GACE 004 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The Special Education Referral Process - CORRECT ANSWER - Phase 1: Recognition-
Teacher, parent, administrator, or counselor recognizes a consistent need or problem exhibited by
the student. (Call meetings with parents)
Phase 2: Pre-Referral-Identify, develop, implement alternative educational strategies for students
who have recognized problems in the classroom before the student is referred to special
education.
Phase 3: Referral for Special Education Evaluation- Consent to begin special education
evaluation.
Phase 4: Special Education Evaluation- Tests intelligence, achievement, behavior, disability
specific issues, and medical
Phase 5: FAPE-Within 30 days eligibility will be determined. Eligible if student has a disability
defined by IDEA and child needs SPED services in order to benefit from education.
Phase 6: IEP Meeting-Benchmark (reading, math, etc,), present levels, measurable annual goals,
evaluations used to measure goals, related services.
Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) - CORRECT ANSWER - Provides a free
appropriate public education for students with disabilities.
A child's performance has to be affected by one of the 13 categories
What are the 13 categories of IDEA? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Specific Learning
Disability (SLD)
2. Other Health Impairment (OHI)
3. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
4. Emotional Disturbance
5. Speech or Language Impairment
6. Visual Impairment, including blindness
7. Deafness
, 8. Hearing Impairment
9. Deaf-Blindness
10.Orthopedic Impairment
11. Intellectual Disability
12. Traumatic Brain Injury
13. Multiple Disabilities
Specific Learning Disability (SLD) - CORRECT ANSWER - The umbrella term "SLD"
covers a specific group of learning challenges. These conditions affect a child's ability to read,
write, listen, speak, reason, or do math. Here's what could fall in this category:
Dyslexia- SLD - CORRECT ANSWER - Is a learning disorder that involves difficulty
reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and
words (decoding).
Dysgraphia-SLD - CORRECT ANSWER - Is a learning disability that affects writing
abilities. It can manifest itself as difficulties with spelling, poor handwriting and trouble putting
thoughts on paper.
Dyscalculia-SLD - CORRECT ANSWER - Severe difficulty in making arithmetical
calculations, as a result of brain disorder.
Auditory Processing Disorder-SLD - CORRECT ANSWER - Difficulty in sound speech.
Not related to hearing just understanding it in the brain.
Nonverbal Learning Disabilities-SLD - CORRECT ANSWER - Affects a child's social
skills not speech or writing
Talks alot but does not share in a socially appropriate way. Leaves out important things
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The Special Education Referral Process - CORRECT ANSWER - Phase 1: Recognition-
Teacher, parent, administrator, or counselor recognizes a consistent need or problem exhibited by
the student. (Call meetings with parents)
Phase 2: Pre-Referral-Identify, develop, implement alternative educational strategies for students
who have recognized problems in the classroom before the student is referred to special
education.
Phase 3: Referral for Special Education Evaluation- Consent to begin special education
evaluation.
Phase 4: Special Education Evaluation- Tests intelligence, achievement, behavior, disability
specific issues, and medical
Phase 5: FAPE-Within 30 days eligibility will be determined. Eligible if student has a disability
defined by IDEA and child needs SPED services in order to benefit from education.
Phase 6: IEP Meeting-Benchmark (reading, math, etc,), present levels, measurable annual goals,
evaluations used to measure goals, related services.
Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) - CORRECT ANSWER - Provides a free
appropriate public education for students with disabilities.
A child's performance has to be affected by one of the 13 categories
What are the 13 categories of IDEA? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Specific Learning
Disability (SLD)
2. Other Health Impairment (OHI)
3. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
4. Emotional Disturbance
5. Speech or Language Impairment
6. Visual Impairment, including blindness
7. Deafness
, 8. Hearing Impairment
9. Deaf-Blindness
10.Orthopedic Impairment
11. Intellectual Disability
12. Traumatic Brain Injury
13. Multiple Disabilities
Specific Learning Disability (SLD) - CORRECT ANSWER - The umbrella term "SLD"
covers a specific group of learning challenges. These conditions affect a child's ability to read,
write, listen, speak, reason, or do math. Here's what could fall in this category:
Dyslexia- SLD - CORRECT ANSWER - Is a learning disorder that involves difficulty
reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and
words (decoding).
Dysgraphia-SLD - CORRECT ANSWER - Is a learning disability that affects writing
abilities. It can manifest itself as difficulties with spelling, poor handwriting and trouble putting
thoughts on paper.
Dyscalculia-SLD - CORRECT ANSWER - Severe difficulty in making arithmetical
calculations, as a result of brain disorder.
Auditory Processing Disorder-SLD - CORRECT ANSWER - Difficulty in sound speech.
Not related to hearing just understanding it in the brain.
Nonverbal Learning Disabilities-SLD - CORRECT ANSWER - Affects a child's social
skills not speech or writing
Talks alot but does not share in a socially appropriate way. Leaves out important things
