Special Education 101

Fluency interventions/strategies do not include...

• reading words and phrases repeatedly

• repeated oral reading with feedback

• guided and timed oral reading with feedback

• blending and segmenting syllables

The National Mathematics Advisory Panel recommends that math instruction during intervention be explicit and systematic. Select the strategies that accomplish explicit and systematic instruction.

• Students are provided with opportunities to think aloud.

• Students receive extensive practice in use of newly learned strategies and skills.

• Students are provided with extensive feedback.

• Teachers provide clear models for solving a problem type using an array of examples.

Behavior is observable and ...

• reinforcement

• measurable

• internal mental processes

• emotional

Behavior is learned, serves a __________, and is related to the context in which it occurs.

Check the correct terms of the three-term contingency.

• consequence

• motivate

• behavior

• antecedent

Which of the following is NOT an example of an antecedent?

• sleeping in class

• transition

• difficult task

• unsupervised time

SWD students that take four or more CTE courses while in high school are _______ more like than others to obtain competitive employment.

• 10x

• 4x

• 5x

• 7x

Reading words and phrases repeatedly (i.e., flash cards) in an attempt to increase the speed of reading, is a strategy for what deficit area.

• math computation

• phonemic awareness

• problem solving

• reading fluency

_____________ requires caring out a sequence of steps on paper or in your mind (working memory) to arrive at an answer.

Which is NOT an assistive effort by teachers and counselors for students with disabilities?

• Learning about students' specific disorders and how they can be managed.

• Ignoring the students documented accommodations and modifications.

• Focusing on students' strengths to provide opportunities for success.

• Coordinating with or participating in a student's IEP team.