GACE Special Education General Curriculum STUDY GUIDE
1. Project-
Student-centered pedagogy in which students actively explore real-
based
world challenges. Content can be personalized for diverse learners.
learning
2. Provide periodic re- How can teachers best help students with intellectual disabilities
retain previ-
view of lessons ously acquired skills?
3. Word-attack skills The set of skills a student uses to recognize and understand words
(e.g. context
clues, visual recognition strategies, decoding, sounding out, etc.).
4. Similar To help students transfer learned skills to new situations, teachers
(students are should make the learning situation and the opportunity to apply
more likely the skill as
to transfer learn- as possible.
ing when the
class- room
situation & the
new situation are
similar; i.e.
authentic assign-
ments)
5. A student must included under the definition of deaf-
have a ness.
permanent or
fluctuating hear- 6. Curriculum-Based Assessment
ing loss that af-
fects the
student's
educational
perfor- mance
but is not
,GACE Special Education General Curriculum STUDY GUIDE
What is the IDEA definition of
hearing impairment?
A method of monitoring student
educational progress through
direct assess- ment of
academic skills.
,GACE Special Education General Curriculum STUDY GUIDE
7. C. Evaluating NINE)
progress using
IEP objectives
8. Assessment in
the student's
native
language
9. Heterogeneou
s grouping
10. Homogeneo
us grouping
11. C. phonics
and word
recognition
12. D. provide
technol- ogy
software for
home use
13. Stanine
(STAndard
, GACE Special Education General Curriculum STUDY GUIDE
Which of the following is an B. visual-motor integration
example of a curriculum-based C. phonics and word recognition
assessment? D. visual memory skills
A. Using RTI to compare
student performance In order to promote successful use of assistive technology, teachers
B. IQ test scores should try to whenever possible.
C. Evaluating progress A. provide homework that utilizes the technology
using IEP objectives B. limit work that does not use the technology
D. Standardized testing C. allow the entire class to use the same technology
D. provide technology software for home use
For a bilingual student, what
type of extra assessment is A method of scaling test scores on a nine-point standard scale with a
necessary to deter- mine mean of five and a standard deviation of two.
baseline skills?
Forming groups of students
with diverse abilities (helpful for
students with special needs to
be included with stronger
peers)
Forming groups of students
with similar abilities (does not
promote inclusion)
Students with learning
disabilities benefit from a
whole-language approach in
combination with direct
instruction in:
A. auditory
comprehension
1. Project-
Student-centered pedagogy in which students actively explore real-
based
world challenges. Content can be personalized for diverse learners.
learning
2. Provide periodic re- How can teachers best help students with intellectual disabilities
retain previ-
view of lessons ously acquired skills?
3. Word-attack skills The set of skills a student uses to recognize and understand words
(e.g. context
clues, visual recognition strategies, decoding, sounding out, etc.).
4. Similar To help students transfer learned skills to new situations, teachers
(students are should make the learning situation and the opportunity to apply
more likely the skill as
to transfer learn- as possible.
ing when the
class- room
situation & the
new situation are
similar; i.e.
authentic assign-
ments)
5. A student must included under the definition of deaf-
have a ness.
permanent or
fluctuating hear- 6. Curriculum-Based Assessment
ing loss that af-
fects the
student's
educational
perfor- mance
but is not
,GACE Special Education General Curriculum STUDY GUIDE
What is the IDEA definition of
hearing impairment?
A method of monitoring student
educational progress through
direct assess- ment of
academic skills.
,GACE Special Education General Curriculum STUDY GUIDE
7. C. Evaluating NINE)
progress using
IEP objectives
8. Assessment in
the student's
native
language
9. Heterogeneou
s grouping
10. Homogeneo
us grouping
11. C. phonics
and word
recognition
12. D. provide
technol- ogy
software for
home use
13. Stanine
(STAndard
, GACE Special Education General Curriculum STUDY GUIDE
Which of the following is an B. visual-motor integration
example of a curriculum-based C. phonics and word recognition
assessment? D. visual memory skills
A. Using RTI to compare
student performance In order to promote successful use of assistive technology, teachers
B. IQ test scores should try to whenever possible.
C. Evaluating progress A. provide homework that utilizes the technology
using IEP objectives B. limit work that does not use the technology
D. Standardized testing C. allow the entire class to use the same technology
D. provide technology software for home use
For a bilingual student, what
type of extra assessment is A method of scaling test scores on a nine-point standard scale with a
necessary to deter- mine mean of five and a standard deviation of two.
baseline skills?
Forming groups of students
with diverse abilities (helpful for
students with special needs to
be included with stronger
peers)
Forming groups of students
with similar abilities (does not
promote inclusion)
Students with learning
disabilities benefit from a
whole-language approach in
combination with direct
instruction in:
A. auditory
comprehension
