NYSTCE: Students with Disabilities Exam Prep - Question List

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61. How common are reading deficits in children identified with special needs?
  1. 14 percent
  2. 38 percent
  3. 62 percent
  4. 80 percent
62. Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Christensen plays a game called the “rubber band game” with her students. She says a word and then stretches it out so each letter is extended and pronounced. She opens her hands wide at the same time to give a visual of a rubber band stretching. She claps her hands back together and says the word once more, quickly. Which of the following is this an example of?
  1. Phonemic awareness
  2. Whole language
  3. Everyday math
  4. Phonics
63. Kindergartner Duncan is struggling to hear sounds and learn to read. He seems embarrassed and discouraged, which is reducing his motivation to try. Which of the following strategies can Mrs. Christensen employ to encourage Duncan?
  1. Approach reading tasks playfully, avoid making comparisons, and praise Duncan for his efforts.
  2. Assign Duncan to a remedial reading group and give him extra worksheets and assignments until he catches up.
  3. Send Duncan to the resource room.
  4. Suggest that Duncan repeat kindergarten.
64. Which of the following describes a word clump?
  1. A collection of words printed on flash cards
  2. A portion of a word that can make other common words
  3. A grouping of sight words
  4. A type of assisted technology
65. What are “ear” words?
  1. Refers to words that rhyme with the word ear
  2. Words in which every sound can be heard
  3. Words that test a child’s hearing
  4. Words that are fun to say and hear

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