Exam 15: Working With Families of Students With Exceptionalities

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

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Answers will vary; refer to pages 407. Consider the following questions: 1. Are parents equal partners with you in the education of students with exceptionalities? 2. Do you actively invite parents, accommodate their schedules, and welcome their differing cultural contributions? 3. Are you aware of cultural and linguistic team processes or environments that might make parents uncomfortable? 4. Are you wondering how to improve parent participation in your decision-making processes? (Dabkowski (2004, p. 34) Consider having a parent advocate assigned to attend the conference with the parents in order to increase parental participation in the IEP conference.

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

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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

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Answers will vary; refer to page 397-399. Focus on Father's Day, when the fathers of children in the class are invited to participate in a specific activity. However, teachers need to be sensitive to single-parent (i.e., mother only) homes in arranging such events. The inclusion of a grandfather or an uncle may be a good alternative.

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

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

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Answers will vary; refer to page 405. a. lazy: can do more with effort b. sloppy: could be neater c. below average: works at his (her) own level d. wastes time: could make better use of time

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Answers will vary; refer to pages 391-41...

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Answers will vary; refer to page 403.
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Answers will vary; refer to page 399.
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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

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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

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

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

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

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