SPED SFPC ALL AREAS EXAM 2026 REVISION
NOTES AND STRUCTURED SPECIAL
EDUCATION OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ An IEP includes all of the following except a plan for
a. an individualized curriculum
b. termination of services
c. evaluation of student progress
d. implementation of services. Answer: B
◉ Placement in the least restrictive environment refers to
a. the type of curriculum used in special education
b. the severity of the disability
c. the length of time special services will be needed
d. the type of class or classes in which the student is placed. Answer:
D
◉ The Individual Assessment Plan is concerned with
a. specific learning tasks
b. the student's skills and abilities
,c. learning environment
d. all of the above. Answer: D
◉ Determining whether a student is eligible for special education is
a(n)
a. instructional decision
b. legal decision
c. medical decision
d. evaluation decision. Answer: B
◉ To document the presence of intellectual disabilities, it is
necessary to identify:
a. low to average intellectual performance
b. above average to high average intellectual performance
c. very low to low average intellectual performance
d. no measure of intellectual performance must be made. Answer: C
◉ To establish eligibility for services for students with intellectual
disabilities, it is necessary to show a significantly reduced rate of
learning as well as
a. poor school achievement
b. impaired adaptive behavior
c. perceptual problems
,d. both a and b. Answer: A
◉ An IEP must be written when
a. a student is found eligible for special education
b. a teacher refers a student for special education assessment
c. a parent requests an IEP for his or her child
d. norm-referenced testing begins. Answer: A
◉ When requesting parental permission for assessment for the
determination of eligibility
a. the request must be clearly written in understandable language
b. the request must be translated into the parents' native language, if
needed
c. the educational agency needs to carefully document that they have
followed legal procedures
d. all of the above are applicable to requesting parental permission
for assessment. Answer: D
◉ Which step in the assessment process follows design of the IAP?
a. Referral
b. Parental permission for assessment
c. Reporting results
d. Deciding eligibility for special education. Answer: B
, ◉ To encourage parents to attend IEP meetings, districts must
a. conduct meetings in the parents' home
b. provide babysitters
c. make interpreters available to parents who do not speak English
d. provide transportation to and from the meetings. Answer: C
◉ The IEP must include
a. annual goals and objectives for the student's program
b. estimated costs of providing services to the student
c. a schedule for phasing the student back into the general education
classroom
d. all of the above. Answer: A
◉ Each model of service delivery has both pros and cons. However,
one main goal is to place the student
a. in a special education program
b. in a school near to the student's home
c. in the least restrictive environment
d. with a teacher who volunteers to instruct students with
disabilities. Answer: C
NOTES AND STRUCTURED SPECIAL
EDUCATION OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ An IEP includes all of the following except a plan for
a. an individualized curriculum
b. termination of services
c. evaluation of student progress
d. implementation of services. Answer: B
◉ Placement in the least restrictive environment refers to
a. the type of curriculum used in special education
b. the severity of the disability
c. the length of time special services will be needed
d. the type of class or classes in which the student is placed. Answer:
D
◉ The Individual Assessment Plan is concerned with
a. specific learning tasks
b. the student's skills and abilities
,c. learning environment
d. all of the above. Answer: D
◉ Determining whether a student is eligible for special education is
a(n)
a. instructional decision
b. legal decision
c. medical decision
d. evaluation decision. Answer: B
◉ To document the presence of intellectual disabilities, it is
necessary to identify:
a. low to average intellectual performance
b. above average to high average intellectual performance
c. very low to low average intellectual performance
d. no measure of intellectual performance must be made. Answer: C
◉ To establish eligibility for services for students with intellectual
disabilities, it is necessary to show a significantly reduced rate of
learning as well as
a. poor school achievement
b. impaired adaptive behavior
c. perceptual problems
,d. both a and b. Answer: A
◉ An IEP must be written when
a. a student is found eligible for special education
b. a teacher refers a student for special education assessment
c. a parent requests an IEP for his or her child
d. norm-referenced testing begins. Answer: A
◉ When requesting parental permission for assessment for the
determination of eligibility
a. the request must be clearly written in understandable language
b. the request must be translated into the parents' native language, if
needed
c. the educational agency needs to carefully document that they have
followed legal procedures
d. all of the above are applicable to requesting parental permission
for assessment. Answer: D
◉ Which step in the assessment process follows design of the IAP?
a. Referral
b. Parental permission for assessment
c. Reporting results
d. Deciding eligibility for special education. Answer: B
, ◉ To encourage parents to attend IEP meetings, districts must
a. conduct meetings in the parents' home
b. provide babysitters
c. make interpreters available to parents who do not speak English
d. provide transportation to and from the meetings. Answer: C
◉ The IEP must include
a. annual goals and objectives for the student's program
b. estimated costs of providing services to the student
c. a schedule for phasing the student back into the general education
classroom
d. all of the above. Answer: A
◉ Each model of service delivery has both pros and cons. However,
one main goal is to place the student
a. in a special education program
b. in a school near to the student's home
c. in the least restrictive environment
d. with a teacher who volunteers to instruct students with
disabilities. Answer: C
