NES SPECIAL EDUCATION CORRECT EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A special educator is meeting with parents and siblings of a student who will begin
receiving special education services because of traumatic brain injury, orthopedic
impairment, and specific learning disabilities. To help support this students ongoing
learning and development it would be most appropriate for for for the special educator
to encourage the family to - ✔✔Openly communicate the students strengths and needs
✔✔A 6th grade student with learning disability I reading has difficulty understanding the
meaning of words. This student Is likely to experience the most difficulty in which of the
following - ✔✔Summarizing a passage from a chapter book
✔✔A special educator should be aware that anticonvulsant medications used to control
seizures most often will have these side effects - ✔✔Drowsiness
✔✔A student who has spina bifida and wears orthoses must be monitored closely for
which of the following - ✔✔Pressure sores
✔✔Parents/guardians who consistently provide encouragement and feedback to their
developing child most likely to have an influence on the child's ability to - ✔✔Engage
enthusiastically in learning tasks
✔✔A special education teacher has students who have disabilities in math. They say,
"why should we try to learn this stuff, we will never use it! The teacher does a
community based activity as a store owner. Which of the following best describes the
role this type of activity plays in student development. - ✔✔Facilitate leaning through
authentic experience
✔✔A kindergarten with type 1 is attending a general education class. The students
teachers should be aware that which of the following are common indicators of
hyperglycemia - ✔✔Increased thirst and frequent urination
,✔✔As part of 3 year evaluation, an IEP team would likely determine a students
progress in reading, writing, and mathematics . Which of the following would be the
most appropriate assessment tool for this purpose? - ✔✔An individually administered
standardized achievement test
✔✔A special education teacher would like to recommend instructional strategies to use
with a 5th grader who is SLD in math. Which of the following assessments would be
most appropriate for this purpose - ✔✔A curriculum based assessment
✔✔A special education teacher is preparing to conduct an initial evaluation of English
language learner. To minimize bias most effectively, the teacher should administer -
✔✔Assorted formal and informal tests in the students primary language
✔✔A special education teacher is preparing to conduct an evaluation of a kindergarten
student who has a fragile x syndrome . An adaptive behavior assessment would provide
the teacher with information about - ✔✔The students self help and social skills
✔✔A special education teacher would like to identify where a student needs
instructional help in learning to solve mathematical word problems. The most effective
strategy for the teacher to use would be to - ✔✔Conduct a mathematical task analysis
✔✔A special education teacher will be participating in an FBA of a student who recently
has become more physically disruptive in class. Which is the first step in conducting an
FBA - ✔✔Describe the students behavior in concise, observation-based terms
✔✔A portfolio assessment primarily provides and IEP team with documentation of -
✔✔A students strengths and evidence of progress that has occurred over time
✔✔An IEP team is preparing to conduct a 3 year re-eval of a HS student with learning
disabilities and ADHD . Which of the following strategies would likely be the most
effective when administering a standard achievement test - ✔✔Repeating oral
directions as needed and providing frequent breaks during test sessions
✔✔Which of the following describes a limitation of using standardized tests with a
student who has a learning disability - ✔✔It is difficult to use a test result to develop
effective instructional strategies
✔✔A special Ed teacher is administering an initial achievement test to a 2nd grade
student . Which of the following best explains why the teacher should discontinue a
subtest after the student makes four consecutive errors - ✔✔A ceiling level has been
reached
, ✔✔A special education teacher is preparing to assess academic abilities and skills of an
8th grade student who has spastic cerebral palsy and learning disabilities. Which of the
following would likely be the most appropriate testing accommodation for this student -
✔✔Incorporating the students current assistive technologies for oral and written
communication
✔✔A special ed teacher in an elementary school has been asked to assess a kinder
student as part of the eligibility process. At the beginning, the teacher engages the
student in conversation while they explore various objects in the room. This is -
✔✔Establishing rapport
✔✔A special education teacher who coteaches in a general ed class would have which
of the following responsibilities - ✔✔Ensuring that the students in class who have IEPs
make adequate progress toward their individual goals
✔✔A student with developmental delays and visual impairment is entering kinder. This
students IEP must include a statement saying that the student will be provided with -
✔✔Assistive technology as needed in order to participate in general education
curriculum
✔✔A student with muscular dystrophy and specific learning disability will be receiving
special services. Which of the following services should be considered first when select
LRE - ✔✔General education classroom with push-in services
✔✔The primary role of a special educator in developing a behavioral intervention plan
for a student with a learning disability is to - ✔✔define individual expectations for the
student in various school environments
✔✔Which of the following types of support would be most appropriate for an IEP team
to implement in order to integrate a 1st grader with mild intellectual disability into a
general education classroom - ✔✔A modified academic curriculum
✔✔A fourth-grade student with disabilities will soon be participating in statewide
achievement testing. Which of the following must be true in order for the student to
receive accommodations? - ✔✔The student's Individualized Education Program (IEP)
must document the student's need for consistent accommodations.
✔✔Which of the following must be specified in the IEP for a student who is 16 years old.
- ✔✔Transition services
✔✔Which Individualized Education Program (IEP) team member is responsible for
assessing a student's gross-motor skills? - ✔✔a physical therapist
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A special educator is meeting with parents and siblings of a student who will begin
receiving special education services because of traumatic brain injury, orthopedic
impairment, and specific learning disabilities. To help support this students ongoing
learning and development it would be most appropriate for for for the special educator
to encourage the family to - ✔✔Openly communicate the students strengths and needs
✔✔A 6th grade student with learning disability I reading has difficulty understanding the
meaning of words. This student Is likely to experience the most difficulty in which of the
following - ✔✔Summarizing a passage from a chapter book
✔✔A special educator should be aware that anticonvulsant medications used to control
seizures most often will have these side effects - ✔✔Drowsiness
✔✔A student who has spina bifida and wears orthoses must be monitored closely for
which of the following - ✔✔Pressure sores
✔✔Parents/guardians who consistently provide encouragement and feedback to their
developing child most likely to have an influence on the child's ability to - ✔✔Engage
enthusiastically in learning tasks
✔✔A special education teacher has students who have disabilities in math. They say,
"why should we try to learn this stuff, we will never use it! The teacher does a
community based activity as a store owner. Which of the following best describes the
role this type of activity plays in student development. - ✔✔Facilitate leaning through
authentic experience
✔✔A kindergarten with type 1 is attending a general education class. The students
teachers should be aware that which of the following are common indicators of
hyperglycemia - ✔✔Increased thirst and frequent urination
,✔✔As part of 3 year evaluation, an IEP team would likely determine a students
progress in reading, writing, and mathematics . Which of the following would be the
most appropriate assessment tool for this purpose? - ✔✔An individually administered
standardized achievement test
✔✔A special education teacher would like to recommend instructional strategies to use
with a 5th grader who is SLD in math. Which of the following assessments would be
most appropriate for this purpose - ✔✔A curriculum based assessment
✔✔A special education teacher is preparing to conduct an initial evaluation of English
language learner. To minimize bias most effectively, the teacher should administer -
✔✔Assorted formal and informal tests in the students primary language
✔✔A special education teacher is preparing to conduct an evaluation of a kindergarten
student who has a fragile x syndrome . An adaptive behavior assessment would provide
the teacher with information about - ✔✔The students self help and social skills
✔✔A special education teacher would like to identify where a student needs
instructional help in learning to solve mathematical word problems. The most effective
strategy for the teacher to use would be to - ✔✔Conduct a mathematical task analysis
✔✔A special education teacher will be participating in an FBA of a student who recently
has become more physically disruptive in class. Which is the first step in conducting an
FBA - ✔✔Describe the students behavior in concise, observation-based terms
✔✔A portfolio assessment primarily provides and IEP team with documentation of -
✔✔A students strengths and evidence of progress that has occurred over time
✔✔An IEP team is preparing to conduct a 3 year re-eval of a HS student with learning
disabilities and ADHD . Which of the following strategies would likely be the most
effective when administering a standard achievement test - ✔✔Repeating oral
directions as needed and providing frequent breaks during test sessions
✔✔Which of the following describes a limitation of using standardized tests with a
student who has a learning disability - ✔✔It is difficult to use a test result to develop
effective instructional strategies
✔✔A special Ed teacher is administering an initial achievement test to a 2nd grade
student . Which of the following best explains why the teacher should discontinue a
subtest after the student makes four consecutive errors - ✔✔A ceiling level has been
reached
, ✔✔A special education teacher is preparing to assess academic abilities and skills of an
8th grade student who has spastic cerebral palsy and learning disabilities. Which of the
following would likely be the most appropriate testing accommodation for this student -
✔✔Incorporating the students current assistive technologies for oral and written
communication
✔✔A special ed teacher in an elementary school has been asked to assess a kinder
student as part of the eligibility process. At the beginning, the teacher engages the
student in conversation while they explore various objects in the room. This is -
✔✔Establishing rapport
✔✔A special education teacher who coteaches in a general ed class would have which
of the following responsibilities - ✔✔Ensuring that the students in class who have IEPs
make adequate progress toward their individual goals
✔✔A student with developmental delays and visual impairment is entering kinder. This
students IEP must include a statement saying that the student will be provided with -
✔✔Assistive technology as needed in order to participate in general education
curriculum
✔✔A student with muscular dystrophy and specific learning disability will be receiving
special services. Which of the following services should be considered first when select
LRE - ✔✔General education classroom with push-in services
✔✔The primary role of a special educator in developing a behavioral intervention plan
for a student with a learning disability is to - ✔✔define individual expectations for the
student in various school environments
✔✔Which of the following types of support would be most appropriate for an IEP team
to implement in order to integrate a 1st grader with mild intellectual disability into a
general education classroom - ✔✔A modified academic curriculum
✔✔A fourth-grade student with disabilities will soon be participating in statewide
achievement testing. Which of the following must be true in order for the student to
receive accommodations? - ✔✔The student's Individualized Education Program (IEP)
must document the student's need for consistent accommodations.
✔✔Which of the following must be specified in the IEP for a student who is 16 years old.
- ✔✔Transition services
✔✔Which Individualized Education Program (IEP) team member is responsible for
assessing a student's gross-motor skills? - ✔✔a physical therapist
