problems. The most
effective strategy for the teacher to use would be to
Conduct a mathematical task analysis
A special education teacher will be participating in an FBA of a student who
recently has become more physically disruptive in class. Which is the first step in
conducting an FBA
Describe the students behavior in concise, observation-based terms
A portfolio assessment primarily provides and IEP team with documentation of
A students strengths and evidence of progress that has occurred over time
An IEP team is preparing to conduct a 3 year re-eval of a HS student with learning
disabilities and ADHD . Which of the following strategies would likely be the most
effective when administering a standard achievement test
Repeating oral directions as needed and providing frequent breaks during test sessions
Which of the following describes a limitation of using standardized tests with a
student who has a learning disability
It is difficult to use a test result to develop effective instructional strategies
A special Ed teacher is administering an initial achievement test to a 2nd grade
student . Which of the following best explains why the teacher should
discontinue a subtest after the student makes four consecutive errors
A ceiling level has been reached
A special education teacher is preparing to assess academic abilities and skills of
an 8th grade student who has spastic cerebral palsy and learning disabilities.
Which of the following would likely be the most appropriate testing
accommodation for this student
(Answered) Verified Solution
At the beginning of the school year, an elementary school student with special
needs is having difficulty transitioning from one activity to the next within her
classroom. The special education teacher must ask several times for the student
to switch activities before she complies. Which of the following strategies should
the teacher use first in addressing this behavior
Giving the student frequent visual and verbal cues about the time allotted for each
activity.
Which of the following disabilities 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 which of the following
developmental domains ?
Language
Which of the following Fine-motor skills do children typically develop last
Cutting shapes with scissors
Compared with students with mild intellectual disabilities, students with learning
disabilities are more likely to have
One or more specific cognitive difficulties rather than global delays
Students with mild intellectual disabilities tend to exhibit which of the following
cognitive characteristics
Difficulty applying newly learned skills to different context
Which of the following gross motor skills do children typically develop last?
Jumping coward, taking off,and landing with two feet
Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often
associated with an emotional impairment
A second grade student who frequently complains of a stomachache in the morning
before school
Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often
associated with autism spectrum disorder
Kindergarten student who does not engage in play, talks exclusively about astronomy,
and misinterprets social cues
Which of the following 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
Which of the following social/emotional abilities typically appears for the first
time during adolescence
Understanding that the perspective of others may be influenced by their background or
circumstance
Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often
associated with a pragmatic language disorder
,A fourth grade student who has difficulty understanding conversational then taking
Which of the following symptoms is most characteristic 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. Which of the following math tasks
would likely pose the greatest difficulty to this student ?
Constructing congruent geometric shapes on graph paper
A middle school student with learning disabilities in reading and writing and
attention deficit hyperactive disorder recently vegans taking prescribed stimulant
medication. Which of the following behavioral changes should the special ed
teacher expect to observe?
Increased ability to focus on academic tasks
A student with mild intellectual disability and an emotional impairment frequently
becomes physically aggressive when frustrated. The most effective way for the
students family to support her social/emotional development would be to
Implement 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 which of the following tasks
Following multi step oral directions
A special educator is meeting with parents and siblings of a student who will
begin receiving special education services because of traumatic brain injury,
orthopedic impairment, and specific learning disabilities. To help support this
students ongoing learning and development it would be most appropriate for for
for the special educator to encourage the family to
Openly communicate the students strengths and needs
A 6th grade student with learning disability I reading has difficulty understanding
the meaning of words. This student Is likely to experience the most difficulty in
which of the following
Summarizing a passage from a chapter book
A special educator should be aware that anticonvulsant medications used to
control seizures most often will have these side effects
Drowsiness
A student who has spina bifida and wears orthoses must be monitored closely for
which of the following
Pressure sores
Parents/guardians who consistently provide encouragement and feedback to
their developing child most likely to have an influence on the child's ability to
Engage enthusiastically in learning tasks
A special education teacher has students who have disabilities in math. They say,
"why should we try to learn this stuff, we will never use it! The teacher does a
community based activity as a store owner. Which of the following best describes
the role this type of activity plays in student development.
Facilitate leaning through authentic experience
, A kindergarten with type 1 is attending a general education class. The students
teachers should be aware that which of the following are common indicators of
hyperglycemia
Increased thirst and frequent urination
As part of 3 year evaluation, an IEP team would likely determine a students
progress in reading, writing, and mathematics . Which of the following would be
the most appropriate assessment tool for this purpose?
An individually administered standardized achievement test
A special education teacher would like to recommend instructional strategies to
use with a 5th grader who is SLD in math. Which of the following assessments
would be most appropriate for this purpose
A curriculum based assessment
A special education teacher is preparing to conduct an initial evaluation of
English language learner. To minimize bias most effectively, the teacher should
administer
Assorted formal and informal tests in the students primary language
A special education teacher is preparing to conduct an evaluation of a
kindergarten student who has a fragile x syndrome . An adaptive behavior
assessment would provide the teacher with information about
The students self help and social skills
A special education teacher would like to identify where a student needs
instructional help in learning to solve mathematical word problems. The most
effective strategy for the teacher to use would be to
Conduct a mathematical task analysis
A special education teacher will be participating in an FBA of a student who
recently has become more physically disruptive in class. Which is the first step in
conducting an FBA
Describe the students behavior in concise, observation-based terms
A portfolio assessment primarily provides and IEP team with documentation of
A students strengths and evidence of progress that has occurred over time
An IEP team is preparing to conduct a 3 year re-eval of a HS student with learning
disabilities and ADHD . Which of the following strategies would likely be the most
effective when administering a standard achievement test
Repeating oral directions as needed and providing frequent breaks during test sessions
Which of the following describes a limitation of using standardized tests with a
student who has a learning disability
It is difficult to use a test result to develop effective instructional strategies
A special Ed teacher is administering an initial achievement test to a 2nd grade
student . Which of the following best explains why the teacher should
discontinue a subtest after the student makes four consecutive errors
A ceiling level has been reached
A special education teacher is preparing to assess academic abilities and skills of
an 8th grade student who has spastic cerebral palsy and learning disabilities.
Which of the following would likely be the most appropriate testing
accommodation for this student
