Deck 8: Young Children With Disabilities

Question 1

Race/ethnicity data show that the percentage of young children with disabilities receiving services

A)is different across race/ethnic groups.
B)is similar across race/ethnic groups.
C)is not known.
D)has not been studied.
E)None of these.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which discipline modifies the physical education program to help students with learning disabilities who have problems with motor skills?

A)Physical education fitness program
B)Adapted physical education
C)Occupational therapy
D)Neuropsychology
E)Intramural sports program

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Preschool children with learning disabilities and related mild disabilities often exhibit problems in

A)phonological awareness.
B)rapid naming.
C)language and communication.
D)recognition of the letters of the alphabet.
E)None of these.

Answer 3

E

Question 4

A fine-motor skill is

A)running.
B)jumping.
C)hopping on one foot.
D)walking.
E)picking up a piece of candy.

Question 5

In the legislation for early childhood, Part C programs are for children ages

A)birth to 2 years.
B)3 to 18 years.
C)3 to 22 years.
D)birth to 6 years.
E)3 to 6 years.

Question 6

John has difficulty distinguishing between the printed letter m and the printed letter n . His problem is

A)visual acuity.
B)figure-ground discrimination.
C)visual closure.
D)visual discrimination.
E)visual memory.

Question 7

Which of the following is a fine-motor skill?

A)Jumping on a trampoline.
B)Doing jumping jacks.
C)Hopping on one foot.
D)Cutting with a knife and fork.
E)Walking on a balance beam.

Question 8

Alice is able to pronounce each letter in a word individually, but she cannot combine the sounds to pronounce the word. Her problem is

A)auditory acuity.
B)auditory blending.
C)auditory closure.
D)auditory memory.
E)auditory sequencing.

Question 9

Haptic perception includes which of the following perceptual pathways?

A)Visual and auditory
B)Visual and tactile
C)Kinesthetic and visual
D)Tactile and kinesthetic
E)Tactile and auditory

Question 10

The ability to hear discrete sounds in words is referred to as

A)sound blending.
B)decoding.
C)phonetics.
D)phonological awareness.
E)phonics.

Question 11

Jim cannot copy a geometric shape because he cannot translate visual information into motor movement. His difficulties lie in the process of going from a

A)visual to a motor system.
B)visual to a sound system.
C)auditory to a visual system.
D)tactile to a visual system.
E)verbal to a visual system.

Question 12

Children who display difficulty in phonological awareness

A)have difficulty recognizing rhyming words.
B)cannot recognize environmental sounds.
C)have no oral language abilities.
D)should only be taught with a sight word method.
E)None of these.

Question 13

Follow-up research indicates that children in Head Start tend to do all of the following except

A)to finish high school without failing a grade.
B)to be referred for special education services.
C)to be taxpayers.
D)less likely to be on welfare programs.
E)to be employed.

Question 14

Jesse has difficulty distinguishing between the printed letters b and d . His problem lies in

A)visual discrimination.
B)figure-ground association.
C)visual closure.
D)visual acuity.
E)auditory discrimination.

Question 15

Which program is for young children from low-income homes?

A)the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act
B)Head Start
C)the Americans With Disabilities Act
D)Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
E)Early childhood amendments

Question 16

The notion that children have a greater facility to learn by using one perceptual way of learning rather than another reflects which concept?

A)Sensory-motor concept
B)Tactile perception concept
C)Sensory integration concept
D)Perceptual motor concept
E)Perceptual modality concept

Question 17

Six-year-old Donald cannot recognize that words rhyme in songs and in nursery rhymes. His problem might be identified as difficulty with

A)visual memory.
B)auditory closure.
C)visual-motor perception.
D)phonological awareness.
E)auditory blending.

Question 18

A sense of balance and the inner ear are parts of which system?

A)Tactile system
B)Ecological system
C)Vestibular system
D)Haptic system
E)Proprioceptive system

Question 19

The perceptual pathway that involves stimulation from muscles or from within the body and that engages in planned motor behavior is the

A)vestibular system.
B)proprioceptive system.
C)information-processing system.
D)delivery system.
E)kinesthetic system.

Question 20

Children with developmental delay

A)are mentally retarded.
B)are slow learners.
C)should have formal schooling delayed until they catch up.
D)have a lag in early skills needed for academic learning.
E)include None of these. characteristics.

Question 21

In research that followed children in Head Start, the data show that children enrolled in Head Start tend to do all of the following except

A)more likely to be taxpayers.
B)more likely to finish high school without failing a grade.
C)less likely to be in special education programs.
D)less likely to be on welfare programs.
E)less likely to be employed.

Question 22

Which of the following is a non-categorical classification for identifying young children with disabilities?

A)Developmental delay
B)Learning disabilities
C)Mental retardation
D)Language impairment
E)Attention deficit disorder

Question 23

Allie cannot recognize that words rhyme in songs and in nursery rhymes. Her problem might be identified as difficulty with

A)phonological awareness.
B)auditory blending.
C)visual memory.
D)auditory closure.
E)visual-motor perception.

Question 24

Mike confuses the written letters d and b , as well as words such as house and horse . His difficulty is

A)vestibular dysfunction.
B)visual discrimination.
C)visual closure.
D)auditory blending.
E)auditory memory.

Question 25

The perceptual modality concept is based on what belief?

A)One method of teaching will be appropriate for all children.
B)All children learn in the same way.
C)All children with learning disabilities need tactile stimulation.
D)All children with learning disabilities need visual perception training.
E)Children have a preferred way of learning.

Question 26

Identifying those children who need a closer look through a short survey-type testing process occurs in which phase of assessment in early childhood special education?

A)Locating
B)Screening
C)Diagnosing
D)Evaluating
E)None of these.

Question 27

What percentage of the general preschool population is identified as preschoolers with disabilities?

A)1 percent
B)5 percent
C)10 percent
D)15 percent
E)20 percent

Question 28

Difficulty in hearing discrete sounds in words is a problem in

A)phonological awareness.
B)phonics.
C)sound blending.
D)decoding.
E)phonetics.

Question 29

According to Head Start legislation, Head Start classes must reserve what percentage of their enrollment for children with disabilities?

A)1 percent
B)5 percent
C)10 percent
D)20 percent
E)25 percent

Question 30

The process known as Child-Find occurs in what phase of the early childhood assessment?

A)Locating
B)Screening
C)Diagnosing
D)Evaluating
E)None of these.

Question 31

All of the following are activities to build phonological awareness except

A)putting puzzles together.
B)segmenting speech sounds.
C)rhyming words.
D)phonic substitutions.
E)sound counting.

Question 32

Joan is briefly shown a geometric figure on a card. Then the stimulus picture is removed. Joan cannot pick out that same geometric figure from a group of geometric pictures. Her problem is

A)visual acuity.
B)figure-ground discrimination.
C)visual closure.
D)visual discrimination.
E)visual memory.

Question 33

The skill of handwriting is most closely related to ability in

A)gross-motor skills.
B)auditory perception.
C)the vestibular system.
D)auditory sequencing.
E)fine-motor skills.

Question 34

When Alvin is given three things to do, he only does the last task because he usually forgets the first two. His problem could be identified as

A)auditory acuity.
B)auditory blending.
C)auditory memory.
D)auditory closure.
E)auditory discrimination.

Question 35

Part C programs are for children ages

A)birth through 2 years.
B)3 through 5 years.
C)birth through 6 years.
D)3 through 19 years.
E)3 through 21 years.

Question 36

In the early childhood special education programs, transition occurs at the end of

A)the age birth-3 program.
B)the infant-toddler program.
C)the Part C program.
D)the Part B program.
E)None of these.

Question 37

Tanya experiences discomfort when touched by other people or by clothing. She has problems with

A)the proprioceptive system.
B)tactile defensiveness.
C)the vestibular system.
D)the perceptual system.
E)the auditory system.

Question 38

A non-categorical classification for identifying young children with disabilities is

A)language impairment.
B)emotional disturbance.
C)developmental delay.
D)learning disabilities.
E)mental retardation.

Question 39

Head Start programs must reserve what percentage of their enrollment for children with disabilities?

A)5 percent
B)10 percent
C)15 percent
D)20 percent
E)25 percent

Question 40

Handwriting is a skill that is most closely related to ability in

A)the vestibular system.
B)auditory sequencing.
C)fine-motor activities.
D)gross-motor activities.
E)auditory perception.

Question 41

Describe the concept of phonological awareness.

Question 42

What are the two age groups of young children with disabilities that are identified in the law?

Question 43

Describe the perceptual pathways through which human beings obtain information about the world.

Question 44

What is the auditory perception skill that allows children to recognize that words are composed of individual sounds within words?

Question 45

Discuss the importance of transition during the early childhood years. What do transition decisions involve for each age group?

Question 46

What are the four senses (or avenues of perception)that are important for learning?

Question 47

The Washington School District invites all parents in the neighborhood to bring their preschool child in for a brief assessment. What phase of the assessment process is this brief cursory assessment?

A)Locating
B)Screening
C)Diagnosing
D)Evaluating
E)Monitoring

Question 48

What are the developmental indicators of problems with young children?

Question 49

What are the two age groups of young children with disabilities under the law IDEA-2004? Review what the law indicates for each age group.

Question 50

What are three systems of sensory integration?

Question 51

What percent of the general population preschool children are identified as preschoolers with disabilities?

A)15 percent.
B)5 percent.
C)10 percent.
D)2 percent.
E)20 percent.

Question 52

What is Headstart?

Question 53

Which of the following activities would not be used to build phonological awareness?

A)Rhyming words
B)Phonic substitutions
C)Sound counting
D)Matching geometric shapes
E)Segmenting speech sounds