SPED SFPC ALL AREAS EXAM 2026 PRACTICE
TEST QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ASSESSMENT
STRATEGIES LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND
DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION BREAKDOWN
FULL REVIEW
◉ Norm-referenced tests are designed to
a. compare a student's performance to the student's own past
performance
b. compare a student's performance to other student's in the
classroom
c. compare a student's performance to a curriculum goal
d. compare a student's performance to the performance of a
normative sample. Answer: D
◉ The team approach is
a. generally not used in special education
b. mandated by federal laws such as PL 94-142 and IDEA
c. a relatively new phenomenon in education
d. not necessary when students are re-evaluated for special
education placement. Answer: B
,◉ All of the following are major considerations in the assessment of
students with disabilities except
a. Is the school performance problem related to a disability?
b. What are the student's educational needs?
c. Is there a school performance problem?
d. What is the etiology of the disability?. Answer: D
◉ Which of the following is not a goal included in IDEA 2004?
a. Consideration of behavioral interventions and supports needed by
students with disabilities.
b. The need for assistive technology devices and services must be
explored.
c. Assessment of all student using assessment tools in the English
language
d. Mandated due process procedures to protect parents and their
students.. Answer: C
◉ Consideration of behavioral interventions and supports needed
by students with disabilities.
a. considered informal assessment tools
b. used to compare a student's performance with that of persons in
the test's normative group
c. the best type of measure for all assessment purposes
d. always discriminatory. Answer: B
,◉ Special education assessment
a. occurs at one point in time during the school year
b. only needs to occur before and after instruction
c. is an ongoing process
d. none of the above. Answer: C
◉ According to federal laws, IEPs for students with disabilities must
be reviewed at least
a. biannually
b. quarterly
c. annually
d. every three years. Answer: C
◉ Educational assessment, testing, and diagnosis are
a. related but not synonymous
b. procedures used only with students currently receiving special
education services
c. designed to help label students with a disability
d. performed only by school psychologists. Answer: A
, ◉ Controversy over the nature of intelligence centers on whether
intelligence is
a. testable
b. one factor or many
c. changeable
d. answers b and c. Answer: D
◉ To receive special education services, a student must
a. confer with his or her parents, teacher, and the school social
worker
b. show evidence of a behavior problem
c. meet both federal and state eligibility requirements
d. perform poorly in reading. Answer: C
◉ Which statement best describes formal tests?
a. There are explicit directions for administration and scoring.
b. They are administered individually.
c. Observation is one example.
d. They are criterion-referenced.. Answer: A
◉ Supplementary aids, services, modifications and supports are
TEST QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ASSESSMENT
STRATEGIES LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND
DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION BREAKDOWN
FULL REVIEW
◉ Norm-referenced tests are designed to
a. compare a student's performance to the student's own past
performance
b. compare a student's performance to other student's in the
classroom
c. compare a student's performance to a curriculum goal
d. compare a student's performance to the performance of a
normative sample. Answer: D
◉ The team approach is
a. generally not used in special education
b. mandated by federal laws such as PL 94-142 and IDEA
c. a relatively new phenomenon in education
d. not necessary when students are re-evaluated for special
education placement. Answer: B
,◉ All of the following are major considerations in the assessment of
students with disabilities except
a. Is the school performance problem related to a disability?
b. What are the student's educational needs?
c. Is there a school performance problem?
d. What is the etiology of the disability?. Answer: D
◉ Which of the following is not a goal included in IDEA 2004?
a. Consideration of behavioral interventions and supports needed by
students with disabilities.
b. The need for assistive technology devices and services must be
explored.
c. Assessment of all student using assessment tools in the English
language
d. Mandated due process procedures to protect parents and their
students.. Answer: C
◉ Consideration of behavioral interventions and supports needed
by students with disabilities.
a. considered informal assessment tools
b. used to compare a student's performance with that of persons in
the test's normative group
c. the best type of measure for all assessment purposes
d. always discriminatory. Answer: B
,◉ Special education assessment
a. occurs at one point in time during the school year
b. only needs to occur before and after instruction
c. is an ongoing process
d. none of the above. Answer: C
◉ According to federal laws, IEPs for students with disabilities must
be reviewed at least
a. biannually
b. quarterly
c. annually
d. every three years. Answer: C
◉ Educational assessment, testing, and diagnosis are
a. related but not synonymous
b. procedures used only with students currently receiving special
education services
c. designed to help label students with a disability
d. performed only by school psychologists. Answer: A
, ◉ Controversy over the nature of intelligence centers on whether
intelligence is
a. testable
b. one factor or many
c. changeable
d. answers b and c. Answer: D
◉ To receive special education services, a student must
a. confer with his or her parents, teacher, and the school social
worker
b. show evidence of a behavior problem
c. meet both federal and state eligibility requirements
d. perform poorly in reading. Answer: C
◉ Which statement best describes formal tests?
a. There are explicit directions for administration and scoring.
b. They are administered individually.
c. Observation is one example.
d. They are criterion-referenced.. Answer: A
◉ Supplementary aids, services, modifications and supports are
