SPE test 1 with correct
answers 2025
Which national policy goal refers to the right of students with disabilities to be taught in
general education settings and be taught the general curriculum? CORRECT
ANSWERS Full Participation
Which national policy goal refers to the right of students with disabilities to use their
education to get a job, keep it, advance in it, and prove their worth? CORRECT
ANSWERS Economic self-sufficiency
The federal law governing special education services is CORRECT ANSWERS The
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Which of the following is NOT a core element of special education? CORRECT
ANSWERS Hope
What was one of the major findings of the Endrew F. Supreme Court case (2017)?
CORRECT ANSWERS students have the right to a free and appropriate public
education, and their education should be reasonably calculated to enable the child to
make progress.
, Which part of IDEA refers to the education of students ages 3-21 who have disabilities?
CORRECT ANSWERS Part B
The total number of students receiving special education services is approximately:
CORRECT ANSWERS 7 Million
The two largest categories of disability are: CORRECT ANSWERS Specific Learning
Disabilities (35 percent) and Speech or Language Impairments (20 percent).
What 2 criteria must be met for a student to be eligible to receive special education
services? CORRECT ANSWERS The student must have one of the 13 disability
categories identified by IDEA, and the student must need specially designed instruction
and supports to enable them to access and progress in the general education
curriculum
Job prospects for special education teachers are: CORRECT ANSWERS good; there is
a national shortage of special education teachers.
Special education can best be defined as: CORRECT ANSWERS specially designed
services that meet a student's unique needs in school.
Supplementary aids and services are intended to: CORRECT ANSWERS support
students and teachers, enabling students with disabilities to be taught in general
education and other education-related settings.
Which of the following statements is TRUE with regard to the zero reject principle of
IDEA? CORRECT ANSWERS School must educate all children with disabilities,
regardless of the severity of their disability.
A student with a vision impairment is found to require services to support their ability to
move around their environment. What type of related service would be most appropriate
for this student? CORRECT ANSWERS Orientation and mobility
What are the two purposes of the nondiscriminatory evaluation principle of IDEA?
CORRECT ANSWERS To determine whether a student has a disability and to identify
special education and related services that the student will receive
What is the mechanism for assuring that students with disabilities receive an
appropriate education? CORRECT ANSWERS Individualization through use of the
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Before IEP teams decide to teach a student with a disability in a special education
setting, the least restrictive environment provision states schools must first: CORRECT
ANSWERS provide students supplementary aids and services in general education
settings.
answers 2025
Which national policy goal refers to the right of students with disabilities to be taught in
general education settings and be taught the general curriculum? CORRECT
ANSWERS Full Participation
Which national policy goal refers to the right of students with disabilities to use their
education to get a job, keep it, advance in it, and prove their worth? CORRECT
ANSWERS Economic self-sufficiency
The federal law governing special education services is CORRECT ANSWERS The
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Which of the following is NOT a core element of special education? CORRECT
ANSWERS Hope
What was one of the major findings of the Endrew F. Supreme Court case (2017)?
CORRECT ANSWERS students have the right to a free and appropriate public
education, and their education should be reasonably calculated to enable the child to
make progress.
, Which part of IDEA refers to the education of students ages 3-21 who have disabilities?
CORRECT ANSWERS Part B
The total number of students receiving special education services is approximately:
CORRECT ANSWERS 7 Million
The two largest categories of disability are: CORRECT ANSWERS Specific Learning
Disabilities (35 percent) and Speech or Language Impairments (20 percent).
What 2 criteria must be met for a student to be eligible to receive special education
services? CORRECT ANSWERS The student must have one of the 13 disability
categories identified by IDEA, and the student must need specially designed instruction
and supports to enable them to access and progress in the general education
curriculum
Job prospects for special education teachers are: CORRECT ANSWERS good; there is
a national shortage of special education teachers.
Special education can best be defined as: CORRECT ANSWERS specially designed
services that meet a student's unique needs in school.
Supplementary aids and services are intended to: CORRECT ANSWERS support
students and teachers, enabling students with disabilities to be taught in general
education and other education-related settings.
Which of the following statements is TRUE with regard to the zero reject principle of
IDEA? CORRECT ANSWERS School must educate all children with disabilities,
regardless of the severity of their disability.
A student with a vision impairment is found to require services to support their ability to
move around their environment. What type of related service would be most appropriate
for this student? CORRECT ANSWERS Orientation and mobility
What are the two purposes of the nondiscriminatory evaluation principle of IDEA?
CORRECT ANSWERS To determine whether a student has a disability and to identify
special education and related services that the student will receive
What is the mechanism for assuring that students with disabilities receive an
appropriate education? CORRECT ANSWERS Individualization through use of the
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Before IEP teams decide to teach a student with a disability in a special education
setting, the least restrictive environment provision states schools must first: CORRECT
ANSWERS provide students supplementary aids and services in general education
settings.
