Students with Disabilities CST NYSTCE
(060) (UPDATED 2026) Updated: EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
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Panel on Mental Retardation -CORRECTANSWER In 1961, President Kennedy
appointed a panel of experts to prepare a national plan for "combating mental
retardation."
Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1965 -CORRECTANSWER The
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was a cornerstone of President
Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty" (McLaughlin, 1975). ... ESEA is an extensive
statute that funds primary and secondary education, emphasizing high standards and
accountability. As mandated in the act, funds are authorized for professional
development, instructional materials, resources to support educational programs, and
the promotion of parental involvement. (QUALITY AND EQUALITY)
Public Law 94-143 -CORRECTANSWER
The Education for all handicapped Children Act (EHA) -CORRECTANSWER Public
Law 94-143. Passed in 1975 and later reauthorized as IDEA. guaranteed a free
appropriate public education to each child with a disability.
,The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) -
CORRECTANSWER is the federal law that govern the education of children with
disabilities.
IDEA -CORRECTANSWER Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Federal
legislation with the strongest and most direct impact on special ed. The Right to a free,
appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. It requires that
students with disabilities be included in the general education classroom only removed
with special services if the classroom environment cannot be modified to adequately
support their educational progress.
Inclusion -CORRECTANSWER The practice of educating students with disabilities in
the general education classroom so they may participate in day-to-day routines
alongside students without disabilities. Inclusion treats the general education classroom
as the student's primary placement. (LRE and FAPE)
Mainstreaming -CORRECTANSWER students with disabilities were included in the
general education classroom only when their achievement would be near grade level
without substantial support.
Child find -CORRECTANSWER Through IDEA, the federal government provides states
with funding for special ed but in return the states must comply pertain to children from
birth to 21. States must conduct child find activities to identify and evaluate children who
, may have disabilities. Students who may have a disability must be evaluated, at no cost
to the parents, for their eligibility for special service. Parents must be in involved in the
evaluation process. Either parents or a school professional (teacher) may request an
evaluation, but parental consent is required before evaluation can take place.
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) part of IDEA -CORRECTANSWER students
with disabilities are entitled to the same types of educational experiences as their peers
without disabilities. Schools must provide each child with a disability an education
experience that is appropriate to his or her age and abilities at no cost to the parents.
LRE Least Restrictive Environment -CORRECTANSWER Students with disabilities are
to be educated in the least restrictive environment, meaning that their educational
experiences must be as similar as possible to those of children who do not have a
disability. The goal of LRE is for students with disabilities to remain in the general
education classroom to the greatest extent possible, with the fewest possible changes
to day-to- day routines, and to be removed from regular classes and provided with
special services only when the severity of their disability requires doing so in order for
them to be educated appropriately.
Continuum of service -CORRECTANSWER allows these students to participate to the
greatest extent possible.
(060) (UPDATED 2026) Updated: EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
| GET IT RIGHT!!
Panel on Mental Retardation -CORRECTANSWER In 1961, President Kennedy
appointed a panel of experts to prepare a national plan for "combating mental
retardation."
Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1965 -CORRECTANSWER The
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was a cornerstone of President
Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty" (McLaughlin, 1975). ... ESEA is an extensive
statute that funds primary and secondary education, emphasizing high standards and
accountability. As mandated in the act, funds are authorized for professional
development, instructional materials, resources to support educational programs, and
the promotion of parental involvement. (QUALITY AND EQUALITY)
Public Law 94-143 -CORRECTANSWER
The Education for all handicapped Children Act (EHA) -CORRECTANSWER Public
Law 94-143. Passed in 1975 and later reauthorized as IDEA. guaranteed a free
appropriate public education to each child with a disability.
,The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) -
CORRECTANSWER is the federal law that govern the education of children with
disabilities.
IDEA -CORRECTANSWER Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Federal
legislation with the strongest and most direct impact on special ed. The Right to a free,
appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. It requires that
students with disabilities be included in the general education classroom only removed
with special services if the classroom environment cannot be modified to adequately
support their educational progress.
Inclusion -CORRECTANSWER The practice of educating students with disabilities in
the general education classroom so they may participate in day-to-day routines
alongside students without disabilities. Inclusion treats the general education classroom
as the student's primary placement. (LRE and FAPE)
Mainstreaming -CORRECTANSWER students with disabilities were included in the
general education classroom only when their achievement would be near grade level
without substantial support.
Child find -CORRECTANSWER Through IDEA, the federal government provides states
with funding for special ed but in return the states must comply pertain to children from
birth to 21. States must conduct child find activities to identify and evaluate children who
, may have disabilities. Students who may have a disability must be evaluated, at no cost
to the parents, for their eligibility for special service. Parents must be in involved in the
evaluation process. Either parents or a school professional (teacher) may request an
evaluation, but parental consent is required before evaluation can take place.
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) part of IDEA -CORRECTANSWER students
with disabilities are entitled to the same types of educational experiences as their peers
without disabilities. Schools must provide each child with a disability an education
experience that is appropriate to his or her age and abilities at no cost to the parents.
LRE Least Restrictive Environment -CORRECTANSWER Students with disabilities are
to be educated in the least restrictive environment, meaning that their educational
experiences must be as similar as possible to those of children who do not have a
disability. The goal of LRE is for students with disabilities to remain in the general
education classroom to the greatest extent possible, with the fewest possible changes
to day-to- day routines, and to be removed from regular classes and provided with
special services only when the severity of their disability requires doing so in order for
them to be educated appropriately.
Continuum of service -CORRECTANSWER allows these students to participate to the
greatest extent possible.
