The process of enhancing transition involves the participation and coordination of (Circle all that apply.)
A. school programs.
B. adult agency services.
C. natural supports within the community.
D. the student's activities.
Ques. 2IDEA requires individual transition planning to
A. address post-school activities, except in post-secondary education.
B. be based on present levels of performance.
C. be well thought out so that no monitoring is required.
D. be based only on vocational and living skills assessment.
Ques. 3A screening program can be conducted at the
A. local convenience store.
B. community screening clinic.
C. developmental evaluation clinic.
D. all of the above.
Ques. 4Which differential reinforcement system would be most appropriate for severe acting-out behaviors, including aggression?
a. differential reinforcement of alternative behavior or differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior
b. differential reinforcement of lower levels of behavior
c. differential reinforcement of zero levels of behavior
d. a and c
Ques. 5The purposes of transition assessment include (Circle all that apply.)
A. identifying the person's level of career development.
B. identifying the person's interests and skills.
C. determining the individual's strengths and abilities.
D. identifying accommodations and modifications.
Ques. 6In choosing behaviors to reinforce in a differential reinforcement of alternative behaviors system, the alternative behavior should:
a. serve the same function as the inappropriate behavior.
b. be just as easy to perform as the inappropriate behavior.
c. result in reinforcement that is just as frequent, and intense as the reinforcement that currently exists for the inappropriate behavior.
d. all of the above
Ques. 7One of Mr. Sims students has a high rate of asking for teacher attention during the direct teach section of any lesson. Mr. Sims developed a reinforcement plan that reinforced this student for gradually fewer interactions with the teacher. What type of differential reinforcement was being used?
a. differential reinforcement of alternative behavior
b. differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior
c. differential reinforcement of lower levels of behavior
d. differential reinforcement of zero levels of behavior
Ques. 8Important aspects of good screening and developmental assessments include
A. the use of observations and careful recording of data.
B. the involvement of parents and caregivers prior to the assessment.
C. identifying discrete items that need to be taught.
D. identifying children who are not ready for school.
Ques. 9The Division of Early Childhood's position paper on working with children who are bilingual or multilingual states
A. children must be ready for school.
B. practitioners should gather data across environments.
C. parents should encourage the learning of one language first.
D. teams should not include cultural brokers.
Ques. 10A developmental assessment is helpful in answering which of the following questions? (Circle all that apply.)
A. What are the child's needs?
B. Was there a developmental delay?
C. Does the child qualify for special services?
D. What skills are developing
Ques. 11Tommy has a problem staying in his seat when he is in Ms. Myers class. Ms. Myers developed a reinforcement plan that allowed Tommy to be reinforced only when he was seated in his chair. What type of reinforcement was Ms. Myers using?
a. differential reinforcement of alternative behavior
b. differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior
c. differential reinforcement of lower levels of behavior
d. differential reinforcement of zero levels of behavior
Ques. 12A new student was placed in Ms. Preston's resource class. Ms. Preston had very little information about this student. The student exhibited high rates of disruptive behaviors and noncompliance. Ms. Preston didn't believe in using any formal behavior management systems, but she immediately implemented an exclusionary time-out procedure for the new student. Evaluate Ms. Preston's decision to use exclusionary time-out.
a. This was the correct decision.
b. Ms. Preston should have first tried less aversive interventions, including reinforcement-based interventions.
c. Ms. Preston should have first conducted a functional assessment for this student.
d. b and c only