Deck 1: Thinking About Exceptionalities

Question 1

What proportion of the school population is comprised of children of white ethnicity?

A) 60%
B) Less than 50%
C) More than 75%
D) Less than 10%

Answer 1

Less than 50%

Question 2

Which grade level had the most dramatic enrollment increase between 1985 and 2012?

A) Elementary
B) Middle school
C) Secondary
D) Preschool

Answer 2

Preschool

Question 3

Latinos/Hispanics and ________ are key contributors to changes in demographics and life conditions of America's children.

A) Africans
B) Eastern Europeans
C) Asians
D) Caribbean

Answer 3

Asians

Question 4

What percentage of all students are English language learners?

A) Less than 5%
B) 9%
C) 25%
D) 40%

Question 5

What percentage of America's children are immigrants?

A) Less than 5%
B) 9%
C) 25%
D) 40%

Question 6

What percentage of all school-age children qualify and receive special education services?

A) Less than 5%
B) 9%
C) 25%
D) 8%

Question 7

These are disability categories in IDEA EXCEPT ________.

A) Autism
B) Emotional Disturbance
C) Deaf-Blindness
D) Gifted and Talented

Question 8

________ is a general category for young children (up to the age of nine) whose specific disability may not have yet been identified.

A) Intellectual disabilities
B) Specific learning disabilities
C) Developmental delay
D) Autism

Question 9

Ignoring the needs of students who are gifted and talented can result in what has been described as ________ gaps.

A) excellence
B) achievement
C) academic
D) intellectual

Question 10

All the following are associated with individuals with disabilities advocating for social justice and civil rights for themselves EXCEPT ________.

A) The Rolling Quads
B) John Roberts
C) Deaf President Now
D) Brown v. Board of Education

Question 11

In what year did Congress first put basic guarantees in place by passing a national law which ensured all children with disabilities the right to a free public education that was appropriate to meet their educational needs.

A) 1974
B) 1964
C) 1948
D) 1962

Question 12

At the completion of their public-school education, the overarching goal for students with disabilities is ________.

A) to form lifelong friendships
B) to be college and career ready
C) to possess self-determination skills
D) to pass accountability testing

Question 13

The ________ perspective suggests that human behavior and characteristics are distributed along a continuum called the normal curve.

A) biological
B) cultural
C) sociological
D) deficit

Question 14

Central to this view is the idea that disability results from society's need to stratify individuals, making many people subservient to a few.

A) Biological
B) Cultural
C) Sociological
D) Deficit

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of the use of people-first language?

A) Rosa who has intellectual disabilities
B) A person who is wheelchair bound
C) Jason suffers from cerebral palsy.
D) Learning disabled Jackson

Question 16

Factors that contribute to the success of students with disabilities in the elementary and secondary school systems include each of the following EXCEPT ________.

A) attitudes about what students with disabilities can achieve have become more positive
B) a greater percentage of these students are accessing the general education curriculum
C) inclusive educational settings are more responsive to individual needs
D) application of financial penalties on school systems when these students do not show gains in academic achievement

Question 17

Today, ________ of students with disabilities access the general education curriculum and receive their education in the general education classroom at least ________ of the school day.

A) 40%; 25%
B) 60%; 80%
C) 30%; 50%
D) 50%; 75%

Question 18

Although dropout rates among youth with disabilities have decreased, what percentage of youth with disabilities still leave school before graduation?

A) 5%
B) 15%
C) 23%
D) 30%

Question 19

Which group of students with disabilities have the highest rate of attendance at two and four-year colleges and universities?

A) Students with specific learning disabilities
B) Students with visual impairments
C) Students with health impairments
D) Students with speech or language impairments

Question 20

Almost ________ of all undergraduates have a disability.

A) 5%
B) 11%
C) 15%
D) 20%

Question 21

This law is intended to guarantee people with disabilities full access to American life.

A) The Individuals with Disabilities Act
B) The Americans with Disabilities Act
C) The Civil Rights Act
D) The Vocational Rehabilitation Act

Question 22

At present, what percentage of individuals with disabilities are competitively employed?

A) 25%
B) 80%
C) 61%
D) 10%

Question 23

________ can handicap people and restrict their access more than do disabilities.

A) Families
B) Society
C) Schools
D) Friends

Question 24

Up to eight years after high school graduation, what percent of individuals with disabilities are living independently?

A) 36%
B) 10%
C) 50%
D) 5%

Question 25

Which of the following is an innovation specifically targeting people with disabilities?

A) Cell phones
B) Robotics
C) Online banking
D) Tablets or iPad

Question 26

Define what is meant by twice exceptional children. Explain why these students are often overlooked in gifted education.

Question 27

List and explain three perspectives that can be used for thinking about disabilities.

Question 28

Explain, and give an example of, how individuals with disabilities have increased public awareness of discrimination and bias.