ESE K-12 FTCE Exam
The American Association on Intellectual and developmental disabilities - correct answer ✔✔Which
organization is responsible for publishing a definition and classification manual that emphasizes systems
of support for individuals with intellectual disabilities?
8 - correct answer ✔✔Developmentally appropriate characteristics of an ________-year-old include the
ability to attend to short tasks, stay seated during teacher instruction, and play cooperatively.
a student's appropriate education - correct answer ✔✔Assistive technology must be provided by the
school district when it is necessary for
part-time ESE classroom - correct answer ✔✔A student with an emotional or behavioral disability is
enrolled in a general education classroom with consultative services. Behavioral difficulties are escalating
and interfering with the student's learning, as well as the learning of others. Another placement is being
considered to better meet the student's needs. Choose the next least restrictive placement.
selecting the least restrictive environment for the student - correct answer ✔✔A school psychologist has
reviewed a student's evaluation data with the student's parents and the rest of the staffing committee.
The committee has recommended that the student, age 13, is eligible for the program for students with
emotional or behavioral disabilities. After the committee writes the goals for the student, what is the
next step?
severity of the student's disability
attention skills
special abilities. - correct answer ✔✔Factors to consider while preparing the annual goals section of a
student's IEP include the
general education teachers. - correct answer ✔✔Consultative services provided by an ESE teacher
include maintaining communication with
,Diana v. State Board of Education (California) - correct answer ✔✔1970 court case that highlighted bias
against certain students as it occurred in assessment for placement in special education programs;
resulted in the public school system's being required to test Spanish-speaking children in their native
language
PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - correct answer ✔✔Free and appropriate public education for
individuals with disabilities was, in part, the result of which court case
a Multi-Tiered System of Supports committee meeting to determine if more intensive services may be
needed - correct answer ✔✔A student has received Tier 2 intervention for some time but shows no
change in academic progress. Which of the following is the next step?
12 months - correct answer ✔✔Each student with disabilities currently placed in ESE programs must
have an IEP review every
a paraprofessional - correct answer ✔✔While addressing the needs of a student who uses a wheelchair
for mobility requires toileting support, which of the following would be an appropriate resource?
The Center for Autism and Related Disorders - correct answer ✔✔Which organization includes
comprehensive and cutting-edge curricula that can be tailored to the specific needs of individuals from
birth through adulthood, programs that help individuals learn to communicate, develop friendships, and
lead happy, healthy lives, and outpatient services that provides assistance with specific areas of concern
for a family and develops and implements strategies to diminish challenging behaviors and teach
necessary skills.
systemic school bias - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following is the most likely factor that is
associated with the disproportionate representation of diverse students in ESE?
work sample analysis - correct answer ✔✔An informal assessment technique in which samples of
student work are studied.
- must notify parents prior to assessment and receive consent
- the assessment is conducted by a multidisciplinary team or a group of specialists.
-carried out on individual basis
, - consist of more than one test criterion
- materials must be non-discriminatory to the students cultural background
-empirically validated and administered out by trained professionals
- for kids age 0-3 must take place in natural environment - correct answer ✔✔In terms of diagnostic
testing for initial placement in ESE, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act requires
that
ecological assessment - correct answer ✔✔A teacher has been informed that a student with cerebral
palsy will be attending the class. The teacher conducts an assessment of the classroom to make sure that
the student has access to all areas. Which of the following types of assessments has the teacher
conducted?
ecological assessment - correct answer ✔✔a comprehensive process in which data is collected about
how a child functions in different environments or settings.
DIBELS Data System - correct answer ✔✔What system lets teachers enter students' data into a web-
based system, and by doing so they get reports. Those reports are generated instantly, teachers use
those reports to make decisions about kids' instruction, about their reading ability, and the kind of
instruction they need.
progress monitoring - correct answer ✔✔A teacher administers a DIBELS assessment to an entire class of
third-grade students. This is an example of
a variety of assessment instruments. - correct answer ✔✔An English language learner has been referred
for testing to determine whether reading problems experienced in class are the result of a learning
disability. To make such a determination, the student's evaluation must include
Achenbach Behavior Checklist - correct answer ✔✔Lyn disrupts her reading class by making noises,
teasing her classmates, and dropping her pencils. This behavior can effectively be documented by using
the
Achenbach Behavior Assessment - correct answer ✔✔a comprehensive evidence-based assessment
system that assess competencies, strengths, adaptive functioning, and behavioral, emotional, and social
problems from age 1½ to over 90 years.
The American Association on Intellectual and developmental disabilities - correct answer ✔✔Which
organization is responsible for publishing a definition and classification manual that emphasizes systems
of support for individuals with intellectual disabilities?
8 - correct answer ✔✔Developmentally appropriate characteristics of an ________-year-old include the
ability to attend to short tasks, stay seated during teacher instruction, and play cooperatively.
a student's appropriate education - correct answer ✔✔Assistive technology must be provided by the
school district when it is necessary for
part-time ESE classroom - correct answer ✔✔A student with an emotional or behavioral disability is
enrolled in a general education classroom with consultative services. Behavioral difficulties are escalating
and interfering with the student's learning, as well as the learning of others. Another placement is being
considered to better meet the student's needs. Choose the next least restrictive placement.
selecting the least restrictive environment for the student - correct answer ✔✔A school psychologist has
reviewed a student's evaluation data with the student's parents and the rest of the staffing committee.
The committee has recommended that the student, age 13, is eligible for the program for students with
emotional or behavioral disabilities. After the committee writes the goals for the student, what is the
next step?
severity of the student's disability
attention skills
special abilities. - correct answer ✔✔Factors to consider while preparing the annual goals section of a
student's IEP include the
general education teachers. - correct answer ✔✔Consultative services provided by an ESE teacher
include maintaining communication with
,Diana v. State Board of Education (California) - correct answer ✔✔1970 court case that highlighted bias
against certain students as it occurred in assessment for placement in special education programs;
resulted in the public school system's being required to test Spanish-speaking children in their native
language
PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - correct answer ✔✔Free and appropriate public education for
individuals with disabilities was, in part, the result of which court case
a Multi-Tiered System of Supports committee meeting to determine if more intensive services may be
needed - correct answer ✔✔A student has received Tier 2 intervention for some time but shows no
change in academic progress. Which of the following is the next step?
12 months - correct answer ✔✔Each student with disabilities currently placed in ESE programs must
have an IEP review every
a paraprofessional - correct answer ✔✔While addressing the needs of a student who uses a wheelchair
for mobility requires toileting support, which of the following would be an appropriate resource?
The Center for Autism and Related Disorders - correct answer ✔✔Which organization includes
comprehensive and cutting-edge curricula that can be tailored to the specific needs of individuals from
birth through adulthood, programs that help individuals learn to communicate, develop friendships, and
lead happy, healthy lives, and outpatient services that provides assistance with specific areas of concern
for a family and develops and implements strategies to diminish challenging behaviors and teach
necessary skills.
systemic school bias - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following is the most likely factor that is
associated with the disproportionate representation of diverse students in ESE?
work sample analysis - correct answer ✔✔An informal assessment technique in which samples of
student work are studied.
- must notify parents prior to assessment and receive consent
- the assessment is conducted by a multidisciplinary team or a group of specialists.
-carried out on individual basis
, - consist of more than one test criterion
- materials must be non-discriminatory to the students cultural background
-empirically validated and administered out by trained professionals
- for kids age 0-3 must take place in natural environment - correct answer ✔✔In terms of diagnostic
testing for initial placement in ESE, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act requires
that
ecological assessment - correct answer ✔✔A teacher has been informed that a student with cerebral
palsy will be attending the class. The teacher conducts an assessment of the classroom to make sure that
the student has access to all areas. Which of the following types of assessments has the teacher
conducted?
ecological assessment - correct answer ✔✔a comprehensive process in which data is collected about
how a child functions in different environments or settings.
DIBELS Data System - correct answer ✔✔What system lets teachers enter students' data into a web-
based system, and by doing so they get reports. Those reports are generated instantly, teachers use
those reports to make decisions about kids' instruction, about their reading ability, and the kind of
instruction they need.
progress monitoring - correct answer ✔✔A teacher administers a DIBELS assessment to an entire class of
third-grade students. This is an example of
a variety of assessment instruments. - correct answer ✔✔An English language learner has been referred
for testing to determine whether reading problems experienced in class are the result of a learning
disability. To make such a determination, the student's evaluation must include
Achenbach Behavior Checklist - correct answer ✔✔Lyn disrupts her reading class by making noises,
teasing her classmates, and dropping her pencils. This behavior can effectively be documented by using
the
Achenbach Behavior Assessment - correct answer ✔✔a comprehensive evidence-based assessment
system that assess competencies, strengths, adaptive functioning, and behavioral, emotional, and social
problems from age 1½ to over 90 years.
