Mr. Eisman’s biology class is learning about processes that involve cause and effect. An appropriate graphic organizer Mr. Eisman can use to help his students is a
Directional graphic organizer
When the speaker is contrasting information, an appropriate note-taking format is a:
Chart format
An occupational therapist comes into Ms. Smith’s general education classroom to work with John. This is referred to as a:
Push-in program
A process that recognizes the roles that students and their families play in identifying meaningful goals and appropriate strategies and services is:
Person-centered planning
To help her students transition to Mr. Frank’s inclusive classroom, Ms. Golden teaches her
students to use the textbooks that are used in Mr. Frank’s class. Ms. Golden is using:
Preteaching
What is the appropriate instructional sequence when using activities-oriented approaches?
Engagement, exploration, development, extension
While other students were classifying and comparing plants, Teresa worked on sorting plants by size. This is an example of:
Multilevel teaching
This case has ensured children a free and appropriate public education:
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
When teaching material that is difficult but not sequential, or when several different topics are important, the best cooperative teaching arrangement is:
Station teaching
Identifying what one wants and learning how to achieve it refers to
Self-determination
When his students have difficulty reading words, Mr. Ramsey prompts them by providing them with the initial sound or syllable. Mr. Ramsey is using:
Phonemic cues
Mr. Joyce teaches her students to create original sentences that summarize the main points of the text. Mr. Joyce’s students are using:
Paragraph restatements
The IDEA has been amended four times since its passage in 1975. Which of the following
represents its most recent amendment?
PL 108-446 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
When it is necessary to lower the student–teacher ratio in order to teach new material or to
review material previously taught, the best cooperative teaching arrangement is
Parallel teaching
Mr. Jones places a chart on the chalkboard listing the steps in a learning strategy, which he
periodically reviews with his students. Mr. Jones is probably seeking to:
Promote generalization
To remember the order of the planets, Ms. Mathur encourages her students to use the sentence, My Very Educated Mother Just Solved Nine Puzzles. Ms. Mathur is using a/an:
Acrostic
A statement or an activity at the beginning of a lesson that introduces the lesson’s material and motivates students to learn it is referred to as a/an:
Anticipatory set
What is the accepted sequence for the special education identification process?
Prereferral, referral, eligibility determination, IEP development
Alignment of the curriculum, learning goals, teaching materials, strategies used in the general education classroom, and supportive services programs refers to:
Congruence
Job cards, Weekly schedules ,Assignment logs all help develop
organizational skills?
A student reads slowly and makes numerous oral reading errors. This student appears to have difficulty with:
Reading fluency
A systematic process of sequencing the parts of a task students must perform in order to
master the task is known as:
Task analysis
Luis worries a lot, has difficulty relaxing, and frequently complains of stomachaches and
headaches. These symptoms might indicate that Luis has some type of:
Generalized anxiety disorder
Viktor mixes words, phrases, expressions, and sentences from Russian while speaking English. This is an example of:
Code switching
A teacher praises Melinda each time she raises her hand, which increases Melinda’s hand raising. This is an example of:
Positive reinforcement