NYC EAS TEST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE.
Which of the following information sources would be most useful in helping a school for an
initial evaluation for special ed services:
A.) Notes from the school building leader's observation of a student during math instruction to
support the referral
B.) Standardized test results showing a severe discrepancy bt student's achievement and
intellectual abilities
C.) An affidavit from student's teacher documenting professional opinion that RTI services are
not adequately meeting student needs
D.) Data from multiple sources supporting the likelihood that student's underachievement is not
due to lack of appropriate scaffolded instruction - correct Answers -D.) Research has shown that
the use of targeted interventions prior to formal special education referral can positively affect
the success of children in school as well as prevent inappropriate referrals to special education.
Therefore, before formally referring a student for evaluation, it is important for the teacher to
implement specific interventions to address student learning needs and gather data about student
performance from various sources to ensure that every effort has been made to provide effective
and appropriate instruction
The parents of a middle school student believe that their child's educational records contain an
inaccurate report of their child's involvement in an incident where a small group of students
behaved inappropriately during a school field trip. The school denied the parents' initial request
to amend the report, and a formal hearing upheld the school's decision. At this point, the parents
have the legal right to
A.) Present objections to the school's report of the incident to a court-appointed mediator
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, B.) Place a statement in their child's records, stating their disagreement with the school's report
C.) Examine the records of the other students who were involved in the incident
D.) Have their child's current records sealed and a new set of records created - correct Answers -
B. According to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), parents/guardians or
eligible students have the right to request that a school correct records that they believe to be
inaccurate or misleading. If the school decides not to amend the record, the parent/guardian
parent or guardian or eligible student then has the right to a formal hearing. After the hearing, if
the school still does not decide to amend the record, the parent/guardian parent or guardian or
eligible student has the right to place a statement in the record setting forth his or her view about
the contested information.
Teachers in an elementary school are creating take-home activity kits to reinforce students' in-
school learning. Activities are content-related and designed to be completed by students and their
parents/guardians. Materials for the activities are included and directions are provided in the
students' home languages whenever possible. The take-home activity kits are likely to be most
effective in achieving the desired outcome if the teachers emphasize which of the following
types of activities?
A.) Oral activities that require parents/guardians to listen as students recite important factual
information
B.) Written practice activities for students to complete with their parents'/guardians' supervision
C.) Complex activities that students and parent/guardian complete together
D.) Hands-on activities that promote interaction between students and their parents/guardians -
correct Answers -D. Take-home activities that are hands-on promote students' engagement in an
activity because such activities help students become actively involved in learning. Additionally,
interaction between students and their parents/guardians about the task and their learning helps
students internalize the targeted knowledge and skills and enables parents/guardians to extend
their children's thinking by asking questions.
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VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE.
Which of the following information sources would be most useful in helping a school for an
initial evaluation for special ed services:
A.) Notes from the school building leader's observation of a student during math instruction to
support the referral
B.) Standardized test results showing a severe discrepancy bt student's achievement and
intellectual abilities
C.) An affidavit from student's teacher documenting professional opinion that RTI services are
not adequately meeting student needs
D.) Data from multiple sources supporting the likelihood that student's underachievement is not
due to lack of appropriate scaffolded instruction - correct Answers -D.) Research has shown that
the use of targeted interventions prior to formal special education referral can positively affect
the success of children in school as well as prevent inappropriate referrals to special education.
Therefore, before formally referring a student for evaluation, it is important for the teacher to
implement specific interventions to address student learning needs and gather data about student
performance from various sources to ensure that every effort has been made to provide effective
and appropriate instruction
The parents of a middle school student believe that their child's educational records contain an
inaccurate report of their child's involvement in an incident where a small group of students
behaved inappropriately during a school field trip. The school denied the parents' initial request
to amend the report, and a formal hearing upheld the school's decision. At this point, the parents
have the legal right to
A.) Present objections to the school's report of the incident to a court-appointed mediator
1
, B.) Place a statement in their child's records, stating their disagreement with the school's report
C.) Examine the records of the other students who were involved in the incident
D.) Have their child's current records sealed and a new set of records created - correct Answers -
B. According to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), parents/guardians or
eligible students have the right to request that a school correct records that they believe to be
inaccurate or misleading. If the school decides not to amend the record, the parent/guardian
parent or guardian or eligible student then has the right to a formal hearing. After the hearing, if
the school still does not decide to amend the record, the parent/guardian parent or guardian or
eligible student has the right to place a statement in the record setting forth his or her view about
the contested information.
Teachers in an elementary school are creating take-home activity kits to reinforce students' in-
school learning. Activities are content-related and designed to be completed by students and their
parents/guardians. Materials for the activities are included and directions are provided in the
students' home languages whenever possible. The take-home activity kits are likely to be most
effective in achieving the desired outcome if the teachers emphasize which of the following
types of activities?
A.) Oral activities that require parents/guardians to listen as students recite important factual
information
B.) Written practice activities for students to complete with their parents'/guardians' supervision
C.) Complex activities that students and parent/guardian complete together
D.) Hands-on activities that promote interaction between students and their parents/guardians -
correct Answers -D. Take-home activities that are hands-on promote students' engagement in an
activity because such activities help students become actively involved in learning. Additionally,
interaction between students and their parents/guardians about the task and their learning helps
students internalize the targeted knowledge and skills and enables parents/guardians to extend
their children's thinking by asking questions.
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