AEPA Special Education Cross-Category 22

ABOUT THE TEST......Page 9
INTRODUCTION......Page 10
Study Tips......Page 12
Testing Tips......Page 15
Pre-Test Sample Questions......Page 16
Rigor Table......Page 69
COMPETENCY 1.0 UNDERSTAND TYPICAL LEARNING PROCESSESAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF VARIOUS DISABILITIESFOR LEARNING......Page 70
COMPETENCY 2.0 UNDERSTAND TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OFEMOTIONAL DISABILITIES......Page 81
COMPETENCY 3.0 UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF EMOTIONALDISABILITIES ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ANDLEARNING......Page 85
COMPETENCY 4.0 UNDERSTAND TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OFSPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES......Page 94
COMPETENCY 5.0 UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF SPECIFICLEARNING DISABILITIES ON HUMANDEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING......Page 100
COMPETENCY 6.0 UNDERSTAND TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OFMILD, MODERATE, AND SEVERE MENTALRETARDATION......Page 101
COMPETENCY 7.0 UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF MILD, MODERATE,AND SEVERE MENTAL RETARDATION ON HUMANDEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING......Page 104
COMPETENCY 8.0 UNDERSTAND TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OFORTHOPEDIC (PHYSICAL) AND OTHER HEALTHIMPAIRMENTS......Page 105
COMPETENCY 9.0 UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF ORTHOPEDIC(PHYSICAL) AND OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS ONHUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING......Page 106
COMPETENCY 10.0 UNDERSTAND TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OFASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS......Page 107
COMPETENCY 11.0 UNDERSTAND ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES OF THEMULTIDISCIPLINARY EVALUATION TEAM FOREVALUATING INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES ANDMAKING PLACEMENT AND PROGRAMMINGDECISIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES......Page 117
COMPETENCY 15.0 UNDERSTAND PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA FOREVALUATING AND IDENTIFYING THE EDUCATIONALSTRENGTHS AND NEEDS OF STUDENTS WITHORTHOPEDIC (PHYSICAL) OR OTHER HEALTHIMPAIRMENTS......Page 125
COMPETENCY 16.0 UNDERSTAND THE USES OF ONGOINGASSESSMENT IN THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTSWITH SPECIAL NEEDS......Page 126
COMPETENCY 17.0 UNDERSTAND PROCEDURES FOR DEVELOPINGAND IMPLEMENTING INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATIONPROGRAMS (IEPS) FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIALNEEDS......Page 130
COMPETENCY 18.0 UNDERSTAND HOW TO ESTABLISH A POSITIVEAND PRODUCTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FORALL STUDENTS......Page 136
COMPETENCY 19.0 UNDERSTAND APPROACHES AND TECHNIQUESUSED TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' READING SKILLS......Page 148
COMPETENCY 20.0 UNDERSTAND STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUESUSED TO PROMOTE STUDENTS' WRITTENEXPRESSION......Page 158
COMPETENCY 21.0 UNDERSTAND STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUESUSED TO PROMOTE STUDENTS' MATH SKILLS......Page 166
COMPETENCY 22.0 UNDERSTAND STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUESUSED TO PROMOTE STUDENTS' ACQUISITION OFACADEMIC SKILLS......Page 171
COMPETENCY 23.0 UNDERSTAND STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUESUSED TO PROMOTE STUDENTS' ACQUISITION OFFUNCTIONAL SKILLS......Page 174
COMPETENCY 24.0 UNDERSTAND STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUESUSED TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' INDEPENDENTLEARNING SKILLS......Page 178
COMPETENCY 25.0 UNDERSTAND THE DEVELOPMENT ANDIMPLEMENTATION OF BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS......Page 181
COMPETENCY 26.0 UNDERSTAND STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUESUSED TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' TRANSITION TOADULT LIFE ROLES......Page 207
COMPETENCY 27.0 UNDERSTAND PRINCIPLES OF AND PROCEDURESFOR SUPPORTING STUDENTS' TRANSITION FROMSCHOOL TO EMPLOYMENT AND/OR POSTSECONDARYEDUCATION AND TRAINING......Page 208
COMPETENCY 28.0 UNDERSTAND HOW TO ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIPSWITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOLCOMMUNITY TO ENHANCE LEARNINGOPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIALNEEDS......Page 212
COMPETENCY 29.0 UNDERSTAND HOW TO PROMOTE STRONGSCHOOL-HOME RELATIONSHIPS......Page 230
COMPETENCY 30.0 UNDERSTAND HOW TO ENCOURAGE SCHOOLCOMMUNITYINTERACTIONS THAT ENHANCELEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WITHSPECIAL NEEDS......Page 242
COMPETENCY 31.0 UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OFSPECIAL EDUCATION, KEY ISSUES AND TRENDS,ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND LEGAL ANDETHICAL ISSUES RELEVANT TO SPECIALEDUCATION......Page 258
POST-TEST......Page 273
Rationales for Post-Test Sample Questions......Page 303
References......Page 359