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Practice Test Praxis 5282

Unofficial practice for Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments (5282), across the six ETS categories.

Whose earlier system inspired the code that Louis Braille developed as a student in Paris?

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Principles and educational rights 5

  • An IFSP is written for a baby with a visual impairment. Where does it say each early intervention service is provided, to the maximum extent appropriate? IDEA Part C regulations, 34 CFR 303.344(d)(1)(ii). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, I. Principles and Educational Rights for Students with Disabilities (12%).
  • How do the IDEA regulations define visual impairment including blindness? IDEA Part B regulations, 34 CFR 300.8(c)(13). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, I. Principles and Educational Rights for Students with Disabilities (12%).
  • Under the IDEA rule on accessible instructional materials, what must a state do for blind persons and others with print disabilities? IDEA Part B regulations, 34 CFR 300.172. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, I. Principles and Educational Rights for Students with Disabilities (12%).
  • What does IDEA tell the IEP team to do about Braille for a child who is blind or visually impaired? IDEA Part B regulations, 34 CFR 300.324(a)(2)(iii). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, I. Principles and Educational Rights for Students with Disabilities (12%).
  • What does Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act forbid in a program that receives federal financial assistance? Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, 29 U.S.C. 794(a). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, I. Principles and Educational Rights for Students with Disabilities (12%).
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Development and characteristics 9

  • A student has Stargardt disease. Which loss is its most common symptom? National Eye Institute (NEI), "Stargardt Disease". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, II. Development and Characteristics of Students with Visual Impairments (19%).
  • Glaucoma damages the optic nerve. Which later symptom does NEI list? National Eye Institute (NEI), "Glaucoma". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, II. Development and Characteristics of Students with Visual Impairments (19%).
  • How does the National Eye Institute describe amblyopia? National Eye Institute (NEI), "Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, II. Development and Characteristics of Students with Visual Impairments (19%).
  • What causes cerebral (cortical) visual impairment? National Eye Institute (NEI), "Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI)". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, II. Development and Characteristics of Students with Visual Impairments (19%).
  • What does the cornea do? National Eye Institute (NEI), "How the Eyes Work". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, II. Development and Characteristics of Students with Visual Impairments (19%).
  • What is nystagmus? Wikipedia, "Nystagmus". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, II. Development and Characteristics of Students with Visual Impairments (19%).
  • Which babies can get retinopathy of prematurity, and what happens in the eye? National Eye Institute (NEI), "Retinopathy of Prematurity". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, II. Development and Characteristics of Students with Visual Impairments (19%).
  • Which condition is the most common congenital anomaly of the optic nerve? Wikipedia, "Optic nerve hypoplasia". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, II. Development and Characteristics of Students with Visual Impairments (19%).
  • Which early symptoms does NEI give for retinitis pigmentosa? National Eye Institute (NEI), "Retinitis Pigmentosa". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, II. Development and Characteristics of Students with Visual Impairments (19%).

Planning the learning environment 8

  • A student with low vision cannot read a worksheet with a hand magnifier. Which device uses a camera and a display screen to magnify print? Wikipedia, "Video magnifier". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, III. Planning and Managing the Learning and Teaching Environment (18%), D. assistive technologies: magnification.
  • How does a refreshable braille display show characters? Wikipedia, "Refreshable braille display". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, III. Planning and Managing the Learning and Teaching Environment (18%), D. assistive technologies: refreshable Braille display.
  • What are tactile graphics? Wikipedia, "Tactile graphic". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, III. Planning and Managing the Learning and Teaching Environment (18%), D. assistive technologies: tactile graphics.
  • What does a screen reader do? Wikipedia, "Screen reader". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, III. Planning and Managing the Learning and Teaching Environment (18%), D. assistive technologies: screen reading software.
  • What does the expanded core curriculum outline? American Printing House for the Blind (APH), "Expanded Core Curriculum". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, III. Planning and Managing the Learning and Teaching Environment (18%), A.1 purpose and goals of the expanded core curriculum (ECC).
  • What is a braille embosser? Wikipedia, "Braille embosser". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, III. Planning and Managing the Learning and Teaching Environment (18%), D. assistive technologies: Braille embossers.
  • What keeps the beads of a Cranmer abacus in place while a student works by touch? Wikipedia, "Abacus". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, III. Planning and Managing the Learning and Teaching Environment (18%), D. assistive technologies: Cranmer abacus.
  • Which of these is an area of the expanded core curriculum on the American Printing House for the Blind's page? American Printing House for the Blind (APH), "Expanded Core Curriculum". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, III. Planning and Managing the Learning and Teaching Environment (18%), A.2 the nine areas of the ECC.

Implementing instruction 11

  • A student who is deafblind receives signs by touch on the hands. What is this means of communication called? Wikipedia, "Tactile signing". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, IV. Implementing Instruction (23%).
  • A student writes braille with a slate and stylus. Where does the writing begin, and how is it read? Wikipedia, "Slate and stylus". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, IV. Implementing Instruction (23%).
  • How does Grade 2 English Braille differ from Grade 1? Wikipedia, "English Braille". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, IV. Implementing Instruction (23%).
  • How is a braille cell built? Wikipedia, "Braille". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, IV. Implementing Instruction (23%).
  • What does the profession of orientation and mobility teach? Wikipedia, "Orientation and mobility". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, IV. Implementing Instruction (23%).
  • What font size is large print typically? Wikipedia, "Large-print". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, IV. Implementing Instruction (23%).
  • What is a long cane designed primarily to do? Wikipedia, "White cane". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, IV. Implementing Instruction (23%).
  • What is the Nemeth Code used for? Wikipedia, "Nemeth Braille". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, IV. Implementing Instruction (23%).
  • When did the Braille Authority of North America officially adopt Unified English Braille? Wikipedia, "Unified English Braille". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, IV. Implementing Instruction (23%).
  • Which keys does a Perkins Brailler have? Wikipedia, "Perkins Brailler". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, IV. Implementing Instruction (23%).
  • Whose earlier system inspired the code that Louis Braille developed as a student in Paris? Wikipedia, "Louis Braille". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, IV. Implementing Instruction (23%).

Assessment 7

  • In which areas must a child be assessed under the IDEA evaluation procedures? IDEA Part B regulations, 34 CFR 300.304(c)(4). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, V. Assessment (16%), C. legal and ethical issues.
  • On an eye report, what does the abbreviation OD stand for? Wikipedia, "Eyeglass prescription". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, V. Assessment (16%), G. interpret eye reports.
  • Under the Social Security regulation on statutory blindness, which limit in the field of vision is treated as acuity of 20/200 or less? Social Security Administration regulations, 20 CFR 404.1581. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, V. Assessment (16%), E. distinctions between the legal and educational definitions.
  • Under the Texas rule on vision evaluations, what must a learning media assessment recommend? Texas Administrative Code, 19 TAC 89.1040(c)(12), eligibility criteria: visual impairment. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, V. Assessment (16%), B. learning media assessment (LMA).
  • What can a visual field test detect? Wikipedia, "Visual field test". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, V. Assessment (16%), A. basic terminology.
  • What does the Texas rule say a functional vision evaluation must include? Texas Administrative Code, 19 TAC 89.1040(c)(12), eligibility criteria: visual impairment. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, V. Assessment (16%), B.1 functional vision assessment (FVA).
  • With glasses, a student reads 20/100 with her better eye, and her visual field is full. Her vision still adversely affects her school work. Which definition does she meet? Social Security Administration regulations, 20 CFR 404.1581, and IDEA regulations, 34 CFR 300.8(c)(13). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, V. Assessment (16%), E. distinctions between the legal and educational definitions.

Professional practice 6

  • Under 17 U.S.C. 121, what may an authorized entity do without infringing copyright? Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 121 (the Chafee Amendment). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, VI. Professional Practice, Collaboration, and Counseling (12%).
  • What does the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled provide? Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, "Overview". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, VI. Professional Practice, Collaboration, and Counseling (12%).
  • What role did the 1879 Act to Promote the Education of the Blind give the American Printing House for the Blind? Wikipedia, "American Printing House for the Blind". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, VI. Professional Practice, Collaboration, and Counseling (12%).
  • Which body offers certification for vision rehabilitation professionals, such as orientation and mobility specialists, in the United States? Wikipedia, "Orientation and mobility". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, VI. Professional Practice, Collaboration, and Counseling (12%).
  • Which is the oldest school for the blind in the United States? Wikipedia, "Perkins School for the Blind". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, VI. Professional Practice, Collaboration, and Counseling (12%).
  • Whom does the Helen Keller National Center serve? Wikipedia, "Helen Keller National Center". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5282, VI. Professional Practice, Collaboration, and Counseling (12%).

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the content topics of the ETS Study Companion for Praxis Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments (5282) (https://www.ets.org/pdfs/praxis/5282.pdf, read 2026-10-13; test page https://praxis.ets.org/test/5282.html): six content categories, Principles and Educational Rights for Students with Disabilities 12%, Development and Characteristics of Students with Visual Impairments 19%, Planning and Managing the Learning and Teaching Environment 18%, Implementing Instruction 23%, Assessment 16%, Professional Practice, Collaboration, and Counseling 12%. The bank holds 5, 9, 8, 11, 7 and 6 questions. Every fact was read on 2026-10-13 on the public page the question names: the IDEA regulations (34 CFR 300 and 303), Section 504 and the Copyright Act (law.cornell.edu), the Social Security definition of blindness (20 CFR 404.1581), the Texas rule on vision evaluations (19 TAC 89.1040), the eye condition pages of the National Eye Institute (nei.nih.gov), the American Printing House for the Blind, the Library of Congress and Wikipedia articles on braille and the tools of the field. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.

How it works

This Praxis 5282 practice test holds 46 questions of our own for Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments. Unofficial, and not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by ETS. Questions on eye conditions are practice for an exam, not medical advice.

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Praxis 5282 study guide: the six categories

From the ETS Study Companion, read October 13, 2026: 120 selected-response questions in 2 hours. Principles and Educational Rights 12%, Development and Characteristics 19%, Planning and Managing the Environment 18%, Implementing Instruction 23%, Assessment 16%, Professional Practice 12%. The bank holds 5, 9, 8, 11, 7 and 6.

What the questions ask

The IDEA braille rule and NIMAS. Retinopathy of prematurity, CVI, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa. The expanded core curriculum and its tools: abacus, brailler, slate, screen reader. Nemeth Code and Unified English Braille. Functional vision and learning media assessments.

Where the answers come from

Federal rules at law.cornell.edu, the National Eye Institute, the American Printing House for the Blind, the Library of Congress and Wikipedia, named under each answer.

  • ETS builds the test on the standards of the Council for Exceptional Children and its Division on Visual Impairments and Deafblindness.
  • The two questions on functional vision and learning media quote one state's rule, from Texas. Your state's wording may differ.

Questions and answers

Is this Praxis 5282 practice test the real exam?

No. Every question was written for this site from the ETS content topics and public sources. Nothing here repeats or rewords a real test question or an ETS sample question, and no real score is implied.

What is Praxis 5282?

It is the ETS test Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments. ETS says it measures whether entry-level teachers have the knowledge and skills for competent practice.

What score passes Praxis 5282?

No single score. ETS says passing scores are not set by ETS and vary by state, so the number comes from your state or licensing agency. This page shows how many you got right.

Does Praxis 5282 test braille?

The ETS outline lists brailled materials, the slate and stylus, braille translation software, embossers and refreshable braille displays. This bank asks about the braille cell, contractions, Nemeth Code and Unified English Braille in words.

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