TEXES SPECIAL EDUCATION EC-12
(161) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Six IDEA Principles: Zero Reject - Correct Answers -Rules against excluding any
student
Six IDEA Principles: Nondiscriminatory Evaluation - Correct Answers -Rule requiring
schools to evaluate students fairly to determine if they have a disability, and if so, what
kind and how extensive.
Six IDEA Principles: Appropriate Education/IEP - Correct Answers -A free, appropriate
public education to all children who have been identified as needing special education.
Program must be tailored to the needs of the student. Includes related services and
supplementary aides and services if needed.
Six IDEA Principles: Lease Restrictive Environment - Correct Answers -When the
Individualized Education Program (IEP) is written, a determination is made regarding
the amount of time each student with disabilities will spend with nondisabled peers both
in the classroom and al other school activities.
Six IDEA Principles: Procedural Due Process - Correct Answers -Provides safeguards
against schools' actions, include a right to sue in court, provisions are made for the
settlement of disputes by an impartial third party.
Six IDEA Principles: Parents of children with disabilities participate - Correct Answers -
Parents of children with disabilities participate in the planning and decision making for
their child's special education. Parents' rights primarily involve access to students'
educational records for inspection and review and the need for parental consent to
release personally identifiable information.
Accommodations - Correct Answers -Adjustments made in how a student with a
disability is taught or tested. They do not change what the student is taught or what he
is expected to know.
Accommodations (examples) - Correct Answers -highlighted textbooks, extensions of
time for a student who writes slowly, seating close to the teacher, assistive technology
Learner-Centered Instruction - Correct Answers -To create a learner-centered
community, the teacher collaboratively identifies needs. Must plan, implement, an
assess instruction using technology and other resources.
, Equity in Excellence for All Learners - Correct Answers -The teacher responds
appropriately to diverse groups of learners.
Learner-Centered Communication - Correct Answers -While acting as an advocate for
all students and the school, the teacher demonstrates professional and interpersonal
communication skills.
Learner-Centered Professional Development - Correct Answers -The teacher, as a
reflective practitioner dedicated to all students' success, demonstrates a commitment to
learn, to improve the profession, and to maintain professional ethics and personal
integrity.
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Correct Answers -Under NCLB, all schools, school
districts and states are required to show progress in: reading/language arts, math, and
either graduation rates or attendance rates. There are consequences for failing to meet
the criteria for two consecutive years.
Adult Students - Correct Answers -Students age 18 and older are considered to be this,
unless the student's parent or other individual has been granted guardianship of the
student under the Texas Probate Code
Alternative Education Programs (AEPs) - Correct Answers -Disciplinary programs
operated by school districts for students who have committed a range of offenses
specified in state law and/or in the district's Student Code of Conduct. Students with
disabilities who are in these programs are still entitled to special education services.
Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) - Correct Answers -Operated by the
school district.
Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP) - Correct Answers -Operated
by the juvenile justice system.
Types of AEPs - Correct Answers -Alternative Education Program, Disciplinary
Alternative Education Program, Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program
Admission, Review and Dismissal Committee (ARD) - Correct Answers -In Texas, this is
the name for the group made up of a student's paretns and school staff that meets at
least annually to decide whether or not the student has an eligible disability and what
special education and related services will be provided. Its major responsibility is the
development of the IEP for students receiving special education.
Assessment - Correct Answers -Tests given to all students in the state to evaluate
learning. Most common in Texas is the STAAR, previously known as TAKS. Students
receiving special education take the same state and district-wide ________ given to all
students, unless their ARD committee determines a particular test is not appropriate. In
(161) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Six IDEA Principles: Zero Reject - Correct Answers -Rules against excluding any
student
Six IDEA Principles: Nondiscriminatory Evaluation - Correct Answers -Rule requiring
schools to evaluate students fairly to determine if they have a disability, and if so, what
kind and how extensive.
Six IDEA Principles: Appropriate Education/IEP - Correct Answers -A free, appropriate
public education to all children who have been identified as needing special education.
Program must be tailored to the needs of the student. Includes related services and
supplementary aides and services if needed.
Six IDEA Principles: Lease Restrictive Environment - Correct Answers -When the
Individualized Education Program (IEP) is written, a determination is made regarding
the amount of time each student with disabilities will spend with nondisabled peers both
in the classroom and al other school activities.
Six IDEA Principles: Procedural Due Process - Correct Answers -Provides safeguards
against schools' actions, include a right to sue in court, provisions are made for the
settlement of disputes by an impartial third party.
Six IDEA Principles: Parents of children with disabilities participate - Correct Answers -
Parents of children with disabilities participate in the planning and decision making for
their child's special education. Parents' rights primarily involve access to students'
educational records for inspection and review and the need for parental consent to
release personally identifiable information.
Accommodations - Correct Answers -Adjustments made in how a student with a
disability is taught or tested. They do not change what the student is taught or what he
is expected to know.
Accommodations (examples) - Correct Answers -highlighted textbooks, extensions of
time for a student who writes slowly, seating close to the teacher, assistive technology
Learner-Centered Instruction - Correct Answers -To create a learner-centered
community, the teacher collaboratively identifies needs. Must plan, implement, an
assess instruction using technology and other resources.
, Equity in Excellence for All Learners - Correct Answers -The teacher responds
appropriately to diverse groups of learners.
Learner-Centered Communication - Correct Answers -While acting as an advocate for
all students and the school, the teacher demonstrates professional and interpersonal
communication skills.
Learner-Centered Professional Development - Correct Answers -The teacher, as a
reflective practitioner dedicated to all students' success, demonstrates a commitment to
learn, to improve the profession, and to maintain professional ethics and personal
integrity.
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Correct Answers -Under NCLB, all schools, school
districts and states are required to show progress in: reading/language arts, math, and
either graduation rates or attendance rates. There are consequences for failing to meet
the criteria for two consecutive years.
Adult Students - Correct Answers -Students age 18 and older are considered to be this,
unless the student's parent or other individual has been granted guardianship of the
student under the Texas Probate Code
Alternative Education Programs (AEPs) - Correct Answers -Disciplinary programs
operated by school districts for students who have committed a range of offenses
specified in state law and/or in the district's Student Code of Conduct. Students with
disabilities who are in these programs are still entitled to special education services.
Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) - Correct Answers -Operated by the
school district.
Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP) - Correct Answers -Operated
by the juvenile justice system.
Types of AEPs - Correct Answers -Alternative Education Program, Disciplinary
Alternative Education Program, Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program
Admission, Review and Dismissal Committee (ARD) - Correct Answers -In Texas, this is
the name for the group made up of a student's paretns and school staff that meets at
least annually to decide whether or not the student has an eligible disability and what
special education and related services will be provided. Its major responsibility is the
development of the IEP for students receiving special education.
Assessment - Correct Answers -Tests given to all students in the state to evaluate
learning. Most common in Texas is the STAAR, previously known as TAKS. Students
receiving special education take the same state and district-wide ________ given to all
students, unless their ARD committee determines a particular test is not appropriate. In
