Chapter 1-4 Test Question and
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Special Education - correct answer ✔Specialized instruction that students with disabilities are entitled
to receive as articulated in IDEA
Related Services - correct answer ✔Services required through IDEA for students with disabilities that
enable them to benefit from special education. May include transportation, speech/language therapy,
and adaptive physical education, among others.
Supplementary Aids and Services - correct answer ✔are aids, and services, and other supports that are
provided in regular education classes or other education related settings to allow children with
disabilities to be educated with non-disabled children to the maximum extent appropriate
Specially Designed Instruction - correct answer ✔is defined by IDEA as "adapting, as appropriate to the
needs of an eligible child, the content, methodology, or delivery of instruction to address the unique
needs of the child that result from the child's disability and to ensure access of the child to the general
curriculum, so that the child can meet the educational standards within the control of the public agency
that apply to all children.
Special Education - correct answer ✔It includes:
a. Instruction conducted in the classroom, in the home, in hospitals, and institutions, and in other
settings, and
b. Instruction in physical education
Supplementary Aids and Services - correct answer ✔Example of_________ is, services and other
supports provided in the classroom such as, audio books, wrap around.
,Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children vs. The Commonweath of Pennsylvania(PARC)(1972) -
correct answer ✔parents won the guarantee that education did not mean only traditional academic
instruction and that children with intellectual disabilities could benefit from education tailored to their
needs.
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas(1954) - correct answer ✔decision clarifying that
"separate cannot be equal," some professionals began questioning whether separate classes provided
students with disabilities with an appropriate education.
Mills vs. Board of Education(Mills)(1972) - correct answer ✔a class action lawsuits on behalf of the
18,000 children in the Washington D.C. schools whose pupils included those with an entire range of
disabilities, the court ordered the district to educate all students, including those with disabilities. Or
litigation that resulted in extension of rights to special education to all students with disabilities.
Diana vs. State Board of Education of California(Diana)(1970) - correct answer ✔a Spanish speaking
child was placed in a class for students with mild intellectual disabilities after she scored low an IQ test
because it was administered in English. The public school system was ordered to test Spanish speaking
children in their native language
Larry P. vs. Riles(Larry)(1972) - correct answer ✔concerned an African American student and
discrimination in assessment. The court ruled that schools had to ensure that tests administered to
students did not discriminate based on race.
Education for All Handicapped Children Act - correct answer ✔In 1974, Congress further focused its
efforts by enacting the__________,which increased federal special education funding and charged
states with the task of creating full educational opportunities for students with disabilities.
Education of the Handicapped Act later known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) -
correct answer ✔The first law was amended in 1975, P.L. 94-142 the __________, is considered the
basis for all subsequent special education practice. This act required all public schools accepting federal
funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and
mental disabilities.
, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act(IDEA). - correct answer ✔In 1990, the reauthorization
renamed the law the____________, This legislation also clarified the need for supports for students as
they transitioned from high school to postschool educational or vocational options.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - correct answer ✔is the nation's federal special
education law that ensures public schools serve the educational needs of students with disabilities.
__________ requires that schools provide special education Services to eligible students as outlined in a
student's Individualized Education Program (IEP). _______________ also provides very specific
requirements to guarantee a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for students with disabilities in
the least restrictive environment (LRE). FAPE and LRE are the protected rights of every eligible child.
These principles are designed to ensure the educational rights of students with disabilities and their
parents. They include: - correct answer ✔zero reject, free appropriate public education (FAPE), least
restrictive environment (LRE), nondiscriminatory evaluation, parent and family rights, and procedural
safeguards.
Zero Reject: - correct answer ✔entitles all students with disabilities to a public education regardless of
the nature or severity of their disabilities. For example, Ensures that students with communicable
diseases, such as AIDS cannot be excluded from school.
Free Appropriate Public Education - correct answer ✔parents and family members cannot be asked to
pay for special education services. For example, student with special needs entitled to attend
kindergarten at the neighborhood public school receiving specialized instruction and related services.
Least Restrictive Environment - correct answer ✔setting most like the one in which other students are
educated in which a student with a disability can succeed. The presumption in current law is that the
____________, for most students is general education.
Nondiscriminatory Evaluation - correct answer ✔core principle in IDEA establishing that no instruments
and procedures used to assess students for special education services shall be biased.
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Special Education - correct answer ✔Specialized instruction that students with disabilities are entitled
to receive as articulated in IDEA
Related Services - correct answer ✔Services required through IDEA for students with disabilities that
enable them to benefit from special education. May include transportation, speech/language therapy,
and adaptive physical education, among others.
Supplementary Aids and Services - correct answer ✔are aids, and services, and other supports that are
provided in regular education classes or other education related settings to allow children with
disabilities to be educated with non-disabled children to the maximum extent appropriate
Specially Designed Instruction - correct answer ✔is defined by IDEA as "adapting, as appropriate to the
needs of an eligible child, the content, methodology, or delivery of instruction to address the unique
needs of the child that result from the child's disability and to ensure access of the child to the general
curriculum, so that the child can meet the educational standards within the control of the public agency
that apply to all children.
Special Education - correct answer ✔It includes:
a. Instruction conducted in the classroom, in the home, in hospitals, and institutions, and in other
settings, and
b. Instruction in physical education
Supplementary Aids and Services - correct answer ✔Example of_________ is, services and other
supports provided in the classroom such as, audio books, wrap around.
,Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children vs. The Commonweath of Pennsylvania(PARC)(1972) -
correct answer ✔parents won the guarantee that education did not mean only traditional academic
instruction and that children with intellectual disabilities could benefit from education tailored to their
needs.
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas(1954) - correct answer ✔decision clarifying that
"separate cannot be equal," some professionals began questioning whether separate classes provided
students with disabilities with an appropriate education.
Mills vs. Board of Education(Mills)(1972) - correct answer ✔a class action lawsuits on behalf of the
18,000 children in the Washington D.C. schools whose pupils included those with an entire range of
disabilities, the court ordered the district to educate all students, including those with disabilities. Or
litigation that resulted in extension of rights to special education to all students with disabilities.
Diana vs. State Board of Education of California(Diana)(1970) - correct answer ✔a Spanish speaking
child was placed in a class for students with mild intellectual disabilities after she scored low an IQ test
because it was administered in English. The public school system was ordered to test Spanish speaking
children in their native language
Larry P. vs. Riles(Larry)(1972) - correct answer ✔concerned an African American student and
discrimination in assessment. The court ruled that schools had to ensure that tests administered to
students did not discriminate based on race.
Education for All Handicapped Children Act - correct answer ✔In 1974, Congress further focused its
efforts by enacting the__________,which increased federal special education funding and charged
states with the task of creating full educational opportunities for students with disabilities.
Education of the Handicapped Act later known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) -
correct answer ✔The first law was amended in 1975, P.L. 94-142 the __________, is considered the
basis for all subsequent special education practice. This act required all public schools accepting federal
funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and
mental disabilities.
, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act(IDEA). - correct answer ✔In 1990, the reauthorization
renamed the law the____________, This legislation also clarified the need for supports for students as
they transitioned from high school to postschool educational or vocational options.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - correct answer ✔is the nation's federal special
education law that ensures public schools serve the educational needs of students with disabilities.
__________ requires that schools provide special education Services to eligible students as outlined in a
student's Individualized Education Program (IEP). _______________ also provides very specific
requirements to guarantee a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for students with disabilities in
the least restrictive environment (LRE). FAPE and LRE are the protected rights of every eligible child.
These principles are designed to ensure the educational rights of students with disabilities and their
parents. They include: - correct answer ✔zero reject, free appropriate public education (FAPE), least
restrictive environment (LRE), nondiscriminatory evaluation, parent and family rights, and procedural
safeguards.
Zero Reject: - correct answer ✔entitles all students with disabilities to a public education regardless of
the nature or severity of their disabilities. For example, Ensures that students with communicable
diseases, such as AIDS cannot be excluded from school.
Free Appropriate Public Education - correct answer ✔parents and family members cannot be asked to
pay for special education services. For example, student with special needs entitled to attend
kindergarten at the neighborhood public school receiving specialized instruction and related services.
Least Restrictive Environment - correct answer ✔setting most like the one in which other students are
educated in which a student with a disability can succeed. The presumption in current law is that the
____________, for most students is general education.
Nondiscriminatory Evaluation - correct answer ✔core principle in IDEA establishing that no instruments
and procedures used to assess students for special education services shall be biased.
