FTCE ESE K-12 Practice Questions & Answer
1.As a result of P.L. 94-142, what changes occurred in education for
students with disabilities?
Answer Education is to be provided to all children (6-18) who meet age
eligibility requirements.
2.what important refinement in special education was a result of the
individu- als with disabilities education improvement act (IDEA 2004)
Answer Established that special education teachers become highly
qualified if they teach core academic content to students with
disabilities.
3.Rule 6A-6.03011, Florida Administrative Code (FAC), stated that the
term "mental retardation" be changed to
Answer Intellectual Disability
4.The 2004 amendments to IDEA emphasize that more than 30 years of
research indicate that the education of children with disabilities can be
made more effective by
Answer Providing incentives for whole school approaches and pre-refer-
ral intervention to reduce the need to label children as disabled in order
to address their learning needs
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,5.P.L. 99-457 extended services provided to school-aged children with
disabil- ities. Select the correct range of ages addressed by this law.
Answer 3-5 years
6.Maria and her family came to the United States mainland from Puerto Rico
last year. Maria speaks only Spanish and seems unable to learn English
despite extended help from an ESL teacher. Maria is failing all subjects. The
school psychologist administered an intelligence test in Spanish. Maria is
performing in a mentally deficient range for her age level. Based on these
findings, the IEP team is recommending that Maria receive special educa-
tion services as a student with an intellectual disability. Did Maria receive a
nondiscriminatory evaluation as required by IDEA?
Answer No, there was only one test administered
7.Courtney is a student with an autism spectrum disorder. She does not
speak. She types what she wants to say into a device that converts the text
to speech. The device helps Courtney to express her desires and needs.
This is an example of
Answer Assistive Technology
8.According to federal law IDEA 2004, Part C, at what age is a child no
longer eligible for the Early Step Program?
Answer 16 Months
9.The amendment to the Federal Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008-
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, Answer Created a new program to expand the number of postsecondary
programs for students with intellectual disabilities
10.Max was having difficulty in the second grade classroom. His teacher
brought her concerns to the IEP team after conducting problem solving
strate- gies in a multi-tiered system of supports. Mr. and Mrs. Jones gave
written permission for an initial evaluation to occur. The IEP team now
wishes to conduct an eligibility staffing to discuss Max's initial evaluation.
Which of the
following does NOT meet the requirement for informing parents that the IEP
team is conducting an eligibility staffing?
Answer The team plans and implements the evaluation findings without
informing the parents
11.Requirements outlined in IDEA that give parents the rights to participate,
receive notice, and give permission (consent) are known as
Answer Procedural Safe- guards
12.According to IDEA what term describes the right of students with a
disabil- ity to special services that will meet their individual learning needs,
at no cost to the parents?
Answer Free and appropriate public education
13.Michelle and her son have moved from a county in North Florida to a
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1.As a result of P.L. 94-142, what changes occurred in education for
students with disabilities?
Answer Education is to be provided to all children (6-18) who meet age
eligibility requirements.
2.what important refinement in special education was a result of the
individu- als with disabilities education improvement act (IDEA 2004)
Answer Established that special education teachers become highly
qualified if they teach core academic content to students with
disabilities.
3.Rule 6A-6.03011, Florida Administrative Code (FAC), stated that the
term "mental retardation" be changed to
Answer Intellectual Disability
4.The 2004 amendments to IDEA emphasize that more than 30 years of
research indicate that the education of children with disabilities can be
made more effective by
Answer Providing incentives for whole school approaches and pre-refer-
ral intervention to reduce the need to label children as disabled in order
to address their learning needs
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,5.P.L. 99-457 extended services provided to school-aged children with
disabil- ities. Select the correct range of ages addressed by this law.
Answer 3-5 years
6.Maria and her family came to the United States mainland from Puerto Rico
last year. Maria speaks only Spanish and seems unable to learn English
despite extended help from an ESL teacher. Maria is failing all subjects. The
school psychologist administered an intelligence test in Spanish. Maria is
performing in a mentally deficient range for her age level. Based on these
findings, the IEP team is recommending that Maria receive special educa-
tion services as a student with an intellectual disability. Did Maria receive a
nondiscriminatory evaluation as required by IDEA?
Answer No, there was only one test administered
7.Courtney is a student with an autism spectrum disorder. She does not
speak. She types what she wants to say into a device that converts the text
to speech. The device helps Courtney to express her desires and needs.
This is an example of
Answer Assistive Technology
8.According to federal law IDEA 2004, Part C, at what age is a child no
longer eligible for the Early Step Program?
Answer 16 Months
9.The amendment to the Federal Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008-
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, Answer Created a new program to expand the number of postsecondary
programs for students with intellectual disabilities
10.Max was having difficulty in the second grade classroom. His teacher
brought her concerns to the IEP team after conducting problem solving
strate- gies in a multi-tiered system of supports. Mr. and Mrs. Jones gave
written permission for an initial evaluation to occur. The IEP team now
wishes to conduct an eligibility staffing to discuss Max's initial evaluation.
Which of the
following does NOT meet the requirement for informing parents that the IEP
team is conducting an eligibility staffing?
Answer The team plans and implements the evaluation findings without
informing the parents
11.Requirements outlined in IDEA that give parents the rights to participate,
receive notice, and give permission (consent) are known as
Answer Procedural Safe- guards
12.According to IDEA what term describes the right of students with a
disabil- ity to special services that will meet their individual learning needs,
at no cost to the parents?
Answer Free and appropriate public education
13.Michelle and her son have moved from a county in North Florida to a
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