OAE Special Education UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A special educator is scheduling a three-year reevaluation meeting for a student who is an
English Language Learner. The student's parents prefer to communicate in their first language
rather than in English. Which of the following steps should the special educator take to
promote effective communication during this meeting?
A. Ask the parents to bring a family member who speaks both languages.
B. Request that the school administrator hire a translator.
C. Learn to say some basic greetings in the parents' first language.
D. Provide a dictionary for the parents to use. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Correct
Response: B.
This question requires the examinee to apply knowledge of effective strategies for
communicating and collaborating with students with disabilities and their parents/guardians.
The parents/guardians of a student with a disability are considered to be key members of the
student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) team. In order to collaborate effectively
with parents/guardians whose preferred language is not English, a special educator must be
able to communicate with them. In the scenario provided, the special education teacher has a
professional obligation to ensure that a professional translator or interpreter is available to
attend the meeting to ensure clear, accessible communication.
According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA), which of
the following steps must take place before a student can be evaluated for special education
services?
A. The student's general education teacher must submit a list of assessments to include in the
evaluation.
B. A school administrator must allocate funding for the evaluation to take place.
C. The student's parents/guardians must give written permission for the evaluation.
D. An independent psychologist must review the referral information and determine that an
evaluation is necessary. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Correct Response: C.
This question requires the examinee to apply knowledge of federal laws related to the
education of students with disabilities. The Individuals with Disabilities Education
Improvement Act (IDEA) provides students with disabilities and their parents/guardians with
a number of procedural safeguards to protect their rights. For example, if a student is referred
for a comprehensive individual evaluation to determine eligibility for special education
, services, the student's parents/guardians must give written permission before this evaluation
can take place.
It would be especially important to take gender differences into account when a special
education teacher is planning instruction for which of the following components of a
functional curriculum?
A. leisure activities
B. personal hygiene
C. money management
D. vocational skills - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Correct Response: B.
This question requires the examinee to demonstrate knowledge of strategies for developing
and selecting instructional content that is responsive to students' gender differences. In
addition to learning academic curricula, some students with disabilities receive instruction in
functional living skills, including self-care skills. Learning skills related to personal hygiene
enhances students' level of autonomy and independence. Of the categories of functional
living skills listed, personal hygiene skills are most likely to be different depending on
gender, particularly for older students (e.g., shaving, applying makeup).
A middle school student with specific learning disabilities has an Individualized Education
Program (IEP) goal to develop self-determination skills. Which of the following would be
most effective for the special educator to use in helping the student achieve this goal?
A. including the student as a collaborator at his own IEP annual review meeting
B. providing the student with opportunities to evaluate his own work
C. assigning the student a research project to present to classmates orally
D. providing the student with reading material to learn more about the IEP process -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Correct Response: A.
This question requires the examinee to apply knowledge of strategies for developing students'
self-advocacy skills, resulting in self-determination. Developing self-determination skills
means that students learn to make choices and take an active role in their education and in
transition planning. One way to help students develop these skills is to have them participate
in setting goals for themselves during their annual Individualized Education Program (IEP)
team meeting. By participating in their IEP meeting, students learn to take ownership of their
education and ultimately their future.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A special educator is scheduling a three-year reevaluation meeting for a student who is an
English Language Learner. The student's parents prefer to communicate in their first language
rather than in English. Which of the following steps should the special educator take to
promote effective communication during this meeting?
A. Ask the parents to bring a family member who speaks both languages.
B. Request that the school administrator hire a translator.
C. Learn to say some basic greetings in the parents' first language.
D. Provide a dictionary for the parents to use. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Correct
Response: B.
This question requires the examinee to apply knowledge of effective strategies for
communicating and collaborating with students with disabilities and their parents/guardians.
The parents/guardians of a student with a disability are considered to be key members of the
student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) team. In order to collaborate effectively
with parents/guardians whose preferred language is not English, a special educator must be
able to communicate with them. In the scenario provided, the special education teacher has a
professional obligation to ensure that a professional translator or interpreter is available to
attend the meeting to ensure clear, accessible communication.
According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA), which of
the following steps must take place before a student can be evaluated for special education
services?
A. The student's general education teacher must submit a list of assessments to include in the
evaluation.
B. A school administrator must allocate funding for the evaluation to take place.
C. The student's parents/guardians must give written permission for the evaluation.
D. An independent psychologist must review the referral information and determine that an
evaluation is necessary. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Correct Response: C.
This question requires the examinee to apply knowledge of federal laws related to the
education of students with disabilities. The Individuals with Disabilities Education
Improvement Act (IDEA) provides students with disabilities and their parents/guardians with
a number of procedural safeguards to protect their rights. For example, if a student is referred
for a comprehensive individual evaluation to determine eligibility for special education
, services, the student's parents/guardians must give written permission before this evaluation
can take place.
It would be especially important to take gender differences into account when a special
education teacher is planning instruction for which of the following components of a
functional curriculum?
A. leisure activities
B. personal hygiene
C. money management
D. vocational skills - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Correct Response: B.
This question requires the examinee to demonstrate knowledge of strategies for developing
and selecting instructional content that is responsive to students' gender differences. In
addition to learning academic curricula, some students with disabilities receive instruction in
functional living skills, including self-care skills. Learning skills related to personal hygiene
enhances students' level of autonomy and independence. Of the categories of functional
living skills listed, personal hygiene skills are most likely to be different depending on
gender, particularly for older students (e.g., shaving, applying makeup).
A middle school student with specific learning disabilities has an Individualized Education
Program (IEP) goal to develop self-determination skills. Which of the following would be
most effective for the special educator to use in helping the student achieve this goal?
A. including the student as a collaborator at his own IEP annual review meeting
B. providing the student with opportunities to evaluate his own work
C. assigning the student a research project to present to classmates orally
D. providing the student with reading material to learn more about the IEP process -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Correct Response: A.
This question requires the examinee to apply knowledge of strategies for developing students'
self-advocacy skills, resulting in self-determination. Developing self-determination skills
means that students learn to make choices and take an active role in their education and in
transition planning. One way to help students develop these skills is to have them participate
in setting goals for themselves during their annual Individualized Education Program (IEP)
team meeting. By participating in their IEP meeting, students learn to take ownership of their
education and ultimately their future.
