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NEW FTCE ESE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS BANK WITH
700 REAL EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS/ FTCE ESE TEST 2025/ FL TEACHER
CERTIFICATION EXAM ESE
IDEA - ..ANSWER...✓✓ a federal law that governs the
education of ESE students
*provides funding for schools
IFSP - ..ANSWER...✓✓ Similar to an IEP but it ranges
from birth to three years old
Vocational Rehabilitation Act / ADA - ..ANSWER...✓✓
prohibits discrimination on the basis of physical or mental
disabilities
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) -
..ANSWER...✓✓ Helps ensure the privacy of education
records
*such as an IEP
No Child Left Behind Act - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A U.S. law
enacted in 2001 that was intended to increase
accountability in education by requiring states to qualify
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for federal educational funding by administering
standardized tests to measure school achievement.
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) - ..ANSWER...✓✓
Obama's act in 2015 that took over No Child Left Behind
Require data on students achievement and graudation
rates
ESE is controlled at the state level in Florida
LRE (Least Restrictive Environment) - ..ANSWER...✓✓
Mostly focuses on the inclusion of the ESE student with
the general education classroom (if possible)
Due Process - ..ANSWER...✓✓ Last resort after school
personnel and students family cannot resolve a
disagreement
norm-referenced assessment - ..ANSWER...✓✓ An
assessment that compares a student's performance to a
sample of that student's peers.
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results can be changed into percentiles to compare to
others in the age groups
ecological assessment - ..ANSWER...✓✓ assessment of
the child's environment. We know that a student's school
achievement is affected, not just by the school alone, but
also by many other factors in the child's environment.
helpful in order to obtain a true and complete picture of
the child's ability and needs
Center for Autism and related disorders (CARD) can help
families with what kind of services - ..ANSWER...✓✓ In-
home supports for behavior and routines
What can help with identifying consonant and vowel
sounds? - ..ANSWER...✓✓ phoneme discrimination
Diana vs. State Board of Education - ..ANSWER...✓✓
Mandated that related services be provided to persons
with mental disabilities and in home languages of ELL
students
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PARC vs. commonwealth of PA - ..ANSWER...✓✓ FAPE
for all kids 6-21 regardless of degree of impairment
IDEA 2004 - ..ANSWER...✓✓ more emphasis on
assessing every student to include more in the gen ed
classroom
Manifestation Determination - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A
determination that a student's inappropriate behavior is
not a result, or manifestation, of his or her disability.
Itinerant Teacher - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A special education
teacher who visits several different schools to provide
instruction for students with disabilities. This model is
often used for students with low-incidence disabilities
such as visual impairments.
1997 revision for the funding model for exceptional
student education - ..ANSWER...✓✓ The matrix of
services for students with disabilities
NEW FTCE ESE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS BANK WITH
700 REAL EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS/ FTCE ESE TEST 2025/ FL TEACHER
CERTIFICATION EXAM ESE
IDEA - ..ANSWER...✓✓ a federal law that governs the
education of ESE students
*provides funding for schools
IFSP - ..ANSWER...✓✓ Similar to an IEP but it ranges
from birth to three years old
Vocational Rehabilitation Act / ADA - ..ANSWER...✓✓
prohibits discrimination on the basis of physical or mental
disabilities
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) -
..ANSWER...✓✓ Helps ensure the privacy of education
records
*such as an IEP
No Child Left Behind Act - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A U.S. law
enacted in 2001 that was intended to increase
accountability in education by requiring states to qualify
,2|Page
for federal educational funding by administering
standardized tests to measure school achievement.
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) - ..ANSWER...✓✓
Obama's act in 2015 that took over No Child Left Behind
Require data on students achievement and graudation
rates
ESE is controlled at the state level in Florida
LRE (Least Restrictive Environment) - ..ANSWER...✓✓
Mostly focuses on the inclusion of the ESE student with
the general education classroom (if possible)
Due Process - ..ANSWER...✓✓ Last resort after school
personnel and students family cannot resolve a
disagreement
norm-referenced assessment - ..ANSWER...✓✓ An
assessment that compares a student's performance to a
sample of that student's peers.
,3|Page
results can be changed into percentiles to compare to
others in the age groups
ecological assessment - ..ANSWER...✓✓ assessment of
the child's environment. We know that a student's school
achievement is affected, not just by the school alone, but
also by many other factors in the child's environment.
helpful in order to obtain a true and complete picture of
the child's ability and needs
Center for Autism and related disorders (CARD) can help
families with what kind of services - ..ANSWER...✓✓ In-
home supports for behavior and routines
What can help with identifying consonant and vowel
sounds? - ..ANSWER...✓✓ phoneme discrimination
Diana vs. State Board of Education - ..ANSWER...✓✓
Mandated that related services be provided to persons
with mental disabilities and in home languages of ELL
students
, 4|Page
PARC vs. commonwealth of PA - ..ANSWER...✓✓ FAPE
for all kids 6-21 regardless of degree of impairment
IDEA 2004 - ..ANSWER...✓✓ more emphasis on
assessing every student to include more in the gen ed
classroom
Manifestation Determination - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A
determination that a student's inappropriate behavior is
not a result, or manifestation, of his or her disability.
Itinerant Teacher - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A special education
teacher who visits several different schools to provide
instruction for students with disabilities. This model is
often used for students with low-incidence disabilities
such as visual impairments.
1997 revision for the funding model for exceptional
student education - ..ANSWER...✓✓ The matrix of
services for students with disabilities
