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WorksheetsDiagnostician Prep Questions
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 54mins
The IDEA Act identifies _____ disability conditions
10
13
12
14
What are the 13 disability conditions for which a student may be considered eligible to receive SPED services?
SLD, SI, AU OHI, ID, ED Noncategorical Early childhood, Auditory Impairment, Blind/Visual Impairment, Orthopedic Impairment, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Deaf/Blind
SLD, SI, AU OHI, ID, ED Noncategorical Early childhood, Auditory Impairment, ADHD, Orthopedic Impairment, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Deaf/Blind
Dyslexia, SI, AU OHI, ID, ED Noncategorical Early childhood, Auditory Impairment, Blind/Visual Impairment, Orthopedic Impairment, Sleeping Problems, and Deaf/Blind
SLD, SI, AU OHI, ID, ED Dyslexia, Basic Reading disability, Math Calculation, Dysgraphia, ADHD, and Medical issues
What determines a child eligible for special education services as a student with SLD?
must be 3 yrs of age to begin services
Qualify for dyslexia and dysgraphia
meet TEA requirements for having a disability
Show that they meet 2 or more disabilities
meet the criteria for the condition of SLD
Demonstrate an educational need for SPED services because of the disability
meet district criteria for having a disability
Have a family history of disabilities
What are 3 Areas of Inadequate Achievements?
Oral Expression
Listening Comprehension
Auditory Learning
Written Expression
Sensory Learning
What are 3 Areas of Inadequate Achievements?
Basic Reading Skill
Basic Spelling Skill
Reading Fluency Skill
Reading Comprehension
Basic Communication Skill
What are 3 Areas of Inadequate Achievements?
Basic Math Skill
Math Calculation
Written Expression
Mathematics Problem Solving
Basic Phonemic Skill
What are the 4 measures to determine achievement?
Informal
Norm-Referenced
Curriculum-Based
Criterion-Referenced
Formal-Based
Which of the Multiple Measures uses the following to determine Achievement:
- Referral Data
- Record Review
- Vision/Hearing Screening
- Work Samples
- Parent Info./ Interview
- Teacher Info. / Interview
- School/Home Observations
Informal
Norm-Referenced
Curriculum-Based
Criterion-Referenced
Which of the Multiple Measures uses the following to determine Achievement:
- Teacher-made / Textbook Quiz
- District Benchmarks
- Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM)
- Running Records
- Progress Monitoring
- Universal Screeners
Informal
Norm-Referenced
Curriculum-Based
Criterion-Referenced
Which of the Multiple Measures uses the following to determine Achievement:
- Standardized Measurements
- Achievement Tests
- Cognitive Tests
- Developmental Measures
Specialized Measures
Informal
Norm-Referenced
Curriculum-Based
Criterion-Referenced
Which of the Multiple Measures uses the following to determine Achievement:
- State Assessments (STAAR, ITBS, TELPAS)
- Universal Screeners
- Advanced placement tests
- College Readiness Exams (SAT, ACT)
Informal
Norm-Referenced
Curriculum-Based
Criterion-Referenced
Which of the Multiple Measures identifies student's strengths and needs WITHOUT norms?
Informal Measures
Norm-Referenced
Curriculum-Based
Criterion-Referenced
Which of the Multiple Measures identifies student's performance level within the taught curriculum?
Informal Measures
Norm-Referenced
Curriculum-Based
Criterion-Referenced
Which of the Multiple Measures identifies student's performance level in relation to specific tasks or expectations?
Informal Measures
Norm-Referenced
Curriculum-Based
Criterion-Referenced
Which of the Multiple Measures identifies student's strengths and weaknesses compared to groups of students their same AGE or GRADE?
Informal Measures
Norm-Referenced
Curriculum-Based
Criterion-Referenced
In order for a student to be considered for an evaluation, they must demonstrate:
insufficient response to scientific, research-based intervention (RTI)
Have a failing grade in any 2 classes
exhibit a pattern of strengths and weaknesses (PSW)
Have a history of SLD in the family
__________ is a disorder manifested by a difficulty in learning to read, write, or spell despite conventional instruction, adequate intelligence, and sociocultural opportunity.
Basic Reading Skill
Dysgraphia
Reading Comprehension
Dyslexia
An SLD with deficits in handwriting, writing fluency, written expression, spelling, letter formation, and orthographic awareness.
Dyslexia
Dysgraphia
Orthographic Processing
Dyscalculia
What Cognitive Ability Factor is Gc?
Reading Comprehension
Comprehension-Knowledge ( Crystallized Intelligence)
Calculation Knowledge
Curriculum Knowledge
What Cognitive Ability Factor is Glr?
Long-Term Retrieval
Short-Term Retrieval
General Memory
Listening Retrieval
What Cognitive Ability Factor is Gsm/Gwm?
Long-Term Retrieval
Short-Term Working Memory
General Memory
Listening Retrieval
What Cognitive Ability Factor is Gf?
Reading Fluency
Fact Frequency
Filtering Memory
Fluid Reasoning
What Cognitive Ability Factor is Ga?
Addition Fluency
Auditory Processing
Adequate Memory
Achievement Processing
What Cognitive Ability Factor is Gs?
Processing Speed
Sensory Skills
Spelling Speed
Reading Speed
What Cognitive Ability Factor is Gv?
Vision Accuracy
Velocity of Processing
Visual Processing
Volume Processing
The ability to apprehend and hold information in one's mind and then use it within a few seconds. Ability to attend to, process, and respond to information.
Gc Comprehension Knowledge (Crystallized Intelligence)
Glr
Long-Term Retrieval
Gsm/Gwm
Short-Term Working Memory
Gf
Fluid Reasoning
Ga
Auditory Processing
A person's level of acquired knowledge, including domain knowledge obtained through life experiences, school, and work.
Gc Comprehension Knowledge (Crystallized Intelligence)
Glr
Long-Term Retrieval
Gsm/Gwm
Short-Term Working Memory
Gf
Fluid Reasoning
Ga
Auditory Processing
Ability to perceive, analyze, and synthesize patterns among sounds and to discriminate subtle nuances in patterns of sound and speech when presented under distortion conditions.
Gc Comprehension Knowledge (Crystallized Intelligence)
Glr
Long-Term Retrieval
Gsm/Gwm
Short-Term Working Memory
Gf
Fluid Reasoning
Ga
Auditory Processing
Ability to take and store a variety of info (ideas, names, concepts) in one's mind, then later retrieve it quickly and easily using association.
Gc Comprehension Knowledge (Crystallized Intelligence)
Glr
Long-Term Retrieval
Gsm/Gwm
Short-Term Working Memory
Gf
Fluid Reasoning
Ga
Auditory Processing
The type of thinking an individual may use when faced with a relatively new task that cannot be performed automatically; a problem solving type of intelligence.
Gc Comprehension Knowledge (Crystallized Intelligence)
Glr
Long-Term Retrieval
Gsm/Gwm
Short-Term Working Memory
Gf
Fluid Reasoning
Ga
Auditory Processing
The ability to fluently and automatically perform cognitive tasks, especially when under pressure to maintain focused attention and concentration.
Gc Comprehension Knowledge (Crystallized Intelligence)
Gs
Processing Speed
Gsm/Gwm
Short-Term Working Memory
Gf
Fluid Reasoning
Gv
Visual Processing
The ability to think about and generate, perceive, analyze, synthesize, store, retrieve, manipulate, transform, and think with visual patterns and stimuli.
Gc Comprehension Knowledge (Crystallized Intelligence)
Gs
Processing Speed
Gsm/Gwm
Short-Term Working Memory
Gf
Fluid Reasoning
Gv
Visual Processing
Interventions for Gc deficit (Pick all that apply)
Create a language and experience rich environment
Relate new info to prior knowledge
Provide explicit vocabulary instruction
Provide flash cards for developing recall speed
Provide raised lines to improve handwriting
Interventions for Glr deficit (Pick all that apply)
Teach memory aids such as mnemonic strategies
Provide overlearning through review and repetition
Create a language rich environment
Provide text to speech
Provide list of steps to help organize behavior and facilitate recall
Interventions for Gsm/ Gwm deficit (Pick all that apply)
Teach strategies such as chunking, verbal rehearsal, and visual imagery
Provide overlearning through review and repetition
Keep oral directions short and simple
Provide decoding strategies
Provide visual aids
Interventions for Gf deficit (Pick all that apply)
Teach strategies such as chunking, verbal rehearsal, and visual imagery
Provide overlearning through review and repetition
Use concrete objects and manipulatives to develop conceptual understanding
Provide decoding strategies
Use graphic organizers to analyze relationships
Interventions for Gf deficit (Pick all that apply)
Teach strategies such as chunking, verbal rehearsal, and visual imagery
Provide overlearning through review and repetition
Use concrete objects and manipulatives to develop conceptual understanding
Provide decoding strategies
Use graphic organizers to analyze relationships
Interventions for Ga deficit (Pick all that apply)
Teach strategies such as chunking, verbal rehearsal, and visual imagery
Provide direct, explicit instructions in sounds discrimination, blending, and segmentation
Use concrete objects and manipulatives to develop conceptual understanding
Provide phonological awareness activities (rhyming, imitation, songs)
Accompany oral info with visual materials (notes, study guides)
Interventions for Gs deficit (Pick all that apply)
Provide activities to increase rate and fluency (flash cards, speed drills through educational software)
Encourage student to self-monitor progress using graphs for reading fluency, writing fluency, and math computation
Use concrete objects and manipulatives to develop conceptual understanding
Provide phonological awareness activities (rhyming, imitation, songs)
Accompany oral info with visual materials (notes, study guides)
Interventions for Gv deficit (Pick all that apply)
Teach orthographic strategies for decoding
Use manipulatives and hands-on activites during instruction
Provide copying, tracing, and drawing activities
Use color coding to illustrate steps
Provide oral explanations for visual concepts
Provide notice of action for all referrals not later than the _____ school day after the date the district receives the request.
17th
10th
15th
30th
Conduct and complete a comprehensive evaluation and written report of full and individual initial evaluation (FIIE) by the _____________.
45th school day
45th calendar day
30th school day
30th calendar day
Provide Notice of Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD) Committee Meeting by the ________.
45th school day
45th calendar day
30th school day
30th calendar day
Identify the type of accommodation for: Short Instructions
Response/Presentation Accommodation
Timing Accommodation
Formatting Accommodation
Setting Accommodation
Scheduling Accommodation
Identify the type of accommodation for: In class Time-out
Response/Presentation Accommodation
Timing Accommodation
Formatting Accommodation
Setting Accommodation
Scheduling Accommodation
Identify the type of accommodation for: Highlighted materials for emphasis
Response/Presentation Accommodation
Timing Accommodation
Formatting Accommodation
Setting Accommodation
Scheduling Accommodation
Identify the type of accommodation for: Audiobooks
Response/Presentation Accommodation
Timing Accommodation
Formatting Accommodation
Setting Accommodation
Scheduling Accommodation
Identify the type of accommodation for: Oral Exams
Response/Presentation Accommodation
Timing Accommodation
Formatting Accommodation
Setting Accommodation
Scheduling Accommodation
Identify the type of accommodation for: ESL materials
Response/Presentation Accommodation
Timing Accommodation
Formatting Accommodation
Setting Accommodation
Scheduling Accommodation
Identify the type of accommodation for: Opportunity to leave class for individualized assistance
Response/Presentation Accommodation
Timing Accommodation
Formatting Accommodation
Setting Accommodation
Scheduling Accommodation
Identify the type of accommodation for: Small group test administration
Response/Presentation Accommodation
Timing Accommodation
Formatting Accommodation
Setting Accommodation
Scheduling Accommodation
Identify the type of accommodation for: Transition to next class 5 min before bell
Response/Presentation Accommodation
Timing Accommodation
Formatting Accommodation
Setting Accommodation
Scheduling Accommodation
Identify the type of accommodation for: Extra Time for completing assignments
Response/Presentation Accommodation
Timing Accommodation
Formatting Accommodation
Setting Accommodation
Scheduling Accommodation
Identify the type of accommodation for: Braille materials
Response/Presentation Accommodation
Timing Accommodation
Formatting Accommodation
Setting Accommodation
Scheduling Accommodation
Identify the type of accommodation for: Oral administration of tests
Response/Presentation Accommodation
Timing Accommodation
Formatting Accommodation
Setting Accommodation
Scheduling Accommodation
Identify the type of accommodation for: Extra time for oral responses
Response/Presentation Accommodation
Timing Accommodation
Formatting Accommodation
Setting Accommodation
Scheduling Accommodation
Identify the type of accommodation for: dictate answers to a scribe
Response/Presentation Accommodation
Timing Accommodation
Formatting Accommodation
Setting Accommodation
Scheduling Accommodation
Identify the type of accommodation for: seat near teacher for instruction
Response/Presentation Accommodation
Timing Accommodation
Formatting Accommodation
Setting Accommodation
Scheduling Accommodation
Identify the type of accommodation for: Highlighted information
Response/Presentation Accommodation
Timing Accommodation
Formatting Accommodation
Setting Accommodation
Scheduling Accommodation
Categorize the research-based strategy to its disability: LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION NEEDS
Autism Strategies
Deaf/Hard of hearing strategies
Blind/ Visually Impaired strategies
Categorize the research-based strategy to its disability: READING AND WRITING INSTRUCTION BRAILLE
Autism Strategies
Deaf/Hard of hearing strategies
Blind/ Visually Impaired strategies
Categorize the research-based strategy to its disability: EXTENDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Autism Strategies
Deaf/Hard of hearing strategies
Blind/ Visually Impaired strategies
Categorize the research-based strategy to its disability: ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY INSTRUCTION
Autism Strategies
Deaf/Hard of hearing strategies
Blind/ Visually Impaired strategies
Categorize the research-based strategy to its disability: OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH PEERS AND PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL IN CHILD'S LANGUAGE AND MODE OF COMMUNICATION
Autism Strategies
Deaf/Hard of hearing strategies
Blind/ Visually Impaired strategies
Categorize the research-based strategy to its disability: SENSORY EFFICIENCY
Autism Strategies
Deaf/Hard of hearing strategies
Blind/ Visually Impaired strategies
Categorize the research-based strategy to its disability: SOCIAL SKILLS AND SUPPORT STRATEGIES
Autism Strategies
Deaf/Hard of hearing strategies
Blind/ Visually Impaired strategies
Categorize the research-based strategy to its disability: AT, INCLUDING OPTICAL DEVICES
Autism Strategies
Deaf/Hard of hearing strategies
Blind/ Visually Impaired strategies
A school district must have established procedures that are in place to allow parties to resolve disputes through a mediation process.
Mediation discussion can be used as evidence in a due process hearing.
The LEA bears the cost of the mediation process.
Mediation is conducted by a qualified and impartial school official.
Mediation is voluntary on the part of both parties, the session is scheduled in a timely manner, and the location is convenient for both parties.
The individual who serves as the mediator may NOT be an employee of the SEA or LEA.
The State MUST maintain a list of individuals who are qualified mediators knowledgeable in laws and regulations relating to the provisions of special education and related services.
The LEA and parent jointly select mediators on a random, rational, or other impartial basis.
A copy of the Notice of Procedural Safeguards must be provided to the parent: upon a school district initiated referral for an initial evaluation
A copy of the Notice of Procedural Safeguards must be provided to the parent: at every ARD meeting in a given school year.
A copy of the Notice of Procedural Safeguards must be provided to the parent: at least once a year which is typically the annual ARD meeting.
A copy of the Notice of Procedural Safeguards must be provided to the parent: on the day a decision is made to make a disciplinary change of placement.
A copy of the Notice of Procedural Safeguards must be provided to the parent: at the beginning of each semester of the school year.
For a 2.5 year old child in ECI, based on Federal regulations, when must a meeting be scheduled to help the family and student transition from ECI (part C) to special education services (part B) provided by the school district?
45 school days for the evaluation and 30 days for the ARD meeting to determine eligibility
Due to the student receiving services under Part C, the timeline is 90 school days before the student turns 3
The timeline for the meeting is 90 calendar days before the student turns 3.
According to federal and state law, what is the maximum number of consecutive days that a student with disabilities, who has violated school rules, may be removed from their current placement and receive no educational services?
3 school days
5 school days
10 school days
15 calendar days
Identify the appropriate ability classification for each narrow ability: Number Facility (N)
Ga
Auditory Processing
Glr
Long-Term Storage and Retrieval
Gs
Processing Speed
Identify the appropriate ability classification for each narrow ability: Naming Facility (NA)
Ga
Auditory Processing
Glr
Long-Term Storage and Retrieval
Gs
Processing Speed
Identify the appropriate ability classification for each narrow ability: Rate of Test Taking (R9)
Ga
Auditory Processing
Glr
Long-Term Storage and Retrieval
Gs
Processing Speed
Identify the appropriate ability classification for each narrow ability: Meaningful Memory (MM)
Ga
Auditory Processing
Glr
Long-Term Storage and Retrieval
Gs
Processing Speed
Identify the appropriate ability classification for each narrow ability: Perceptual Speed (P)
Ga
Auditory Processing
Glr
Long-Term Storage and Retrieval
Gs
Processing Speed
Identify the appropriate ability classification for each narrow ability: Associative Memory (MA)
Ga
Auditory Processing
Glr
Long-Term Storage and Retrieval
Gs
Processing Speed
Identify the appropriate ability classification for each narrow ability: Phonetic Coding (PC)
Ga
Auditory Processing
Glr
Long-Term Storage and Retrieval
Gs
Processing Speed
What does it mean what a student's standard score of the full scale WISC-V is 86, with a 95% confidence interval of 78-94?
The student received between 78-94 questions and got 95% correct.
The student scored in the high average range.
The student's true score would be between 78-94, 95% of the time.
The chance of getting a score of 86 is less than 5%.
