DSP TEST GUIDE CERTIFICATION
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities say that making
choices it's important because.
Answer: It gives their lives meaning
◍ Looping.
Answer: -Teachers working with the same class or students group for 2 or
more years-Promotes higher student performance
◍ Culturally relevant material.
Answer: -Helps students in real life interactions -Shows that the teacher
appreciates and values their language and culture -Raises student self esteem
◍ Activating background knowledge.
Answer: -Asking students what they already know and what they want to
learn-Students are more motivated -Can be done through a pre-assessment
◍ Culturally compatible classroom.
Answer: -Enables greater student learning -Teacher recognizes cultural
expectations and norms -Incompatible classrooms can lead to students being
confused, anxious, unable to pay attention and uninformed.
◍ It is important for DSPs to provide opportunities for individuals to make
choices because it.
Answer: Helps build a cooperative relationship between DSP's and
individuals
◍ Self reflection for teachers.
Answer: -Have teachers record and analyze everything from the
, lesson-Write self reflections -Record lessons -Get feedback from others
◍ One way to learn about what makes individuals happy is to.
Answer: Use the "Making My Own Choices" book and picture sticker book
◍ Questions for teachers to ask others in self reflection.
Answer: -Can be students or peers who observe the class -Lesson objectives
-Leaning materials-Studens -Classroom management-Teacher
◍ If an individual has good verbal skills, a good strategy for offering a choice
is.
Answer: Ask them which item they want
◍ If an individual is not able to say or point to the things they want, a good
strategy for offering a good choice is to.
Answer: Show them one item and watch for their non-verbal response
◍ When an individual is given a choice between reading a magazine or
listening to music, one possible non-verbal response is for the individual to.
Answer: Reach for the magazine.
◍ When an individual pushes away an item, she is demonstrating.
Answer: avoidance behavior
◍ Refugee students.
Answer: -Have had little/no formal education in L1 so learning L2 is even
harder
◍ One way to honor and respect an individual's choice is to.
Answer: Give them the chosen item or activity
◍ An individual choice that should be talked about during the person-centered
planning process is.
Answer: What job an individual wants to have
◍ Strategies for teaching refugee students.
Answer: -sheltered instruction, using multisensory/multimodal techniques,
short sentences -contextual support and cues -activating background
knowledge -teaching vocabulary explicitly -teaching before, during and after
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities say that making
choices it's important because.
Answer: It gives their lives meaning
◍ Looping.
Answer: -Teachers working with the same class or students group for 2 or
more years-Promotes higher student performance
◍ Culturally relevant material.
Answer: -Helps students in real life interactions -Shows that the teacher
appreciates and values their language and culture -Raises student self esteem
◍ Activating background knowledge.
Answer: -Asking students what they already know and what they want to
learn-Students are more motivated -Can be done through a pre-assessment
◍ Culturally compatible classroom.
Answer: -Enables greater student learning -Teacher recognizes cultural
expectations and norms -Incompatible classrooms can lead to students being
confused, anxious, unable to pay attention and uninformed.
◍ It is important for DSPs to provide opportunities for individuals to make
choices because it.
Answer: Helps build a cooperative relationship between DSP's and
individuals
◍ Self reflection for teachers.
Answer: -Have teachers record and analyze everything from the
, lesson-Write self reflections -Record lessons -Get feedback from others
◍ One way to learn about what makes individuals happy is to.
Answer: Use the "Making My Own Choices" book and picture sticker book
◍ Questions for teachers to ask others in self reflection.
Answer: -Can be students or peers who observe the class -Lesson objectives
-Leaning materials-Studens -Classroom management-Teacher
◍ If an individual has good verbal skills, a good strategy for offering a choice
is.
Answer: Ask them which item they want
◍ If an individual is not able to say or point to the things they want, a good
strategy for offering a good choice is to.
Answer: Show them one item and watch for their non-verbal response
◍ When an individual is given a choice between reading a magazine or
listening to music, one possible non-verbal response is for the individual to.
Answer: Reach for the magazine.
◍ When an individual pushes away an item, she is demonstrating.
Answer: avoidance behavior
◍ Refugee students.
Answer: -Have had little/no formal education in L1 so learning L2 is even
harder
◍ One way to honor and respect an individual's choice is to.
Answer: Give them the chosen item or activity
◍ An individual choice that should be talked about during the person-centered
planning process is.
Answer: What job an individual wants to have
◍ Strategies for teaching refugee students.
Answer: -sheltered instruction, using multisensory/multimodal techniques,
short sentences -contextual support and cues -activating background
knowledge -teaching vocabulary explicitly -teaching before, during and after
