Midterm Exam (March 9, 2023)

1. A child suspected to have a disability should immediately be referred for special education testing.

• True

• False

2. Criterion-referenced tests provide better information for instructional planning than norm-referenced tests.

• True

• False

3. Norm-referenced tests are standardized assessment that compare a child’s performance w/ a representative sample of students of the same chronological age

• True

• False

4. Informal assessment or non-standardized assessments are considered more authentic and can be curriculum-based or performance-based.

• True

• False

5. The least restrictive setting should be considered as placement for children with multiple disabilities.

• True

• False

Pre-referral Process

• Determination of teaching areas and strategies, Identification, Evaluation, Implementation

• Identification, Determination of teaching areas & strategies, Implementation, Evaluation

• Implementation, Determination of teaching areas & strategies, Identification, Evaluation

• Identification, Implementation, Determination of teaching areas & strategies, Evaluation

A.    Accommodations in Presentations Learning Needs and Examples of Accommodations

      Directions. Write VS for Visual Support, ACS for Auditory Comprehension Support, and LF for Listening and Focusing

7. Digital text that gives definition of words

• Visual Support

• Auditory Comprehension Support

• Listening and Focusing

A.    Accommodations in Presentations Learning Needs and Examples of Accommodations

      Directions. Write VS for Visual Support, ACS for Auditory Comprehension Support, and LF for Listening and Focusing

8. Repeat/Clarify directions & important information

• Visual Support

• Auditory Comprehension Support

• Listening and Focusing

A.    Accommodations in Presentations Learning Needs and Examples of Accommodations

      Directions. Write VS for Visual Support, ACS for Auditory Comprehension Support, and LF for Listening and Focusing

9. Use of sign language

• Visual Support

• Auditory Comprehension Support

• Listening and Focusing

B.    Response Accommodations

Directions. Write WD for Writing Difficulty, WED for Written Expression Difficulty, and MD for Math Difficulty

10. Visual representation

• Writing Difficulty

• Written Expression Difficulty

• Math Difficulty