EAS Teacher Certification Exam ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
IEP Individualized Education Plan
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Teaching Poor Comprehenders: want to make sure they HAVE background knowledge
• inference making (give them prior knowledge BEFORE you start to read
the book)
• OR teach child how to make inferences for her/his self
• use graphic organizers : ways of visually representing the content you are
reading
• use strategies to help kids with attentional control
Teaching Students with Spelling Difficulties: teach phonemic awareness
• practice, practice, practice
• limit amount on lists of words to spell (do not expect students to learn too many
words at any given time)
GENERAL STRATEGIES FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING differentiated teaching
DISORDERS • know your students, know what each one needs
• build organizational skills
• teach self-regulation
• focus on how much the student is learning, how much progress they as
individuals are making
3 Domains of Learning 1) Cognitive
(as described by Benjamin Bloom and others) - refers to knowledge, intellectual ability
(and other things we associate with school learning)
2) Affective
- refers to values, interests, attitudes
(and other things we associate with feelings)
3) Psychomotor
- refers to motor skills
(and other things we associate with movement)
ANSWERS
IEP Individualized Education Plan
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Teaching Poor Comprehenders: want to make sure they HAVE background knowledge
• inference making (give them prior knowledge BEFORE you start to read
the book)
• OR teach child how to make inferences for her/his self
• use graphic organizers : ways of visually representing the content you are
reading
• use strategies to help kids with attentional control
Teaching Students with Spelling Difficulties: teach phonemic awareness
• practice, practice, practice
• limit amount on lists of words to spell (do not expect students to learn too many
words at any given time)
GENERAL STRATEGIES FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING differentiated teaching
DISORDERS • know your students, know what each one needs
• build organizational skills
• teach self-regulation
• focus on how much the student is learning, how much progress they as
individuals are making
3 Domains of Learning 1) Cognitive
(as described by Benjamin Bloom and others) - refers to knowledge, intellectual ability
(and other things we associate with school learning)
2) Affective
- refers to values, interests, attitudes
(and other things we associate with feelings)
3) Psychomotor
- refers to motor skills
(and other things we associate with movement)
