A special education team has determined that a student with a learning disability learns best in a
regular classroom for most of the day and in a special education classroom for two hours a day.
Which component of the individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is being addressed?
correct answers Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
What is true about the nature of decisions regarding individualized Education Program (IEP)
goals? correct answers Decisions can change to reflect the student's progress relative to English
learner (EL) program goals
Who must give input in the individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) placement
process? correct answers Parents
Title III addresses English learners (ELs), including what other status of students? correct
answers migrant children and youth
What is one function of the Home Language Survey for English language (EL) students? correct
answers Determines the potential need for a language assistance program.
An EL student was placed in a special education program. It was determined later that this
student was incorrectly placed in the program.
What may be the reason for this? correct answers The student was identified as having a learning
disorder before being assessed as a second language learner.
A student is learning to speak English. She knows the meaning of about 1,000 words and can
speak some words.
, What is this stage of second language acquisition? correct answers Early Production
A student's native language is English and the student is in the preproduction stage of learning to
speak Spanish.
What is an activity this student can complete? correct answers practice pronouncing words
A student is learning to speak English as a second language. This student can speak simple
sentences but still relies heavily on context clues.
What is this stage of second language acquisition? correct answers Speech Emergence
In the U.S., which ethnic group do the majority of second language learners represent? correct
answers Hispanic and Latino
What is a characteristic of English Learners? correct answers They progress through
developmental stages of second language acquisition.
What is a characteristic of English Learners? correct answers English learners learn best in
collaborative and cooperative classes where they can practice using American Standard English.
What is a characteristic of students who are learning a second language? correct answers
Students who practice the second language in academic settings learn academic language faster.
Which of the thirteen IDEA categories includes dyslexia? correct answers Specific Learning
Disabilities
A student performs well on mathematics tasks but often struggles with reading assignments.