SNED2 Quiz 5 (Lesson 6)

What is the philosophy of the least restrictive environment section of IDEA?

• Students should get as much recess as they need.

• Student athletes should not have to wear any extra protection while playing sports.

• Special education students should not be inappropriately isolated from their peers.

• Students should get to make choices so that they learn in the setting which feels most 'free' to them

The least restrictive environment _____.

• is determined by a student's ability to perform

• is required by individual schools

• is determined by a student's parents

• is required by individual school districts

The benefits of finding the least restrictive environment for a student include all of the following except _____.

• a better education

• higher expectations

• better preparation for adult life

• higher test scores

John is a third grader with autism whose IEP team determined that his least restrictive environment includes spending most of the academic day in a special education setting. Which of the following is a reason why John would spend most of the academic day in a special education setting?

• None of the answers are correct; John should not spend any portion of his academic day in a special education setting.

• Any student classified as disabled is automatically assigned to a full-day special education setting.

• He's behind his peers in specific subject areas and would not benefit from being educated in a mainstream classroom.

• John's aide would be unable to accompany him to his mainstream classroom.

This is also known as mainstreamed placement

• Self-contained class

• general education setting

• Resource Room

• outside placement

Which is true about general education placement?

• the student may receive instruction from the general education teacher only

• the student may receive instruction from the special education teacher

• the student may receive instruction from the general or special education teacher or may receive assistance from a paraprofessional

• the student may receive instruction from a paraprofessional

the general and special education teacher should work together to develop accommodations and modifications to provide the student with access to the general education curriculum.

• True

• False

In the general education setting, a student is in a regular class with their grade-level peers.

• True

• False

Students whose educational needs cannot met in the general education setting needs to be in a self-contained setting.

• True

• False

In this educational placement, a special education teacher works with a small group of students and utilizes instructional methods that will foster meaningful progress for a certain percentage of the time or day.

• Resource Room

• Self-contained class

• general education setting

• outside placement