A parent asks the district to pay for mapping her son's cochlear implant as a related service. What do the IDEA regulations say?Code of Federal Regulations, 34 CFR 300.34(b) (edition of July 1, 2024). Framework section: Competency 0001, Foundations of Deaf Education, performance indicator d
By the figures of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, about how many children in the United States are born with a detectable level of hearing loss in one or both ears?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, "Quick Statistics About Hearing, Balance, & Dizziness". Framework section: Competency 0001, Foundations of Deaf Education, performance indicator c
The first and largest technological college in the world for students who are deaf or hard of hearing is one of nine colleges of a university in Rochester, New York. Which college is it?Wikipedia, "National Technical Institute for the Deaf". Framework section: Competency 0001, Foundations of Deaf Education, performance indicator k
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Foundations of deaf education, continued
The Lexington School, established in New York in 1864, is described as a pioneer of which approach, at a time when other schools for the deaf in the United States relied solely on sign language?Wikipedia, "Lexington School and Center for the Deaf". Framework section: Competency 0001, Foundations of Deaf Education, performance indicator a
New York's Public Health Law puts a duty about newborn hearing on all maternity hospitals and birthing centers. What must they do?New York State Department of Health, "Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program (EHDI)". Framework section: Competency 0001, Foundations of Deaf Education, performance indicator d
Which New York school began classes in New York City in 1818, just after the American School for the Deaf, and is recognized as the second oldest permanent school for the deaf in the United States?Wikipedia, "New York School for the Deaf". Framework section: Competency 0001, Foundations of Deaf Education, performance indicator a
Which organization, founded in Cincinnati in 1880 and run by Deaf people, promotes the rights of deaf people in the United States?Wikipedia, "National Association of the Deaf (United States)". Framework section: Competency 0001, Foundations of Deaf Education, performance indicator k
Knowledge of students 7
A deaf student's file records Usher syndrome. Besides hearing, what does the condition affect?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, "Usher Syndrome". Framework section: Competency 0002, Knowledge of Students, performance indicator d
A hearing test shows only a mild loss, yet the student has great trouble recognizing spoken words, and sounds seem to fade in and out. Which disorder is described this way?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, "Auditory Neuropathy". Framework section: Competency 0002, Knowledge of Students, performance indicator c
An audiologist's report calls a student's hearing loss asymmetrical. In the CDC's terms, what does that mean?Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Types of Hearing Loss". Framework section: Competency 0002, Knowledge of Students, performance indicator c
By the CDC's figures, about what share of the cases of hearing loss in babies is due to genetic causes?Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "About Hearing Loss in Children". Framework section: Competency 0002, Knowledge of Students, performance indicator c
In the CDC's description of degrees of hearing loss, what does a person with a moderate loss hear when someone talks at a normal level?Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Types of Hearing Loss". Framework section: Competency 0002, Knowledge of Students, performance indicator c
Infants who see a signed language from birth pass through a stage that parallels the vocal babbling of infants who hear speech. What is that stage called?Wikipedia, "Manual babbling". Framework section: Competency 0002, Knowledge of Students, performance indicator b
Which three tiny bones of the middle ear receive the eardrum's vibrations and send them on to the cochlea?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, "How Do We Hear?". Framework section: Competency 0002, Knowledge of Students, performance indicator c
Assessment and program planning 7
A deaf fourth grader takes a math reasoning test whose directions are given only by voice, and she scores low. Which IDEA evaluation rule does this break?Code of Federal Regulations, 34 CFR 300.304(c)(3) (edition of July 1, 2024). Framework section: Competency 0003, Assessment and Individual Program Planning, performance indicator c
A deaf senior in New York wants help with training and finding a job after graduation. Which office of the State Education Department assists individuals with disabilities to achieve and maintain employment?New York State Education Department, "Welcome to ACCES-VR". Framework section: Competency 0003, Assessment and Individual Program Planning, performance indicator l
A New York newborn does not pass the hospital screening or the screenings after it, and a full diagnostic evaluation detects hearing loss. Where does the State Department of Health say the infant is referred?New York State Department of Health, "Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program (EHDI)". Framework section: Competency 0003, Assessment and Individual Program Planning, performance indicator h
In a newborn screening, a soft earphone in the ear canal plays sounds and measures an echo that occurs in ears with normal hearing. Which test is this?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, "Your Baby's Hearing Screening and Next Steps". Framework section: Competency 0003, Assessment and Individual Program Planning, performance indicator b
New York's Part 200 lets a "deaf infant" receive educational services at an approved facility, such as a State-supported school for the deaf. Below what age is a child a deaf infant?New York State Education Department, Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, 8 NYCRR 200.7(d)(7). Framework section: Competency 0003, Assessment and Individual Program Planning, performance indicator i
On an audiogram, which symbol reports the air conduction results for the right ear?Wikipedia, "Audiogram". Framework section: Competency 0003, Assessment and Individual Program Planning, performance indicator a
What are the 1-3-6 benchmarks of early hearing detection and intervention?Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Screening for Hearing Loss". Framework section: Competency 0003, Assessment and Individual Program Planning, performance indicator h
Learning environment and behavior 7
A classroom is fitted with a hearing loop. Which part, built into many hearing aids and cochlear implants, picks up the loop's signal?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, "Assistive Devices for People with Hearing or Speech Disorders". Framework section: Competency 0004, Learning Environment and Behavioral Interventions, performance indicator b
A second grader often does not follow spoken directions, and her teacher takes it for ignoring. What does the CDC say this sign could be the result of?Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "About Hearing Loss in Children". Framework section: Competency 0004, Learning Environment and Behavioral Interventions, performance indicator c
A student has a cochlear implant. Which duty does 34 CFR 300.113 put on the public agency?Code of Federal Regulations, 34 CFR 300.113(b) (edition of July 1, 2024). Framework section: Competency 0004, Learning Environment and Behavioral Interventions, performance indicator e
Two neighboring classrooms both use FM systems. What may their listeners need to do, and why?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, "Assistive Devices for People with Hearing or Speech Disorders". Framework section: Competency 0004, Learning Environment and Behavioral Interventions, performance indicator b
Under the IDEA discipline regulations, a removal of a child with a disability from the current placement is a change of placement when it lasts longer than what?Code of Federal Regulations, 34 CFR 300.536(a) (edition of July 1, 2024). Framework section: Competency 0004, Learning Environment and Behavioral Interventions, performance indicator f
Under the IDEA regulations, what must each public agency ensure about hearing aids worn in school by children with hearing impairments?Code of Federal Regulations, 34 CFR 300.113(a) (edition of July 1, 2024). Framework section: Competency 0004, Learning Environment and Behavioral Interventions, performance indicator e
Why is an infrared listening system particularly useful in a room where confidential information is discussed?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, "Assistive Devices for People with Hearing or Speech Disorders". Framework section: Competency 0004, Learning Environment and Behavioral Interventions, performance indicator b
Instructional planning and delivery 7
A deaf student already has a speech-to-text service in her history class, and she asks for a note taker as well. What does the National Deaf Center say?National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, "Note Taking Accommodations for Deaf Students". Framework section: Competency 0005, Instructional Planning and Delivery, performance indicator h
A rural district cannot find an on-site interpreter for a deaf student, so it connects a sign language interpreter to the classroom by video and audio. What is this service called?National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, "Interpreting". Framework section: Competency 0005, Instructional Planning and Delivery, performance indicator d
A teacher shows a video whose captions are always in view and cannot be turned off. What are such captions called?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, "Captions For Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Viewers". Framework section: Competency 0005, Instructional Planning and Delivery, performance indicator d
Interpreters follow a Code of Professional Conduct upheld by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. What is its first tenet about?National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, "Interpreting". Framework section: Competency 0005, Instructional Planning and Delivery, performance indicator d
New York began a gradual removal of the Common Core standards for English language arts in 2022. Which standards does the State Education Department's ELA page list in their place?New York State Education Department, "ELA". Framework section: Competency 0005, Instructional Planning and Delivery, performance indicator a
New York's Part 200 names C-Print and TypeWell in its definition of interpreting services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. What kind of service are they?New York State Education Department, Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, 8 NYCRR 200.1(nnn). Framework section: Competency 0005, Instructional Planning and Delivery, performance indicator d
What does an oral transliterator do for a deaf student who prefers speechreading?National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, "Interpreting". Framework section: Competency 0005, Instructional Planning and Delivery, performance indicator d
Language, communication and social skills 7
A hearing teacher signs ASL vocabulary in English word order, with a simplified grammar. What is this blend of a sign language and a spoken language called?Wikipedia, "Contact sign". Framework section: Competency 0006, Language, Communication, and Social Skills, performance indicator e
American Sign Language was not invented by a person or a committee. From the intermixing of which languages do some suggest it arose more than 200 years ago?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, "American Sign Language". Framework section: Competency 0006, Language, Communication, and Social Skills, performance indicator a
Deaf children who have hearing parents often become fluent signers. Through whom do they often learn sign language?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, "American Sign Language". Framework section: Competency 0006, Language, Communication, and Social Skills, performance indicator m
New York's Part 200 requires an approved facility's program for deaf infants and their parents to include language development. Which system of communication may that language development use?New York State Education Department, Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, 8 NYCRR 200.7(d)(7)(iii). Framework section: Competency 0006, Language, Communication, and Social Skills, performance indicator a
Which augmentative and alternative communication device goes a step beyond a picture board by translating words or pictures into speech?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, "Assistive Devices for People with Hearing or Speech Disorders". Framework section: Competency 0006, Language, Communication, and Social Skills, performance indicator i
Which sign system, first published in 1972, is intended to be an exact visual model of spoken English, using English word order and added affixes?Wikipedia, "Signing Exact English". Framework section: Competency 0006, Language, Communication, and Social Skills, performance indicator e
Why are in-the-ear hearing aids usually not worn by young children?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, "Hearing Aids". Framework section: Competency 0006, Language, Communication, and Social Skills, performance indicator h
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the six selected-response competencies of the NYSTCE Field 063: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Test Design and Framework, May 2018, authorized for distribution by the New York State Education Department (https://www.nystce.nesinc.com/content/docs/NY_fld63_objs.pdf, read 2026-10-14): 0001 to 0006, each 15 of the 90 selected-response items. The bank holds 7 for each, 42 in all. Every fact was read on 2026-10-14 in the public page the question names: the Code of Federal Regulations (34 CFR part 300), the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, Part 200, and other pages of the New York State Education Department, the New York State Department of Health, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, and Wikipedia articles that carried no warning banner that day. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
How it works
This NYSTCE Deaf and Hard of Hearing practice test has 42 questions of our own on the six selected-response competencies of CST (063). It is unofficial, and the New York State Education Department and Pearson neither made nor endorsed it.
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What the real test asks
The framework of May 2018 gives 15 of the 90 selected-response items to each of six competencies, 80% of the score. One written response, an analysis of a student's profile and assessment results, carries the other 20%.
What this page covers
Eight of the 42 questions rest on New York's Part 200 regulations or the federal special education regulations, with the section named. Timed, the 42 take 63 minutes, the pace of 90 in 135.
Part 200 has a rule for the youngest: a child under three with a severe hearing loss is a deaf infant.
Questions and answers
What is on the NYSTCE Deaf and Hard of Hearing test?
Ninety selected-response items on foundations of deaf education, knowledge of students, assessment and program planning, the learning environment and behavioral interventions, instruction in the general curriculum, and language, communication and social skills, then one written response.
What score passes the Deaf and Hard of Hearing CST?
520 on New York's scale, the figure printed on the test's page. What you score here is a count of right answers on the multiple-choice part and cannot be converted to it.
How long is the NYSTCE Deaf and Hard of Hearing test?
The appointment lasts 3 hours 30 minutes: a 15-minute tutorial and nondisclosure agreement, then 3 hours 15 minutes of testing. The framework plans up to 60 of those minutes for the written response.
Are these questions from the real Deaf and Hard of Hearing CST?
No. They are this site's questions, each tied to a performance indicator of the framework. The real test, the sample questions in its study guide and the practice tests sold for it were not used.