PRAXIS SPECIAL EDUCATION: FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE (5355) EXAMS WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+ 2025/2026

PRAXIS SPECIAL EDUCATION:
FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE (5355)
EXAMS WITH QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
2025/2026
Michaeleiseae14-year-
oldestudentewhoemeetsetheecriteriaeforeotherehealtheimpairmente(OHI)eandereceivesespecialeeduca
tioneanderelatedeservices.eAccordingetoetheeIndividualsewitheDisabilitieseEducationeActe(IDEA),ewhi
cheofetheefollowingemeetsetheedefinitionecriteriaeforeOHI?



a.eTraumaticebraineinjury

b.eExpressiveelanguageedisorder

c.eChroniceasthma

d.eDevelopmentaledelaye-eCORRECTeANSWERSc.eChroniceasthma



Inewhicheofetheefollowingescenarioseiseitemosteappropriateeforeaeteacheretoebeginetoeuseeprompt-
fadingetechniquesetoesupporteaestudent'seskilledevelopment?



a.eAestudentereadseonlyeassignedefictionetextseanderefusesetoereadenonfictionetexts.

b.eAestudenteoftenebecomeseargumentativeeafterereceivingeaegradeebelowe80epercenteoneaneassign
ment.

c.eAestudentereciprocatesegreetingseonlyewhenetheeteachereprovideseverbalereminders.

d.eAestudenteignoresetheegestureewheneveretheeteacherepointsetoeaeclocketoeremindetheestudenteto
estayeonetask.e-


eCORRECTeANSWERSC.eAestudentereciprocatesegreetingseonlyewhenetheeteachereprovideseverbalere


minders.

,Aesecond-
gradeestudent,eJohn,ehaseautismespectrumedisorder.eJohnereceivesespecialeeducationeanderelatedes
erviceseandehaseaespecialeeducationeteachereinetheeclassroometoesupportehiselearning.eDuringegyme
class,eJohnestrugglesewithephysicaleactivitiesebecauseeofelowemuscleetoneeanderepetitiveerockingeb
ehaviors.eWhicheofetheefollowingeisetheemosteeffectiveeapproachetoehelpeJohnedevelopeandeimprov
eegrossemotoreskills?



a.eIntegratingemoreephysicalebodyemovementseintoeclassroomeactivitiesethroughoutetheeday

b.eContactingetheeparentsetoefindeoutewhateexerciseseJohnelikesetoeengageeineatehomeewithetheefam
ily

c.eAskingeaneoccupationaletherapistetoeevaluateetheeclassroomeenvironmenteanderecommendeupd
atesetoesupporteJohn

d.eHavingeaephysicaletherapistedesign,eimplement,eandedocumenteaetreatmentetherapyeplanethatec
anebenefiteJohne-
eCORRECTeANSWERSd.eHavingeaephysicaletherapistedesign,eimplement,eandedocumenteaetreatmen


tetherapyeplanethatecanebenefiteJohn



Aftereaestudenteisereferredebyeaeteachereforeaneevaluationeforespecialeeducationeservices,ewhicheofe
theefollowingeisetheemosteappropriateenextestepeforetheeschooletoetake?



a.eProvideetheestudentewitheappropriateeTiere3einterventions

b.eObtaineconsentefromeaelegaleguardianeforeinitialeevaluationeofetheestudent

c.eScheduleeprofessionaletestingeofetheestudent

d.eDrafteaneagendaewitheaelisteofeparticipantseforetheeinitialeIEPeteamemeetinge-
eCORRECTeANSWERSB.eObtaineconsentefromeaelegaleguardianeforeinitialeevaluationeofetheestudent




Whicheofetheefollowingeisetheemosteappropriateewayeforeaekindergarteneteacheretoeensureethateaest
udentewithefineemotoredeficitsewillebeeableetoeworkeoneactivitieseatetheeliteracyecentereineaneinclusi
oneclassroom?

,a.eAssigningeaeparaprofessionaletoemonitoreparticipationeatetheecenter

b.eModifyingetheechecklisteusedeforeassessingetheeactivitieseatetheecenter

c.eProvidingevarious-sizedepencils,epens,egrips,eandeslanteboards

d.eEliminatingealleactivitiesethateconsisteofeindividualewritingeratherethanepartnerewritinge-
eCORRECTeANSWERSC.eProvidingevarious-sizedepencils,epens,egrips,eandeslanteboards




TheeResponseetoeInterventione(RTI)eapproacheprimarilyeaffectsespecialeeducationeproceduresebyere
quiringethatestudents



a.eobtaineaelearningedisabilityediagnosisebeforeereceivingespecialeeducationeservices

b.ebeeprovidedewitheinstructioneineaneinclusioneclassroomewithetheesupporteofeaespecialeeducatione
teacher

c.ereceiveedailyepersonalizedeinstructionaleinterventioneineaeresourceeclassroom

d.ebeeprovidedewitheresearch-basedeinterventionsebeforeeevaluationseareeconductede-
eCORRECTeANSWERSd.ebeeprovidedewitheresearch-


basedeinterventionsebeforeeevaluationseareeconducted



DuringeaneIEPereviewemeeting,eKelly'separentseexpresseconcernethateKelly'sefunctionaleskillseareeno
teprogressingeatehomeeasewelleasehereparentsewouldelike,ecomparedewithetheeprogressesheeisemakin
geinetheeclassroom.eWhicheofetheefollowingeisetheebestewayetoeaddressetheeparents'econcerns?

a.eArrangingevideoconferenceseateregulareintervalsewitheaetrainedeprofessionaletoediscussegoals,esh
areeresources,eanderecommendeotherecommunityeprograms

b.eAskingetheeparentsetoedocumentespecificeskillsethatetheyewouldelikeetheirechildetoelearnesoetheesk
illsecanebeeaddedetoetheeannualegoaleatetheenexteIEPemeeting

c.eSharingelinksetoepageseonetheeIDEAeWebesiteethatecontaineinformationeaboutehowechildrenewithe
multipleedisabilitieseareedefined,eforetheeparentsetoerevieweonetheireown

d.eProvidingetheeparentsewithemonthlyeIEPeprogressereportsehighlightingetheeareasethatetheyeshoul
decontinueetoeworkeoneatehomee-
eCORRECTeANSWERSa.eArrangingevideoconferenceseateregulareintervalsewitheaetrainedeprofessiona


letoediscussegoals,eshareeresources,eanderecommendeotherecommunityeprograms

, Ms.eJenkinseiseteachingeae5-year-
oldestudentenamedeKyleewhoehaseautismespectrumedisordere(ASD)eandelittleelanguageetoeuseeaeco
mmunicationeboard.eMs.eJenkinsehasethreeetoys.eSheeshowseKyleeoneetoyeateaetimeeandeasksehimeife
iteiseineaepictureefromeaebigebook.eHeerespondse"yes"ebyetouchingeaeyellowehappyefaceeande"no"ebye
touchingeaneunhappyefaceecoveredewitheaebigeredeX.eWhicheofetheefollowingebestedescribesetheepu
rposeeofetheeactivity?



a.eToereinforceeKyle'seexpressiveelanguageeskills

b.eToedevelopeKyle'seself-monitoringeskills

c.eToeintroduceenewevocabularyetoeKyle

d.eToemodifyeKyle'setargetebehavioregoalse-
eCORRECTeANSWERSa.eToereinforceeKyle'seexpressiveelanguageeskills




WhicheofetheefollowingebestecharacterizeseaestudentewitheEBD?



a.eIseunableetoesitestill,ehasetroubleeconcentrating,eandemayeneedeassistiveetechnologyeforemotoresk
ills

b.eHasedifficultyeunderstandingebodyelanguage,efacialeexpressions,eandeotherenonverbalecues

c.eShowseaneinabilityetoediscriminateebetweeneletters,enumbers,eandesounds

d.eExhibitseinappropriateetypeseofebehaviorseorefeelingseunderenormalecircumstancese-
eCORRECTeANSWERSd.eExhibitseinappropriateetypeseofebehaviorseorefeelingseunderenormalecircum


stances



Studentseineaetenth-gradeeinclusioneclasseareelearningetoewriteeessayseoneaeteacher-
assignedetopic.eDuringeoneeofetheelessons,etheespecialeeducationecoteachereasksestudentsetoeexcha
ngeetheiredrafteessayeforethateofeaepeer.eTheestudentsehaveejustecompletedeaeminicourseeonepeerere
view,eandetheedataeshowethatetheyeareereadyetoepracticeetheeinterventionetechniqueewitheclassmat
es.eWhicheofetheefollowingeisetheeprimaryepurposeeofeaepeererevieweintervention?