TeXes SPED EC-12 161: Study Questions
If reauthorized the discretionary programs of EHA - 📌📌- What is untrue about the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA)? (Skill 10.01) (EASY)
Signed into law same year as IDEA by President Bush, Protection to all people on basis of race,
sex, national origin, and religion, & It guarantees equal opportunities to person with disabilities
📌📌
in employment, public accommodations, transportation, government services, and
telecommunications. - - What is true about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
(Skill 10.01) (EASY)
Watching a DVD - 📌📌 - If a student is predominately a visual learner, he may learn more
effectively by: (Skill 12.02) (EASY)
Have a disability that fits into one of the categories listed in the law. - 📌📌- What is true about
IDEA? In order to be eligible, a student must: (Skill 10.01) (EASY)
Distorted relationships with others, perceptual anomalies, and self-stimulation. - 📌📌- Autism is
a disorder characterized by: (Skill 1.01) (EASY)
A discrepancy between potential and performance - 📌📌- Which of these factors relate to
eligibility for learning disabilities? (Skill 2.04) (EASY)
Require modification in classroom instruction - 📌📌
- Which is an educational characteristic
common to students with midl intellectual learning and behavioral disabilities? (Skill 1.01)
(EASY)
A discrepancy between achievement and potential - 📌📌- In general, characteristics of
learning disabilities include: (Skill 1.01) (EASY)
It is a separate exceptionality category in IDEA - 📌📌- Which of the following is true about
autism? (Skill 1.04) (EASY)
📌📌
The use of evaluative materials in the child's native language or other mode of communication -
- Safeguards against bias and discrimination in the assessment of children include: (Skill
2.02) (EASY)
Institutional setting -📌📌 - The MOST RESTRICTIVE environment in which an individual might
be placed and receive instruction is that of: (Skill 3.06) (EASY)
ADA - 📌📌 - Which legislation has forced public and private facilities to accommodate those
who are physically disabled? (Skill 10.01) (EASY)
Mild -📌📌 - Students who receive special services in a regular classroom with consultation,
generally have academic and/ or social- interpersonal performance deficits at which level of
severity? (Skill 7.04) (EASY)
Self-Advocacy - 📌📌 - One of the most important goals of the special education teacher is to
foster and create with the student: (Skill 7.02) (EASY)
Normalization - 📌📌- The opportunity for a student with a disability to attend a class as close to
, 📌📌
Model desired behavior, Provide clear instructions, & Adjust the physical environment when
necessary. - - The social skills of students in programs for children with mental retardation
are likely to be appropriate for children of their mental age, rather than their chronological age.
This means that the teacher will need to do all of the following: (Skill 5.08) (EASY)
Student needs, The task at hand, & The learning situation. - 📌📌
- The effective teacher varies
her instructional presentations and response requirements depending upon: (Skill 5.04) (EASY)
Free Homework Pass - 📌📌 - Which tangible reinforcer would Mr. Whiting find to be most
effective with teenagers? (Skill 6.05) (EASY)
Anticipate possible problems - 📌📌 - Which of the following is the first step you should take to
prepare to teach preparation for social situations? (Skill 6.05) (EASY)
Collaborative learning - 📌📌 - _________________________ is a method used to increase
student engaged learning time by having students teach other students. (Skill 5.04) (EASY)
A list of parental due process safeguards - 📌📌 - Which of the following must be provided in a
written notice to parents when proposing a child's educational placement? (Skill 6.03) (EASY)
Academic achievement and functional performance - 📌📌
- IEP's continue to have multiple
sections; one section, present levels now addresses what? (Skill 6.10) (EASY)
📌📌
Recognition of rights and responsibilities (his own and others), Display of repeat for legitimate
authority figures, and Formulation of a valid moral judgment. - - Social maturity may be
evidenced by the student's: (Skill 7.04) (EASY)
1990 and 2004 - 📌📌 - The individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was signed into
law in and later reauthorized to its current in what years? (Skill 10.01) (EASY)
Public expenditure and standard to the state educational agency, Provided in conformity with
each student's individualized education program, if the program is developed to meet
📌📌
requirements of the law, & Include preschool, elementary, and/or secondary education in the
state involved. - - Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) describes special education
and related services as? (Skill 6.03) (EASY)
Attention Seeking - 📌📌 - Which behavior would be expected at the mild level of
emotional/behavioral disorders? (Skill 1.01) (AVERAGE)
Individually administered, Criterion-referenced, & Diagnostic. - 📌📌 - The Key Math Diagnostic
Arithmetic Test is an individually administered test of math skills. It is comprised of fourteen
subtests which are classified into the major math areas of content, operations, and applications
for which subtest scores are reported. The test manual describes the population sample upon
which the test was normed, and reports data pertaining to reliability and validity. In addition, for
each item in the test, a behavioral objective is presented. From the decryption, it can be
determined that this achievement test is: (Skill 2.01) (AVERAGE)
Achievement - 📌📌 - A test, which measures students' skill development in academic content
areas, is classified as an _____________ test. (Skill 2.01) (AVERAGE)
Individual Program Planning - 📌📌 - For which of the following purposes is a norm-referenced
test LEAST appropriate?(Skill 2.01) (AVERAGE)
,Is a developmental disability that affects verbal and non-verbal communication - 📌📌- As a
separate exceptionality category in IDEA, autism: (Skill 1.01) (AVERAGE)
Autism - 📌📌- Echolalia is a characteristic of which disability? (Skill 1.01) (AVERAGE)
📌📌
Highly disruptive to the classroom environment, Academic difficulties, & Areas of talent
overlooked by a teacher - - All of the following are characteristics of a student who has an
emotional disturbance: (Skill 1.01) (AVERAGE)
The student's parents or guardians, a representative of the LEA, special education teacher,
📌📌
general education teacher, a person knowledgeable in assessment (if assessment information is
reviewed), and related service providers. - - According to IDEA 2004, the IEP team (ARD
committee) is composed of: (Skill 2.09) (AVERAGE)
It will be based on unit objectives -📌📌 - Mrs. Stokes has been teaching her third-grade
students about mammals during a recent science unit. Which of the following would be true of a
criterion-referenced test she might administer at the conclusion of the unit? (Skill 2.01)
(AVERAGE)
Identifying a rough surface with eyes closed - 📌📌- Which of the following is an example of
tactile perception? (Skill 2.08) (AVERAGE)
Use a variety of assessment tools and strategies - 📌📌- IDEA 2004 states that evaluations of
student eligibility should? (Skill 2.09) (AVERAGE)
Singing with motions "Head and Shoulder's Knees and toes." - 📌📌 - Which of the following
activities best exemplifies a kinesthetic exercise in developing body awareness? (Skill 2.08)
(AVERAGE)
Is the definition that accepts heart conditions. - 📌📌- The definition for "Other Health Impaired
(OHI)" in IDEA: (Skill 1.04) (AVERAGE)
Difficulties understanding concrete examples - 📌📌
- Antwon is in your high school resource
classroom. You begin to wonder if a functional program would be best when you not the
student's? (Skill 2.08) (AVERAGE)
The regular classroom - 📌📌 - The greatest number of students receiving special services are
enrolled primarily in: (Skill 3.06) (AVERAGE)
Transition to post-scondary school life - 📌📌 - ARD meetings are held for different reasons.
Which of the following would be a reason to hold an ARD meeting? (Skill 3.04) (AVERAGE)
Present level of academic and functional performance; statement of how the disability affects
the student's involvement and progress; evaluation criteria and timeliness for instructional
objective achievement; modifications of accommodations,
Projected dates for services initiation with anticipated frequency, location and duration;
statement of when parent will be notified; statement of annual goals,
📌📌
Extent to which child will not participate in regular education program; transitional needs for
students age 16 - - What components of the IEP are required by law? (Skill 3.04)
(AVERAGE)
There were a large number of children and youths with disabilities in the United States, Many
children with disabilities were not receiving an appropriate education, & Many parents of
, Revising/ Editing - 📌📌 - During which written composition stage are students encouraged to
read their stories aloud to others? (Skill 8.08) (AVERAGE)
Keeps a calendar on the board of expected transitions - 📌📌
- Students with autistic tendencies
can be more successful academically when the teacher: (Skill 7.02) (AVERAGE)
Bill recognizes a vocabulary word on a billboard when traveling - 📌📌- Which of the following is
a good example of a generalization? (Skill 3.09) (AVERAGE)
Self- fulfilling prophecy -📌📌
- Janelle is just as "antsy" as Jaquan who has ADHD. You want to
keep a good eye on them so you put them in the same corner. Later you suspect Amanda also
has ADHD and you move her to the same area... You are creating: (Skill 6.02) (AVERAGE)
Students acquire specific training in job skills prior to exiting school, Students need specific
training and supervision in applying skills learned in school to requirements in job situations, &
📌📌
Students obtain needed instruction and field-based experiences that help them to be able to
work in specific occupations - - Vocational training programs are based on all of the
following ideas: (Skill 5.08) (AVERAGE)
📌📌- A functional curriculum includes: (Skills 6.10) (AVERAGE)
Life Skills -
Relevance - 📌📌- After purchasing what seemed to be a very attractive new math kit for use
with her students who have learning disabilities, Ms. Davis discovered her students could not
use the kit unless she read the math problems and instructions to them, as the readability level
was higher than the majority of the students' functional reading capabilities. Which criterion of
the materials selection did Ms. Davis most likely fail to consider when selecting this math kit?
(Skill 4.09) (AVERAGE)
The individual must meet the definition of a person with a disability, The person must be able to
📌📌
meet the requirements of a particular program in spite of his or her disability, The school,
business, or other facility must be the recipient of federal funding assistance - - What
determines whether a person is entitled to protection under Section 504? (Skill 6.03)
(AVERAGE)
📌📌
Adherence to the annual local education agency (LEA) reporting & Free, appropriate public
education - - Zero Reject requires all children with disabilities be provided with what? (Skill
6.03) (AVERAGE)
Have students involved in creating the rules on day one - 📌📌 - In establishing your behavior
management plan with the students, it is best to: (Skill 4.04) (AVERAGE)
Victim of violence and uncontrolled anger - 📌📌- What TWO student behaviors are indicative
of a possible crisis? (Skill 6.11) (AVERAGE)
Morphology - 📌📌 - Five-year-old Tom continues to substitute the "w" sound for the "r" sound
when pronouncing words; therefore, he often distorts words e.g., "wabbit" for "rabbit" and "wat"
for "rat." His articulation disorder is basically a problem in: (Skill8.01) (AVERAGE)
Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) - 📌📌
- Which electronic device enables persons
with hearing impairments to make and receive phone calls? (Skill 4.06) (AVERAGE)
Specific learning disabilities - 📌📌- Michael's teacher complains that he is constantly out of his
If reauthorized the discretionary programs of EHA - 📌📌- What is untrue about the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA)? (Skill 10.01) (EASY)
Signed into law same year as IDEA by President Bush, Protection to all people on basis of race,
sex, national origin, and religion, & It guarantees equal opportunities to person with disabilities
📌📌
in employment, public accommodations, transportation, government services, and
telecommunications. - - What is true about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
(Skill 10.01) (EASY)
Watching a DVD - 📌📌 - If a student is predominately a visual learner, he may learn more
effectively by: (Skill 12.02) (EASY)
Have a disability that fits into one of the categories listed in the law. - 📌📌- What is true about
IDEA? In order to be eligible, a student must: (Skill 10.01) (EASY)
Distorted relationships with others, perceptual anomalies, and self-stimulation. - 📌📌- Autism is
a disorder characterized by: (Skill 1.01) (EASY)
A discrepancy between potential and performance - 📌📌- Which of these factors relate to
eligibility for learning disabilities? (Skill 2.04) (EASY)
Require modification in classroom instruction - 📌📌
- Which is an educational characteristic
common to students with midl intellectual learning and behavioral disabilities? (Skill 1.01)
(EASY)
A discrepancy between achievement and potential - 📌📌- In general, characteristics of
learning disabilities include: (Skill 1.01) (EASY)
It is a separate exceptionality category in IDEA - 📌📌- Which of the following is true about
autism? (Skill 1.04) (EASY)
📌📌
The use of evaluative materials in the child's native language or other mode of communication -
- Safeguards against bias and discrimination in the assessment of children include: (Skill
2.02) (EASY)
Institutional setting -📌📌 - The MOST RESTRICTIVE environment in which an individual might
be placed and receive instruction is that of: (Skill 3.06) (EASY)
ADA - 📌📌 - Which legislation has forced public and private facilities to accommodate those
who are physically disabled? (Skill 10.01) (EASY)
Mild -📌📌 - Students who receive special services in a regular classroom with consultation,
generally have academic and/ or social- interpersonal performance deficits at which level of
severity? (Skill 7.04) (EASY)
Self-Advocacy - 📌📌 - One of the most important goals of the special education teacher is to
foster and create with the student: (Skill 7.02) (EASY)
Normalization - 📌📌- The opportunity for a student with a disability to attend a class as close to
, 📌📌
Model desired behavior, Provide clear instructions, & Adjust the physical environment when
necessary. - - The social skills of students in programs for children with mental retardation
are likely to be appropriate for children of their mental age, rather than their chronological age.
This means that the teacher will need to do all of the following: (Skill 5.08) (EASY)
Student needs, The task at hand, & The learning situation. - 📌📌
- The effective teacher varies
her instructional presentations and response requirements depending upon: (Skill 5.04) (EASY)
Free Homework Pass - 📌📌 - Which tangible reinforcer would Mr. Whiting find to be most
effective with teenagers? (Skill 6.05) (EASY)
Anticipate possible problems - 📌📌 - Which of the following is the first step you should take to
prepare to teach preparation for social situations? (Skill 6.05) (EASY)
Collaborative learning - 📌📌 - _________________________ is a method used to increase
student engaged learning time by having students teach other students. (Skill 5.04) (EASY)
A list of parental due process safeguards - 📌📌 - Which of the following must be provided in a
written notice to parents when proposing a child's educational placement? (Skill 6.03) (EASY)
Academic achievement and functional performance - 📌📌
- IEP's continue to have multiple
sections; one section, present levels now addresses what? (Skill 6.10) (EASY)
📌📌
Recognition of rights and responsibilities (his own and others), Display of repeat for legitimate
authority figures, and Formulation of a valid moral judgment. - - Social maturity may be
evidenced by the student's: (Skill 7.04) (EASY)
1990 and 2004 - 📌📌 - The individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was signed into
law in and later reauthorized to its current in what years? (Skill 10.01) (EASY)
Public expenditure and standard to the state educational agency, Provided in conformity with
each student's individualized education program, if the program is developed to meet
📌📌
requirements of the law, & Include preschool, elementary, and/or secondary education in the
state involved. - - Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) describes special education
and related services as? (Skill 6.03) (EASY)
Attention Seeking - 📌📌 - Which behavior would be expected at the mild level of
emotional/behavioral disorders? (Skill 1.01) (AVERAGE)
Individually administered, Criterion-referenced, & Diagnostic. - 📌📌 - The Key Math Diagnostic
Arithmetic Test is an individually administered test of math skills. It is comprised of fourteen
subtests which are classified into the major math areas of content, operations, and applications
for which subtest scores are reported. The test manual describes the population sample upon
which the test was normed, and reports data pertaining to reliability and validity. In addition, for
each item in the test, a behavioral objective is presented. From the decryption, it can be
determined that this achievement test is: (Skill 2.01) (AVERAGE)
Achievement - 📌📌 - A test, which measures students' skill development in academic content
areas, is classified as an _____________ test. (Skill 2.01) (AVERAGE)
Individual Program Planning - 📌📌 - For which of the following purposes is a norm-referenced
test LEAST appropriate?(Skill 2.01) (AVERAGE)
,Is a developmental disability that affects verbal and non-verbal communication - 📌📌- As a
separate exceptionality category in IDEA, autism: (Skill 1.01) (AVERAGE)
Autism - 📌📌- Echolalia is a characteristic of which disability? (Skill 1.01) (AVERAGE)
📌📌
Highly disruptive to the classroom environment, Academic difficulties, & Areas of talent
overlooked by a teacher - - All of the following are characteristics of a student who has an
emotional disturbance: (Skill 1.01) (AVERAGE)
The student's parents or guardians, a representative of the LEA, special education teacher,
📌📌
general education teacher, a person knowledgeable in assessment (if assessment information is
reviewed), and related service providers. - - According to IDEA 2004, the IEP team (ARD
committee) is composed of: (Skill 2.09) (AVERAGE)
It will be based on unit objectives -📌📌 - Mrs. Stokes has been teaching her third-grade
students about mammals during a recent science unit. Which of the following would be true of a
criterion-referenced test she might administer at the conclusion of the unit? (Skill 2.01)
(AVERAGE)
Identifying a rough surface with eyes closed - 📌📌- Which of the following is an example of
tactile perception? (Skill 2.08) (AVERAGE)
Use a variety of assessment tools and strategies - 📌📌- IDEA 2004 states that evaluations of
student eligibility should? (Skill 2.09) (AVERAGE)
Singing with motions "Head and Shoulder's Knees and toes." - 📌📌 - Which of the following
activities best exemplifies a kinesthetic exercise in developing body awareness? (Skill 2.08)
(AVERAGE)
Is the definition that accepts heart conditions. - 📌📌- The definition for "Other Health Impaired
(OHI)" in IDEA: (Skill 1.04) (AVERAGE)
Difficulties understanding concrete examples - 📌📌
- Antwon is in your high school resource
classroom. You begin to wonder if a functional program would be best when you not the
student's? (Skill 2.08) (AVERAGE)
The regular classroom - 📌📌 - The greatest number of students receiving special services are
enrolled primarily in: (Skill 3.06) (AVERAGE)
Transition to post-scondary school life - 📌📌 - ARD meetings are held for different reasons.
Which of the following would be a reason to hold an ARD meeting? (Skill 3.04) (AVERAGE)
Present level of academic and functional performance; statement of how the disability affects
the student's involvement and progress; evaluation criteria and timeliness for instructional
objective achievement; modifications of accommodations,
Projected dates for services initiation with anticipated frequency, location and duration;
statement of when parent will be notified; statement of annual goals,
📌📌
Extent to which child will not participate in regular education program; transitional needs for
students age 16 - - What components of the IEP are required by law? (Skill 3.04)
(AVERAGE)
There were a large number of children and youths with disabilities in the United States, Many
children with disabilities were not receiving an appropriate education, & Many parents of
, Revising/ Editing - 📌📌 - During which written composition stage are students encouraged to
read their stories aloud to others? (Skill 8.08) (AVERAGE)
Keeps a calendar on the board of expected transitions - 📌📌
- Students with autistic tendencies
can be more successful academically when the teacher: (Skill 7.02) (AVERAGE)
Bill recognizes a vocabulary word on a billboard when traveling - 📌📌- Which of the following is
a good example of a generalization? (Skill 3.09) (AVERAGE)
Self- fulfilling prophecy -📌📌
- Janelle is just as "antsy" as Jaquan who has ADHD. You want to
keep a good eye on them so you put them in the same corner. Later you suspect Amanda also
has ADHD and you move her to the same area... You are creating: (Skill 6.02) (AVERAGE)
Students acquire specific training in job skills prior to exiting school, Students need specific
training and supervision in applying skills learned in school to requirements in job situations, &
📌📌
Students obtain needed instruction and field-based experiences that help them to be able to
work in specific occupations - - Vocational training programs are based on all of the
following ideas: (Skill 5.08) (AVERAGE)
📌📌- A functional curriculum includes: (Skills 6.10) (AVERAGE)
Life Skills -
Relevance - 📌📌- After purchasing what seemed to be a very attractive new math kit for use
with her students who have learning disabilities, Ms. Davis discovered her students could not
use the kit unless she read the math problems and instructions to them, as the readability level
was higher than the majority of the students' functional reading capabilities. Which criterion of
the materials selection did Ms. Davis most likely fail to consider when selecting this math kit?
(Skill 4.09) (AVERAGE)
The individual must meet the definition of a person with a disability, The person must be able to
📌📌
meet the requirements of a particular program in spite of his or her disability, The school,
business, or other facility must be the recipient of federal funding assistance - - What
determines whether a person is entitled to protection under Section 504? (Skill 6.03)
(AVERAGE)
📌📌
Adherence to the annual local education agency (LEA) reporting & Free, appropriate public
education - - Zero Reject requires all children with disabilities be provided with what? (Skill
6.03) (AVERAGE)
Have students involved in creating the rules on day one - 📌📌 - In establishing your behavior
management plan with the students, it is best to: (Skill 4.04) (AVERAGE)
Victim of violence and uncontrolled anger - 📌📌- What TWO student behaviors are indicative
of a possible crisis? (Skill 6.11) (AVERAGE)
Morphology - 📌📌 - Five-year-old Tom continues to substitute the "w" sound for the "r" sound
when pronouncing words; therefore, he often distorts words e.g., "wabbit" for "rabbit" and "wat"
for "rat." His articulation disorder is basically a problem in: (Skill8.01) (AVERAGE)
Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) - 📌📌
- Which electronic device enables persons
with hearing impairments to make and receive phone calls? (Skill 4.06) (AVERAGE)
Specific learning disabilities - 📌📌- Michael's teacher complains that he is constantly out of his
