Deck 15: Working With Families of Students With Exceptionalities

Question 1

__________________ and _________________ have established a high level of parental involvement in the education of students with exceptionalities.

A) Awareness and conviction
B) Legislation and parental advocacy
C) Litigation and mediation
D) Professional involvement and parental concerns

Answer 1

Legislation and parental advocacy

Question 2

______________ give feedback on schoolwork, homework, and behaviour.

A) daily notes
B) daily report cards
C) calendars
D) diaries

Answer 2

daily report cards

Question 3

Which of the following descriptions depicts the traditional definition of "family" provided by the authors of your textbook?

A) a wife and husband
B) a working father, a stay-home mother, and children
C) a working father, a working mother, and two children
D) none of the above

Answer 3

a working father, a stay-home mother, and children

Question 4

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding early 21st century families?

A) today's families face a host of challenges, including poverty, substance abuse, and violence
B) the constellation of today's families has changed dramatically in the last fifty years
C) today, families are witnessing a move away from residential care for individuals with serious support needs
D) all of the above

Question 5

A child with an exceptionality can have an impact on siblings in two primary ways. These are

A) social and emotional
B) financial and emotional
C) emotional and behavioural
D) financial and maturity

Question 6

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the impact of a child's exceptionality on his or her siblings?

A) research suggests that having a sibling with an exceptionality has only a mild impact on a sibling's social and financial welfare
B) research indicates that not all nondisabled siblings experience adjustment problems although many will have significant difficulties responding to the disability
C) research indicates that the nondisabled sibling will experience significant and pervasive adjustment problems
D) none of the above

Question 7

______________________ may be the most problematic area of discussion for successful home-school collaboration.

A) reading ability
B) listening skills
C) homework
D) attention to task

Question 8

Parents should be involved in the development of a student's individual education plan to

A) gain parents' input
B) prove the school cares
C) satisfy teacher curiosity
D) gain approval from the community

Question 9

Meyer (2001) noted areas of concern expressed by siblings which included

A) need for extra sleep
B) need for playmates who do not know their sibling
C) need for information about the disability or illness
D) need for respite

Question 10

A critical element in collaboration between school personnel and parents is

A) honesty
B) openness
C) technology
D) communication

Question 11

Families who discover that a child has an exceptionality express a variety of feelings and reactions including

A) frustration
B) desperation
C) Surprise
D) grief and loss

Question 12

The parents of a child with exceptionalities may encounter many critical problems. Describe five of these problems.

Question 13

Describe four ways that school personnel can facilitate the involvement of fathers in the educational process.

Question 14

Describe five ways that school personnel can help the siblings of students with an exceptionality.

Question 15

In what areas do parents actively participate in the educational process?

Question 16

What recommendations does Brandes (2005) make to enhance communication between school and parents?

Question 17

Describe ways that teachers can facilitate effective IEP conferences.

Question 18

Describe five helpful hints parents of children with exceptionalities can learn through parent education.

Question 19

Words can convey very negative meanings. Provide more positive word choices for the following words:
a. lazy
b. sloppy
c. below average
d. wastes time

Question 20

At your school, increasing parental involvement has become an urgent mission. You are assigned to a committee that has the important task of developing an action plan for increasing parental involvement. Describe your committee plan by synthesizing information provided in your textbook.

Question 21

A student in your classroom recently sustained a very serious traumatic brain injury. Describe the stages that this student's parents may experience when learning that their child now has a serious disability. Discuss ways that you can help parents cope during this difficult time.