Exam 12: Students With Visual Impairments

This assessment examines a student's overall approach to using sensory information for learning (i.e. ,visual,tactile,and auditory)and identifies the kinds of materials (e.g. ,braille,large type,or regular type with low-vision devices)that a student needs in school:

Students with vision loss have difficulty distinguishing the fine details of letters and words because of problems with:

For students with visual impairments,consideration for the transition to adulthood must begin:

What are access technologies and what are they used for?

What is the expanded core curriculum?

Actively helping their child,reading information,discussions with professionals,enjoying recreation and leisure activities,and praying are examples of:

Visual impairment directly influences development and learning in each of the following areas EXCEPT:

Each of the following plans has been implemented to address the current teacher shortage EXCEPT:

The recommended caseload for teachers providing services to students with visual impairments is an 8:1 student-teacher ratio;however,the average caseload is actually:

Center-based programs focus on direct and consistent teaching of specific developmental skills such as:

Samuel Gridley Howe led the New England Asylum for the Blind in Massachusetts.What were the three guiding principles Howe believed his educational program should follow?

Two of the most important issues facing the field of visual impairment are:

There was a dramatic increase in the number of students with visual impairments who had additional disabilities in 1964-1965 as a result of the:

The dot-based system of reading and writing is known as:

Each of the following is a principle of special methods EXCEPT:

In addition to the 26 letters of the alphabet and the various punctuation marks,this form of braille also includes 186 contractions and short-form words:

Praxis Style Questions -Marcus is a visually impaired student who is a loner on the playground,choosing to play or walk alone.How can you help Marcus play with others?

Individuals who work with young children to assure that they have a wide range of experiences and develop perceptual and hand movement skills needed for Braille reading are:

Clinical definitions of blindness are based on measures of visual acuity and:

Each of the following is a new option that specialized schools are offering for students with visual impairments in order to best meet those students' needs EXCEPT: