SPECIAL ED 161 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Which of the following is the most prevalent cause of due process hearings in the state of
Texas? - ANS disputes regarding the IEP
(According to a 2017 study conducted by Sage Journals, in which the authors analyzed 139 due
process hearings in Texas between 2011 and 2015, 62% of all hearings included a dispute over
the IEP.)
Ms. Echeveria is a special education case manager for a group of fifth-grade students. A social
studies teacher who works with several of the students on Ms. Echeveria's caseload is absent
due to the flu for several consecutive days. Ms. Echeveria is concerned that the substitute
teachers may not understand how to provide necessary supports without explicit instructions,
including IEP information specific to each student's qualifying disability. Which of the following
would be the best way for her to approach the situation? - ANS Provide relevant sections of
each student's IEP to any substitute who will work with the class and make sure they
understand how to implement appropriate accommodations. (Student IEPs can and should be
shared with anyone who has an educational interest in the students in question, so it is legal to
provide relevant portions of a student's plan to substitute teachers.)
A second-grade student has shown strength in memorizing sight words and reading common,
familiar words in books, but she consistently struggles with unfamiliar words even if they are
decodable. Based on her specific challenge, in which of the following skills does she require
further instruction? - ANS direct phonics instruction (Direct phonics instruction teaches
students to sound out words. This described student is able to read familiar words, but not new
words, so she appears to be depending on her memory to recognize words and not her ability
to sound them out.)
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, A kindergarten teacher is planning a unit on financial literacy. What are some elements that the
teacher should plan to include in this unit? - ANS money models (pretend money), children's
books, guest speakers
Caleb is a tenth-grade student with a learning disability and currently reads at a second-grade
level. Which of the following is the most appropriate accommodation for Caleb's math teacher
to provide during assessments? - ANS oral administration of tests and assignments (Based on
Caleb's reading level, oral administration is an appropriate accommodation. This will allow Caleb
to demonstrate his knowledge of math skills rather than his ability to read the problems.)
Mrs. Price is a language arts teacher in a sixth-grade inclusion class. She is preparing to have her
students compose an expository essay answering the following question: Why is honesty
important? Which of the following types of graphic organizer would be most effective in helping
Mrs. Price's students with a specific learning disability (SLD) in written expression compose an
essay that aligns with the prompt? - ANS a brainstorming web with space for personal
observations related to a specific topic (A web encouraging students to note their own ideas
related to a specific topic is an effective first step toward organizing their thoughts into a format
that fits the style of an expository essay, where they are required to support their thesis with
multiple examples.)
A formative assessment is intended to: - ANS measure learning at various incremental points
within a larger unit of study.
Which of the following is an important component of choral reading? - ANS A. hearing the
teacher model oral reading
B. Reading aloud
Mrs. Latham is a tenth-grade English teacher with multiple inclusion classes. Which of the
following reading strategies Mrs. Latham uses in class is most likely to be beneficial to students
in other content areas? - ANS annotating text to identify key information and concepts (Text
annotation is a valuable and flexible strategy for quickly identifying main ideas in any text across
all academic disciplines.)
Mr. Jackson is a seventh-grade science teacher who teaches multiple inclusion classes. Before
beginning a unit of study on cell structure and function, Mr. Jackson instructs his students to
combine their knowledge and complete a chart detailing what they already know and questions
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ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Which of the following is the most prevalent cause of due process hearings in the state of
Texas? - ANS disputes regarding the IEP
(According to a 2017 study conducted by Sage Journals, in which the authors analyzed 139 due
process hearings in Texas between 2011 and 2015, 62% of all hearings included a dispute over
the IEP.)
Ms. Echeveria is a special education case manager for a group of fifth-grade students. A social
studies teacher who works with several of the students on Ms. Echeveria's caseload is absent
due to the flu for several consecutive days. Ms. Echeveria is concerned that the substitute
teachers may not understand how to provide necessary supports without explicit instructions,
including IEP information specific to each student's qualifying disability. Which of the following
would be the best way for her to approach the situation? - ANS Provide relevant sections of
each student's IEP to any substitute who will work with the class and make sure they
understand how to implement appropriate accommodations. (Student IEPs can and should be
shared with anyone who has an educational interest in the students in question, so it is legal to
provide relevant portions of a student's plan to substitute teachers.)
A second-grade student has shown strength in memorizing sight words and reading common,
familiar words in books, but she consistently struggles with unfamiliar words even if they are
decodable. Based on her specific challenge, in which of the following skills does she require
further instruction? - ANS direct phonics instruction (Direct phonics instruction teaches
students to sound out words. This described student is able to read familiar words, but not new
words, so she appears to be depending on her memory to recognize words and not her ability
to sound them out.)
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, A kindergarten teacher is planning a unit on financial literacy. What are some elements that the
teacher should plan to include in this unit? - ANS money models (pretend money), children's
books, guest speakers
Caleb is a tenth-grade student with a learning disability and currently reads at a second-grade
level. Which of the following is the most appropriate accommodation for Caleb's math teacher
to provide during assessments? - ANS oral administration of tests and assignments (Based on
Caleb's reading level, oral administration is an appropriate accommodation. This will allow Caleb
to demonstrate his knowledge of math skills rather than his ability to read the problems.)
Mrs. Price is a language arts teacher in a sixth-grade inclusion class. She is preparing to have her
students compose an expository essay answering the following question: Why is honesty
important? Which of the following types of graphic organizer would be most effective in helping
Mrs. Price's students with a specific learning disability (SLD) in written expression compose an
essay that aligns with the prompt? - ANS a brainstorming web with space for personal
observations related to a specific topic (A web encouraging students to note their own ideas
related to a specific topic is an effective first step toward organizing their thoughts into a format
that fits the style of an expository essay, where they are required to support their thesis with
multiple examples.)
A formative assessment is intended to: - ANS measure learning at various incremental points
within a larger unit of study.
Which of the following is an important component of choral reading? - ANS A. hearing the
teacher model oral reading
B. Reading aloud
Mrs. Latham is a tenth-grade English teacher with multiple inclusion classes. Which of the
following reading strategies Mrs. Latham uses in class is most likely to be beneficial to students
in other content areas? - ANS annotating text to identify key information and concepts (Text
annotation is a valuable and flexible strategy for quickly identifying main ideas in any text across
all academic disciplines.)
Mr. Jackson is a seventh-grade science teacher who teaches multiple inclusion classes. Before
beginning a unit of study on cell structure and function, Mr. Jackson instructs his students to
combine their knowledge and complete a chart detailing what they already know and questions
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