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Test-Taking Strategies

100

5 Effective Ways to Study

• Testing your knowledge
• Spacing out study
• Explaining and describing
• Using examples
• Combining words and visuals

200

How to prepare for a test?

Create a study schedule.

300

How to deal with test anxiety?

Consider counseling for academic support to reduce stress and learn techniques on reducing test anxiety.

400

What does Time Management look like?

• Add all important dates, assignments & exams to calendar
• Beginning of each week, review due dates, create “To Do” list for tasks to complete each day
• Be specific when planning, e.g. “review Chapter 2” instead of “Study chemistry”
• Plan to work on more than 1 subject to avoid burnout
• More difficult courses, plan studying 3-4 x a week
• Schedule time for class readings to understand material
• Study 2 weeks in advance before exams, add specific chapters to cover daily, see example study calendar.

500

How do you Stop Procrastinating?

Stay organized, break up large tasks, create a list of things to get done.

Avoid cramming your studying.

Set timers

Take breaks, repeat 

IEPs

100

What is an IEP?

Individualized Education Plan serves as a legal document that serves as a guideline for academic needs of a student

200

What are the 2 general purposes of an IEP?

1. Develop measurable goals

2. Decide on special education and related services that will be provided to the student

300

To qualify for an IEP, a student needs to qualify under 2 requirements.  What are the 2 requirements?

The student needs to qualify under 1 of 13 Michigan eligibilities and needs to show evidence that the disability is significant enough to impact the student's function in the classroom

400

Who are required members of an IEP team meeting?

Parent

GE Teacher

SE Teacher or Provider

School district Representative

Individual who administered assessments or can interpret them.

500

An IEP is held annually.  An evaluation is required every ?

Three years

Crisis Management

100

Best approach to avoid crisis?

Prevention

200

Handling crisis management requires?

Crisis management team 

300

Most common situations leading to crisis are?

1.  Escaping from task/demand.

2.  Seeking negative or positive attention

3.  Trying to gain activity/item

4.  Repeating a behavior already previously reinforced

400

What is included in a Crisis Plan?

Strategies, immediate response to harmful behavior, de-escalate behavior, restore equilibrium in classroom, supervised space

Identifying Appropriate Evaluations

100

A formal evaluation is needed when?

Concerns are identified, make a referral.

200

What is a formal evaluation?

Comprehensive Evaluation by trained specialist.

300

Specialists use developmental assessments.  What are the 2 categories of assessments?

Criterion-referencing

Norm-referencing

400

What is an IFSP?

legal document provides supports and services to students with developmental delays birth-3