NES Special Education Exam Questions and Answers 2023 with complete solution Graded A+

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NES Special Education Exam Questions and Answers 2023 with complete solution Graded A+ What disability is degenerative and often leads to death in adolescence or early adulthood? -✔✔ Muscular... dystrophy Compared with children without hearing loss, children born with hearing loss are more likely to experience significant delays in what developmental domains? -✔✔ language What fine-motor skills do children typically develop last? -✔✔ Cutting shapes with scissors Compared with students with mid intellectual disabilities, students with learning disabilities are more likely to have -✔✔ One or more specific cognitive difficulties rather than global delays Students with mid intellectual disabilities ten to exhibit what cognitive characteristics? -✔✔ Difficulty applying newly learned skills to a different context What gross-motor skills do children typically develop last? -✔✔ jumping forward, taking off and landing with two feet What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with an emotional impairment? -✔✔ A second-grade student who frequently complains of stomachache in the morning before going to school What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with autism spectrum disorder? -✔✔ A kindergarten student who does not engage in pretend play, talks exclusively about astronomy, and misinterprets social cues What is generally the most advanced linguistic skill a typical eight-year-old can be expected to demonstrate? -✔✔ Telling a story that includes cause-and-effect relationships What social/emotional abilities typically appears for the first time during adolescence? -✔✔ Understanding that the perspective of the other may be influenced by their background or circumstances What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with a pragmatic language disorder? -✔✔ A fourth-grade who has difficulty understanding conversational turn taking What symptoms is the most characteristics of an absence seizure? -✔✔ staring blankly for a brief time A student has a disability that impairs both his understanding of spatial relationships and his perceptual-motor skills. What math tasks would likely pose the greatest difficulty to this student? -✔✔ Constructing congruent geometric shapes on graph papers A middle school student with learning disabilities in reading and writing and ADHD recently began taking a prescribed stimulant medication. What behavioral changes should the student's special education teacher expect to observe? -✔✔ Increased ability to focus on academic tasks A student with a mid intellectual disability and an emotional impairment frequently becomes physically aggressive when frustrated. The most effective way for the student's family to support her social/emotional development would be to -✔✔ Implement a behavior management strategy at home that complements her school behavioral plan A student with short-term memory deficits would likely have the most difficulty with what task? -✔✔ following multi-step oral directions A special educator is meeting with the parents and siblings of a student who will begin receiving special education services because of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), orthopedic impairment, and specific learning disabilities. To help support this student's ongoing learning and development, it would be most appropriate for the special educator to encourage the family to -✔✔ communicate openly among themselves about the student's strengths and needs A sixth-grade student with a learning disability in reading has difficulty understanding the meaning of words. This student is likely to experience the most difficulty with what activity? -✔✔ summarizing a passage from a chapter book A special educator should be aware that anticonvulsant medications used to control seizure disorders most often have what side effect? -✔✔ drowsiness A student who has spina bifida and wears orthoses must be monitored closely for what? -✔✔ pressure sores Parents/guardians who consistently provide encouragement and feedback to their developing child are most likely to have an influence on the child's ability to -✔✔ engage enthusiastically in learning tasks A special education teacher in a resource room has several students with specific learning disabilities in math who are frequently overheard complaining, "Why should we try to learn this stuff when we'll never use it?" The sped teacher decides to develop a community-based activity with a local store owner in which students practice buying and selling merchandise. What best describes the role this type of activity plays in student development? -✔✔ Facilitating learning through an authentic experience A kindergartner with type 1 diabetes will be attending a general education class. The student's teacher should be aware of what common indicators of hyperglycemia? -✔✔ increased thirst and frequent urination As part of a three-year-reevaluation, IEP team would like to determine a student's progress in reading, writing, and mathematics. What would be the most appropriate assessment tool for this purpose? -✔✔ an individually administered standardized achievement test A sped teacher would like to recommend instructional strategies to use with a fifth-grade student who has a learning disability in mathematics. What assessment would be most appropriate for this purpose? -✔✔ a curriculum-based assessment A sped teacher is preparing to conduct an initial evaluation of an English language learner. To minimize bias most effectively, the teacher should administer -✔✔ assorted formal and informal tests in the student's primary language A sped teacher is preparing to conduct an evaluation of a kindergarten student who has fragile X syndrome. An adaptive behavior assessment would provide the teacher with information aobut -✔✔ the student's self-help and social skills A sped teacher would like to identify where a student need instructional help in learning to solve mathematical word problems. The most effective strategy for the teacher to use would be to -✔✔ conduct a mathematics task analysis A sped teacher will be participating in a functional behavior assessment (FBA) of a student who has recently become physically disruptive in class. What is the first step in conducting an FBA? -✔✔ Describe the student's behavior in concise, observation-based terms A portfolio assessment primarily provides an IEP team with documentation of -✔✔ a student's strengths and evidence of progress that has occurred over time IEP team is preparing to conduct a three-year reevaluation of a high school student with learning disabilities and ADHD. What strategy would likely be the most effective when administering a standardized achievement test to this student? -✔✔ repeating oral directions as needed and providing frequent breaks during testing sessions What describes a limitation of using a standardized test with a student who has a learning disability? -✔✔ it is difficult to use the test results to develop effective instructional strategies [Show More]

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