Foundations of Special Education exam 1 (Already Passed)

2 reasons for litigation suits over special education services correct answers -special education services aren't being provided for students whose parents want them -students are assigned to special education when their parents believe they should NOT be 8 responsibilities of General education teachers in educating exceptional students correct answers 1) Accommodate individual students needs 2) Evaluate academic abilities and disabilities 3)Refer for evaluation- screen and identify all children with d isab ilities 4) Participate in eligibility conferences 5) Participate in writing IEP's 6) Communicate with parents or guardians 7) Participate in due process hearings and negotiations 8) Collaborate with professionals to identify and promote exceptional students' abilities accommodations for students with learning or behavioral needs correct answers -practices and procedures in the areas of presentation, response, setting, and/or timing/scheduling -no reduction in learning expectations -intended to reduce or eliminate effects of a student's disability -no change in kind of achievement being measured -change is in how achievement is measured -provides just the right amount of help to the student Benefits of using informal assessments (or progress monitoring) for cultural/linguistic subgroups correct answers -less bias than standardized tests -based more closely upon student's current curriculum/instruction -helps teachers make instruction decisions -may prevent school failure leading to unnecessary special education placement classwide peer tutoring (CWPT) (definition and method) correct answers - all students on the general education classroom routinely engage in peer tutoring for drill and practice of particular subjects or skills -teacher DOES instruct students in peer tutoring procedures and in the content of the tutoring sessions considerations when assessing ELLs correct answers -assessment should be normed on a similar population -standardized assessments may contain cultural or linguistic bias -student may require accommodations during testing -progress monitoring is more helpful in making sound instructional decisions co-teaching (definition) correct answers two or more professionals delivering substantive instruction to a blended group of students in a single physical space deinstitutionalization (def and impact) correct answers -1960's social movement: people with intellectual disabilities/mental illness removed from large mental institutions, placed into smaller community homes or family homes -major catalyst for including people with disabilities in society