Ftce Ese K-12 Practice Questions

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. what important refinement in special education was a result of the individuals 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. Rule 6A-6.03011, Florida Administrative Code (FAC), stated that the term "mental retardation" be changed to - Answer-Intellectual Disability 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-referral intervention to reduce the need to label children as disabled in order to address their learning needs P.L. 99-457 extended services provided to school-aged children with disabilities. Select the correct range of ages addressed by this law. - Answer-3-5 years 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 education 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 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 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