SPU 314 Midterm

Principles of effective inclusion include?

1.All learners (equal access) 2.Individual strengths of students 3.Reflective, Universally-Designed, Culturally-Responsive, Evidence-Based, & Differentiated Practices 4.Community and Collaboration

What are elements of effective teacher-centered instruction?

1.Establish the lesson's purpose by explaining its goals and objectives and their relevance 2.Review and assess prerequisite skills, & activate prior knowledge 3.Use task analysis, and introduce content in separate steps followed by practice 4.Give clear, specific, and complete directions, explanations, demonstrations, and relevant examples 5.Provide time for active and guided practice 6.Promote active responding, and check for understanding 7.Give frequent, timely, specific, and differentiated feedback 8.Offer Time for independent activities 9.Summarize main points, evaluate mastery, and maintenance and generalizationFeedback

What is latency recording?

A different type of duration recording that involves an observer measuring how long it takes for a behavior to begin after a specific verbal demand or event has occurred. For instance, a teacher may be interested in how long it takes for a preschool student to join circle time or put his toys away once he is prompted.

What statement best describes inclusion?

A philosophy that brings together diverse families, educators, and institutions to increase belongingness in schools.

What group is over-represented in special education programs?

African Americans

Which Congressional act is designed to integrate individuals with disabilites into the social and economic mainstream of society?

Americans with Disabilities Act

What is an A-B-C analysis?

An analysis that looks at the antecedent- behavior- consequence.

What is self-determination?

An individual's ability to take actions to achieve one's goal in life.

The events, objects, actions, and activities that precede and trigger a behavior and which follow and maintain the behavior are known as?

Antecedents and Consequences

What is formative assessment?

Asessment during instruction to monitor student learning.

What is summative assessment?

Assessment at end of instruction to measure mastery of content, concepts, & skills taught.

Ms. Jones has made a deliberate attempt to decrease visual and auditory distractions in her classroom. She also has placed to study carrels in her classroom. This is most likely because she has a student with this disability and her class

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Ms. Stewart uses a variety of strategies to help her students to analyze their past events and actions that lead to success and failures this is an example of?

Attribution training

What is team-teaching?

Both co-teachers deliver instruction simultaneously, and instruction becomes a conversation rather than turn taking.

What is parallel-teaching?

Both co-teachers instruct the same information, but they divide the class into two groups and conduct the lessons simultaneously.

What is station-teaching?

Both content and students are divided between stations, and students rotate from one co-teacher's station to another.

What are aspects of a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)?

Classroom environment Specific measureable goals Individuals/services Outlines: positive, age-appropriate, culturally-appropriate teaching function-based behavioral supports and strategies school and community resources

What is co-teaching?

Co-teachers share responsibility and accountability for planning, differentiating, and delivering instruction, evaluating, grading, and disciplining students.

What is Universal Design for learning (UDL)?

Content Process Product Affect Learning environment

Ms. Maggio is preparing her classroom for a new student. She is making sure she has a visual display of the class schedule, routines, and rules up in her room and she has asked for carpets, acoustic tiles, and room dividers to soak up some noise. It is most likely that her new student has which disability?

Deaf or Hearing Impairment

What are the steps to functional behavioral assessment?

Define problem behavior Record behavior Additional information A-B-C analysis Analyze data/develop hypothesis Sociocultural factors Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)

All of the following are recognized deficits of co-teaching at the secondary level EXCEPT?

Difficulty in addressing needs of students with disabilities as the mature.

Which of the following terms is NOT an example of person first language?

Disabled people

What is the jigsaw method of cooperative teaching?

Each person/group learns a piece of information and contributes to the group

What is cultural responsive teaching?

Emphasizing verbal interactions Teach students to use self-talk Facilitating divergent thinking Using small-group instruction & cooperative learning Employing verve in the classrooms Focusing on real-world tasks Promoting teacher-student interactions

What is the antecedent?

Events, stimuli, objects, actions, and activities that precede and trigger the behavior.

What is the consequence?

Events, stimuli, objects, actions, and activities that follow and maintain the behavior.

Which of the following sequences is consistent with the continum of educational services from most to least restrictive educational placements for students?

Full-time special education, part-time special education, general education class with assistance.

The collecting of information to measure specific student behaviors to determine what factors are reinforcing the behavior is known as?

Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)

What is functional curriculum?

Goals and methods tailored to individual students prepare them for a successful transition to adult living, including living, working and socializing in their communities.

What is send a problem?

Groups make up questions answered by other groups.

Self-determination refers to?

Identifying what one wants and learning how to achieve it.

What does cooperative learning do?

Improves classroom learning and socialization among diverse groups.

Mr. Wilkins uses this strategy to assess how long it took Christopher to begin an assignment after the directions were given?

Latency Recording

What is multilevel teaching?

Lessons in the same curricular areas as peers but at varying levels of difficultY.

Which of the following roles should NOT be the responsibility of paraeducators?

Serving as a substitute for the teacher

When teaching material that is difficult but not sequential, or when several different topics are important, the best cooperative teaching method is?

Station teaching

What is learning together?

Students are assigned to teams and given an assignment. Every group collaborates to produce one product which is given one grade.

What is jigsaw?

Students are divided into groups where they become experts on a topic.Types of Cooperative Learning. Students teach their topic to a blended group of student where every member contributes to reaching the goal.

What is community-based learning?

Students placed in community settings that offer them opportunities to learn a range of functional skills, including community-related skills, vocational skills, domestic skills, & functional academic skills.

What is think-pair-share?

Students think about a question/problem, pair with another student and discuss their thoughts, and then several pairs are selected to share their thoughts.

What is alternative-teaching?

One co-teacher completes a planned lesson with a large group while the other co-teacher completes an alternative lesson or the same lesson taught at a different level.

What is one-teach, one-observe?

One co-teacher leads the lesson while the other co-teacher makes detailed observations of students engaged in the learning process.

What is One-teach, One-drift?

One co-teacher takes primary responsibility to lead the lesson while the other co- teacher circulates around the room assisting students when needed.

What is peer tutoring?

One student tutors and assists another student in learning a new skill.

Use of this model of co-teaching should be limited because it underutilizes the talents of one of the teachers?

One teach, one observe

What is mainstreaming?

Partial/full-time programs that educated students with disabilities with the general education peers.

What is backward design?

Planning for units of instruction and lessons by determining the assessments you will use to assess students' learning. Assessments guide you in designing and sequencing instructional activities.

An Individualized Transition Plan (ITP) includes?

Possible future independent living arangements, Postsecondary education opportunities, and possible areas of employment.

The functional and cultural aspects of language are referred to as?

Pragmatics

Collaborative consultation has led to?

Reductions in learning and behavioral problems

What are some roles of para-educators?

providing instructional support in small groups; monitoring hallways, study hall, etc.; providing one-on-one instruction; meeting with teachers; modifying materials; collecting data on students; and implementing behavior management plans; providing personal care assistance.

What is normalization?

seeks to provide opportunities, social interactions, and experiences that parallel those of society.

What is curriculum overlapping?

Teaching a diverse group of students individualized skills from different curricular areas.

What is attribution training?

Teaching students to analyze the events and actions that lead to success and failure and using this information to support their learning.

What is collaborative discussion teams?

Teams answer questions, react to material, and then predict what will happen next. Teams share answers and summarize main points & assess each other's comprehension.

What is the behavior?

The misbehavior or targeted behavior.

The transfer of training so students can use the skills that have been taught in multiple settings is known as?

Transition

What is class-wide peer tutoring?

Type of peer tutoring where pairs keep track of points, receive extra points for positive social skills, and compete against other heterogeneous groups.

What is numbered heads together?

Mixed ability groups of 4 each pick a number and then answer questions. The presenter selects a number and then that person needs to speak for the group.

De-institutionalization

Movement of individuals with special needs from institutions to community-based settings.

What is differentiated instruction?

Multiple Means of Representation Multiple Means of Action & Expression Multiple Means of Engagement