TExES Special Education EC-12 (161) Practice Exam
An electronics store is offering a 20% discount on a pair of noise-cancelling headphones that normally cost $169.79. What is the price of the headphones, before tax, after the discount is applied?
$135.83
Asher is a ten-year-old student with emotional disabilities. He has been participating in inclusive classes at his local school, but the IEP team recommended a therapeutic placement out of district at his most recent IEP meeting. Asher's parents disagree with this recommendation and stated this at his IEP meeting. Which of the following responses is most appropriate for Asher's parents?
Request a due process hearing due to disagreement with Asher's placement.
A third-grade student who is emotionally disturbed is in an inclusion classroom. The child has mastered the goals set forth in the Behavioral Intervention Plan (BIP), however, other negative behaviors have developed. What should be the first step the special education teacher will take?
Request a functional behavior assessment (FBA) to address the causes of the new behaviors.
Victoria is a second-grade student who has been evaluated due to concerns that she has significantly lower expressive communication skills than a typical child of her age. In order to qualify for special education or related services, what else must be established?
She also demonstrates an inability to effectively communicate, which has a significant educational impact.
Which of the following is an accurate statement about the use of social skills for students with disabilities?
Social skills instruction is appropriate for improving students' interactions with peers and adults.
Mrs. Thompson is working with her kindergarten students on listening for meaning while stories are read aloud. What activity could she ask them to do to best enhance this skill?
Take breaks to have students act out what was read.
Many students reach an incorrect answer when multiplying two-digit numbers, as shown in the work here. Which of the following is mostly likely the error made by students? 17X31 321 +170 491
The 20 composed from the multiplication of 3 ones and 7 ones was not carried and therefore caused the error in the final answer.
Which of the following areas should be considered when evaluating the quality of life of a 15-year-old student who has significant physical disabilities?
ability to experience social interaction with peers
What types of passages should a teacher assign when choosing texts for students to read aloud and practice reading fluency?
passages that will likely have 2-5 unfamiliar words out of 100 the student may encounter
A student who uses screen magnification software most likely has a primary classification of:
vision impairment.
Stuart needs to run by the store on his way to school. He begins at home, which on a coordinate plane is represented by the point (0,4). He walks to the store, which is the equivalent of walking 2 units right and 4 units down. After grabbing something to eat for lunch, he walks 3 units to the left and 5 units up to school. What point represents the school?
(-1, 5)
Which of the following statements is true of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)?
1% of students per state may be eligible for alternative assessment.
A teacher writes the problem shown below on the board for a warm-up. 7x + 4 - 3x + 2 = 127x+4−3x+2=12 She asks students to combine like terms as the first step in solving the problem. Which equation demonstrates an understanding of the first step?
4x+6=12
Mr. Etsel is a new teacher in seventh grade, and he received a questionnaire about Carson, who was recently diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by his pediatrician. The special education team is doing a Full and Individual Evaluation (FIE), and part of the evaluation includes gathering data from Carson's teachers. Mr. Etsel does not understand why additional information is needed. What can the special education teacher tell him?
A formal evaluation is required by law, and it will be used to determine eligibility for special education services.
Which two of these would be appropriate accommodations for a student while maintaining the integrity of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)? Select all answers that apply.
A ninth-grade student is working on maps in World Geography. He has a visual impairment, so the maps are enlarged to 20-point font size, and he is provided large-type labels with black print on a white background to place on the countries, rather than writing the name over the color. AND A fifth-grade student with severe dyslexia is working on a research paper. The student will be graded like other students, except his spelling will not count until the final draft. He uses a word processor to assign spelling corrections on rough drafts..
An occupational therapist may be asked to consult with teachers and share recommendations for which of the following situations?
A student who has arthritis is having difficulty holding a pencil and writing legibly.
Justine is a first grade student who receives resource services. She has multiple disabilities and is an auditory learner. Which of the following instructional strategies best supports Justine's preferred learning style?
Allowing Justine to listen to stories and directions read aloud by the teacher.
The behavioral approach to addressing the needs of a student with severe autism may utilize which of the following strategies?
Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
While reading aloud to her students, Ms. Cearing hopes to improve students' reading comprehension. Which activity could she choose to accomplish this goal?
Ask students to pause and visualize what was just read in their minds.
Caleb is a third-grade student who is showing difficulty with reading and math. Caleb's parents have asked his teacher about the possibility of a special education evaluation. What would be an appropriate next step if Caleb's parents verbally request an evaluation?
Ask the parents to share information in writing related to their request, such as the completion of a screening questionnaire.
Charlotte's parents have been divorced for four years, but they always appear amicable at school events. An Admission Review Dismissal (ARD) committee meeting has been scheduled, and only Charlotte's mother was invited. Her father emailed today and requested to be sent an invitation so that he may also attend. How should the special education teacher proceed?
Check Charlotte's file to ensure that her father has educational rights. If so, send home a copy of the invitational documents.
During the initial transition meeting, the student expresses interest in a hospitality career. Which of the following would be the appropriate next step?
Collaborate with special education personnel to schedule time for the student to work in the campus coffee shop to gain experience and skills needed to transition to an integrated employment opportunity in the hospitality field.
David is in seventh grade and receives special education services for autism and mild intellectual disability. He struggles with social skills and maintaining friendships because he only wants to talk about airplanes. The speech-language pathologist is writing goals for the upcoming Admission Review Dismissal (ARD) committee meeting. Which of the following would be an age-appropriate goal to improve David's social skills?
David will initiate conversation with varied topics in 4 out of 5 attempts.
An IEP team is determining if a student is eligible for Special Education services for a specific learning disability (SLD). Which of the following may serve as an indicator that the child is eligible?
Discrepancy between ability and achievement, with the student's ability being higher than achievement.
At an Admission, Review Dismissal (ARD) committee meeting for a fourth-grade student, it has been recommended that the child be moved from an inclusion classroom into an adaptive behavior classroom that is self-contained. What must the committee consider prior to moving the student?
Does the child's behavior prevent him from being able to participate and make academic progress in the inclusion classroom?
Which of the following statements about Extended School Year (ESY) services is accurate according to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
Eligibility for ESY is determined annually.
Mr. Ortiz is a paraprofessional that provides in-class support for second-grade students with emotional disabilities. He has two students with Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) that center around work completion. One component of the plan is that the students will receive 5 minutes of free choice time if they complete work independently. Mr. Ortiz often prompts the students to begin working and reminds them of their free choice activities, but he doesn't consistently follow through with providing free choice options before moving onto the next activity. How can his supervisor help with the implementation of the BIPs?
Explain the effects of assigning consequences and not following through on them, especially with students who have behavior concerns.
Miss Hoyt teaches fifth-grade science, and she has lab groups with typical students and students with IEPs. She notices that they are struggling to cooperate and complete the lab in a timely manner. What can she do to help her students practice social skills such as sharing and taking turns?
Give each member a defined role and title. Each role has a set of responsibilities, and they will have a new role with each lab.
A teacher has presented adding fractions to her class and they have used manipulatives to gain a basic understanding. What is the next step in the learning process?
Give the students fraction addition problems using numbers instead of manipulatives.
Hanna is a ninth grade student who has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and asthma. Hanna takes medication for both conditions inconsistently. Hanna is failing all classes despite accommodations. Which of the following statements best describes the most appropriate services for Hanna?
Hanna's performance requires referral to the special education team for consideration of eligibility for an Individualized Education Program (IEP).
A first-grade teacher wants to help her students develop word-recognition skills as well as increase their ability to create simple sentences. Which activity would help achieve this goal?
Have students create and read sentences using a set of sight-word flash cards.
A special education class has been working on consonant digraphs and recognizing the sounds that they make in words. The teacher used the "ch" digraph as an example, and the class helped her make a list of words beginning with the digraph. What would be the next activity to assess if students are beginning to grasp the concept of digraphs?
Have students read a short, familiar story and then circle the digraph words that begin with "ch."
Each week, Mr. Rivera has his students read books assigned to them in their book boxes. After reading, they rate the books on a scale of 1-5 and write down one topic that they liked and one topic that they did not like. What can Mr. Rivera do with the information he is collecting?
He can use this information to select future independent reading books for his students.
Some gifted students are labeled as having dual exceptionalities. What is the primary reason dually exceptional children are not identified through special education?
In the early elementary years, they may be able to compensate for their deficits due to being gifted, so it makes them appear as average students with talents in a few academic areas.
What is the primary reason for giving students standardized assessments each year?
It compares them to age- and grade-level-equivalent peers to evaluate progress.
A teacher carries around a bag of marbles with 10 of each of the following colors: blue, white, and yellow. She asks students to draw one marble from the bag. Before they draw, they must state the probability of drawing a certain color. The first student says the probability of drawing a blue is 1 out of 3 because 10 out of 30 simplifies to 1:3. The student holds onto his blue marble. The next student says his probability of drawing yellow is 1:3. Evaluate his statement.
It is incorrect and a common misconception about dependent events.
Juliana's Individualized Transition Plan (ITP) includes activities such as developing self-advocacy skills with prompting, navigating public transportation with support, and participating in a functional academic curriculum. Which of the following may be an appropriate long-term goal for Juliana?
Juliana will live with assistance in a group home.
Austin, a student with mild vision impairment, often has difficulty viewing text when the teacher writes on the board or shows PowerPoint presentations to the class. Which of the following suggestions is the most appropriate first step to try to help Austin view text?
Move Austin's seat to the front row of the classroom and enlarge font size for presentations.
Which of the following procedural safeguards is included in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
Parents have the right to obtain an Individual Education Evaluation (IEE) if they are in disagreement with the school district's evaluation.
Mr. Miller recognizes that his seventh-grade science class has many new vocabulary words with each unit. What is one teaching practice he can use to assist his students with disabilities that are also English Language Learners (ELLs)?
Provide a word wall with vocabulary words and pictures.
During science labs, Mr. Able notices that some students do most of the work, and others are excluded. In an effort to have all students actively participate, he has them collect data on their own lab sheets, but he notices that this causes some of his struggling students to spend the entire lab recording data. This prevents these students from preparing materials or completing lab procedures. What is another approach he could try?
Provide each group with one paper to collect data. Assign designated roles to each group member.
Second-grade students, Bryan and Alexander, are working together to count money raised by the school's student council. They know the value of the penny, quarter, and dollar, but they consistently confuse the value of the nickel and dime. How can the teacher address this?
Provide hands-on examples where they act out different scenarios using nickels and dimes.
Matilda is a fourth-grade student who has a specific learning disability (SLD). Matilda's parents have asked the special education teacher to provide some suggestions for how to make homework completion more manageable. Which of the following recommendations is most appropriate for the special education teacher to advise Matilda's parents to try at home?
Read aloud with Matilda and ask questions to aid in comprehension.
In order to improve reading comprehension, Mr. Parks should encourage his students to do which of the following before reading a narrative text? Select all answers that apply.
Read the "About the Author" section. AND Preview illustrations, the title, or bolded vocabulary words.
Reese is in eleventh grade and suffered a traumatic brain injury to his frontal lobe in elementary school. He inaccurately perceives social situations, and his parents have struggled to help him find independence without being a threat to others. For example, Reese does not have the mental capacity to drive, but his parents have caught him taking the car to meet friends when they are not home. They are concerned that he will cause a car wreck that could injure someone severely. As the special education teacher prepares for his upcoming Admission, Review, Dismissal (ARD) committee meeting, she wants to focus on his transition plan for after high school. Even though Reese has different views on his abilities than his parents, why should the teacher discuss the plan with him?
Reese's goals and interests are an integral part of developing a transition plan that will be successful.
Marybelle, John, and Daphne are students in a resource English I class. Their teacher taught them how to record annotations in the last book they read. This week, their homework has been to read and annotate Chapter 1 in their new book. Today, the students had an open-book quiz and the average score was 68%. What should the teacher do?
Review the students' annotations and reteach the missed concepts.
Brady is a 16-year-old student with an emotional disability. He participates in a therapeutic program at his school that includes individual counseling and social skills. He plans to pursue a career in computer science after graduation, and he has just accepted a part-time job at a local computer repair store. Brady is able to walk to the store from his house, so he will work on evenings and weekends. What is the best way that his special education teacher can incorporate transition activities to help him to prepare for his job?
Role play challenging work scenarios such as dealing with a difficult customer, asking a coworker for help, and participating in a performance review with a supervisor so Brady can identify social skills and coping strategies to use at work.
Which of the following prohibits discrimination of individuals based on their disabilities?
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
A special education teacher has many students with diverse backgrounds. She notices these students routinely try to help their classmates, even though she has warned them to work quietly by themselves. Which of the following should she consider when assessing the situation?
Some cultures promote interdependence over independence and the students are applying that cultural characteristic to their academic performance.
Two years ago, SooLee moved from South Korea to Dallas with her family. Now in the sixth grade, she has been identified as having severe dyslexia. She receives services three times per week for 30 minutes each session. Her language arts teacher has complained that SooLee is defiant and does not look her in the eye when speaking. What factors should be considered when addressing SooLee's behavior?
SooLee's culture may view eye contact between children and adults as disrespectful.
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), No Child Left Behind (NCLB), and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) have changed the landscape of special education services. What is the greatest impact in relation to placement of special education students that has occured?
Students are being placed in general education classrooms with typical, grade-level peers at a higher rate.
Which of the following describes what happens in the conventional stage of writing?
Students learn to adjust their writing for specific purposes and audiences.
The student is expected to determine the value of a collection of coins and bills. Which of the following is an example of a clear learning goal for the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) skill stated above?
The learner will understand and explain the total amount of money they have when given money manipulatives.
Mrs. Shin is writing IEP objectives for a second grade student with math deficits. The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for math state: "Students develop an understanding of the base-10 place value system and place value concepts. The students' understanding of base-10 place value includes ideas of counting in units and multiples of thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones and a grasp of number relationships, which students demonstrate in a variety of ways." Which of these would be an appropriate goal?
The student will understand place value for hundreds, tens, and ones.
One of Ms. Landers' 4th-grade students is high achieving and enthusiastic about school. She becomes frustrated when not called on to answer questions and is known to take over when working collaboratively in groups. How can Ms. Landers best support this student along with the rest of the class?
Use role-playing games to model positive small and whole group interactions while also finding opportunities for this student to take an active leadership role in the class.
Ms. Larson is a special education teacher in an inclusion classroom. After reading a short story to the class, she decided that students with significant specific learning disabilities (SLD) would be asked to label the sequence of events from the story using a list of choices, while all other students would be asked to describe how the tone and characterization impacted the story's theme. This is an example of:
a modification.
Ashley is a first-grade student with cerebral palsy and fine-motor deficits. She is learning to write her name with help from her special education teacher and the occupational therapist. Which of the following accommodations would best support Ashley when practicing writing her name?
a pencil grip and slant board
Which of the following is an example of a self-monitoring strategy that may be beneficial for a second-grade student with significant behavioral needs (using inappropriate language, not keeping hands to self, demonstrating aggression toward staff)?
asking the student to rate himself using a color-coded system at set intervals in the school day
In order to best assess students' ability to use phonics skills in spelling, which of the following areas should teachers regularly assess and evaluate?
attempted spellings of early readers
A portable device that is programmed to verbalize words or short phrases for the user is an example of a(an):
augmentative communication device.
Which of the following behaviors are most likely to be associated with a student who has post-traumatic stress disorder? Select all answers that apply.
becoming easily startled demonstrating mistrust in adults appearing unusually fearful
A curriculum that focuses on teaching academic and social skills, utilizes therapeutic and behavioral strategies, and provides support during transitional activities is most likely used with students with:
emotional disabilities.
Task A: You have 24 meters of fence to build a rectangular area for a garden. How many different sized gardens can you create if each side is a whole number? Task B: The length and width of a rectangle adds up to 20 inches. What is the range of areas that the rectangle can have if each side is a whole number? Both Task A and Task B shown above meet the goal of students exploring the relationship between area and perimeter. Which additional TEKS goal can be met through each of the tasks?
finding multiple solutions
After giving a lesson on simple sentences, Mr. Hummel posts a single review question and he asks the students to answer this question on an exit slip before heading off to lunch. What form of assessment is Mr. Hummel using?
formative
Mrs. Janes begins each day with a warm-up question that reviews material taught the day before. Students write their responses individually and then they discuss as a class. While they are writing, she moves around the room reading each response. What type of assessment is this?
formative
A resource math teacher spends time with his students each day reviewing the calendar, reading a clock, and recognizing coins. These activities help them to prepare for the real world by offering them necessary skills for independence. What type of instruction is he offering?
functional math
A paraprofessional is helping a high school student transition from his wheelchair to the toilet. Which of these tools should be used by the student?
gait belt
After a blizzard, Joe tracks the height of the snow day by day. He gathers the following data: Day Height of Snow (inches) 0 24 1 20 2 16 3 12 Given that the snow melts at a constant rate, which of the following equations can be used to model the height of the snow, h, to the days since the storm, d?
h = 24 - 4d
Which of the following would be most beneficial for a student with an emotional disability who has a tendency to leave campus when transitioning between classrooms or from inside to outside?
having a paraprofessional or other staff member accompany the student during transitions
Which of the following is the main purpose of instructing students with significant cognitive disabilities using a functional curriculum?
help students to develop daily living skills needed for adulthood
Students in Mr. Carson's third-grade class are often asked to work in small groups. Mr. Carson noticed that students picked the same partners or group members, so other children often felt left out. When he assigned group members, students had difficulty choosing roles and working together, so the workload appeared unbalanced and not all students remained focused. Mr. Carson recently began assigning designated roles to each group member when students complete small group assignments. Which of the following is the most likely benefit to students of this type of classroom?
increased on-task behavior
Research has analyzed many predictors of students' success in learning to read in early grades. This research has found that which of the following abilities are the best predictors of good readers?
knowledge of letters and phonemic awareness skills
Roman has recently started on medication for ADHD. His mother sent an email to the teacher to let her know that his behavior and attentiveness should improve. What negative side effects may the parent ask the teacher to monitor?
lack of hunger or excessive thirst
Sometimes reading difficulties are known not to be the outcome of lack of opportunities in education or limited intellect. Recent educational research has found that these difficulties are most often the result of what instead?
lack of skills in phonological processing
Teachers of young children often read nursery rhymes and books with rhymes which help to promote phonological awareness by teaching children to:
listen for common sounds at the end of words and make predictions about those sounds.
A second-grade resource reading teacher is working with her students on nonfiction text. When they encounter an unfamiliar word, she encourages them to use different techniques such as sounding out the word, looking for known prefixes or suffixes, and determining meaning within context. What other technique might be helpful when encountering a new word?
looking at nearby pictures for hints
Isaiah and Matthew, who sit at the same table, often talk during independent work time and are the last in class to finish their assignments. They rush to complete their work in the last five minutes so that they can line up to go to computer lab. Their teacher tried walking around the room and praising all of the students who were working, but this didn't change their rate of work completion. Then she started a new policy in which students cannot go to computer lab until their work has been reviewed for completion and accuracy. She reminds students of this rule before giving directions for the independent assignment. What type of technique did their teacher use?
manipulating the consequent stimulus
Kylie is a second-grade student who is struggling with fine motor tasks such as holding a pencil, writing her name, and cutting with scissors. Her parents suspect that she may have a disability. Which of the following professionals would be most likely to evaluate Kylie?
occupational therapist
Mr. Johnson and Ms. Swan co-teach an inclusion middle school language arts class. After reading a short story as a whole group, Mr. Johnson and Ms. Swan split the students into two groups. Each of the teachers takes a group of students and works with that group to complete a post-reading activity and discussion. This type of collaborative teaching is an example of:
parallel teaching.
An eighth-grade student has just moved to the United States from Syria with his family. They are considered refugees. He uses a wheelchair, and his mother has requested special education services because she believes he has an orthopedic impairment. The school has conducted a full and individual evaluation (FIE) in his native language, which is also the primary language spoken at home. Who are the members of the Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) committee that must be there to determine if he needs services?
parent, special education teacher, general education teacher, an administrator, an evaluator(s), and an interpreter
Ms. Hernandez is a second-grade inclusion teacher who will be meeting with her students' parents for back-to-school night. Ms. Hernandez will have the opportunity to share a brief presentation regarding topics of study this school year. She has asked each family to fill out an index card with key information. Which of the following items would be important for her to ask parents to include?
parents/guardians' preferred contact number during the school day
According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a school district is required to use written notice to inform parents of changes to the child's program as it relates to all of the following areas except"
proposal of new goals.
Jackie is a high school student with severe anxiety. Her intelligence falls into the high average range, and she excels in language arts. Her anxiety has begun impacting her ability to complete assignments, as she fears that she has misunderstood directions. Which of these accommodations could help to ease her anxieties in the general classroom?
providing written and oral directions for assignments and checking for understanding of the directions
Jessica, a high school sophomore, has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Her post-secondary education goal is to study journalism. Which of the following transition activities would be most appropriate for her IEP's postsecondary transition plan?
research colleges that offer journalism programs
A fourth-grade student receives services for an emotional disability due to a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder. His anxieties seem to be heightened when dealing with unexpected changes to his routine. Which of the following positive behavioral supports would be most appropriate for him?
reviewing a daily schedule with him and highlighting any events that are atypical
Ms. Merriman teaches in a classroom for students who are participating in a functional academic curriculum. Her students have severe cognitive and physical disabilities. The school's occupational therapist visits the classroom weekly to provide individual and small group services. Which of the following skills may be addressed by the occupational therapist?
self-care skills such as using utensils to eat or fastening buttons or zippers on clothes
Mrs. Johnson is teaching spatial reasoning to her eighth-grade resource math class. She wants to incorporate technology, so she finds a program that allows users to design a room. Her students create their dream bedrooms using 3D software, and then they print the bedroom designs and the furniture on separate papers. The students then move the furniture around the room until they like the designs. What shapes can the students use to recreate the furniture below?
set of squares
Which characteristics are common to students with visual impairment? Select all answers that apply.
stumbling or uncoordinated movement heightened senses to accommodate for the lower functioning sense of sight
Which of these behaviors would be concerning when evaluating a 3-year-old's speech/language development?
substituting "r" sounds with "w" sounds
Ramona, a high school junior with a specific learning disability (SLD), plans to enroll in a nursing program after high school. Which of the following goals would be most appropriate to include in her Individualized Transition Plan (ITP)?
taking anatomy and physiology
Ben's inclusion social studies class is studying the Industrial Revolution. Students are reading a chapter in an electronic textbook and reviewing electronic versions of magazine and newspaper advertisements from the time period. Ben has cerebral palsy and often experiences pain from eye strain. Which of the following types of assistive technology would be most beneficial for this activity?
text-to-speech software
Miss Jenkins is a paraprofessional at Spring Oaks Elementary, and part of her daily schedule includes helping with cafeteria duty. She approaches the special education teacher to discuss the lunchroom behavior of Juma, a special education student who is new. Miss Jenkins is bothered that Juma never uses a fork and only eats with her hands, even when having messy foods such as spaghetti and sauce. When considering this behavior, the adults should be aware of:
the culture that Juma is from and if they eat with their hands instead of utensils.
Which is the most appropriate section of a student's IEP to include information about the student's post-secondary goals as well as activities and services that the student can access now to prepare for post-secondary education and/or employment?
transition plan
Decoding is the ability to understand and use sound-letter relationships to pronounce written words. Before being able to decode students should first be able to:
use phonemic awareness and phonics.
Which of the following is the best activity for reviewing percentages with fifth-grade students?
using a variety of methods and scenarios to determine percentage
While evaluating a student's reading performance, Mr. Daniels identifies two problem areas. The student struggles to correctly read unfamiliar three-syllable words. The miscues from these words are causing comprehension issues after the fact. In order to help the student improve his comprehension, which activities should Mr. Daniels provide?
using context clues to decode for meaning
According to the TEKS, which of the following is a developmentally appropriate activity for an average sixth grader to establish number sense?
using positive and negative numbers to represent financial situations
When is a student required to be invited to his/her IEP team meeting?
when the IEP team is developing a transition plan
A fifth-grade student with dyslexia continues to struggle with reading even though she has received special education services for over a year. The teacher would like to use assistive technology (AT) to help her. What would be the first low-tech type of assistive technology that may be considered for addition into her Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and why?
word prediction software, so that she can type written responses more quickly
A high school student with intellectual disabilities has expressed an interest in working at a clothing store. He would like to stock shelves and help with displays in the store. Which of these transition activities would provide the best training for him to prepare for employment at a store?
working alongside typical students in the school's spirit store, selling hats and shirts