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Special Education Certification Test
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Assistive technology refers to any device that maintains or improves
the functioning of individuals with disabilities. Example of assistive
technology
Ans: Wheelchair
Large pencils
Graphic organizer software
Related services consist of developmental, corrective, and other
supportive services that help students with disabilities access
Ans: The general education curriculum
After presenting students with new information and skills, a teacher
wishes to provide them with an opportunity for guided practice. What
is an example of a guided practice activity?
Ans: After a language arts teacher has recited a poem,
students are given the opportunity to recite the poem while
looking at the written text as little as possible. The teacher
provides corrective feedback with respect to students' accuracy
as well as their phrasing and expression
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Ans: 1965 - Provided federal funding for primary and secondary
education and was meant to improve the education of poor
people. This was the first federal program to fund education.
Inclusion
Ans: Educating a child with special education needs full -time in
the regular classroom
Mainstreaming
Ans: integrating students with disabilities or special needs into
the overall educational program
Difference between inclusion and mainstreaming
Ans: Inclusion treats general ed classroom as the student's
primary placement along with general ed teacher as the primary
instructor
Individuals with disabilities improvement act (IDEIA)
Ans: Federal law that governs the education of CWD
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Ans: U.S. legislation granting educational rights to people with
cognitive, emotional, or physical disabilities from birth until age
21; initially passed in 1975, it has been amended and
reauthorized in 1997 and again in 2004. IDEA operates under six
basic principles: zero reject, nondiscriminatory identification
and evaluation, free and appropriate public education, least
restrictive environment, due process, and parent and student
participation in shared decision making with regard to
educational planning.
Child Find
Ans: A function of each state, mandated by federal law, to
locate and refer individuals who might require special education
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Ans: Special education and related services that (a) ha ve been
provided at public expense, under public supervision and
direction and without charge; (b) meet the standards of the
state educational agency; (c) include an appropriate preschool,
elementary, or secondary school education in the state
involved; and (d) are provided in conformity with the
individualized education program.
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Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Ans: a legal requirement that children with special needs be
assigned to the most general educational context in which they
can be expected to learn
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Ans: Written document required by the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (P.L. 94-142) for every child with a
disability; includes statements of present performance, annual
goals, instructional objectives, specific educational services
needed, extent of participation in the general education
program, evaluation procedures, and relevant dates, and must
be signed by parents as well as educational personnel.
individualized family service plan (IFSP)
Ans: a written plan developed by a team that coordinates
services for infants and toddlers and their families
Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Ans: The act requiring certain federal contractors to take
affirmative action for disabled persons.
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Special Education Certification Test
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
Assistive technology refers to any device that maintains or improves
the functioning of individuals with disabilities. Example of assistive
technology
Ans: Wheelchair
Large pencils
Graphic organizer software
Related services consist of developmental, corrective, and other
supportive services that help students with disabilities access
Ans: The general education curriculum
After presenting students with new information and skills, a teacher
wishes to provide them with an opportunity for guided practice. What
is an example of a guided practice activity?
Ans: After a language arts teacher has recited a poem,
students are given the opportunity to recite the poem while
looking at the written text as little as possible. The teacher
provides corrective feedback with respect to students' accuracy
as well as their phrasing and expression
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Ans: 1965 - Provided federal funding for primary and secondary
education and was meant to improve the education of poor
people. This was the first federal program to fund education.
Inclusion
Ans: Educating a child with special education needs full -time in
the regular classroom
Mainstreaming
Ans: integrating students with disabilities or special needs into
the overall educational program
Difference between inclusion and mainstreaming
Ans: Inclusion treats general ed classroom as the student's
primary placement along with general ed teacher as the primary
instructor
Individuals with disabilities improvement act (IDEIA)
Ans: Federal law that governs the education of CWD
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Ans: U.S. legislation granting educational rights to people with
cognitive, emotional, or physical disabilities from birth until age
21; initially passed in 1975, it has been amended and
reauthorized in 1997 and again in 2004. IDEA operates under six
basic principles: zero reject, nondiscriminatory identification
and evaluation, free and appropriate public education, least
restrictive environment, due process, and parent and student
participation in shared decision making with regard to
educational planning.
Child Find
Ans: A function of each state, mandated by federal law, to
locate and refer individuals who might require special education
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Ans: Special education and related services that (a) ha ve been
provided at public expense, under public supervision and
direction and without charge; (b) meet the standards of the
state educational agency; (c) include an appropriate preschool,
elementary, or secondary school education in the state
involved; and (d) are provided in conformity with the
individualized education program.
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Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Ans: a legal requirement that children with special needs be
assigned to the most general educational context in which they
can be expected to learn
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Ans: Written document required by the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (P.L. 94-142) for every child with a
disability; includes statements of present performance, annual
goals, instructional objectives, specific educational services
needed, extent of participation in the general education
program, evaluation procedures, and relevant dates, and must
be signed by parents as well as educational personnel.
individualized family service plan (IFSP)
Ans: a written plan developed by a team that coordinates
services for infants and toddlers and their families
Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Ans: The act requiring certain federal contractors to take
affirmative action for disabled persons.
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