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A child has been losing strength in her muscles over a period of time. The loss is very
gradual, but the teacher is concerned and would like the child to see a doctor. The
possible diagnosis is:
a. Cerebral Palsy
b. Muscular Dystrophy
c. Muscular Sclerosis
d. Spastic Muscular and Nerve Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER: B: Muscular dystrophy.
There are 20 types of muscular dystrophy, a genetically inherited disease that frequently
first manifests in childhood. By contrast, muscular sclerosis almost never appears in
childhood. Cerebral palsy is not a deteriorating disease, as is muscular dystrophy.
A classroom teacher has a student with learning disabilities that affect her ability to do
math. The teacher consults with the special education teacher and decides she will
modify the work the child is given by reducing the number of problems, let her have
extra time to finish, and provide her with a multiplication chart. The teacher is:
a. Giving the student an unfair advantage. Letting her have extra time should be
sufficient.
b. Giving the student an unfair advantage. Providing a multiplication chart should be
sufficient. With that, she should get her work done on time.
c. Making appropriate modifications. Each child is different. In this case, she consulted
with the special education teacher and concluded the child needs multiple supports.
d. Modifying the student's work because it makes it easier on the teacher. There is less
to explain and less to grade. - CORRECT ANSWER: C: Making appropriate
modifications. Each child is different. In this case, she has consulted with the special
education teacher and concluded the child needs multiple supports.
A Cloze test evaluates a student's:
,a. Reading fluency
b. Understanding of context and vocabulary
c. Phonemic skills
d. Ability to apply the Alphabetic Principle to previously unknown material. - CORRECT
ANSWER: B: Understanding of context and vocabulary. A Cloze test presents a reader
with a text in which certain words are blocked out. The reader must determine probable
missing words based on context clues. In order to supply these words, the reader must
already know them.
A diabetic first grader is very pale, trembling and covered in a fine sweat. The teacher
attempts to talk to the child, but the girl's response is confused and she seems highly
irritable She is most likely experiencing:
a. Diabetic hypoglycemia.
b. Lack of sleep.
c. Hunger.
d. Diabetic hyperglycemia. - CORRECT ANSWER: A: Diabetic hypoglycemia. Diabetic
hypoglycemia, also known as insulin reaction, occurs when blood sugar falls to a very
low level. It is important to treat it quickly or the diabetic could faint, in which case an
injection of glucagon is administered.
A fifth-grade lead teacher and the special education teacher have scheduled a parent
conference to discuss the behavior problems of the student. They anticipate the boy's
mother will be anxious and defensive as she has been at previous conferences. The
best approach for the teachers to take is to:
a. Draw the parent out about issues in her own life so that she will feel reassured and
trusting. Point out possible connections between the mother's emotions about her own
life and her son's behaviors and reactions.
b. Be very firm with the mother, explain the penalties and disciplines her son can expect
if the behavior continues and stress neither the parent nor the child has input regarding
punishment.
c. Stress the teachers will not do anything without the parent's approval since they do
not want to face liability issues.
d. Begin by welcoming the mother and telling her about her son's academic
improvements. Stress the - CORRECT ANSWER: D: Begin by welcoming the mother
and discussing her son's academic improvements. Stress that the teachers, the mother
,and the child share goals for the student's success. Explain the behavior problems and
ask if the mother has insights to share. It's important to keep communication open.
A four year old child has difficulty sorting plastic cubes, circles and triangles by color
and shape, doesn't recognize patterns or groups and doesn't understand the
relationship between little/big, tall/short, many/few. The child enjoys counting, but does
not say the numbers in proper order nor recognize the meaning of different numbers.
This child most likely:
a. Is exhibiting signs of intellectual disabilities.
b. Is developing within an acceptable range.
c. Has dysgraphia.
d. Has dyscalculia. - CORRECT ANSWER: D: Dyscalculia. Dyscalculia defines a range
of difficulties in math, such as the inability to understand numbers' meanings,
measurements, patterns, mathematical terms and the application of mathematic
principals. Early clues include a young child's inability to group items by size or color,
recognize patterns or understand the meaning or order of numbers.
A high school student has been diagnosed with ODD. Some of the manifestations of the
diagnosis are:
a. Obsessive and compulsive activities such as hand washing, counting and ritualistic
behaviors.
b. He is self-occupied, depressed and disorganized. He keeps to himself, is considered
odd by his classmates and could be suicidal.
c. The student is overly occupied with others, defending them from imagined slights and
determined they recognize his concern as real rather than psychotic.
d. He goes out of his way to annoy others, is defiant and goes into childish rages in
which he blames others. - CORRECT ANSWER: D: He goes out of his way to annoy
others, is defiant and goes into childish rages in which he blames others. This student
has been diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder, a psychiatric disorder
characterized by noncompliance, tantrums, extremely irritating conduct, refusal to follow
rules, argumentative behavior and blaming others.
A high school student is not a strong reader. She loses her place often and misreads
key words. She doesn't try to correct her errors, even when they make no sense. She
can give only a rudimentary summary of what she read. Which type of instructional
focus would be most beneficial?
, a. Well-organized coaching in decoding, sight words, vocabulary and comprehension
several times a week. The more systematic the lessons, the better the chance the
intervention will succeed.
b. Weekly instruction on one area of reading; more, and the student will become
overwhelmed and likely shut down.
c. Instruction aimed at helping her become self-motivated and disciplined in her
approach to learning.
d. Strategies to help her understand the general meaning so that she can gather context
clues. - CORRECT ANSWER: A: Well-organized coaching in decoding, sight words,
vocabulary and comprehension several times a week. The more systematic the lessons,
the better the chance the intervention will succeed.
A high school student struggles with applied math problems. He is given the following
word math problem. He selects a. 55 hours.
A train travelled from point A to point B in 3.5 hours. The same train travelled from point
B to point C in 2.75 hours. Another train left point C 1.25 hours after the first train arrived
at point C. This train travelled to point D in 45 minutes. The first train returns to point B
in only 2.5 hours. How long did it take to travel from point A to point D?
a. 55 hours
b. 97.60 hours
c. 8.25 hours
d. 19.75 hours
The student most likely:
a. Knows he lacks the skills to solve word problems. He arbitrarily selected the first
answer without attempting to solve the problem.
b. Tried to solve the problem. He aligned all the numbers as they appeared so that 45
minutes were added with 5 in the ones column and 4 in the tens column. He also added
2.5 hours, which isn't required to solve the problem.
c. - CORRECT ANSWER: B: Tried to solve the problem. He aligned all the numbers as
they appeared so that 45 minutes were added with 5 in the ones column and 4 in the
tens column. He also added 2.5 hours, which isn't required to solve the problem.
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
