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WorksheetsFoundations of Special and Inclusive Education
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
The first step in conducting an assessment if an 8th-grade student who has a specific learning disability and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD begins demonstrating disruptive behavior, despite intervention, is to:
Observe student’s behavior
Identify behavior monitoring strategies
Define behavior in measurable terms
Develop a behavior support plan
The procedure if a SPED teacher will evaluate the academic achievement of a student.
Using a variety of informal and formal assessment instruments.
Administering assessments instruments beginning at a lower grade level
Administering informal assessments in familiar locations
Relying primarily on standardized nonverbal assessment instruments.
Procedures the teacher use to monitor the student’s progress.
Administering informal reading inventory to each student every month
Developing individual portfolios in which each student collects a list of mastered sight words every week
Conducting an error analysis of each student’s oral reading every month
Reviewing the data on each student’s reading accuracy and speed on a graph in a week
Components that must be included in the student’s IEP?
A student’s detailed plan for his upcoming transition to 9th grade
A description of how to monitor the student’s progress
Statement naming a designated sped coordinator to implement the program
Statement about the family’s desire for an academic outcome for the student
Step that should be taken FIRST to have a successful transition for a grade 8th student who has a specific learning disability and ADHD?
Identifying long-term goals for the transition of students to community living
Identifying student’s interests, preferences, and level of support needed
Determining how to measure the student’s progress towards transition goals
Assessing the student’s needs for assistive technology related to employment or post-secondary education.
The most effective strategy for teachers to use in promoting positive interaction between students.
Creating questions for students to use interviewing each other and then having students share the results with the class
Ask students to bring a family picture to post on the bulletin board
Pairing students to work together in various tasks and play together
Assigning students to write a paragraph about their likes and dislikes to read aloud to the class
A strategy used for an eight- grade student with a mild - intellectual disability- often hugs peers and adults when he sees them- the SPED Teacher is planning to work with MICO to reduce the behavior.
Using a verbal cue to remind MICO not to hug others and asking other teachers to do the same
Teaching MICO appropriate ways to greet others and having him practice the whole day
Talking with MICO about the reaction of his classmates being hugged
Providing MICO with a list of appropriate physical and verbal greetings
The strategy that the SPED teacher implement FIRST to prevent the student from experiencing unnecessary anxiety.
Reviewing the school code of conduct with the student
Requesting parents to review his/her daily schedule.
Establishing a routine for the student
Providing a quiet area in school where the student can calm down
A. response that would be most likely effective if an 8th-grade student with ADHD is having difficulty in writing his assignment
Asking the assigned teacher to research for the student on his assigned topic
Working with the student and the teacher to break down the assignment into smaller parts
Scheduling a meeting with the parents about his attitude towards the given assignment
Suggesting that the teacher provide the student with a different topic for his writing assignment
An English teacher comes to a SPED teacher for advice about MICO, a student with a learning disability in writing- his inattention to punctuation makes his work difficult to read-the SPED teacher’s best response would be to suggest that the English teacher:
Send MICO to the SPED room to review the punctuation errors before submitting his work
Set a short period aside each day for MICO to work on punctuation drills
Hold MICO accountable for his punctuation errors when grading his work as stated in the IEP
Have MICO and classmates exchange papers and correct each other’s errors.
A SPED teacher meets twice a week with MICO, an 8th grader who has a learning disability, when reviewing the notes of MICO about a report, the teacher sees that they are excessively detailed- the teacher’s best response to this is:
show MICO a more telegraphic style when he takes notes
Provide MICO index cards to provide more space
Remind MICO that he can use a photocopier if he needs extensive note-taking
Teach MICO how to focus on key concepts when note-taking
Which of the following is a key component of all tiers of response in response to the intervention model?
Curriculum-based measurement
Small group instruction
Shortened classroom assignments
Man-to-man tutoring
1. MICO is an eighth-grade student with cerebral palsy who uses a communication board with speech output. Which of the following steps should Mico’s Sped teacher take FIRST to promote his communication skills in his new environment?
Assigning students in a GEN ED class to write questions about MICO’s communication board and having him answer the questions
Asking students in GEN ED class to discuss with the class different ways to communicate including the use of a communication board
Having MICO introduces himself to the GEN ED class and explain when he starts using the communication board
To ensure that the GEN ED teacher understands how MICO uses a communication board before he transitions to the class
A SPED teacher who works in a high school resource room overhears students making derogatory remarks about themselves - the teacher wants to increase students’ self-confidence - which of the following strategies would most effectively meet the teacher’s goal?
Pairing students with a successful adult mentor who has a similar disability can serve as a positive role model.
Assigning students to research a particular career and present an oral report
Have students interview, several adults, to obtain information about the positive and negative aspects of each person’s job.
Encouraging students to have a part-time job while in high school
A student with special needs often disturbs the peace by engaging in behaviors such as tapping his pencil loudly on his desk, humming, or stomping his feet on the floor. Which of the following strategies should the teacher use next to increase the student’s self-management skills during quiet working times?
Creating a behavior chart
Developing a visual cue to help increase his awareness of distracting behaviors
Having student work in a separate area.
Meeting the student every morning to review his behavior
A Special Education Teacher who works in a self-contained classroom discovered that the primary leisure activities of most students involve watching TV, and playing video games -the teacher would like to increase the student’s participation in different types of activities. Which of the following strategies would best meet her goals?
Having students conduct a survey to determine the types of leisure activities within the same-age peers
Inviting guest speakers from various school clubs and extracurricular activity groups to present information to students.
Assigning students to research various types of leisure activities
Integrating time into the weekly schedule consistently for students to participate in various types of leisure activities.
A special education teacher who works with 3high school students in a life skill class would like to promote the students’ food preparation skills -what strategies would best address this goal?
Asking students what meal they would like to prepare and write the steps in preparing the food
Providing direct instruction to students to prepare various foods in school consistently
Arranging students to observe cafeteria staff while preparing food for lunch
Sending notes to parents’ requesting them to become involved in food preparation at home.
OLSHCO is implementing a behavioral support program for all students - which behavior theory is being practiced?
Modeling
Extinction
Reinforcement
Shaping
What special education practice is THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND?
That each student receives a free and appropriate education
That school collaborates with community agencies when planning transition services
Holding schools accountable for the learning of all students
providing educational funds for children with disabilities
MICO is an eighth-grade student who has a specific learning disability in reading comprehension - the SPED team recommended pull-out services three times a week in the resource room - MICO’s parents disagree - which of the following describes this process?
MICO will receive the recommended IEP services til they reached an agreement
MICO’s parents should initiate the process
Mico should be reevaluated by a psychologist
Mico’s parents should take the issue fairly
An eight grade teacher is concerned that an English Language Learner’s academic achievement is significantly below grade level -the pre-referral team decides to try to provide the student with an aide to translate assignments - the teacher is also asked to keep an anecdotal record regarding the student’s informal verbal interactions with classmates- the pre-referral team’s actions are most likely useful for providing information about:
whether the student’s academic difficulties are related to language differences
Whether the student is motivated in school
Whether the student’s learning style is compatible with the teacher’s instructional style
Whether the student is exhibiting a delay in social-emotional development
A high school sped teacher will be leading an IEP team that involves service providers within the school community. Which of the collaborative approaches would likely be most effective in facilitating team meetings?
Monitoring team members’ interaction closely to minimize conflicts
Assigning specific tasks to each member to complete before each meeting
Organizing meetings so that each member has a set time limit for presenting information to the team
Listening actively to clarify and summarize team members’ input during discussion
An eight grade teacher is notified that a new student will be joining the class. The student has a specific learning disability and has severe asthma that requires medication several times a day. Which of the following best describes the teacher’s role?
Modifying the content of the general education curriculum
Creating specialized educational materials
Providing expertise concerning the general education curriculum
Monitoring the implementation of support services
A paraeducator is assigned to a general education classroom that includes several students with learning disabilities. Which of the following best describes the responsibility of a paraeducator?
Assisting students with learning disabilities in small group instruction.
Scheduling related support services for students with learning disabilities
Planning weekly lessons and activities for the entire class
Administering formal classroom assessment to the entire class
An elementary sped teacher holds monthly group meetings for students /parents guardians to share their concerns-which about the following guidelines would be most important for the teacher to keep in mind when developing suggestions for the parents/guardians?
Each task must be accompanied by a simple way to measure and document progress
Activities should provide remedial practice in skills that students are learning in school
Each task should be designed so that families will work together
Activities should be meaningful and should fit easily into the family’s schedule
Several times in the past months, a sped teacher noticed a general education teacher does not actively involve students with learning disabilities in-class activities- which of the following steps should the sped teacher takes FIRST in addressing the situation?
Discuss the concerns with the general education teacher
Convene the IEP teams to discuss a change in PLACEMENT
Ask the school psychologist to observe in the classroom
Report the general education teacher to the administrator
A sped teacher has recently heard about a new instructional method for teaching problem-solving skills to a student with learning disabilities in mathematics reasoning. Which of the following resources would contain the most reliable research-based information on this instructional method?
a mission statement posted by the website of the company that publishes material based on the new instructional method
A peer-reviewed article about the new instructional method published in a special educational journal
Testimonials by teachers at a statewide conference who have used the new instructional method in their classrooms
Posting about the new instructional method on a list serves special education teachers
Which of the following would be the sped teacher’s best strategy for monitoring the services of the new paraeducator working with students with multiple disabilities?
Meeting with paraeducator to conduct planning and debriefing sessions at the beginning and end of each week
Asking other teachers to spend some of their free time observing one another provide advice and support
Scheduling a weekly meeting with other teachers to conduct a comprehensive discussion of their activities and concerns
Enlisting the help of a gen ed teacher in planning and supervising the work of paraeducator teachers
Which of the following organization was founded to advocate for the rights and full participation of children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities?
council for exceptional children
Project HOPE
The Arc of US
Make a wish foundation
A SPED TEACHER noticed that a student with a cognitive impairment shows academic regression and so the teacher is becoming concerned under these circumstances, the teacher could best advocate for the student by:
Referring students to parents to tutors they could engage to work
Meeting with the student’s assigned teacher to help the student
Providing the family with materials and activities designed to help the student develop their skills
Recommendation for students to receive extended educational services
