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A first-grade teacher receives a new student who has a diagnosis of autism. He is
supported by special education services but spends most of his time in the general
education classroom. His current reading level is unknown and he often loses interest in
independent work, choosing to draw instead. He also frequently sits by himself at lunch
and recess and does not participate in group activities.
Which of the following would be an appropriate step for the general education teacher to
improve the student's interactions with his classmates? Answer: providing a lunch-time
social skills group with the special education teacher
Some gifted students are labeled as having dual exceptionalities. What is the primary
reason dually exceptional children are not identified through special education?
Answer: In the early elementary years, they may be able to compensate for their
deficits due to being gifted, so it makes them appear as average students with talents in
a few academic areas.
A student with a specific learning disability (SLD) in the area of written expression is
reluctant to share answers during class discussions due to fear of being incorrect.
Which of the following instructional strategies to be used while reading a short story in
language arts class will help the student to gather his thoughts and engage in class
discussion? Answer: providing a graphic organizer with prompts to complete while
reading
What is the primary goal of summative assessments? Answer: measuring student
achievement
Summative assessments are used to evaluate student learning.
According to the guidelines, the IEP committee must address all of the following when
planning for students with autism except:
a. in-home training
b. typical grade-level peers
c. behavioral and social strategies
d. community-based training Answer: b. typical grade-level peers
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,An elementary teacher should teach students to determine the functions and purposes
of media. These include which of the following? Answer: education, information, and
persuasion
Which of these behaviors would be concerning when evaluating a 3-year-old's
speech/language development? Answer: identifying 5 out of 10 common objects
correctly
The case Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District (2017) influenced which of the
following aspects of special education? Answer: provision of FAPE
A fifth-grade student with dyslexia continues to struggle with reading even though she
has received special education services for over a year. The teacher would like to use
assistive technology (AT) to help her. What would be the first low-tech type of assistive
technology that may be considered for addition into her Individualized Education Plan
(IEP) and why? Answer: colored overlays, because they are low cost and do not
disrupt the classroom setting
All of the following are ways to determine a student's reading level except: Answer:
asking students to separate multisyllabic words into individual syllables or word parts.
Caroline is a student in first grade who was homeschooled for preschool and
kindergarten. Caroline experienced a traumatic brain injury when she was four years
old. When she attends recess with her class outside in the first three months of school,
Caroline has a difficult time keeping her eyes open. She also struggled to see pictures
in a book during small group time in the classroom.
What condition might Caroline have? Answer: photophobia
A fifth-grade special education teacher administers a pre-assessment to her small group
before beginning a new math unit. What knowledge can the special education teacher
gain by administering this assessment? Answer: The teacher can determine how much
time must be spent on each of the concepts by how the students score.
A special education teacher creates a task analysis for loading a dishwasher. This
teacher is most likely: Answer: providing transition curriculum to students with deficits
in independent living skills.
Elena is a fifth-grade student with a specific learning disability in reading. Elena's
reading fluency level is slightly below grade level, but she has significant deficits in
reading comprehension skills and responds to reading comprehension questions on a
second grade level. Based on this information, what would be an appropriate objective
to meet Elena's current needs in the area of reading? Answer: When given a third-
grade-level text, Elena will respond to questions pertaining to the main idea, characters,
and setting with 80% accuracy.
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,A second-grade teacher is planning to use an informational text about the
accomplishments of Amelia Earhart as an opportunity for her students to practice their
summary skills. Prior to independently reading the text, the teacher will show the class a
photograph of Earhart in the cockpit of a plane, and the class will watch a short video
that overviews the history of aviation. The teacher's lesson plans demonstrate her
understanding of the skills that support reading comprehension. Which of the following
best describes her goal for the pre-reading activity? Answer: Schema development
supports comprehension.
A kindergarten student with autism and a speech impairment is engaging in minor self-
injurious behavior when presented with work demands. Before beginning an intensive
intervention, what steps should the teacher take to ensure compliance and safety?
Answer: Hold an ARD meeting to ask the parents for consent to conduct an FBA.
A special education teacher is teaching a high-school vocational class for individuals
with intellectual disabilities. The current unit is on scheduling vocational activities. The
special education teacher wants to create a relevant activity in a community setting. An
appropriate lesson for this unit would be: Answer: having the students research and
schedule public transportation to various places in the city.
A middle school student with a mild intellectual disability has difficulty recalling basic
addition and subtraction facts. Which of the following strategies would most likely help
the student meet the math standards for their grade level? Answer: allowing the
student to use a calculator for basic addition and subtraction facts
Mrs. Janes begins each day with a warm-up question that reviews material taught the
day before. Students write their responses individually and then they discuss as a class.
While they are writing, she moves around the room reading each response. What type
of assessment is this? Answer: formative
A 5th-grade student with a learning disability generally comprehends engaging,
narrative texts, but is struggling with content-specific informative texts. The teacher
regularly implements pre-reading activities for the class as a whole. Which of the
following strategies should the inclusion teacher implement to help this student when
reading informative texts? Answer: decrease reading rate
Which of the following best describes the primary role of mentor texts in writing
instruction? Answer: Provide a clear example of a genre that students can use to guide
stylistic and/or structural choices.
While conducting research for an informational essay on an ancient civilization, a
seventh-grade student is using an encyclopedia as a reference. The student is flipping
through the pages trying to find the right entry. In order to best help the student locate
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, the information quickly, the teacher should give the student instruction on: Answer: how
to locate and use the index.
A third-grade student with no history of seizures begins having a seizure in the special
education classroom. In this case, the first thing the teacher should do is: Answer:
instruct a staff member or administrator to call 911.
A special education teacher is incorporating the use of readers' theater into her weekly
literacy instruction. Which of the following reading skills is this teacher most likely
focusing on with this activity? Answer: fluency
Ms. Aguilar is planning a unit on graphing rational functions. Which of the following
topics should Ms. Aguilar review before presenting the problem below? f(x)=x−2 / x−3
Answer: vertical asymptotes
A kindergarten student has been identified by a general education teacher as having
repetitive behaviors and language delays. After evaluation, the Licensed Specialist in
School Psychology (LSSP) determines the student is on the autism spectrum. What
steps are required for the student to access special education services? Answer: an
ARD meeting must be held to review the evaluation and offer services
Which of the following standards would a third-grader most need to master before
learning ordinality of large numbers? Answer: value of a digit
What is the primary reason for giving students standardized assessments each year?
Answer: It compares them to age- and grade-level-equivalent peers to evaluate
progress.
A teacher has decided that he wants the students to become more involved in the
assessment process at the end of a teaching unit. Which way would be the best
incorporation of students into the assessment process? Answer: The students should
create an assessment and establish a rubric.
In a middle-school language arts classroom, a successful reading program should:
Answer: allow for student-selected texts.
Ms. Henley, a second-grade special education teacher, is in the middle of a unit on
partitioning objects into equal parts. She gives the class a brief formative assessment to
check for understanding following her first lesson about dividing objects into equal parts.
She notices that three out of her 10 students' drawings divide the object into one more
part than is asked for because they are drawing three lines when asked for thirds.
(example shown below)
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A first-grade teacher receives a new student who has a diagnosis of autism. He is
supported by special education services but spends most of his time in the general
education classroom. His current reading level is unknown and he often loses interest in
independent work, choosing to draw instead. He also frequently sits by himself at lunch
and recess and does not participate in group activities.
Which of the following would be an appropriate step for the general education teacher to
improve the student's interactions with his classmates? Answer: providing a lunch-time
social skills group with the special education teacher
Some gifted students are labeled as having dual exceptionalities. What is the primary
reason dually exceptional children are not identified through special education?
Answer: In the early elementary years, they may be able to compensate for their
deficits due to being gifted, so it makes them appear as average students with talents in
a few academic areas.
A student with a specific learning disability (SLD) in the area of written expression is
reluctant to share answers during class discussions due to fear of being incorrect.
Which of the following instructional strategies to be used while reading a short story in
language arts class will help the student to gather his thoughts and engage in class
discussion? Answer: providing a graphic organizer with prompts to complete while
reading
What is the primary goal of summative assessments? Answer: measuring student
achievement
Summative assessments are used to evaluate student learning.
According to the guidelines, the IEP committee must address all of the following when
planning for students with autism except:
a. in-home training
b. typical grade-level peers
c. behavioral and social strategies
d. community-based training Answer: b. typical grade-level peers
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,An elementary teacher should teach students to determine the functions and purposes
of media. These include which of the following? Answer: education, information, and
persuasion
Which of these behaviors would be concerning when evaluating a 3-year-old's
speech/language development? Answer: identifying 5 out of 10 common objects
correctly
The case Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District (2017) influenced which of the
following aspects of special education? Answer: provision of FAPE
A fifth-grade student with dyslexia continues to struggle with reading even though she
has received special education services for over a year. The teacher would like to use
assistive technology (AT) to help her. What would be the first low-tech type of assistive
technology that may be considered for addition into her Individualized Education Plan
(IEP) and why? Answer: colored overlays, because they are low cost and do not
disrupt the classroom setting
All of the following are ways to determine a student's reading level except: Answer:
asking students to separate multisyllabic words into individual syllables or word parts.
Caroline is a student in first grade who was homeschooled for preschool and
kindergarten. Caroline experienced a traumatic brain injury when she was four years
old. When she attends recess with her class outside in the first three months of school,
Caroline has a difficult time keeping her eyes open. She also struggled to see pictures
in a book during small group time in the classroom.
What condition might Caroline have? Answer: photophobia
A fifth-grade special education teacher administers a pre-assessment to her small group
before beginning a new math unit. What knowledge can the special education teacher
gain by administering this assessment? Answer: The teacher can determine how much
time must be spent on each of the concepts by how the students score.
A special education teacher creates a task analysis for loading a dishwasher. This
teacher is most likely: Answer: providing transition curriculum to students with deficits
in independent living skills.
Elena is a fifth-grade student with a specific learning disability in reading. Elena's
reading fluency level is slightly below grade level, but she has significant deficits in
reading comprehension skills and responds to reading comprehension questions on a
second grade level. Based on this information, what would be an appropriate objective
to meet Elena's current needs in the area of reading? Answer: When given a third-
grade-level text, Elena will respond to questions pertaining to the main idea, characters,
and setting with 80% accuracy.
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,A second-grade teacher is planning to use an informational text about the
accomplishments of Amelia Earhart as an opportunity for her students to practice their
summary skills. Prior to independently reading the text, the teacher will show the class a
photograph of Earhart in the cockpit of a plane, and the class will watch a short video
that overviews the history of aviation. The teacher's lesson plans demonstrate her
understanding of the skills that support reading comprehension. Which of the following
best describes her goal for the pre-reading activity? Answer: Schema development
supports comprehension.
A kindergarten student with autism and a speech impairment is engaging in minor self-
injurious behavior when presented with work demands. Before beginning an intensive
intervention, what steps should the teacher take to ensure compliance and safety?
Answer: Hold an ARD meeting to ask the parents for consent to conduct an FBA.
A special education teacher is teaching a high-school vocational class for individuals
with intellectual disabilities. The current unit is on scheduling vocational activities. The
special education teacher wants to create a relevant activity in a community setting. An
appropriate lesson for this unit would be: Answer: having the students research and
schedule public transportation to various places in the city.
A middle school student with a mild intellectual disability has difficulty recalling basic
addition and subtraction facts. Which of the following strategies would most likely help
the student meet the math standards for their grade level? Answer: allowing the
student to use a calculator for basic addition and subtraction facts
Mrs. Janes begins each day with a warm-up question that reviews material taught the
day before. Students write their responses individually and then they discuss as a class.
While they are writing, she moves around the room reading each response. What type
of assessment is this? Answer: formative
A 5th-grade student with a learning disability generally comprehends engaging,
narrative texts, but is struggling with content-specific informative texts. The teacher
regularly implements pre-reading activities for the class as a whole. Which of the
following strategies should the inclusion teacher implement to help this student when
reading informative texts? Answer: decrease reading rate
Which of the following best describes the primary role of mentor texts in writing
instruction? Answer: Provide a clear example of a genre that students can use to guide
stylistic and/or structural choices.
While conducting research for an informational essay on an ancient civilization, a
seventh-grade student is using an encyclopedia as a reference. The student is flipping
through the pages trying to find the right entry. In order to best help the student locate
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, the information quickly, the teacher should give the student instruction on: Answer: how
to locate and use the index.
A third-grade student with no history of seizures begins having a seizure in the special
education classroom. In this case, the first thing the teacher should do is: Answer:
instruct a staff member or administrator to call 911.
A special education teacher is incorporating the use of readers' theater into her weekly
literacy instruction. Which of the following reading skills is this teacher most likely
focusing on with this activity? Answer: fluency
Ms. Aguilar is planning a unit on graphing rational functions. Which of the following
topics should Ms. Aguilar review before presenting the problem below? f(x)=x−2 / x−3
Answer: vertical asymptotes
A kindergarten student has been identified by a general education teacher as having
repetitive behaviors and language delays. After evaluation, the Licensed Specialist in
School Psychology (LSSP) determines the student is on the autism spectrum. What
steps are required for the student to access special education services? Answer: an
ARD meeting must be held to review the evaluation and offer services
Which of the following standards would a third-grader most need to master before
learning ordinality of large numbers? Answer: value of a digit
What is the primary reason for giving students standardized assessments each year?
Answer: It compares them to age- and grade-level-equivalent peers to evaluate
progress.
A teacher has decided that he wants the students to become more involved in the
assessment process at the end of a teaching unit. Which way would be the best
incorporation of students into the assessment process? Answer: The students should
create an assessment and establish a rubric.
In a middle-school language arts classroom, a successful reading program should:
Answer: allow for student-selected texts.
Ms. Henley, a second-grade special education teacher, is in the middle of a unit on
partitioning objects into equal parts. She gives the class a brief formative assessment to
check for understanding following her first lesson about dividing objects into equal parts.
She notices that three out of her 10 students' drawings divide the object into one more
part than is asked for because they are drawing three lines when asked for thirds.
(example shown below)
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