Question 1

____________is the area most affected in the information processing model.

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The answer of ____________is the area most affected in the...

Question 2

Which of the following terms is closest in meaning to the term low vision?

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A)  Legally blind 
B)  Partially sighted 
C)  Severe visual impairment 
D)  Totally blind

Question 3

What advantages exist for students with severe visual impairments or blindness who choose to attend a special school?

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The answer of What advantages exist for students with severe...

Question 4

Which of the following is true concerning the sensory perception of blind children?

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A)  They need to rely on other senses for information. 
B)  Their proprioception decreases with age. 
C)  The doctrine of sensory compensation usually holds true. 
D)  The doctrine of sensory compensation applies to all disabling conditions.

Question 5

Laura is a student with visual impairment. The best way for Laura's teacher to treat her is to

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A)  not pamper her or treat her differently in front of the other children. 
B)  give her special attention whenever possible. 
C)  avoid having her compete with others in class activities. 
D)  never allow her to experience failure.

Question 6

Ideally, there should be one professional person who coordinates and leads a team of professions who, with the child's parents, develop and IEP for the child. This person is often referred to as the

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A)  case coordinator. 
B)  itinerant teacher. 
C)  consultant. 
D)  school psychologist.

Question 7

Retinopathy of prematurity is associated with

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A)  infections before birth and alcohol or drug use by the mother. 
B)  lack of oxygen provided to premature infants and low-birth weight. 
C)  over administration of oxygen to premature infants and low-birth weight. 
D)  unbalanced ciliary muscles and problems with the blink reflex.

Question 8

Jeanine, who is blind, needs to be taught the principle of concreteness. To do this, the teacher could

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A)  give her an unplugged electric fan to touch and feel. 
B)  play a recording of city sounds. 
C)  show her a raised drawing of a doll's house. 
D)  guide her in drawing a picture of a triangle.

Question 9

Cognitive development of children with visual impairments

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A)  is no different than the normal development. 
B)  is enhanced because they can only rely on their hearing. 
C)  is affected by their lack of integrating experience. 
D)  is higher than children with hearing impairment.

Question 10

Discuss how the three layers of service of the Response to Invention can be implemented with students with visual disabilities.

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Question 11

The role that teachers play in the personal social adjustment of children with visual impairments is to

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A)  shelter the child from problems. 
B)  intervene to prevent isolation from sighted peers. 
C)  anticipate as many of the child's needs as possible. 
D)  single the child out for special help in front of the class.

Question 12

___________________ framework helps us to see that inflexible curricular materials and methods are barriers to diverse learners, just as inflexible buildings with stairs as the only entry option are barriers to people with physical disabilities.

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The answer of ___________________ framework helps us to see that...

Question 13

A blind child best acquires the concept of a box by

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A)  being told the many characteristics of a box. 
B)  studying the various definitions of a box. 
C)  telling others the definitions of a box. 
D)  feeling, touching, and manipulating different boxes.

Question 14

Which of these statements is true of children who are legally blind?

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A)  They may be able to sense light and darkness. 
B)  They are always able to see colors. 
C)  They depend on their sight as a primary means of getting information about the world. 
D)  They are the largest group of people with visual impairments.

Question 15

The restricted mobility and consequent limited experiences of individuals with visual impairments may lead to

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A)  hostility and depression. 
B)  fear and stress. 
C)  depression and anxiety. 
D)  passivity and dependency.

Question 16

Children with low vision can learn through

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A)  only Braille or other tactile methods. 
B)  the same methods that children without visual impairments use. 
C)  their auditory and tactile senses only. 
D)  the visual sense by using special technology and training.

Question 17

Social skills for students with visual impairments should include posture, facial expressions, speech, and

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A)  assertiveness. 
B)  compliance. 
C)  safety. 
D)  reliability.

Question 18

Two people with well-functioning sense organs can interpret the same visual experience differently, depending on their

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A)  brain and eye. 
B)  brain and training. 
C)  experience and training. 
D)  eyes and optic nerve.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT true about children with visual impairments and their families?

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A)  Young children with visual impairments are often less interested in toys and other objects than sighted children. 
B)  Infants with visual impairments may cry more frequently and be more difficult to console than sighted infants. 
C)  Parents of visually impaired children are often overprotective of their child in unfamiliar environments. 
D)  Children with visual impairments can never be as confident and independent as their sighted peers.

Question 20

The first formal efforts to educate blind students were in general public school classrooms.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Children With Visual Impairments