Question 1

What is a major difference between Grade 1 and Grade 2 Braille?

Accepted Answer

In Grade 1,each letter is spel

Question 2

The functional vision evaluation is a collaborative effort of the educational team for purposes of program planning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Early residential schools for the blind in the United States were proposed by

Accepted Answer

A) Louis Braille. 
B) Samuel Gridley Howe. 
C) Carl Perkins. 
D) Diderot. 
A) Louis Braille. 
B) Samuel Gridley Howe. 
C) Carl Perkins. 
D) Diderot.

Question 4

Describe four accommodations that could be considered by a general education teacher to assist a student with a visual impairment in note taking.

Accepted Answer

Brailler,electronic note taker

Question 5

What is the difference between Grade 1 and Grade 2 Braille?

Accepted Answer

A) Grade 1 Braille uses a letter-to-letter correspondence. 
B) Grade 2 Braille uses a letter-to-letter correspondence. 
C) Grade 1 Braille uses shorthand. 
D) Grade 2 is used when a child has residual vision,as it contains pictures. 
A) Grade 1 Braille uses a letter-to-letter correspondence. 
B) Grade 2 Braille uses a letter-to-letter correspondence. 
C) Grade 1 Braille uses shorthand. 
D) Grade 2 is used when a child has residual vision,as it contains pictures.

Question 6

Factors that may place an infant,toddler,or child at risk for visual impairment include all EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) prematurity or low birth weight 
B) congenital cataracts 
C) difficult delivery resulting in low Apgar scores 
D) normal pregnancy and delivery 
A) prematurity or low birth weight 
B) congenital cataracts 
C) difficult delivery resulting in low Apgar scores 
D) normal pregnancy and delivery

Question 7

Only a few children with visual impairment have concomitant developmental or physical disabilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Braille is used as a literacy medium along with print and auditory input if the child has any residual vision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

______ was an early champion of the visually impaired who believed that persons who were blind could lead normal lives.

Accepted Answer

A) Diderot 
B) Haüy 
C) Paradis 
D) Saunderson 
A) Diderot 
B) Haüy 
C) Paradis 
D) Saunderson

Question 10

Braille was first developed as a means to

Accepted Answer

A) record Morse code communications. 
B) write social communications to peers. 
C) teach academics to school children with vision loss. 
D) catalog books in early institutions for the blind. 
A) record Morse code communications. 
B) write social communications to peers. 
C) teach academics to school children with vision loss. 
D) catalog books in early institutions for the blind.

Question 11

Name four types of skills typically found in the expanded core curriculum for students with visual impairments.

Accepted Answer

Compensatory skills
Orientatio

Question 12

Students with visual impairments often have other disabilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Name at least three materials that could be used to help a child with a visual impairment learn about maps.

Accepted Answer

Tactile maps
Relief

Question 14

Discuss the characteristics of each of the following conditions and explain the impact each may have on an individual's vision: macular degeneration; retinopathy of prematurity; retinitis pigmentosa; and coloboma.

Accepted Answer

Student answers should include:
-Macular

Question 15

Myopia is a condition that occurs when

Accepted Answer

A) an eyeball is longer than normal from front to back allowing rays of light to focus in front of the retina instead of on the retina 
B) the eyeball is too short and the image focuses behind the retina 
C) an individual is farsighted 
D) one or more surfaces of the cornea or lens are cylindrical,not spherical 
A) an eyeball is longer than normal from front to back allowing rays of light to focus in front of the retina instead of on the retina 
B) the eyeball is too short and the image focuses behind the retina 
C) an individual is farsighted 
D) one or more surfaces of the cornea or lens are cylindrical,not spherical

Question 16

Students with a field loss,or a restriction to the visual field,must be taught to use auditory cues for safety purposes on the playground,in the classroom,and in other environments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Someone for whom sunlight may cause discomfort may have

Accepted Answer

A) optic atrophy. 
B) retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). 
C) myopia. 
D) ocular albinism. 
A) optic atrophy. 
B) retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). 
C) myopia. 
D) ocular albinism.

Question 18

Teachers working with students who are visually impaired should practice each of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) feel comfortable using vision words such as look,see,and watch 
B) use the pupil's name when addressing a student 
C) be fearful of touching a student who is visually impaired 
D) encourage independence 
A) feel comfortable using vision words such as look,see,and watch 
B) use the pupil's name when addressing a student 
C) be fearful of touching a student who is visually impaired 
D) encourage independence

Question 19

PL 94-142 required school districts to identify and serve children with visual impairments in special schools separate from the local community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In which year was the first residential school for the blind opened in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) 1784 
B) 1831 
C) 1829 
D) 1832 
A) 1784 
B) 1831 
C) 1829 
D) 1832

What is a major difference between Grade 1 and Grade 2 Braille?

The functional vision evaluation is a collaborative effort of the educational team for purposes of program planning.

Early residential schools for the blind in the United States were proposed by

Describe four accommodations that could be considered by a general education teacher to assist a student with a visual impairment in note taking.

What is the difference between Grade 1 and Grade 2 Braille?

Factors that may place an infant,toddler,or child at risk for visual impairment include all EXCEPT

Only a few children with visual impairment have concomitant developmental or physical disabilities.

Braille is used as a literacy medium along with print and auditory input if the child has any residual vision.

______ was an early champion of the visually impaired who believed that persons who were blind could lead normal lives.

Braille was first developed as a means to

Name four types of skills typically found in the expanded core curriculum for students with visual impairments.

Students with visual impairments often have other disabilities.

Name at least three materials that could be used to help a child with a visual impairment learn about maps.

Discuss the characteristics of each of the following conditions and explain the impact each may have on an individual's vision: macular degeneration; retinopathy of prematurity; retinitis pigmentosa; and coloboma.

Myopia is a condition that occurs when

Students with a field loss,or a restriction to the visual field,must be taught to use auditory cues for safety purposes on the playground,in the classroom,and in other environments.

Someone for whom sunlight may cause discomfort may have

Teachers working with students who are visually impaired should practice each of the following EXCEPT

PL 94-142 required school districts to identify and serve children with visual impairments in special schools separate from the local community.

In which year was the first residential school for the blind opened in the United States?

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Exam 13: Individuals with Visual Impairments

What is a major difference between Grade 1 and Grade 2 Braille?

The functional vision evaluation is a collaborative effort of the educational team for purposes of program planning.

Early residential schools for the blind in the United States were proposed by

Describe four accommodations that could be considered by a general education teacher to assist a student with a visual impairment in note taking.

What is the difference between Grade 1 and Grade 2 Braille?

Factors that may place an infant,toddler,or child at risk for visual impairment include all EXCEPT

Only a few children with visual impairment have concomitant developmental or physical disabilities.

Braille is used as a literacy medium along with print and auditory input if the child has any residual vision.

______ was an early champion of the visually impaired who believed that persons who were blind could lead normal lives.

Braille was first developed as a means to

Name four types of skills typically found in the expanded core curriculum for students with visual impairments.

Students with visual impairments often have other disabilities.

Name at least three materials that could be used to help a child with a visual impairment learn about maps.

Discuss the characteristics of each of the following conditions and explain the impact each may have on an individual's vision: macular degeneration; retinopathy of prematurity; retinitis pigmentosa; and coloboma.

Myopia is a condition that occurs when

Students with a field loss,or a restriction to the visual field,must be taught to use auditory cues for safety purposes on the playground,in the classroom,and in other environments.

Someone for whom sunlight may cause discomfort may have

Teachers working with students who are visually impaired should practice each of the following EXCEPT

PL 94-142 required school districts to identify and serve children with visual impairments in special schools separate from the local community.

In which year was the first residential school for the blind opened in the United States?

Special Education in Context: People, Concepts, and Perspectives

Policies,Practices,and Programs

Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and Exceptionality

Parents,Families,and Exceptionality

Assistive Technology

Individuals with Intellectual Disability

Individuals with Learning Disabilities

Individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Individuals with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders

Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Individuals with Speech and Language Impairments

Individuals with Hearing Impairments

Individuals with Physical Disabilities, Health Disabilities, and Related Low-Incidence Disabilities

Individuals Who Are Gifted and Talented

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