ELED 320 Test 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
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What was IDEA called? Why did it change? - (ANSWERS)Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (1975). The special education act that protects the right of students with%%%%%%
disabilities to a
free appropriate public education; originated with PL 94-142. It was originally Education for All
Handicapped Act then it became IDEA. It changed from handicap to disabilities, changed
children to individuals, and uses people first language.
What are the principles of IDEA? - (ANSWERS)Zero Reject, Nondiscriminatory identification and
evaluation, free appropriate public education, least restrictive environment, due process
safeguards, and shared decision making
What is zero reject? - (ANSWERS)Schools must educate all children with disabilities (originally
ages 5-21, amended to include preschool)
What is nondiscriminatory identification and evaluation? - (ANSWERS)Schools must used
nonbiased, multi-factored methods of evaluation.
What is FAPE? - (ANSWERS)Free Appropriate Public Education; An IEP must be developed for
each child; every child must have free, appropriate public education
What is the least restrictive environment? - (ANSWERS)a child must be educated with children
without disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate
What is due process safegaurds? - (ANSWERS)parents and childs rights are protected; right to
a lawsuit, additional meetings, etc
What is shared decision making? - (ANSWERS)school must collaborate with parents
High Incidence Disabilities - (ANSWERS)LD: Problems processing information
EBD: Behavior or emotions adversely affecting educational performance
ADD/ADHD: attention difficulties
Intellectual Challenges
Autism Spectrum Disorder
What is Rosa's Law? - (ANSWERS)outlawed the use of the term "mental retardation"; changed
to intellectual disabilities
What is the Section 504 of Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973? - (ANSWERS)Protect against
discrimination of handicap by federally funded organizations/programs.
What is ADA? - (ANSWERS)Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; executed protection against
discrimination to private sector employment (employers have to make reasonable
accommodations)
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No Child Left Behind Act 2001 - (ANSWERS)Require states to set standards and use assistive
technology to help students.
What is the process of referral for an IEP? - (ANSWERS)Prereferral Intervention, evaluation and
identification, program planning, placement, review and evaluation
What is prereferral intervention? - (ANSWERS)provide immediate instructional and/or
behavioral assistance (try to do what you can to avoid putting the child in special ed-- it could
be a teaching error or environment as opposed to a learning disability)
What is evaluation and identification? - (ANSWERS)All children suspected of having a disability
must receive a nondiscriminatory, multi-factored evaluation (4 domains)
What is program preplanning? - (ANSWERS)An individualized education program (IEP) must be
developed for children identified as having a disability
What is placement? - (ANSWERS)The IEP must determined the LRE that meets the students
needs
What is review and evaluation? - (ANSWERS)The IEP must be thoroughly and formally reviewed
on an annual basis and the student must be reevaluated tri-annually
What are speech and language disorders? Examples? - (ANSWERS)Communication disorder
that can affect a child's educational performance. Stuttering, language impairment,
articulation, and voice impairment are examples of this disorder.
What are articulation challenges? - (ANSWERS)The process of producing speech sounds is
flawed, and resulting speech sounds are incorrect
Ex: wabbit vs rabbit
What are fluency challenges? - (ANSWERS)Hesitations or repetitions interrupt the flow of
speech
Ex: stutter
What are voice quality challenges? - (ANSWERS)The voice is usual in pitch or loudness given
the age and gender of the individual
Ex: nasally
What are language challenges? - (ANSWERS)comprehension, receptive, and expression
What is syntax? - (ANSWERS)The rule system used for language (oral, written, and sign)
CORRECT Answers
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What was IDEA called? Why did it change? - (ANSWERS)Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (1975). The special education act that protects the right of students with%%%%%%
disabilities to a
free appropriate public education; originated with PL 94-142. It was originally Education for All
Handicapped Act then it became IDEA. It changed from handicap to disabilities, changed
children to individuals, and uses people first language.
What are the principles of IDEA? - (ANSWERS)Zero Reject, Nondiscriminatory identification and
evaluation, free appropriate public education, least restrictive environment, due process
safeguards, and shared decision making
What is zero reject? - (ANSWERS)Schools must educate all children with disabilities (originally
ages 5-21, amended to include preschool)
What is nondiscriminatory identification and evaluation? - (ANSWERS)Schools must used
nonbiased, multi-factored methods of evaluation.
What is FAPE? - (ANSWERS)Free Appropriate Public Education; An IEP must be developed for
each child; every child must have free, appropriate public education
What is the least restrictive environment? - (ANSWERS)a child must be educated with children
without disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate
What is due process safegaurds? - (ANSWERS)parents and childs rights are protected; right to
a lawsuit, additional meetings, etc
What is shared decision making? - (ANSWERS)school must collaborate with parents
High Incidence Disabilities - (ANSWERS)LD: Problems processing information
EBD: Behavior or emotions adversely affecting educational performance
ADD/ADHD: attention difficulties
Intellectual Challenges
Autism Spectrum Disorder
What is Rosa's Law? - (ANSWERS)outlawed the use of the term "mental retardation"; changed
to intellectual disabilities
What is the Section 504 of Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973? - (ANSWERS)Protect against
discrimination of handicap by federally funded organizations/programs.
What is ADA? - (ANSWERS)Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; executed protection against
discrimination to private sector employment (employers have to make reasonable
accommodations)
, ELED 320 Test 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
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%%%%%%
No Child Left Behind Act 2001 - (ANSWERS)Require states to set standards and use assistive
technology to help students.
What is the process of referral for an IEP? - (ANSWERS)Prereferral Intervention, evaluation and
identification, program planning, placement, review and evaluation
What is prereferral intervention? - (ANSWERS)provide immediate instructional and/or
behavioral assistance (try to do what you can to avoid putting the child in special ed-- it could
be a teaching error or environment as opposed to a learning disability)
What is evaluation and identification? - (ANSWERS)All children suspected of having a disability
must receive a nondiscriminatory, multi-factored evaluation (4 domains)
What is program preplanning? - (ANSWERS)An individualized education program (IEP) must be
developed for children identified as having a disability
What is placement? - (ANSWERS)The IEP must determined the LRE that meets the students
needs
What is review and evaluation? - (ANSWERS)The IEP must be thoroughly and formally reviewed
on an annual basis and the student must be reevaluated tri-annually
What are speech and language disorders? Examples? - (ANSWERS)Communication disorder
that can affect a child's educational performance. Stuttering, language impairment,
articulation, and voice impairment are examples of this disorder.
What are articulation challenges? - (ANSWERS)The process of producing speech sounds is
flawed, and resulting speech sounds are incorrect
Ex: wabbit vs rabbit
What are fluency challenges? - (ANSWERS)Hesitations or repetitions interrupt the flow of
speech
Ex: stutter
What are voice quality challenges? - (ANSWERS)The voice is usual in pitch or loudness given
the age and gender of the individual
Ex: nasally
What are language challenges? - (ANSWERS)comprehension, receptive, and expression
What is syntax? - (ANSWERS)The rule system used for language (oral, written, and sign)
