Education

Question 1

What kind of law, federal law, is it that protects the rights of students with disabilities?

Answer 1

INSTRUCTOR CORRECTION: THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT The website typo says
“The Individuals with Education Disabilities Act “(IDEA)

Question 2

True or False: IDEA mandates that all students with disabilities receive a free and appropriate education.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What kind of test ensures that the student has a qualified interpreter?

Answer 3

EIPA Written Test

Question 4

What kind of a legal document detailing each student’s developmental program included in the IDEA?

Answer 4

Individual Education Plan (IEP)

Question 5

Who develops the IEP? (Name two)

Answer 5

Student’s educational team, including a qualified interpreter, student’s family, the general classroom teacher, a speech-language pathologist, the audiologist, an administrator, a deaf educator, and the student when appropriate. Depending on the student, other professionals may be added to the team.

Question 6

What does the EIPA Written Test focus on? (List 9)

Answer 6

how familiar the interpreter is with IDEA, IEP, laws and regulations governing the school’s management of the education of students with disabilities, testing and assessment of the student, the responsibilities of state and local agencies, and the specific training and experience that makes an interpreter successful.

Question 7

True or False: The interpreter is an essential member of the IEP team

Answer 7

True

Question 8

True or False: He or she must help to ensure that language and communication needs of the student are met, including opportunities for direct communication and instruction in the student’s identified language and communication mode.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

True or False: The IEP never specifies that additional support services be provided for the student. Such services may include occupational or physical therapy, counseling, note-taking, tutoring, training in the use of assistive technology and help learning to work with an interpreter

Answer 9

False. EIPA may specify additional support services.

Question 10

What does the acronym LRE mean?

Answer 10

Least Restrictive Environment

Question 11

True or False: The LRE for each student may differ depending on the student’s skills and abilities, as well as the availability of opportunities for interacting with other students.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

LRE is to never allows students to be educated in the most appropriate environment for that student. The student’s education team is paramount in helping to determine the most appropriate environment.

Answer 12

False. LRE most important concept is to allow students to be educated in the most appropriate environment for that student. The student’s education team is paramount in helping to determine the most appropriate environment.

Question 13

How many times does the IDEA mandates that the IEP be reviewed?

Answer 13

Once a year.

Question 14

As part of the IDEA mandate, students who are deaf or hard of hearing must receive a comprehensive communication assessment. What does this assessment include?

Answer 14

Assessments must be conducted in the student’s native language and desired mode of communication.

Question 15

Can the classroom curriculum be modified for some deaf or hard of hearing students?

Answer 15

Yes, The educational interpreter should work with the IEP team to understand the modifications that are being made.

Question 16

True or False: The interpreter’s input on the student’s language use and comprehension should be considered when making modifications regarding how the interpretation is to be conducted.

Answer 16

True, Decisions made regarding interpreting must be done so within the context of the educational team.

Question 17

True or false: When interpreting for more than one student, decisions regarding the most appropriate interpreting product must be made within the context of the educational team and may include strategies from experienced educational interpreters from outside the immediate team.

Answer 17

True.

Question 18

True or False: Interpreters should refuse to work with the IEP team to understand the student’s current level of functioning and how this should guide their interpreting.

Answer 18

False, Interpreters “should work” with the IEP team to understand the student’s current level of functioning and how this should guide their interpreting.

Question 19

True or False: Within the educational team, a decision may be made to modify interpreting in order to support a student’s learning, rather than providing a direct interpretation of classroom content.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

If a family is not satisfied with the IEP results, what can they do and who assists them?

Answer 20

School districts typically try to resolve conflicts with families within the school district using the assistance of the educational team. Families who are unable to resolve a conflict with their school district regarding their student’s IEP may request an independent review by a hearing.

Question 21

What parties should know the role of an interpreter in a classroom setting? (list 3)

Answer 21

All the members within a classroom, teachers and students, should understand the roles and responsibilities of the interpreter, and how to interact within the interpreted classroom

Question 22

True or False: As an interpreter, when we see abuse we should ignore it. It will go away.

Answer 22

False, Professionals working with students are required by law to report any suspicion of student abuse.

Question 23

True or False: Interpreters should understand basic concepts regarding disabilities commonly encountered in students, including students who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Answer 23

True.

Question 24

True or False: Interpreters will be asked to tutor students.

Answer 24

True, Some educational interpreters are also asked to tutor as a part of their job. Interpreters should receive additional training in order to tutor. The classroom teacher or teacher of the deaf should supervise all tutoring.

Question 25

Who has the responsibility for educational planning, teaching, and evaluation for all students in the classroom?

Answer 25

The classroom teacher

Question 26

True or False: All adults who work in a public school have responsibility for behavior management and student safety.

Answer 26

True.

Question 27

Local schools operate within a (fill in blank).

Answer 27

School district

Question 28

School districts are accountable to the (fill in the blank.)

Answer 28

State department of education

Question 29

How is the education of deaf and hard of hearing students funded?

Answer 29

It is funded with a combination of local tax funding as well as state and federal funding that is specific for students with disabilities. Local school districts must operate within a budget and this can conflict with their federal requirements to provide an education for all students.

Question 30

True or False: A school district’s financial resources are typically related to the income level of the surrounding community.

Answer 30

True.

Question 31

True or False: Schools must follow federal laws and regulations related to education of students with disabilities. All students with disabilities are entitled to a free and appropriate education, even if that requires an interpreter.

Answer 31

True.

Question 32

What does SEA mean?

Answer 32

State Education Agency

Question 33

What does SEA do?

Answer 33

Has a regulatory role in the education of students in terms of credentialing teachers, establishing minimal standards for curriculum, requiring annual achievement tests. Some states have established minimum standards for educational interpreters.

Question 34

What does LEA mean?

Answer 34

Local Education Agency

Question 35

What does LEA do?

Answer 35

LEA is responsible for complying with state and federal requirements. They are responsible for staffing, placement, and delivery of services.

Question 36

True or False: When the State Education Agency does not have minimum requirements for educational interpreters, the Local Education Agency can establish their own.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

What should the interpreter be knowledgeable about concerning the states that require annual academic achievement tests?

Answer 37

Often the instructions can be interpreted, but not the actual test. It may be appropriate for an interpreter to interpret a test if the goal of the test is to assess content knowledge and not literacy.

Question 38

What kind of test shows the progress a student has made?

Answer 38

"Annual assessment". with out this test it is difficult to know how much progress a student has made.

Question 39

True or False: A major problem with most standardized tests is that they have been developed and standardized with hearing students. Often, some items may not be appropriate for students who are deaf or hard of hearing and may not reflect their underlying abilities.

Answer 39

True.

Question 40

What are the Achievement tests used for?

Answer 40

To determine a student’s improvement in reading, writing, and other content subjects.

Question 41

True or False: Criterion-referenced tests use target skills that a student is expected to have mastered by a given age.

Answer 41

True.

Question 42

What are intelligence tests used for?

Answer 42

Intelligence tests attempt to measure the cognitive abilities and processing strategies of a student. Intelligence tests that use language often underestimate the intelligence of a deaf or hard of hearing student.

Question 43

True or False: Checklists of expected skills are often used in classrooms. Generally these checklists have not been standardized. Therefore, the person completing the checklist must be knowledgeable in order for it to be effective.

Answer 43

True.

Question 44

True or False: Educational interpreters should never make judgments about language use with deaf and hard of hearing students based on the educational plan and language expressed by the student and by communication with the educational team, with the goal of an interpreting product that is accessible to the student.

Answer 44

False, a good interpreter should always make best judgement.

Question 45

True or False: Interpreting a lesson always make it accessible.

Answer 45

False, not always.

Question 46

When a Deaf or hard of hearing student isn't paying attention we should rest our hands until they look at us.

Answer 46

When interpreting for a hard of hearing student, the interpreter should continue interpreting even if the student chooses to watch the teacher.

Question 47

True or false: When interpreting for a hard of hearing student, it is often the case that the interpreter will be interpreting.

Answer 47

False, transliterating

Question 48

True or false: Literacy is a major goal of education because it serves as the foundation for learning throughout life. Students use what they know about the world to help them read, and read to learn about the world.

Answer 48

True.

Question 49

What is our major goal of Deaf Education?

Answer 49

Is to help a student acquire sufficient language skills to participate in the general curriculum.

Question 50

What does a curriculum specify?

Answer 50

What a student should learn and the sequence in which it should be taught. There are different philosophies behind different curricula. Interpreters should ask the classroom teacher what her philosophy is and what she expects of students. The interpreter should ask to see the curriculum.

Question 51

True or false: When schools have a large number of students and adults who sign fluently, typical development is more likely to be fostered.

Answer 51

True.

Question 52

True or false: Deaf adults generally agree that students who are deaf or hard of hearing should be educated in an environment that allows free and open communication.

Answer 52

True

Question 53

What is the philosophy of simultaneous communication?

Answer 53

Is a practice in which a person speaks and signs simultaneously, using some form of English signing.

Question 54

What is bilingual education?

Answer 54

Bilingual education for deaf and hard of hearing students involves ASL as a first language. English is learned through print and not through speech.

Question 55

True or false: A self-contained deaf education classroom is typically a classroom within a public school, but only for deaf and hard of hearing students.

Answer 55

True

Question 56

True or false: Mainstreaming, or inclusion, typically means that a deaf or hard of hearing student receives his or her education within a general education classroom, often with the use of an interpreter.

Answer 56

True

Question 57

True or false: Hard of hearing students may need an interpreter in order to access all information in the classroom even though they can obtain some information without an interpreter.

Answer 57

True

Question 58

True or false: Interpreters may need specialized training in order to appropriately interpret specialized subjects, such as foreign languages, physics, computer programming, etc.

Answer 58

True

Question 59

What kind of law federal law that protects the rights of students with disabilities?

Answer 59

The Individuals with Education Disabilities Act (IDEA)

Question 60

True or False: IDEA mandates that all students with disabilities receive a free and appropriate education.

Answer 60

True

Question 61

What kind of test ensures that the student has a qualified interpreter?

Answer 61

EIPA Written Test

Question 62

What kind of a legal document detailing each student’s developmental program included in the IDEA?

Answer 62

Individual Education Plan (IEP)

Question 63

Who develops the EIP? (Name two)

Answer 63

Student’s educational team, including a qualified interpreter, student’s family, the general classroom teacher, a speech-language pathologist, the audiologist, an administrator, a deaf educator, and the student when appropriate. Depending on the student, other professionals may be added to the team.

Question 64

What does the EIPA Written Test focus on? (List 9)

Answer 64

how familiar the interpreter is with IDEA, IEP, laws and regulations governing the school’s management of the education of students with disabilities, testing and assessment of the student, the responsibilities of state and local agencies, and the specific training and experience that makes an interpreter successful.

Question 65

True or False: The interpreter is an essential member of the IEP team

Answer 65

True

Question 66

True or False: He or she must help to ensure that language and communication needs of the student are met, including opportunities for direct communication and instruction in the student’s identified language and communication mode.

Answer 66

True

Question 67

True or False: The IEP never specifies that additional support services be provided for the student. Such services may include occupational or physical therapy, counseling, note-taking, tutoring, training in the use of assistive technology and help learning to work with an interpreter

Answer 67

False. EIPA may specify additional support services.

Question 68

What does the acronym LRE mean?

Answer 68

Least Restrictive Environment

Question 69

True or False: The LRE for each student may differ depending on the student’s skills and abilities, as well as the availability of opportunities for interacting with other students.

Answer 69

True

Question 70

LRE is to never allows students to be educated in the most appropriate environment for that student. The student’s education team is paramount in helping to determine the most appropriate environment.

Answer 70

False. LRE most important concept is to allow students to be educated in the most appropriate environment for that student. The student’s education team is paramount in helping to determine the most appropriate environment.

Question 71

How many times does the IDEA mandates that the IEP be reviewed?

Answer 71

Once a year.

Question 72

s a part of that mandate, students who are deaf or hard of hearing must receive a comprehensive communication assessment. What does this assessment include?

Answer 72

Assessments must be conducted in the student’s native language and desired mode of communication.

Question 73

Can the classroom curriculum must be modified with For some deaf or hard of hearing students?

Answer 73

Yes, The educational interpreter should work with the IEP team to understand the modifications that are being made.

Question 74

True or False: The interpreter’s input on the student’s language use and comprehension should be considered when making modifications regarding how the interpretation is to be conducted.

Answer 74

True, Decisions made regarding interpreting must be done so within the context of the educational team.

Question 75

True or false: When interpreting for more than one student, decisions regarding the most appropriate interpreting product must be made within the context of the educational team and may include strategies from experienced educational interpreters from outside the immediate team.

Answer 75

True.

Question 76

True or False: Interpreters should refuse to work with the IEP team to understand the student’s current level of functioning and how this should guide their interpreting.

Answer 76

False, Interpreters "should work" with the IEP team to understand the student’s current level of functioning and how this should guide their interpreting.

Question 77

True or False: Within the educational team, a decision may be made to modify interpreting in order to support a student’s learning, rather than providing a direct interpretation of classroom content.

Answer 77

True

Question 78

If a family is not satisfied with the EIP results, what can they do and who assists them?

Answer 78

School districts typically try to resolve conflicts with families within the school district using the assistance of the educational team. Families who are unable to resolve a conflict with their school district regarding their student’s IEP may request an independent review by a hearing.

Question 79

What parties should know the role of an interpreter in a classroom setting? (list 3)

Answer 79

All the members within a classroom, teachers and students, should understand the roles and responsibilities of the interpreter, and how to interact within the interpreted classroom

Question 80

True or False: As an interpreter, when we see abuse we should ignore it. It will go away.

Answer 80

False, Professionals working with students are required by law to report any suspicion of student abuse.

Question 81

True or False: Interpreters should understand basic concepts regarding disabilities commonly encountered in students, including students who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Answer 81

True.

Question 82

True or False: Interpreters will be asked to tutor students.

Answer 82

True, Some educational interpreters are also asked to tutor as a part of their job. Interpreters should receive additional training in order to tutor. The classroom teacher or teacher of the deaf should supervise all tutoring.

Question 83

Who has the responsibility for educational planning, teaching, and evaluation for all students in the classroom?

Answer 83

The classroom teacher

Question 84

True or False: All adults who work in a public school have responsibility for behavior management and student safety.

Answer 84

True.

Question 85

Local schools operate within a (fill in blank).

Answer 85

School district

Question 86

School districts are accountable to the (fill in the blank.)

Answer 86

State department of education

Question 87

How is the education of deaf and hard of hearing students funded?

Answer 87

It is funded with a combination of local tax funding as well as state and federal funding that is specific for students with disabilities. Local school districts must operate within a budget and this can conflict with their federal requirements to provide an education for all students.

Question 88

True or False: A school district’s financial resources are typically related to the income level of the surrounding community.

Answer 88

True.

Question 89

True or False: Schools must follow federal laws and regulations related to education of students with disabilities. All students with disabilities are entitled to a free and appropriate education, even if that requires an interpreter.

Answer 89

True.

Question 90

What does SEA mean?

Answer 90

State Education Agency

Question 91

What does SEA do?

Answer 91

Has a regulatory role in the education of students in terms of credentialing teachers, establishing minimal standards for curriculum, requiring annual achievement tests. Some states have established minimum standards for educational interpreters.

Question 92

What does LEA mean?

Answer 92

Local Education Agency

Question 93

What does LEA do?

Answer 93

LEA is responsible for complying with state and federal requirements. They are responsible for staffing, placement, and delivery of services.

Question 94

True or False: When the State Education Agency does not have minimum requirements for educational interpreters, the Local Education Agency can establish their own.

Answer 94

True

Question 95

What should the interpreter be knowledgeable about concerning the states that require annual academic achievement tests?

Answer 95

Often the instructions can be interpreted, but not the actual test. It may be appropriate for an interpreter to interpret a test if the goal of the test is to assess content knowledge and not literacy.

Question 96

What kind of test shows the progress a student has made?

Answer 96

"Annual assessment". with out this test it is difficult to know how much progress a student has made.

Question 97

True or False: A major problem with most standardized tests is that they have been developed and standardized with hearing students. Often, some items may not be appropriate for students who are deaf or hard of hearing and may not reflect their underlying abilities.

Answer 97

True.

Question 98

What does the Achievement tests are used for?

Answer 98

To determine a student’s improvement in reading, writing, and other content subjects.

Question 99

True or False: Criterion-referenced tests use target skills that a student is expected to have mastered by a given age.

Answer 99

True.

Question 100

What are intelligence tests used for?

Answer 100

Intelligence tests attempt to measure the cognitive abilities and processing strategies of a student. Intelligence tests that use language often underestimate the intelligence of a deaf or hard of hearing student.

Question 101

True or False: Checklists of expected skills are often used in classrooms. Generally these checklists have not been standardized. Therefore, the person completing the checklist must be knowledgeable in order for it to be effective.

Answer 101

True.

Question 102

True or False: Educational interpreters should never make judgments about language use with deaf and hard of hearing students based on the educational plan and language expressed by the student and by communication with the educational team, with the goal of an interpreting product that is accessible to the student.

Answer 102

False, a good interpreter should always make best judgement.

Question 103

True or False: Interpreting a lesson always make it accessible.

Answer 103

False, not always.

Question 104

What a Deaf or hard of hearing student isn't paying attention we should rest our hands until they look at us.

Answer 104

When interpreting for a hard of hearing student, the interpreter should continue interpreting even if the student chooses to watch the teacher.

Question 105

True or false: When interpreting for a hard of hearing student, it is often the case that the interpreting will be interpreting.

Answer 105

False, transliterating

Question 106

True or false: Literacy is a major goal of education because it serves as the foundation for learning throughout life. Students use what they know about the world to help them read, and read to learn about the world.

Answer 106

True.

Question 107

What is our major goal of Deaf Education?

Answer 107

Is to help a student acquire sufficient language skills to participate in the general curriculum.

Question 108

What does a curriculum specify?

Answer 108

What a student should learn and the sequence in which it should be taught. There are different philosophies behind different curricula. Interpreters should ask the classroom teacher what her philosophy is and what she expects of students. The interpreter should ask to see the curriculum.

Question 109

True or false: When schools have a large number of students and adults who sign fluently, typical development is more likely to be fostered.

Answer 109

True.

Question 110

True or false: Deaf adults generally agree that students who are deaf or hard of hearing should be educated in an environment that allows free and open communication.

Answer 110

True

Question 111

What is the philosophy of simultaneous communication?

Answer 111

Is a practice in which a person speaks and signs simultaneously, using some form of English signing.

Question 112

What is bilingual education?

Answer 112

Bilingual education for deaf and hard of hearing students involves ASL as a first language. English is learned through print and not through speech.

Question 113

True or false: A self-contained deaf education classroom is typically a classroom within a public school, but only for deaf and hard of hearing students.

Answer 113

True

Question 114

True or false: Mainstreaming, or inclusion, typically means that a deaf or hard of hearing student receives his or her education within a general education classroom, often with the use of an interpreter.

Answer 114

True

Question 115

True or false: Hard of hearing students may need an interpreter in order to access all information in the classroom even though they can obtain some information without an interpreter.

Answer 115

True

Question 116

True or false: Interpreters may need specialized training in order to appropriately interpret specialized subjects, such as foreign languages, physics, computer programming, etc.

Answer 116

True