IEPs/IFSPs
What does IFSP stand for?
Individualized Family Service Plan
PL 94-142, the Education of the Handicapped Act, was later reauthorized and retitled as
A. The Americans with Disabilities Act.
B. The Education of Disabled Individuals Act.
C. The Handicapped Individuals Education Act.
D. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Correct Response: D
In 1990, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) reauthorized and retitled PL 94-142 and made some changes to it.
According to ASHA standards, which one of the following activities would not be within the scope of practice of a speech-language pathologist?
A. Assessing and treating swallowing and upper aerodigestive disorders (e.g., infant feeding)
B. Developing and implementing augmentative and alternative forms of communication (AAC) and prescribing AAC devices and systems
C. Prescribing hearing aids for children and adults with hearing losses
D. Screening hearing and offering auditory training and speech-language services to the deaf and the hard of hearing
Correct Response: C
According to ASHA standards, prescribing hearing aids for children and adults with hearing losses would not be within the scope of practice of a speech-language pathologist.
ESSA stands for
A. Elementary Student Success Act
B. Every Student Succeeds Act
C. English Speaking Student Act
D. English Studies Success Act
Correct Response: B
ESSA stands for Every Student Succeeds Act
What were speech-language pathologists called before the title "speech-language pathologist"?
Speech Correctionists
The primary purpose of accommodations in an Individualized Education Program (IEP) is to provide the student with:
A. Parallel instruction to peers.
B. Modifications to lesson objectives.
C. Equal access to learning.
D. Focused instruction in specified areas.
Correct Response: C
Students with disabilities require accommodations to their educational plan to increase their success while at school and to facilitate participation in the general education curriculum. Response C is the correct answer because accommodations promote a student's access to the same learning opportunities as their peers.
The law stating that employers must provide special equipment of workers with disabilities is
A. The Americans with Disabilities Act.
B. HIPPA
C. PL 99-152
D. No Child Left Behind Act
Correct Response: A
The law stating that employers must provide special equipment for workers with disabilities is the Americans with Disabilities Act.
What is one activity that the school-based SLP can do under the category of Prevention?
Examples: Information dissemination, collaborate with other school professionals regarding strategies, interventions, modifications, provide in-service for teachers/parents, etc.
A relevant characteristic of the ESSA is the higher flexibility:
A. Schools have to test students as they wish.
B. States and local educational agencies (LEAs) have to design their own accountability plans, adopt their academic content, and to design assessment measures.
C. states and local educational agencies (LEAs) have to not evaluate teachers.
D. states and local educational agencies (LEAs) have to request grants.
Correct Response: B
Which law strengthened the mandate for “child find” efforts through screenings and information dissemination activities?
Why is it important to be familiar with curriculum standards of the general education program?
To develop curriculum based, standards-based goals
Parents in a local school district have asked a clinician to give an in-service on the IDEA (1997). The parents are interested in the content of the IDEA regarding their parental rights, and so forth. Which one of the following would not be accurate for the clinician to tell the parents at the in-service?
A. The IDEA discourages serving children with disabilities in general education classroom settings; rather, it encourages school districts to create more specialized pull-out programs for such children to best serve their needs.
B. The IDEA promotes increased, meaningful parental involvement in evaluations, including access to reports and test instruments.
C. One goal of the IDEA is to promote increased participation of special educators in general classroom settings, including involvement with curriculum.
Correct Response: A
It is not true that the IDEA discourages serving children with disabilities in general education settings and encourages school districts to create more specialized pull-out programs for such children to best serve their needs. It is the reverse; the IDEA encourages districts to serve children with disabilities in general education classroom settings.
In most states, to work in the public schools, speech-language pathologists and audiologists are required to possess
A. A state license.
B. ASHA certification.
C. A state-issued credential from an agency such as the Department of Education.
D. State license and ASHA certification.
Correct Response: C
In most states, public school systems require only a state-issued credential. Licensure and certification are required by many other settings, such as hospitals and clinics.
Which of the following is not true regarding ESSA?
A. Under ESSA, the federal government creates short- and long-term goals for academic proficiency
B. Under ESSA, the individual states create short- and long-term goals for academic proficiency
C. ESSA was signed by President Barack Obama
D. During an English-language learner’s (ELL) second year in a U.S. School, scores count towards the school’s proficiency rating
Correct Response: A
Under ESSA, the individual states, rather than the federal government, create short- and long-term goals for academic proficiency. It was enacted by President Barack Obama, and during an ELL’s second year in school, scores count toward the school’s proficiency rating.
In which case did the Supreme Court rule that "separate but equal" is inherently unequal?
A. Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
B. Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1971)
C. Mills v. D.C. Board of Education (1972)
Correct Response: A
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
The educational mandate that, to the maximum extent possible, a student wit ha disability should be educated with his or her nondisabled peers.
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Public Law 99-457
A. Increased federal support for services to disabled children 3-6 years of age and provided funding for infants and toddlers.
B. Was enacted in 1986.
C. Restricts special education services to children with documented disabilities.
D. Requires states to report the number of preschoolers served under different categories of disabilities.
Correct Response: A
PL 99-457 increased federal support for services to disabled children 3-6 years of age and provided funding for infants and toddlers.
Under which Roles & Responsibilities category do SLPs participate on multitiered systems of support (MTSS)/response to intervention (RTI) teams to help students successfully communicate within academic, classroom, and social settings.
Choices: Prevention, Identification, Assessment, Evaluation, development of goals for IEPs/IFSPs, caseload management, intervention, counseling, reevaluation, transition, dismissal, supervision, documentation, research, leadership and advocacy
Correct Response: Prevention
Which law placed greater emphasis on reading and math skills? (Hint: it was not called ESSA)
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
Vocabulary:
Provision to the No Child Left Behind Act that requires each state to implement a statewide accountability system that documents how students are making expected academic progress, as defined by academic standards, each school year.
Adequate yearly progress (AYP)
What does FAPE stand for?
Free and Appropriate Public Education
PL 99-457 established mandated development of Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs). Which of the following statements is not a requirement of IFSPs?
A. IFSPs should document the child’s present level of development
B. IFSPs should document the family’s needs and strengths relating to the child’s development
C. IFSPs should document the major goals for the child and family, and services to be provided are outlined in the IFSP
D. IFSPs must be reviewed at least once yearly.
Correct Response: D
PL 99-457 requires a review of the plan at 6-month intervals or more frequently if needed, not at yearly intervals.
What is an example of a way a school-based SLP may be involved in Advocacy?
SLP's must advocate for appropriate programs and services for children and adolescents, including reasonable workloads, professional development opportunities and other program supports.
Because some of the roles SLPs assume may be new or evolving and may not be clearly understood by others, SLPs have a responsibility to articulate their roles and responsibilities to teachers, other school professionals, administrators, support personnel, families, and the community.
They also work to influence the development and interpretation of laws, regulations, and policies to promote best practice.
What is one way in which Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) differed from No Child Left Behind (NCLB)?
No longer had to show 100% achievement of proficiency
Rewarded states that raised their expectations in their academic standards, while still protecting the needs of low-income students, students with disabilities, and students who are English language learners.
States continued to disaggregate data but required schools with the largest gaps to adopt research-based interventions.
Schools were allowed to develop locally tailored solutions instead of taking a one-size fits-all approach to school sanctions
Provided a recognition system for schools that achieved successes.
Removed “the rigid and punitive test and punish regimen” imposed by NCLB
Vocabulary:
When a school district reports student scores on statewide assessments for the purposes of documenting adequate yearly progress, the scores of students with disabilities, students who are English language learners, students from low socio-economic backgrounds, and students from specific ethnic groups must be reported separately.
Disaggregated results