Special Education Texas Certification Exam
Study Guide with complete solutions
Plessy VS Furguson
Brown vs board of education said
-Said separate was equal
-Separate was not equal in regard to African American children
PARC VS Common Wealth of Pennsylvania
Said that all "mentally retarded" or developmental disability's students could no longer be denied
schooling until the age of 21.
Mills VS Board of Education
no child with Mental, behavioral, physical, or emotional disabilities can be denied public education
Diana VS Board of education
Said that students cannot be placed in special education due to a different language barrier and must
be tested in their home language or non verbally to determine if special education is needed.
Everson vs board of education
A person sued saying it was unfair for a person to get reimbursed from the state because they provide
transportation to kids that go to religious schools.
What Is IDEA and who does it cover?
-Individuals With Disability's Act
-Specific learning disability- Dyspraxia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Dyslexia, Auditory processing disorder,
nonverbal learning disability
- Other Health Impairments, Autism spectrum disorder, emotional disturbance, Speech and Language
Impairment, Visual impairment, deafness, Hearing impairment, deaf-blindness, orthopedic
impairment, intellectual disability, traumatic brain injury, multiple disabilities
https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services/special-education-basics/
conditions-covered-under-idea
What are the chariteristics of a learning disability?
What type of learning is generally effected?
reading difficulty, attention deficit, poor motor skills, poor mental processing, poor consistency with
cognitive strategies, poor spoken, written, and expressive language, math social skills and perception
deficits
- Reading, Writing, Math
What type of learning is generally effected from a learning disability and how?
- Reading- poor word analysis (connect letters have sounds), Fluency, Reading comprehension
- writing- spelling, language processing,
- Math- place value, time, fractions, decimals, ordering numbers
What is an intellectual Disibility?
What causes Intellectual disability?
, Having significant limitations in mental functioning, communication, social skills, independent living
skills
- Pregnancy problems alcohol or rubella, Birth little oxygen, Accidents traumatic brain injury
Behavior and emotional disorders are characterized by...
not able to learn (no disability), cant build peer relationships, inappropriate behavior or feelings
during normal situations, depression/sadness, develop fear of school people
What chariteristics describe Autism?
How many children are born autistic?
What is the earliest indicator that a child has autism?
difficulties in communication, social interaction, restricted or repeating interest or behaviors
- 1 and 88 children
- Lack of joint attrition
What is the most commonly diagnosed behavior disorder in chidren?
How much of the population does it effect?
In what gender is ADHD more common?
-Attention deficit hyper activity disorder under OHI
-3-6%
- Boys
What is Schizophrenia?
How many people does it affect?
-Hallucinations, disorganized speech, nonresponsive for long periods
-Affects 0.5-1%
What are some other disorders that affect learning?
cerebral palsy, epilepsy, degenerative illness, parkinsons disease
Language and developmental social skill deficits can be noticed as early as...
kindergarten
What are the different types of specific learning disibilitys?
30% of students with learning disibilitys also have?
-Dyslexia- inability to read at developmental rates
-Dyscalcula- the inability to process numbers and math facts
-Dysgraphia- inability to write legibly and use proper letter formation
-Auditory and visual processing disorder-inability to process sounds, images visual special patterns of
objects or shapes,
-nonverbal learning disability's- inability to process mathematical information, visual special patterns
of objects
- ADHD
What is the definition of Other Health Impairment (OHI)?
What disibilitys are considered OHI?
Will sped teachers provide direct servce to these students?
-having limited strength, vitality (energy), or alertness, and heightened alertness to environment
stimulus, which takes away from everything else
Study Guide with complete solutions
Plessy VS Furguson
Brown vs board of education said
-Said separate was equal
-Separate was not equal in regard to African American children
PARC VS Common Wealth of Pennsylvania
Said that all "mentally retarded" or developmental disability's students could no longer be denied
schooling until the age of 21.
Mills VS Board of Education
no child with Mental, behavioral, physical, or emotional disabilities can be denied public education
Diana VS Board of education
Said that students cannot be placed in special education due to a different language barrier and must
be tested in their home language or non verbally to determine if special education is needed.
Everson vs board of education
A person sued saying it was unfair for a person to get reimbursed from the state because they provide
transportation to kids that go to religious schools.
What Is IDEA and who does it cover?
-Individuals With Disability's Act
-Specific learning disability- Dyspraxia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Dyslexia, Auditory processing disorder,
nonverbal learning disability
- Other Health Impairments, Autism spectrum disorder, emotional disturbance, Speech and Language
Impairment, Visual impairment, deafness, Hearing impairment, deaf-blindness, orthopedic
impairment, intellectual disability, traumatic brain injury, multiple disabilities
https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services/special-education-basics/
conditions-covered-under-idea
What are the chariteristics of a learning disability?
What type of learning is generally effected?
reading difficulty, attention deficit, poor motor skills, poor mental processing, poor consistency with
cognitive strategies, poor spoken, written, and expressive language, math social skills and perception
deficits
- Reading, Writing, Math
What type of learning is generally effected from a learning disability and how?
- Reading- poor word analysis (connect letters have sounds), Fluency, Reading comprehension
- writing- spelling, language processing,
- Math- place value, time, fractions, decimals, ordering numbers
What is an intellectual Disibility?
What causes Intellectual disability?
, Having significant limitations in mental functioning, communication, social skills, independent living
skills
- Pregnancy problems alcohol or rubella, Birth little oxygen, Accidents traumatic brain injury
Behavior and emotional disorders are characterized by...
not able to learn (no disability), cant build peer relationships, inappropriate behavior or feelings
during normal situations, depression/sadness, develop fear of school people
What chariteristics describe Autism?
How many children are born autistic?
What is the earliest indicator that a child has autism?
difficulties in communication, social interaction, restricted or repeating interest or behaviors
- 1 and 88 children
- Lack of joint attrition
What is the most commonly diagnosed behavior disorder in chidren?
How much of the population does it effect?
In what gender is ADHD more common?
-Attention deficit hyper activity disorder under OHI
-3-6%
- Boys
What is Schizophrenia?
How many people does it affect?
-Hallucinations, disorganized speech, nonresponsive for long periods
-Affects 0.5-1%
What are some other disorders that affect learning?
cerebral palsy, epilepsy, degenerative illness, parkinsons disease
Language and developmental social skill deficits can be noticed as early as...
kindergarten
What are the different types of specific learning disibilitys?
30% of students with learning disibilitys also have?
-Dyslexia- inability to read at developmental rates
-Dyscalcula- the inability to process numbers and math facts
-Dysgraphia- inability to write legibly and use proper letter formation
-Auditory and visual processing disorder-inability to process sounds, images visual special patterns of
objects or shapes,
-nonverbal learning disability's- inability to process mathematical information, visual special patterns
of objects
- ADHD
What is the definition of Other Health Impairment (OHI)?
What disibilitys are considered OHI?
Will sped teachers provide direct servce to these students?
-having limited strength, vitality (energy), or alertness, and heightened alertness to environment
stimulus, which takes away from everything else
