Chapter 1 Quiz Flashcards
It continuum or cascade of service delivery
Is based on the concept that the effective delivery of special education services requires a variety of settings to meet the unique needs of each learner at a given point in time
In the case, Schaeffer, V West, the court ruled that placement in a general education classroom with supplementary aids and services must be offered to a student with disabilities prior to considering more segregated placements
True
The majority of students with special needs are typically educated
In general education classrooms
In the case, Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central school district v rowley, the court ruled that
Unappropriate education is not synonymous with an optimal educational experience
The court decision in Mills versus the Board of Education district of Columbia
Establish the rights of all children with disabilities to a public education
All of the following statements concerning students demographics are false, except
Educators believe that 3 to 5% of the school age population is gifted or talented
Inclusion refers to all of the following except
Placing students with disabilities in the general education classroom to be physically close to non-disabled peers
At risk students whose life experiences make them more likely to fail in school than their peers are eligible for special education services
True
All of the following played a role in securing equal, educational opportunities for children with disabilities except
The eugenics movement
The right of students to learn in the lease restricted environment typically means that to the maximum extent appropriate children with disabilities are to be educated in the general education classroom
True
Although the education for all handicap, children act (PL 94-142) did not require services to preschool children with disabilities it did
Litigation has done far more to shape state and federal special education policy than legislation has done
True
All of the following statements regarding special education, litigation and legislation are true except
Due to litigation the past 30 years have seen a significant decrease in the educational benefits available to individuals with special education needs
All of the following statements about the cascade of service delivery options are true except
Which of the following statements is not a change brought about by the 1997 amendments to IDEA (PL 105-17)
Assistive technology needs are the responsibility of the general education teacher, and not the IEP team
Which of the following would not fall under the other health impairment category?
Schizophrenia
As the number of diverse learners in our schools continues to increase so intern does the need for more inclusionary practices and instructional strategies to meet their varied and often complex needs
True
Under PL 94– 142 the free inappropriate education principal
Is based on the zero reject philosophy
Students whose norms traditions and belief systems are different from those of mainstream US culture are typically described as
Culturally and linguistically, diverse learners
All of the following statements about the Americans with disabilities act are true except
The ADA affords protect to all persons with disabilities from birth until age 21
All of the following statements concerning universal design for learning, UDL are true except
UDL removes academic challenges for all students
Universal design in the context of instructional materials
Provides access to the curriculum for all students
Universal design for learning
is seen as a vehicle for ensuring that teachers are able to meet the needs of students who exhibit widely varying learning requirements in inclusive settings
All of the following are changes to special education law brought about by the individuals with disabilities education improvement act of 2004 except
