, Multiple Choice Questions
CHAPTER 1 Preparing to Teach Students with Mild and Moderate
Disabilities
Directions: Select the correct response(s) for the following questions.
1) Congress passed federal legislation to provide free, appropriate. public education for
students with disabilities in
a) 1960
b) 1969
c) 1975
d) 1980
1) IDEA
a) expands the scope of education to include preparing students for employment
and independent living
b) strengthens the role of parents
c) both of the above
d) none of the above
2) IDEA requires that
a) students have access to the general education curriculum
b) parents pay for at least 25% of the special education costs
c) students be educated in the most restrictive environment
d) only academic needs be addressed
3) Specially designed instruction can include
, a) physical education
b) travel training
c) vocational education
d) all of the above
4) To be eligible for special education services, a student must
a) have a disability
b) have a learning or behavior disability
c) have a disability and that disability must adversely affect the student’s education
performance
d) have a disability and be functioning at least 2 grades levels below
5) Zero reject means
a) no student will be excluded from a free appropriate public education
b) all students with disabilities will receive special education services
c) no child left behind
d) educators cannot refuse any child
6) The individualized education program describes
a) what the student can do
b) the student’s strengths
c) the student’s needs
d) all of the above
7) Required membership on the IEP team includes
, a) school nurse
b) parent
c) social worker
d) school psychologist
8) Schools must offer a least restrictive environment which means
a) a variety of settings that provide the most appropriate placement option
b) students with disabilities cannot be restrained
c) students with disabilities receive education in inclusive classrooms
d) students with disabilities have accessible classrooms and school buildings
9) Due process refers to
a) assigning students with disabilities to appropriate programs
b) a court decision that settles a dispute
c) procedural safeguards to ensure that the rights of parents and children with
disabilities are protected
d) the procedure educators undergo to receive teaching certification
10) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
a) provides a more narrow definition of disability than IDEA
b) does not require a written plan
c) is designed to address the unique needs of students who are English language
learners
d) provides free appropriate public education for eligible students including specially
designed instruction
11) No Child Left Behind Act requires