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Civil Rights Act correct answer: This Federal Act of 1964, also known as Title VII, set the stage for equal opportunity in education by giving all students the right to meaningful, effective instruction. She lived outside of the U.S. for at least two years. correct answer: A second grader was in the United States for part of her kindergarten school year. Her family returned to Mexico partway through the year. She attended first grade in Mexico. Now her family has returned to Texas. TAKS imm...

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Iowa Brace Test correct answer: Measures motor Educability Texas PE Test correct answer: measures motor ability AAHPERD Youth Fitness Test (1957) correct answer: Used in physical education programs nationwide Established national norms AAHPERD Youth Fitness Test correct answer: measures motor capacity. AAHPERD Health Related Physical Fitness Test correct answer: measures physical capacity. McCloy's General Motor Ability and Capacity Test correct answer: measures motor ab...

jessica is a 6yr old kindergarten student. which description may indicate typical lang development? A. She speaks in sentences of 5 to 6 words. B. she has a vocabulary of 500 words C. she holds up to her fingers to tell her age D. she uses phrases such as "me want" correct answer: she speaks in sentences of 5 to 6 words which of these social and emotional beh may be atypical of a third grader? A. complaining about friendships and others not sharing B. Struggling to pay attention to ...

Standardized tests are often used for? correct answer: entry or placemet in specific programs and to diagnose learning problems or strengths Where does the school accountability movement come from? correct answer: The public loss of confidence in education Reliability- correct answer: relates to the accuracy with which skills & knowledge are measured Valid reasons for assessing students- correct answer: inform decision makers about student behaviors, monitor student progress toward ...

A parent is discussing the use of tobacco with a 13-year-old boy. The parent decides to focus the discussion on how tobacco use can cause bad breath and reduced physical endurance rather than on how it can cause emphysema and cancer. One important advantage of this approach is that it recognizes that adolescents are more likely than adults to be: A. overly concerned with the impression they make on others. B. interested in issues related to health and hygiene. C. self-centered and concerned ...

Syntax correct answer: word order Pragmatics correct answer: (context and function) system by which a language is used in social interactions. E.g. Will you go out with me is different when two 6th graders say it vs. when two adults are talking about playing Frisbee. Applied Linguistics correct answer: offers solutions to language-related real-life problems Phonology correct answer: Sounds of a language and the study of those sounds. Phoneme correct answer: Smallest unit of so...

howard has been diagnosed as having maladaptive behavior of an immature/anxious withdrawn nature. a beh that we might expect of howard, considering his diagnosis is: A. resistance B. teasing C. fantasizing D. hostility correct answer: fantasizing which of these is listed as only a minor scale on the Beh Prob Checklist? A. motor excess B. conduct disorder C. socialized aggression D. anxiety/withdrawal correct answer: motor excess. the other 3 are disorders by excessive activity. ...

How does the suffix in words like classify and astonishment effect the root word? correct answer: The suffixes change the grammatical category of the root words. What is the acceptable order of parts of speech in an English sentence? correct answer: Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object Why would a student deny being the 'hands down' fastest? correct answer: The student is interpreting the meaning of an English idion literally. How can a teacher help a student who performs wel...

Winkleman v. Parma City School District correct answer: 2007: Parental Rights -Parents have the right to represent their children in IDEA related court cases -IDEA conveys enforceable rights to parents as well as children Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Murphy correct answer: 2006: Recovery of Fees -Parents are NOT entitles to reimbursement for the cost of experts who provided services during legal proceedings. Cedar Raids Community School District v. Garret F....