ESE K-12 FTCE Exam - Competency 1 Foundations (24%)

What best describes least restrictive environment (LRE)? (Skill 4) a setting as similar as possible to that of students without disabilities in which a student with a disability can be educated with appropriate supports provided Brandon enters the third-grade classroom and begins to stare ahead blankly. He rocks back and forth and makes sounds that are high pitched. When approached by peers he screams and retreats into a corner of the classroom. Brandon has autism. What models of support in accessing the general education curriculum are available for students like Brandon? (skill 6) Support staff, such as a behavior specialist, ASD specialist, and paraprofessionals, provide collaborative services as well as social and communication skills. An IEP team concludes that an individual may be functioning in the range of an intellectual disability. In order to see how a student is performing in comparison to other students his age, the team members decide which of the following should be included on his assessment plan? (skill 5) norm-referenced test (compare test scores of students from a certain age group) How does criterion referenced testing work? (skill 5) uses an objective standard or achievement level by performing tasks at various levels of difficulty What is error analysis? (skill 5) individual errors in scores and does not compare scores with other students What is standard error of measurement? (skill 5) an estimate of error to use in an individual's test score IDEA 2004 places more emphasis on assessing all students in attaining the standards, leading to more students being included in a(n)...(skill 2) general education class Kristin is a third grade student with an intellectual disability. She has just been placed in Mrs. Smith's third grade class. Students in her class are learning their multiplication facts. Kristin is eager to participate in class but instead of allowing Kristin to do the same activity as the other students, Mrs. Smith gives her a worksheet that she obtained from a colleague who teaches kindergarten.