NYSTCE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
EXAMPREP STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE REVIEW
MATERIAL
●● Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1965
Answer: President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty"
funds primary and secondary education, emphasizing high standards and
accountability. As mandated in the act, funds are authorized for
professional development, instructional materials, resources to support
educational programs, and the promotion of parental involvement.
●● The Education for all handicapped Children Act (EHA)
Answer: Public Law 94-143. Passed in 1975 and later reauthorized as
IDEA. guaranteed a free appropriate public education to each child with
a disability.
●● The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
(IDEIA)
Answer: is the federal law that govern the education of children with
disabilities.
●● IDEA- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
,Answer: he Right to a free, appropriate public education in the least
restrictive environment. It requires that students with disabilities be
included in the general education classroom only removed with special
services if the classroom environment cannot be modified to adequately
support their educational progress.
●● Inclusion
Answer: The practice of educating students with disabilities in the
general education classroom so they may participate in day-to-day
routines alongside students without disabilities. Inclusion treats the
general education classroom as the student's primary placement.
●● Mainstreaming
Answer: students with disabilities were included in the general education
classroom only when their achievement would be near grade level
without substantial support.
●● Child find
Answer: Through IDEA, the federal government provides states with
funding for special ed but in return the states must comply pertain to
children from birth to 21. States must conduct child find activities to
identify and evaluate children who may have disabilities. Students who
may have a disability must be evaluated, at no cost to the parents, for
their eligibility for special service. Parents must be in involved in the
evaluation process.
, ●● Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) part of IDEA
Answer: students with disabilities are entitled to the same types of
educational experiences as their peers without disabilities. Schools must
provide each child with a disability an education experience that is
appropriate to his or her age and abilities at no cost to the parents.
●● LRE Least Restrictive Environment
Answer: Students with disabilities are to be educated in the least
restrictive environment, meaning that their educational experiences must
be as similar as possible to those of children who do not have a
disability. The goal of LRE is for students with disabilities to remain in
the general education classroom to the greatest extent possible, with the
fewest possible changes to day-to- day routines, and to be removed from
regular classes and provided with special services only when the severity
of their disability requires doing so in order for them to be educated
appropriately.
●● Continuum of service
Answer: allows these students to participate to the greatest extent
possible.
●● IEP individualized Education Plan
Answer: Between the ages of 3 and 21, each student with a disability
must have an IEP. It describes the child's present level of progress and
learning capacity, the short- and long term educational goals for the
child, and the accommodations and services which will be provided in
EXAMPREP STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE REVIEW
MATERIAL
●● Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1965
Answer: President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty"
funds primary and secondary education, emphasizing high standards and
accountability. As mandated in the act, funds are authorized for
professional development, instructional materials, resources to support
educational programs, and the promotion of parental involvement.
●● The Education for all handicapped Children Act (EHA)
Answer: Public Law 94-143. Passed in 1975 and later reauthorized as
IDEA. guaranteed a free appropriate public education to each child with
a disability.
●● The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
(IDEIA)
Answer: is the federal law that govern the education of children with
disabilities.
●● IDEA- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
,Answer: he Right to a free, appropriate public education in the least
restrictive environment. It requires that students with disabilities be
included in the general education classroom only removed with special
services if the classroom environment cannot be modified to adequately
support their educational progress.
●● Inclusion
Answer: The practice of educating students with disabilities in the
general education classroom so they may participate in day-to-day
routines alongside students without disabilities. Inclusion treats the
general education classroom as the student's primary placement.
●● Mainstreaming
Answer: students with disabilities were included in the general education
classroom only when their achievement would be near grade level
without substantial support.
●● Child find
Answer: Through IDEA, the federal government provides states with
funding for special ed but in return the states must comply pertain to
children from birth to 21. States must conduct child find activities to
identify and evaluate children who may have disabilities. Students who
may have a disability must be evaluated, at no cost to the parents, for
their eligibility for special service. Parents must be in involved in the
evaluation process.
, ●● Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) part of IDEA
Answer: students with disabilities are entitled to the same types of
educational experiences as their peers without disabilities. Schools must
provide each child with a disability an education experience that is
appropriate to his or her age and abilities at no cost to the parents.
●● LRE Least Restrictive Environment
Answer: Students with disabilities are to be educated in the least
restrictive environment, meaning that their educational experiences must
be as similar as possible to those of children who do not have a
disability. The goal of LRE is for students with disabilities to remain in
the general education classroom to the greatest extent possible, with the
fewest possible changes to day-to- day routines, and to be removed from
regular classes and provided with special services only when the severity
of their disability requires doing so in order for them to be educated
appropriately.
●● Continuum of service
Answer: allows these students to participate to the greatest extent
possible.
●● IEP individualized Education Plan
Answer: Between the ages of 3 and 21, each student with a disability
must have an IEP. It describes the child's present level of progress and
learning capacity, the short- and long term educational goals for the
child, and the accommodations and services which will be provided in
