Assessments
The most likely reason for administering the entire Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery, Third Edition, to a student is to evaluate for
learning disabilities
Special education teachers are expected to hold highly qualified status when teaching what THREE areas?
What assistive technology is most likely to benefit a sixth-grade student with a specific learning disability in writing?
Speech-to-text software
________ is an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write. It is always due to injury to the brain-most commonly from a stroke, particularly in older individuals.
Aphasia
Which of the following is the first federal law to mandate practices to ensure that students with disabilities receive a free and appropriate public education?
Public Law 94–142
What is an example of an informal method of assessment to check students' understanding of a concept taught in class?
Observation
What is the correct sequence for designing an effective lesson plan?
Objective, anticipatory set, guided practice, independent practice, assessment
What condition most often co-occurs with a traumatic brain injury?
Personality change
________ is a poorly understood neurological condition. People who have it find it difficult or impossible to make certain motor movements, even though their muscles are normal. Milder forms of this are known as dyspraxia.
Apraxia
To be eligible to receive special education services under Part B of IDEA, students must be in what range of age?
Ages 3 to 21
What is the best example of task analysis?
Describing the process of tying a shoelace by breaking it down into small steps and then explaining those steps
What is the most important information gained from conducting a functional behavioral assessment?
Causes of behavior
Chung, a 7-year-old student with a learning disability, is learning to spell words with consonant blends. What is the most appropriate next step for the teacher to use to help Chung develop his reading skills?
Encouraging Chung to read a decodable text
_________ a condition in which there aren't enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen throughout your body.
Sickle Cell Anemia
What law is a four-part (A-D) piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to their individual needs?
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
____________also called is a document that is developed for each public school child who needs special education. The _________ is created through a team effort, and is reviewed at least once every year.
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
What does FAPE stand for?
Free and Appropriate Public Education.
Which THREE characteristics are commonly exhibited by students who have acquired a traumatic brain injury (TBI) ?
_________ is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body.
Multiple sclerosis (MS)
What law prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas; including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and access to state and local government’ programs and services.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
________ is a multi-tier approach to the early identification and support of students with learning and behavior needs.
Response to Intervention (RTI)
An Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) is a plan for special services for young children with developmental delays. An IFSP only applies to children from ______ to _____ years of age
Birth to Three years old
________is a specific learning disability in math. Kids with ________ may have difficulty understanding number-related concepts or using symbols or functions needed for success in mathematics.
Dyscalculia
_________ is characterized by below-average intelligence or mental ability and a lack of skills necessary for day-to-day living.
Intellectual Disability
people with intellectual disability typically have an IQ of less than 75
___________ was the first disability civil rights law to be enacted in the United States. It prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in programs that receive federal financial assistance, and set the stage for enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act