Praxis Special Education: Severe to Profound case studies
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The Praxis Special Education: Severe to Profound exam is a subject-matter assessment used by many states as one requirement for initial licensure or endorsement to teach students with severe and multiple disabilities, including intellectual disability, autism, deaf-blindness, and significant physical or health impairments. It is intended for candidates completing an educator-preparation program or adding an endorsement, not for general education teachers. The test samples knowledge across understanding disabilities, assessment and eligibility, instructional planning and strategies, communication and social skills, behavior and sensory/motor supports, and professional practice and collaboration. Expect multiple-choice and selected-response items plus at least one constructed-response task requiring a written rationale for instructional or behavioral decisions. The Praxis Special Education: Severe to Profound case studies are 5 cases and about 3,400 words.
1The Literacy Goal the Team Called Unrealistic
Maya is 7 and attends second grade in her neighborhood school. She has spastic quadriplegia, cortical visual impairment (CVI), and epilepsy; she does not speak and uses a single switch to activate adapted books.
715 words, about 4 min2The IQ Score That Did Not Fit
Lena is 12 and has Rett syndrome, epilepsy, and no spoken language. She uses eye gaze to choose among three preferred items and can activate a switch with her hand when prompts are faded.
674 words, about 3 min3Hand-Over-Hand and the Missing Request
Andre is 9, has autism and a moderate-to-severe intellectual disability, and uses a picture exchange system. He has no vocal speech.
663 words, about 3 min4Head Hitting After Lunch
Jonah is 14 and has profound intellectual disability, a seizure disorder, and a gastrostomy tube. He does not speak and moves with a wheelchair.
676 words, about 3 min5The Seizure Medication the Teacher Was Asked to Give
Sam is 10 and has intractable epilepsy, a gastrostomy tube, and profound intellectual disability. His health plan authorizes the school nurse to administer rectal diazepam (Diastat) for seizures lasting longer than five minutes.
672 words, about 3 min