Special Education NES Practice Test Latest Update
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In general, which of the following would be the most effective way for an
elementary school special education teacher to establish regular
communications with each student's parents/guardians?
Obtaining parental consent for individual notebooks in which the teacher and
parents/guardians can write updates, questions, and comments.
The student's parents voice concerns to the special education teacher about how
their daughter's ASD is affecting their home life. Which of the following would be
the most appropriate recommendation for the teacher to give in this situation?
"Consider joining a local support group for families of children diagnosed with ASD"
Which of the following strategies would provide a special educator with the most
objective method for analyzing their instructional effectiveness?
Videotaping a lesson and critiquing it using a checklist.
Which of the following strategies would likely be the most effective for helping a
special educator evaluate their own long-term professional growth?
Maintaining a teaching portfolio (samples of student work, administrative observations,
self-reflections).
Which of the following activities would likely be the most effective for helping
special education teachers begin to identify their own cultural biases?
Tracing their own backgrounds, values, and traditions.
Which of the following disabilities is degenerative and often leads to death in
adolescence or early childhood?
Muscular dystrophy
Which of the following gross-motor skills do children typically develop last?
Jumping forward, taking off landing with two feet.
Which of the following social/emotional abilities typically appears for the first
time during adolescence?
Understanding that the perspective of others may be influenced by their background or
circumstances.
A special education teacher is preparing to conduct and evaluation of a
kindergarten student who has fragile X syndrome. An adaptive behavior
assessment would provide the teacher with information about:
the student's self-help and social skills.
A special education teacher will be participating in a functional behavioral
assessment (FBA) of a student who has recently become physically disruptive in
class. Which of the following is the first step in conducting an FBA?
Describe the student's behavior in concise, observation based terms.
A portfolio assessment primarily provides an IEP team with documentation of:
a student's strengths and evidence of progress that has occurred over time.
An IEP team is preparing to conduct a 3-year reevaluation of a high school
student with learning disabilities and ADHD. Which of the following strategies
would likely be the most effective when administering a standardized
achievement test to this student?
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In general, which of the following would be the most effective way for an
elementary school special education teacher to establish regular
communications with each student's parents/guardians?
Obtaining parental consent for individual notebooks in which the teacher and
parents/guardians can write updates, questions, and comments.
The student's parents voice concerns to the special education teacher about how
their daughter's ASD is affecting their home life. Which of the following would be
the most appropriate recommendation for the teacher to give in this situation?
"Consider joining a local support group for families of children diagnosed with ASD"
Which of the following strategies would provide a special educator with the most
objective method for analyzing their instructional effectiveness?
Videotaping a lesson and critiquing it using a checklist.
Which of the following strategies would likely be the most effective for helping a
special educator evaluate their own long-term professional growth?
Maintaining a teaching portfolio (samples of student work, administrative observations,
self-reflections).
Which of the following activities would likely be the most effective for helping
special education teachers begin to identify their own cultural biases?
Tracing their own backgrounds, values, and traditions.
Which of the following disabilities is degenerative and often leads to death in
adolescence or early childhood?
Muscular dystrophy
Which of the following gross-motor skills do children typically develop last?
Jumping forward, taking off landing with two feet.
Which of the following social/emotional abilities typically appears for the first
time during adolescence?
Understanding that the perspective of others may be influenced by their background or
circumstances.
A special education teacher is preparing to conduct and evaluation of a
kindergarten student who has fragile X syndrome. An adaptive behavior
assessment would provide the teacher with information about:
the student's self-help and social skills.
A special education teacher will be participating in a functional behavioral
assessment (FBA) of a student who has recently become physically disruptive in
class. Which of the following is the first step in conducting an FBA?
Describe the student's behavior in concise, observation based terms.
A portfolio assessment primarily provides an IEP team with documentation of:
a student's strengths and evidence of progress that has occurred over time.
An IEP team is preparing to conduct a 3-year reevaluation of a high school
student with learning disabilities and ADHD. Which of the following strategies
would likely be the most effective when administering a standardized
achievement test to this student?
