Chapters 1,2,3
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
What is not an appropriate role for paraeducators?
Assigning grades
Ms. Franz reinforces her students based on their own performance or behavior. Sometimes she gives them tokens when they show appropriate behavior. Ms. Franz and her students are using a/an:
Independent group system
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
Which of the following sequences is consistent with the special education identification process?
Prereferral, referral, services assessment, eligibility determination
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
A teacher increases a student’s work completion rate by making access to the computer contingent upon work completion. The teacher is using:
The Premack principle
Mr. Bailey is using a reading approach that initially is based on students dictating stories to him and then reading their own stories. He is using a:
Language experience approach
What are the mandated components of the IEP?
Extent of participation in the general education curriculum
Annual goal
Testing accommodations
When teaching material that is difficult but not sequential, or when several different topics are important, the best cooperative teaching arrangement is:
Station teaching
Which of the following is a principle of universal design?
Equitable use
After a class session on photosynthesis, Mr. Francis and his class develop a visual depiction of the important points and the relationship between these points. This is an example of a /an:
Semantic web
What are the characteristics associated with students with learning disabilities?
Strengths in some areas and challenges in other areas
Difficulty discriminating and interpreting visual and auditory stimuli
Attention and organizational difficulties
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. Joyce teaches her students to create original sentences that summarize the main points of the text. Mr. Joyce’s students are using:
Paragraph restatements
Mr. Andress teaches use the word HOMES to remember the Great Lakes. This is an example of a/an:
Acronym
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
Alignment of the curriculum, learning goals, teaching materials, strategies used in the general education classroom, and supportive services programs refers to:
Congruence
A type of feedback in which teachers praise students and reinforce the answer by restating why it was correct is:
Process feedback
A test that allows educators to compare an individual’s performance to a specific level of mastery in a curriculum is referred to as:
Criterion-referenced testing