SPĒD SAPPC EXAM | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
LATEST UPDATED | GRADED A+
Largest Group of Low Incidence Disabilities - (answers)Intellectual Disabilities
Developmental Delays - (answers)Significant delay in one or more of the following areas leading
to the need for special education and related services: physical development, cognitive
development, communication development, social or emotional development, or adaptive
development. Applicable only for children ages 3-9.
Students with developmental delays receive services under IDEA.
Communication Disorders - (answers)Include problems related to speech, language and auditory
processing.
Intellectual Disabilities - (answers)The federal category that comprises the largest group of
individuals with low -incidence disabilities receiving special education services.
Generally IQ scores less than 55
Autism Spectrum - (answers)Difficulty with social relationships.
Often delayed language development
,Narrow Range of Interest
Low threshold for stress
Dyslexia - (answers)a condition in the brain that makes it hard for a person to read, write, and
spell.
Visual and Hearing Impairments - (answers)Condition in which an individual has an inability or
a limited ability to receive information visually and auditorily, so that it interferes with learning.
ADD - (answers)Attention Deficit Disorder- Term sometimes used as a synonym for attention
deficit-hyperactivity disorder.
ADHD - (answers)Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder-Medical condition in which students
have significant inability to attend, excessive motor activity, and/or impulsivity.
ELLs - (answers)English- Language Learners- Students whose native language is not English
and who are developing their English skills while in school.
Physical and Health Impairments - (answers)
, Behavior Disorders - (answers)
IEPs - (answers)Individualized Education Program- Document prepared by the multidisciplinary
team or annual review team that specifies a students level of functioning and needs, the
instructional goals and objectives for the student and how they will be evaluated, the nature and
extent of special education and related services to be received, and the initiation date and
duration of the services. Each student's IEP is updated annually.
504 Plans - (answers)Specfic accommodations to help students with a physical or mental
impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity.
Includes ADHD and learning disabilities.
RTI - (answers)Response to Intervention- An approach for the identification of learning
disabilities based on whether student learning progress improves or fails to improve after the
student receives increasingly intense, research-based interventions; the latter may may be an
indication of a learning disability.
LRE - (answers)Least Restrictive Environment- The setting as similar as possible to that for
students without disabilities in which a student with disabilities can be educated, with
appropriate supports provided. For most students, the LRE is a general education classroom.
LATEST UPDATED | GRADED A+
Largest Group of Low Incidence Disabilities - (answers)Intellectual Disabilities
Developmental Delays - (answers)Significant delay in one or more of the following areas leading
to the need for special education and related services: physical development, cognitive
development, communication development, social or emotional development, or adaptive
development. Applicable only for children ages 3-9.
Students with developmental delays receive services under IDEA.
Communication Disorders - (answers)Include problems related to speech, language and auditory
processing.
Intellectual Disabilities - (answers)The federal category that comprises the largest group of
individuals with low -incidence disabilities receiving special education services.
Generally IQ scores less than 55
Autism Spectrum - (answers)Difficulty with social relationships.
Often delayed language development
,Narrow Range of Interest
Low threshold for stress
Dyslexia - (answers)a condition in the brain that makes it hard for a person to read, write, and
spell.
Visual and Hearing Impairments - (answers)Condition in which an individual has an inability or
a limited ability to receive information visually and auditorily, so that it interferes with learning.
ADD - (answers)Attention Deficit Disorder- Term sometimes used as a synonym for attention
deficit-hyperactivity disorder.
ADHD - (answers)Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder-Medical condition in which students
have significant inability to attend, excessive motor activity, and/or impulsivity.
ELLs - (answers)English- Language Learners- Students whose native language is not English
and who are developing their English skills while in school.
Physical and Health Impairments - (answers)
, Behavior Disorders - (answers)
IEPs - (answers)Individualized Education Program- Document prepared by the multidisciplinary
team or annual review team that specifies a students level of functioning and needs, the
instructional goals and objectives for the student and how they will be evaluated, the nature and
extent of special education and related services to be received, and the initiation date and
duration of the services. Each student's IEP is updated annually.
504 Plans - (answers)Specfic accommodations to help students with a physical or mental
impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity.
Includes ADHD and learning disabilities.
RTI - (answers)Response to Intervention- An approach for the identification of learning
disabilities based on whether student learning progress improves or fails to improve after the
student receives increasingly intense, research-based interventions; the latter may may be an
indication of a learning disability.
LRE - (answers)Least Restrictive Environment- The setting as similar as possible to that for
students without disabilities in which a student with disabilities can be educated, with
appropriate supports provided. For most students, the LRE is a general education classroom.
