Quiz 3 EDUC 230

What should administration and teachers do to enhance student involvement in developing their own individualized education programs (IEPs)?

They should ensure ongoing collaboration with students' families through progress reports.

In the context of collaboration, what should general and special education teachers do if their agendas for students with learning disabilities differ?

They should work together to achieve the overall goals of successful progress for all students.

Identify a true statement about the conceptual barriers to collaboration.

This type of barrier tends to emerge based on roles people play and typical expectations.

Identify a true statement about related services that are used to teach students with disabilities.

These services are delivered in a general education setting.

Identify a true statement about the "ongoing communication, information sharing, and basic program involvement" level of parent and family participation as identified by Fiedler et al.

At this level, family members and professionals are engaged in a free-flowing exchange of information and ideas.

_____ _______ under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are coordinated activities for a student, within an outcome-oriented process, that promote the transition from school to adult activities.

Blank 1: Transition Blank 2: services

Friend and Cook defined ______ ______ as a style for direct interaction between at least two coequal parties voluntarily engaged in shared decision making as they work toward a common goal.

Blank 1: interpersonal Blank 2: collaboration

______ barriers emerge when collaboration in some way conflicts with the way things are done.

Conceptual

According to Duke, which of the following tends to create a barrier to collaboration in an educational setting?

Different agendas of general and special education teachers.

Which of the following are necessary in collaboration with regard to sharing decision making? (Check all that apply.)

Each party must accept any group decision. Each party must abide by decisions arrived at through a fair and collaborative effort. Each party must be willing to compromise as needed.

Identify an accurate statement about collaborative practices in early childhood of students with disabilities.

Early intervention and preschool programs can reduce the need for special education by school age.

True or false: Complete agreement with each decision is necessary in collaboration.

False

Identify a feature of co-teaching.

It represents a major aspect of the collaborative efforts among teachers working with students with disabilities.

______ are typically hired to provide specific support in a classroom or to a specific student or students with learning disabilities.

Paraprofessionals

Identify the causes behind conflicts that arise with parents of children with learning disabilities. (Check all that apply.)

Parents tend to be afraid of the implications of a diagnosis of disability in their children. Parents tend to be hurt by comments about their children that are negative.

Identify the key components of collaboration. (Check all that apply.)

Parties share responsibility. Parties share resources. Parties collaborate as equal partners. Two or more parties work together.

Identify an accurate statement about community building in today's schools.

Professional learning communities are established to further collaboration among teachers and administrators.

Why is sharing responsibility an important part of the collaboration? (Check all that apply.)

Sharing responsibility verifies that each party assumes a stake by working toward the goals of a process. Sharing responsibility means each party is willing to be held accountable for the effort they made, good or bad.

According to Ryndak and Pullen, which of the following concepts results in effective collaboration for students with disabilities?

Team accomplishments are accepted by the team as a whole.

Identify a problem with the service delivery model in which special education teachers worked in consultation with general education teachers in the 1970s.

The tendency of a special education teacher to prescribe interventions for a general education teacher.

Identify a suggestion provided by Callicott for teachers working with culturally or linguistically diverse families of students with learning disabilities.

Use culturally responsive feedback and methods of communication.

According to Martin, good ______ are critical in avoiding and resolving conflicts when they arise with parents of children with learning disabilities.

communication skills

Variables that promote team effectiveness in a collaborative process include ______.

good team communication

Co-teaching has received increased attention because ______.

inclusive models of education have stressed maintaining students with disabilities in the general education classroom

The best and most inclusive collaborative program for children can be provided by ______.

involving participants in delivery of information and teaching skills

According to Giangreco, Doyle, and Suter, paraprofessionals are best utilized when they ______.

provide teacher-planned instructions

Student participation in the development of individualized education programs (IEPs) can be enhanced by ______.

providing students with background knowledge concerning the IEP

According to Fiedler et al., siblings of the students with learning disabilities can be supported by ______.

providing them with information about their sibling's disability

Administrators that collaborate in teaching students with learning disabilities are responsible for ______.

recruiting, hiring, and retaining culturally responsive faculty and staff

In the context of collaboration, historically, students with mild disabilities went to a ______.

resource room to receive individualized instruction

Ben and Rachel are teachers who plan and deliver instruction to eighth grade students. They together make changes in the instructional format if the instruction does not prove to be fruitful for the students. In the context of collaboration, this is an example of ______.

sharing responsibility

The "awareness, attendance, and basic participation" level of parent and family participation involves ______.

the familiarization of family members with school and community programs

Which of the following are the transition services identified by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that promote the transition of students with disabilities from school to adult activities? (Check all that apply.)

vocational training employment

School administrators as facilitators in collaboration are expected to ______.

maintain a positive atmosphere and cohesiveness within a team

According to Meyer, Bevan-Brown, Harry, and Sapon-Shevin, teachers involved in the special education process are more likely to be ______.

middle-class Americans

Which of the following is true about professional learning communities in an educational setting?

These communities are often focused on using student outcomes data to plan instruction.

Which of the following is a true statement about related services personnel involved in a collaboration to teach students with disabilities?

They are necessary for the students to receive an appropriate education.