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Mr. Graham is a specialist who works with students who have special needs. You observe Mr. Graham and he is working with a group of students on the tasks of cutting with scissors, holding a pencil, and writing sentences using the same hand without switching to another hand. Mr. Graham is the A. special education teacher B. physical therapist C. occupational therapist D. motor planning specialist correct answers c Tara is a seventh-grade student classified as having an emotional disturbance. She attends general education classes for most of the school day and receives consultant teacher services from a special education teacher. She also attends individual and group counseling sessions each week. Recently, Tara has exhibited disruptive behavior in her general education classes that has interfered with her ability to learn. A behavioral intervention plan was developed for Tara to address this behavior, and the special education teacher will be collaborating with her general education teachers to implement the plan. Which approach would likely be most effective for the special education teacher to use in collaborating with the general education teachers? a. establishing a notebook system in which the teachers can record their observations of Tara, and using this information to update the plan as needed b. meeting with the teache correct answers b The primary purpose of the Child Find provisions included in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has been: a. establishing a federal database of every child in preschool through twelfth grade who receives special education services that includes the disability category and related services. b. requiring that every child who has a disability diagnosed before 36 months of age receive early intervention services in a clinical setting. c. maintaining that every child from birth through 8 years of age who attends public schools participates in a mandatory annual comprehensive special education evaluation. d. ensuring that school districts have a process in place for identifying and evaluating every child from birth through 21 years of age who is suspected of having a disability. correct answers d A special education teacher co-teaches a sixth-grade science class with a general education teacher. The integrated co-teaching class has twelve students with disabilities, including students with learning disabilities, and other health impairments. The teachers are planning an assignment in which students will keep daily journals of their observations of the movement of the Sun, Moon, and stars. Which strategy would be the best for promoting all students' active participation in this activity? a. meeting with the students who have disabilities to discuss the assignment and identifying any subtasks from which they should be excused b. dividing the class into small, heterogeneous groups and assigning a proficient writer in each group to write the journal entries for that group c, giving the special education teacher the primary responsibility for monitoring and directing the work of the students who have disabilities correct answers d An intellectual disability is primarily characterized by: