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Which part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) deals with providing special education services to school-age students?
Part B
Part C
Part E
Part F
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Part B

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Which age range of students is protected under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
Ages 3 and younger
Ages 3 to 18
Ages 3 to 21
Ages 6 to 21
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Ages 3 to 21

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Prior to the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the discrepancy model was used to identify learning disabilities.
What did the reauthorization of IDEA emphasize doing to identify learning disabilities instead?

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Use scientific, research-based teaching interventions

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Which federal program may provide health insurance for students with disabilities?

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CHIP

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By law, infants and toddlers with disabilities must have a plan developed for them as part of the early childhood special education program. What is the name of this plan?

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Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)

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What is required for a students to qualify for protection under Section 504?

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A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities

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What is a public school required to do under the provisions of FAPE?

  • Teach a student with special needs in the least restrictive environment
  • Provide superior services to students with special needs
  • Guarantee a specific education program or curriculum
  • Give preferential treatment to students with special needs when it comes to extracurricular activities
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Teach a student with special needs in the least restrictive environment

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Congress passed FERPA as part of which major law?

  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

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The clause “It is inherently unequal to educate students with disabilities in separate facilities” helped give educational opportunities to students with disabilities. Which famous court case did this clause come from?

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Brown v. Board of Education

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A second-grade student recently moved to the United States from another country. The student is a non-native English speaker. The school is concerned about the student and refers him for special education testing. The school psychologist administers the intellectual exam in English with the standard time limit. The exam determines that the student is intellectually disabled and qualifies him for special education services. According the Diana v. CA State Board of Education (1970), which student right was violated in this scenario?

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The right to be assess in the student’s primary language

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An elementary school student moves to a new school district. The student is confined to a wheelchair and has cognitive delays. The school district claims that the student cannot attend school because the building is not accessible. What is the school district required to do, according to Mills v. Board of Education of the the District of Columbia (1972)?

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To make structural changes to the building to give the student access

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What was the key ruling of Board of Education v. Rowley (1982)?

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Schools only have to provide children with disabilities access to education equal to that provided to other children

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What did Larry P. v. Riles (1979) find regarding standardized tests used for assessment and placement in special education?

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Assessment testing biases result in discrimination of students from different cultural, social, and linguistic groups.

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What did Hobson v. Hansen determine about using standardized aptitude tests for special education assessment and placement?

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Assessments, ability tracking, and ability grouping systems cannot be culturally or racially biased

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A student with an emotional disability transfers to a new school. The student’s IEP requires a service dog be allowed as an accommodation. This is the first time a service animal has been allowed at school. The accommodation is being questioned by multiple school staff members. An IEP meeting has been scheduled to review the appropriateness of the accommodation in the new setting. How should the appropriateness of the accommodation in the new setting. How should the accommodation be handled until the IEP meeting takes place?

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Allow the service dog until the IEP team makes a determination

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Which professionals are held to the standard of professional development when it comes to accommodation for students with special education needs in the school and the classroom?

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All personnel at the school should continue learning about the accommodations required by the students at their school

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A new paraeducator has been assigned to provide academic support in the general education setting to a student with a learning disability in reading comprehension. What is the special education teacher’s responsibility to the new paraeducator?

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Inform the paraeducator about the appropriate modifications and accommodations required by the student’s IEP

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A special education teacher notices that many general education teachers lack an understanding of how to implement testing accommodations in a virtual environment. Which action should the special education teacher take to promote the professional growth and collaboration among colleagues?

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Design a presentation to address testing accommodations during a virtual professional development meeting

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A special education teacher will be co-teaching a 10th grade English class this year. The class will include students with disabilities from diverse cultural backgrounds. While planning with the general education teacher, the special education teacher realizes the selection of books in the classroom do not represent the diversity of the students in the class. He is concerned and wants to encourage his students to read despite their reading challenges. Which action should this teacher take to promote a positive learning environment for all students?

  • Collaborate with the general education teacher to explore books that are culturally diverse and meet the curriculum standards
  • Communicate concerns about cultural bias to the administration
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Collaborate with the general education teacher to explore books that are culturally diverse and meet the curriculum standards

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A students enrolls in a new school, and it is difficult to implement comparable IEP services because the school does not have the same level of resources as the student’s pervious school. In addition, the parent’s primary language is not English. It is necessary to communicate with the parents and discuss an appropriate setting to implement comparable services due to the type of accommodations and environmental modifications needed. What should the special education teacher do to communicate with the parents to ensure the educational setting is appropriate to implement the IEP?

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Secure an interpreter to facilitate an IEP meeting with IEP team members present from both educational settings before school starts

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A student in a class enjoys talking and telling stories, which leads to the student speaking out of turn and interrupting the teacher. Some students have complained they do not like how the student is always talking and interrupting activities. What should the teacher do to recognize different levels of engagement styles?

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Establish classroom norms for student participation and have students agree to them and hold each other accountable to them

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An African-American boy with an emotional disorder has an IEP accommodation that allows him to step outside the classroom for three minutes when he feels overwhelmed. The student’s grade and behavior have improved significantly, and the teacher feels that the accommodation is no longer necessary. What would happen if the accommodation were removed?

  • The student’s access to educational equity would be legally compromised
  • The student’s self-esteem would improve due to the development of self-reliance
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The student’s access to educational equity would be legally compromised

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What should a special education teacher do prior to creating a behavior modification plan for a student needing support with behavior issues?

  • Conduct a functional behavior assessment
  • Change the classroom rules so the behavior is no longer an issue
  • Study the theories of Canter and Glasser
  • Place the student in a more restrictive setting
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Conduct a functional behavior assessment

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What is an advantage of using a co-teaching model?

  • Special education teachers work with all students
  • General education and special education teachers create different lesson plans
  • General education and special education teachers can separate whole classes to separate rooms
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Special education teachers work with all students

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A special education teacher is co-teaching with a social studies teacher. While taking an exam, a student with a disability asks the social studies teacher to have the exam read aloud as allowed in the student’s IEP. The social studies teacher refuses, asserting that the student needs to work harder. What is the ethical responsibility of this special education teacher?

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Remind the social studies teacher of the agreed-upon accommodations in the IEP

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What is an appropriate accommodation for statewide testing for students with disabilities?

  • Scheduling breaks
  • Having the proctor prompt the student
  • Simplifying the wording of the test
  • Eliminating portions of the test
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Scheduling additional breaks

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A student with both written and expressive language disabilities is taking a geography class. What would be a practical alternative to traditional testing for this student?

  • Multiple-choice tests
  • Oral exams
  • Classroom presentations
  • Short-answer tests
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Multiple-choice tests

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A student who sits in the back of the classroom is unable to hear the teacher due to a hearing loss. The student does not pay attention during large group activities and spends class time talking to friends. Other students complain when they have to work with the student because the student talks so much. Which type of accommodation should a teacher attempt first to help this student?

  • Behavioral accommodations
  • Curricular accommodations
  • Instructional accommodations
  • Environmental accommodations
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Environmental accommodations

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A teacher has recently started teaching at a new school. The principal informs the teacher that the school has a new resource room; however, due to insufficient space, the teacher should not make recommendations for new students to be placing in the room. How should the teacher respond?

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Explain that students with disabilities who show a need for the resource room on their IEP must have access by law

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A fifth-grade student received special education services for a learning disability. His parents have recently divorced, but they both share equal custody of the student. The special education teacher speaks to the mother about an upcoming IEP meeting. The mother agrees to come to the meeting, but she tells the teacher not to contact the father saying, “He won’t come anyway.” What should the special education teacher do next?

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Contact the father because parents who have custodial rights have the right to be at an IEP meeting

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A special education teacher works in a culturally diverse school district. One of the school-wide goals at this teacher’s school is to increase participation of the culturally diverse families. Which action should be taken to increase participation from culturally diverse families?

  • Use various methods of communication to reach the families
  • Give the families literature about the various religious services available in the area
  • Talk to community members about individual students and their cases in hopes to get the community involved
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Use various methods of communication to reach the families

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A student with a physical disability performs above average or at the top of the class in most subjects. One of the student’s parents asks the teacher to remove the accommodations for the physical disability because they are embarrassing. What should the teacher do?

  • Do what the parents ask because the student is under 19 years old
  • Request a conference with the parents and appropriate stakeholders to further address the situation before any decision is made
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Request a conference with the parents and appropriate stakeholders to further address the situation before any decision is made

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While taking an exam, a student with a disability asks a science teacher for extended time as allowed in the student’s IEP. The teacher refuses, asserting that the student needs to work faster. The student tells a special education teacher about the issue. What is this special education teacher’s ethical responsibility?

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To consult with the science teacher about ensuring accommodations are implemented according to the student’s IEP

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If a teacher identifies potential discrimination between another teachers and a student, which action is ethically responsible?

  • Reporting the incident to an administrator
  • Gathering more information about the potential incident
  • Confronting the colleague about the issue
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Reporting the incident to an administrator

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A highly qualified teacher with 15 years of experience at a school is respected by peers, consistently receives positive evaluations from administrators, and regularly participates in leadership and training opportunities. A new teacher is paired with the experienced teacher for mentorship. The new teacher discovers that the experienced teacher reviews student’s IEP goals three months after school begins. What is the ethical responsibility of the new teacher in this scenario?

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Call out illegal, unethical, or detrimental behaviors to administrators

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A special education teacher keeps excellent records for all of his students, which are stored in an expandable file folder on his desk for easy access. One day, a custodian knocks over the file folder. While picking up the files, the custodian remarks he did not realize a specific student was in special education. The teacher says that the students are none of his business and that he cannot discuss particular students with him. Which rule about special education records did the teacher fail to follow?

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All special education records should be kept in a locked location

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A teacher has learned about a reading intervention for students with disabilities. The program has evidence-based results of improving learning outcomes. The teacher asks a colleague about his student’s disabilities to see if his students could also benefit from this program. Which law or ethical standard is this teacher violating?

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FERPA

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A first-grade student with a disability sometimes forgets to take medication before coming to school. The student’s parent asks a special educator to administer the medication occasionally. What action should the special education teacher take?

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Explain that medical professionals are the only ones who can administer medication at school

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What effect would special education teachers learning about their own cultural biases and differences have on practice in the classroom?

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Teachers would be less likely to unintentionally and unlawfully discriminate among students with disabilities

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What are the requirements for informing parents of the Procedural Safeguards, according to the provisions of IDEA?

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Parents must be advised of the Procedural Safeguards at least once a year

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A student returns to school and has a traumatic brain injury after a car accident and now qualifies for special education services under IDEA. The student’s parents are not familiar with special education procedures nor how the disability will affect daily living skills for their child, What should the special education teacher do in order to support the student and family?

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The special education teacher should help educate the family about the effects of the injury on the student’s daily living skills and incorporate goals in the IEP to help improve his skills at home and school.

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A student with a physical disability has recently started attending the local middle school. The student is from a racial minority background, and the parents are non-English-speakers. Through a translator, the parents repeatedly tell the teacher they are extremely sorry hi is being punished to teach their child, and they are ashamed. How should the teacher respond in order to appropriately collaborate with the parents?

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Exhibit understanding and then advocate for the student by sharing that many students with physical disabilities are successful

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The parents of a student with a disability complain that their child is not performing at grade level despite receiving special education services and interventions. What should the special education teacher tell the parents?

  • They have the right to request a review of their child’s IEP
  • They should be patient because change takes time, and each student progresses differently
  • They can request in writing that other interventions be implemented
  • They share their frustrations with an administrator
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They have the right to request a review of their child’s IEP

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The parents of a student with a disability learning in a virtual environment request a copy of their child’s IEP from the special education teacher to share with an outside consultant. The teacher is unsure of what is allowed under the parents’ rights and responsibilities. What should this special education teacher tell the parents?

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They have the right to review their child’s IEP at any time

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The parents of a student with a disability are in an IEP meeting for their child. The parents do not agree with the IEP that is presented in the meeting. What should be the first step for these parents?

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They should talk with school officials to try to reach an agreement

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What is the role of parents when comes to the annual IEP review meeting?

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To collaborate with the IEP team when determining how best to support the needs of their child

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Lucas, a third-grade student, has just been diagnosed as having a reading comprehension learning disability. His reading teacher sends home reading passages daily so that Lucas’s reading skills can improve, but Lucas informs his teacher that his mother will not help him. Lucas’s mother sends the teacher a note stating that she does not have times to assist Lucas and that he needs to complete schoolwork at school. What should the teacher do next?

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Contact Lucas’s mother to discuss the issue

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A student is preparing to switch from a special education classroom to a general education classroom. What will the student need to adjust to?

  • Less large-group instruction
  • Less individualized attention from the teacher
  • Less time spent outdoors
  • More individualized attention from the teacher
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Less individualized attention from the teacher

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Two students have reading and math instruction pull-out services with a special education teacher as the specialist per their IEP requirements. The general education teacher has started scheduling activities making pulling the students out difficult, causing the students to miss specialized instruction. What information should the special education teacher share with the general education teacher?

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Both students are legally bound to the services in their IEPs, and the general education teacher cannot cancel the pull-out services unless a formal decision has been made

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How can special education teachers strengthen active listening skills?

  • By practicing active listening often and seeking mentorship
  • By modeling active listening with colleagues and reading memoirs written by teachers
  • By asking parents how well they felt they were listened to
  • By surveying families at the end of each semester about the teacher’s listening skills
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By practicing active listening often and seeking mentorship

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Michael is a six-year-old boy with an intellectual disability. Michael eats with a feeding tube two times during the school day. Who should provide the feeding service for Michael?

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The school is responsible for arranging for a trained health professional or nurse to feed Michael

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Kamal was just testing by a school psychologist for a possible intellectual disability. The results indicate that he has an intellectual disability and qualifies to receive services, but his parents disagree with the results because they do not understand. What should Kamal’s parents do next?

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Ask the school psychologist to fully explain the results from each assessment administered

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What is the maximum number of days a student with an IEP can be suspended without have to consider a change in placement?

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10 days in total

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A kindergarten student, Malik, is having difficulty with emotions and behavior that are negatively affecting his school environment. The school staffs calls a planning meeting with Malik’s parents to determine ways they can help him at school. Malik’s parents invite his private therapist to the meeting. Two weeks after the meeting, the therapist recommends that Malik be tested for special education. The school denies the request for testing since it did not come from Malik’s parents. Which part of IDEA has been violated in this scenario?

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Persons with knowledge about a student may make a referral to determine eligibility for special education services

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What is Child Find?

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A mandate under IDEA that requires individual states and LEAs to actively identify individuals with suspected disabilities from birth to 21 years old

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Which student should be referred to determine eligibility for special education services under IDEA?

  • A student who is behind two grade levels in math and has not made progress despite response to intervention strategies but excels in all other subjects
  • A student who has a history of changing schools frequently and is academically behind compared to peers
  • A student who has excessive absences from school
  • A student who is behind two grade levels in reading and math but is making adequate progress through response to intervention strategies
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A student who is behind two grade levels in math and has not made progress despite response to intervention strategies by excels in all other subjects

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If a student is suspected of having a learning disability, how long do schools have to complete an evaluation under the provisions of IDEA?

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60 calendar days after receiving parental consent

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Which method is an appropriate implementation of screening for multitiered systems of support (MTSS)?

  • Conducting universal screening early in the year
  • Screening at-risk students upon referral for support
  • Conducting universal screening to identify students for special education services
  • Conducting screening of all special education students as soon as they are eligible for services
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Conducting universal screening early in the year

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During a school-wide screening as part of a multitiered system of support (MTSS), a teacher notices that a student’s results are well below grade level in reading. This students is new to the school, but the parents report that the student had no issues at the previous school. What should the teacher do next?

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Notify the parents of the results so they are well informed throughout the process

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Which three conditions are necessary for students to be considered eligible for special education services?

  • Students must attend a public school.
  • Students must not be eligible for a 504 plan.
  • Students must perform below grade level in all subject areas.
  • Students must require special education services because of their disability.
  • Students must have one of the disabilities identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) eligibility categories
  • Students must experience an adverse educational or functional impact due to a disability.
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  • Students must require special education services because of their disability.
  • Students must have one of the disabilities identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) eligibility categories.
  • Students must experience an adverse educational or functional impact due to a disability.
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What are three symptoms that are typically experienced by a student with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?

  • Having difficulty participating in recess activities
  • Being unable to follow directions
  • Struggling to sustain attention
  • Being easily distracted by extraneous stimuli
  • Having difficulty remaining physically still
  • Being unable to focus on high-interest activities or objects
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  • Struggling to sustain attention
  • Being easily distracted by extraneous stimuli
  • Having difficulty remaining physically still
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Which educational model would support examination of a student’s medical history to obtain insights about present behavior?

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Biophysical model

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When providing informal and formal testing for a student with a suspected learning disability, which criteria must evaluation instruments meet to be appropriate. according to IDEA?

  • Culturally, linguistically, developmentally, and age appropriate
  • Standardized, frequently used, content aligned, and state governed
  • Approved by the parents and IEP team, state governed, and free of bias
  • Reliable, scientifically sound, and sociolinguistically standardized
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Culturally, linguistically, developmentally, and age appropriate

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Hiro is an eighth-grade student. An eligibility meeting has been convened to discuss the date gathered for him. Hiro’s school psychologist states that the IEP team has determined Hiro does not have a learning disability; therefore, he does not qualify for special education services. According to the data and his teachers, Hiro can respond and complete classwork without interventions. The parents disagree because Hiro does not receive high grades. How should this team explain their decision to Hiro’s parents?

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Hiro’s academic achievement must be significantly lower that his intellectual ability despite differentiated instruction and intervention

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Anna, a middle-school student, has just started at a new school in the middle of the school year due to her parents relocating for a new job. Anna’s first language is French, but she is near fluent in English. The school she had previously attended had a French/English bilingual education program. Because Anna has dysgraphia, she received special education services at her previous school.
What happens to Anna’s IEP and services after transferring to the new school?

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The IEP and services stay and continue with Anna until a new evaluation is completed IF the state has different requirements regarding evaluation processes

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what is required of parents during the IEP process?

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Participating in decision-making with the IEP team

67
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What role do administrators serve in an IEP meeting?

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District representative during an IEP meeting

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A student has been referred for testing to determine eligibility for special education services. The special education teacher receives parental consent for testing on August 14th.

According to the provisions of IDEA, by which date must an initial evaluation for this student be complete?

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October 13th

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A case conference is set to convene in a few days, and the general education teacher is not going to be available for the conference. The teacher has agreed to provide additional input to help develop the IEP.
What is true regarding the general education teacher’s attendance at this conference?
*The general education teacher can be excused if the parents agree prior to the conference.
*The general education teacher can be excused if a parent-teacher conference will be held within 30 days.
*The general education teacher can be excused if the teacher conducts a phone conference within seven days.
*The general education teacher does not have to attend if the teacher is in regular contact with the parents.

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The general education teacher can be excused if the parents agree prior to the conference.

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During an IEP annual review, which portion of the IEP should the team review first?

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Present levels of performance

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