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WorksheetsFT SPED 5 Way Test Opener
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 3mins
Does it BENEFIT learners?
You’re planning a lesson for your students with diverse learning needs.
One student struggles with reading comprehension so this lesson will be hard for them.
What best aligns with the Five-Way Test?
Ask the student to read the passage independently, even if they don’t understand.
Provide the student with adapted materials (visuals, simplified text) to support access to content.
Skip the lesson for that student.
Give the student unrelated work so they don’t disrupt others.
Does it ALIGN with our VALUES of flexibility, personalization, and quality?
You have a student who is highly motivated by cooking.
How could you plan instruction that reflects CCA’s values?
Keep the same lesson for everyone, regardless of interests.
Let the student watch cooking videos without any connection to standards.
Create a functional math and reading lesson using recipes and cooking steps.
Ask the student to pick their own unrelated activity.
Will it PREPARE learners for SUCCESS?
You’re deciding between two activities for a life skills lesson. Which best supports this principle?
Completing a worksheet about grocery shopping vocabulary.
Role-playing a grocery shopping trip with real-life vocabulary and math practice.
Skipping the activity if students seem tired.
Telling students what grocery shopping is without practice.
Does it SERVE and RESPECT families?
A parent shares that their child becomes overwhelmed during large group sessions.
What should you do?
Tell the parent that the schedule can’t be changed. They need to come to the lessons.
Ask the parent to manage it at home on their own.
Acknowledge their response and ask if we can work together to provide learning opportunities that work better.
Ignore the feedback.
Is it the RIGHT thing to do?
You notice a student isn’t receiving their SDI as documented in their IEP.
What is the best response?
Assume someone else will fix it.
Ignore it since the student seems fine.
Document your observation and alert the appropriate team members immediately.
Wait until the next IEP meeting.
