Exam 4: Parents and Families

The purpose of home-note programs is to

When dealing with the public,one of the most difficult things that parents are likely to face is

Ms.Chico,a sixth grade teacher,arranges a parent-teacher conference with Mr.and Mrs.Yuba to discuss a problem she is having with their son Bobby,who has learning disabilities.Most authorities would recommend that Ms.Chico

All family system theories assume that

Explain why siblings of a child with an exceptionality might have a more difficult time adjusting than their parents and list four concerns that children and adolescents might have about their sibling with an exceptionality.

A travelling notebook

Each of the following is an example of social support EXCEPT

Families can be of assistance in their child's education in all of the following ways EXCEPT

Families of a child with an exceptionality tend to experience most stress during

Siblings of children with exceptionalities can be best protected by being given minimal information about the nature of the exceptionalities.

Parents of children with exceptionalities are best able to cope with stress if

During parent-teacher meetings,teachers should remain business-like and professional.

Interpretive Exercise Carol and Ed Johnson have three children: Tony,age 15;Mark,age 12;and Sarah,age 10.Tony,who is about to enter high school,has Down syndrome.He currently attends a regular middle school where he is in a self-contained special education program for most of the day.Tony's speech is difficult to understand so he uses a combination of speech and manual signs to communicate.He has a variety of physical problems,including a congenital heart defect and visual impairment.Academically,his skills are at the kindergarten to first grade level.Tony and Mark attend the same middle school and Mark sometimes rides the special education bus with Tony.Both Carol and Ed work full-time.Although she could earn more money working in a hospital or in a physicians office,Carol works as a school nurse so she can be home after school with Tony;the community does not have after-school programs for middle school students. -For Ed and Carol,parental stress is most likely the result of

The Turnbulls' family systems approach includes of all of the following components EXCEPT family

Which area is often a source of misunderstanding and conflict for the home-school relationship,especially for students with exceptionalities?

Interpretive Exercise Carol and Ed Johnson have three children: Tony,age 15;Mark,age 12;and Sarah,age 10.Tony,who is about to enter high school,has Down syndrome.He currently attends a regular middle school where he is in a self-contained special education program for most of the day.Tony's speech is difficult to understand so he uses a combination of speech and manual signs to communicate.He has a variety of physical problems,including a congenital heart defect and visual impairment.Academically,his skills are at the kindergarten to first grade level.Tony and Mark attend the same middle school and Mark sometimes rides the special education bus with Tony.Both Carol and Ed work full-time.Although she could earn more money working in a hospital or in a physicians office,Carol works as a school nurse so she can be home after school with Tony;the community does not have after-school programs for middle school students. -Write a script depicting a beginning-of-the-year parent-teacher conference between Tony's teacher and Ed and Carol.

When preparing for a parent-teacher conference,the teacher should do all of the following EXCEPT

Parents generally go through a series of emotional reactions to their child's exceptionality in a predictable and sequential fashion.

Parents are often the first to notice that something is wrong with their child.

Transitions between stages are difficult because