SPED 3715

_________ is a multi-tiered approach to provide supports to students with academic and/or behavior difficulties prior to being identified for special education services.

Response to intervention

A parent does not need to give consent for a student to be evaluated for special education services.

False

High-incidence disabilities are those that are most severe, whereas low-incidence disabilities are less severe.

False

Which is NOT a way to build relationships with your professional colleagues?

Gossip only if you are sure you won't hurt anyone's feelings

What is a definition of Multiple Means of Engagement?

Having different ways to keep students attention and engage them in the content you want the students to learn.

Which is a definition of Multiple Means of Assessment?

Having multiple ways for students to show you what they have learned.

Related services include transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services as may be required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education.

True

The IDEA does not require school systems to use RTI, and each state has the freedom to develop their own policies and procedures with respect to the evaluation of students with disabilities.

True

The eugenics movement ultimately led to the passage of numerous sterilization laws in the United States in the early 1900s that targeted those considered "genetically unfit."

True

The goal of the Regular Education Initiative (REI) was to improve the general education environment to meet the needs of all students.

True

When an IEP meeting is scheduled, parents must be invited, told of the purpose, time, location, and participants so they have an opportunity to attend.

True

When referring to special education, the term "progressive inclusion" means "the focus of bringing children with disabilities out of segregated classes and into general education classes."

True

Students who qualify for special education services under the IDEA must be provided _____________ in the least restrictive environment. A team must collaborate to create an individualized educational program (IEP) that documents what type of educational programming is most appropriate for the individual student.

a free appropriate public education (FAPE)

Dunn created an "blueprint for change" which included his suggestion of reducing the use of diagnostic labels and the use of homogeneous classrooms.

True

When considering how to apply multiple means of representation in the planning process, it is important to think about including auditory, _______, and tactile means of representation to show students what you want them to learn

visual

__3__ environmental events that occur after a behavior __2__ If-then conditions that set the occasion for the potential occurrence of a behavior and its consequences __1__ environmental event or stimulus that occurs immediately preceding a behavior

1. Antecedent 2. Behavioral Contingency 3. Consequence

__4__ Helps students with social and academic issues and assists with career choices. __3__ Responsible for assessing students' mental health and monitoring behaviors __6__ Evaluates and treats students with speech, cognition, voice, and fluency disorders. __5__ Focuses on the improvement of physical problems or injuries through the use of carefully crafted large motor activities. __2__ Evaluates and treats any issues that persist in relation to hearing.

1. Paraprofessional 2. Audiologist 3. School psychologist 4. School counselor 5. Physical therapist 6. Speech language pathologist

__2__ a stimulus is removed immediately following the behavior. __1__ when a desirable stimulus is presented after the occurrence of a behavior which, in turn, increases the probability of that behavior happening again

1. Positive reinforcement 2. Negative reinforcement

_3__ the area of the brain used to develop action plans and solve problems. __1__ where we acquire information and knowledge. __2__ what we use to develop priorities and interests, and establish motivation and attention

1. Recognition network 2. Affective network 3. Strategic network

__4__ rules about the meaning and concepts of words __1__ rules that govern the organization of meaningful sentences __2__ rules that govern speech sounds __3__ rules about social communication

1. Syntax 2. Phonology 3. Pragmatics 4. Semantics

__3__ a measure of how long it takes a student to comply once given instruction __2__ a measure of how long the behavior lasts __1__ how often, in a given amount of time, the behavior occurs

1. frequency count 2. duration recording 3. latency recording

How many disability categories are identified in the IDEA?

13

Which special education service is a modification, NOT an accommodation

A book with similar content but at a easier reading leveL

Which is NOT one of the specific requirements of an IEP?

A written statement from the student.

Fill in the blanks: ________________ do not change the content of the material that the student is to learn. ______________ require the teacher to make changes based on the individual needs of the student to the content that is being taught

Accommodations, Modifications

Which of the following is/are evidence based approach(es) used to improve classroom pedagogy?

All of the above

What determines if a disability is classified as a high incidence or a low incidence disability?

All of the above(wrong)

This is a Civil Rights law that prohibits discrimination of people with disabilities in public establishments

Americans with Disabilities Act

What does the ABC Model stand for?

Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence

What is the term used to describe the variety of services provided within the model that move from a fully inclusive or integrated service model to the least inclusive model?

Cascade of Services Mode

What is the process school systems are required to use in order to identify and evaluate all students in the district, from birth through age 21, who may need special education services?

Child find

A process in which school personnel and family members work together to provide effective services for students is called ___________________

Collaboration

Descriptive, non-judgemental feedback aimed at changeable behaviors and containing specific and concrete language is defined as

Constructive feedback

________ is structured, systematic, and effective methodology for teaching content or academic skills.

Explicit instruction

Universal design for learning modifies/changes academic content standards to meet the needs of individual students.

False

fAn example of the primary function, escape, is when a student who continues to talk out during class because they want the attention of the teacher of their peers.

False

What is the belief that students with disabilities should always be educated in the general education classroom with their peers who do not have disabilities

Full inclusion

Put the educational placement options in order from least to most restrictive.

General Education Classroom, Resource Room, Separate Class, Separate School, Residential Program

The Court ruled that students with disabilities cannot be expelled if the inappropriate behavior is related to the disability.

Honig v. Doe (1988

All of the following are required of effective communicators EXCEPT

Interjecting during your communication partner's response

This is a cooperative learning approach when students meet in small groups of four to six members. The teacher gives each student a piece of information, which the student must "teach" to the rest of the team. The team members are then tested for their mastery of the content.

Jigsaw approach

What famous novel published in 1962 was set inside a fictional psychiatric hospital and helped enlighten the public about the deplorable conditions within institutions during that time period?

Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

A condition characterized by significant limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior, as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills

Mild intellectual disability

Created a zero reject policy allowing all students with disabilities access to education. Also ruled that fiscal inability is not an excuse for denying access to education or services.

Mills v. District of Columbia Board of Education (1972)

Who evaluates students who are referred for special education services by general education teachers or parents to determine those student's eligibility for special education services?

Multidisciplinary team

Which of the following are the three core principles of UDL (universal design for learning)?

Multiple means of representation, multiple means of engagement, and multiple means of expression.

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder typically fall under which disability category in the IDEA?

Other health impairment

Ruled that public schools must admit all children with intellectual disabilities, placing these students in general education classrooms when possible. Also provided preschool programs for children with intellectual disabilities when programs are available to other children. Became the basis for many of the provisions of Public Law 94-142, also known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1972

In this model of coteaching, teachers divide students into two equally sized groups and each teacher works with one of the groups.

Parallel teaching

________ is difficult to implement unless both teachers are proficient in the content and it can be noisy and distracting to students

Parallel teaching

Select all that apply: Which of the following is a popular argument against the Discrepancy Model?

Question options: This model has never been proven to be accurate. Often, a large enough discrepancy is not detected until at least 3rd grade

According to Friend and Bursuck, students with high-incidence disabilities share three characteristics. Which of the following is NOT one of those characteristics?

They easily stand out from their peers due to the severity of their disabilities

Established that students are entitled to a free and appropriate public education regardless of the severity of their disabilities.

Timothy W. v. Rochester School District (1989)

The section on the IEP to be included no later than when a student turns 16 years of age is called the

Transition plan

A group contingency is a positive reinforcement system that offers a reward to the entire class based on the performance of one or more students.

True

According to the National Mental Health Association, approximately 1 in 5 youth aged 13-18 (21/4%) experiences a severe mental disorder at some point during their life

True

All children with moderate and severe intellectual disabilities can and do learn academic tasks.

True

Children with high incidence disabilities make up approximately 80% of the population of children ages 6 to 21 who have disabilities

True

In the 1950s and 1960s, American families having children with significant disabilities were encouraged to institutionalize them to relieve their burden and to protect the best interest of the other children in the family.

True

The two goals of Response to Intervention are

Use evidence-based interventions and use responses to those interventions to determine which instructional methods to use to best meet student needs.

DEA is limited to protecting the rights of children from age birth to age 21 who are identified under one of 13 categories eligible for special education services and whose disability negatively impacts education. Section 504, part of 1972's Vocational Rehabilitation Act, has a wider scope and protects public school attendees with disabilities as a condition of school funding. Children who do not qualify for special education services under IDEA may qualify for:

accommodations and modifications outlined in a 504 plan

What should teachers remember when they have students who engage in consistent challenging behavior?

all behavior serves a function - the student is always communicating something to you about what the student needs. when teachers have a solid understanding of the functions of behavior and how to define and measure them appropriately, they typically find the mystery of behavoir management less frustrating. Even in the most well managed classroom, teachers will inevitably have to deal with students who engage in consistent challenging behavior

Parents and guardians of students with disabilities have rights to many procedural safeguards. Which of the following is NOT a procedural safeguard?

b) The right to create their child's IEP without input from teachers and specialists

Allowing students to draw a picture, write a song, or make a model would be an example of multiple means of ____________

representation(wrong)

Select the answer that best fits within this statement: Universal Classroom Management Procedures include...

structure, schedules, routines, classroom rules, student engagement, direct instruction, opportunities to read, computer assisted instruction and classwide peer tutoring