Questions and CORRECT Answers
Characteristics of effective structured learning environment - CORRECT ANSWER --
develop relationships with students and knowing their interests
-consistently implementing rules
-transitioning students appropriately between activities
-designing lesson plans that anticipate student behaviors
-promoting target behavior
-consequences for breaking the rules
-clear expectations
Effective teachers use one seating arrangement for the entire year. Best practices indicate that
seating arrangements shouldn't change and be tied to the intent of lesson objectives - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
they should not use one seating arrangement and they should change
multidisciplinary team - CORRECT ANSWER - composed of special educator, general ed
teacher, parens, paraprofessionals, principal, and psychologist.
they do not collaborate, but instead they work alongside each other
all working towards a common goal
interdisciplinary team - CORRECT ANSWER - general education teacher providing all
curriculum and accommodations for a student.
In this model, the special educator and other professionals relevant to the education of the
student collaborate to ensure that the curriculum meets the needs of the student and the
accommodations are appropriate
, transdisciplinary team-teaching model - CORRECT ANSWER - consistent communication
between all professionals
professionals working with the student work together collaboratively to ensure the individual
needs of the student are met. The special educator may teach in the general education classroom
delivering instruction to both students with and without disabilities
Formal cooperative learning vs. informal cooperative learning - CORRECT ANSWER -
With formal cooperative learning, an instructor oversees the learning of lesson material or
completion of assignments for students in these small groups.
With informal cooperative learning, the instructor supervises group activities by keeping
students cognitively active but does not guide instruction or assignments.
Multiple Modality Instruction - CORRECT ANSWER - way to engage students by
offering different ways to learn the same material (visual, auditory, and tactile)
How to target social skills that need to be addressed and taught - CORRECT ANSWER -
evaluating developmental milestones
Three types of social skill deficits - CORRECT ANSWER - *Acquisition deficits* occur
when a student demonstrates an absence of a skill or behavior.
*Performance deficits* occur when a student does not implement a social skill consistently.
*A fluency deficit* means a student needs assistance with demonstrating a social skill effectively
or fluently
social skill groups - CORRECT ANSWER - group lead by an adult teaching social skills
to similar aged peers