SPE 363 CHAPTERS 1 & 2 QUESTIONS
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Concerns ffregarding ffthe ff_____________ ffof ffstudents fffrom ffdiverse ffethnic ffand
ffcultural ffbackgrounds ffemphasize ffthe ffneed fffor ffcollecting ffassessment ffdata ffin ffa
ffvariety ffof ffways. ff- ffAnswer ffdisproportionality
In fforder ffto ffassess ffall ffareas ffto ffobtain ffa ffview ffof ffthe ffwhole ffchild, ffthe
ff_____________ ffis ffdesigned fffor
each ffindividual ffstudent. ff- ffAnswer ffindividual ffassessment ffplan
When ffa ffteacher ffwants ffto ffdetermine ffhow ffa ffstudent ffsolved ffa ffproblem ffincorrectly,
ffthe ffteacher
completes ffa(n) ff_____________. ff- ffAnswer fferror ffanalysis
When ffa ffchild fffrom ffa ffdifferent fflinguistic ffbackground ffis ffassessed ffby ffproviding
ffcues ffor ffprompts, ffa
form ffof ff_____________ ffhas ffbeen ffemployed. ff- ffAnswer ffaccommodations
As ffa ffresult ffof ffthe ff_____________, ffan ffIEP ffor ffan ffalternative ffplan fffor
ffaccommodations ffor ffother
interventions ffis ffdeveloped fffor ffa ffstudent. ff- ffAnswer ffeligibility ffmeeting
_____________ ffmust ffbe ffgiven ffin ffa ffspeci ffc ffmanner ffas ffstated ffby ffthe ffpublisher,
ffwhereas ffinformal
tests ffinclude ffa ffvariety ffof ffmethods ffand ffstrategies fffor ffcollecting ffdata. ff- ffAnswer
ffstandardized fftests
If ff_____________ ffprove ffto ffbe ffunsuccessful, ffthe ffteam ffmay ffconclude ffthat ffthe
ffstudent ffrequires
additional ffassessment ffto ffdetermine ffif ffadditional ffservices ffare ffneeded. ff- ffAnswer
ffearly ffintervening ffservices
A fftest ffthat ffcompares ffa ffstudent's ffperformance ffwith ffa ffnational ffsample ffof ffstudents
ffof ffthe ffsame
age ffor ffgrade ffis ffknown ffas ffa(n) ff_____________. ff- ffAnswer ffnorm-referenced fftest
An ffindividualized ffeducational ffplan ffserves ffa ffstudent ffeligible fffor ffspecial ffservices
ffwho ffis ffbetween
, the ffages ffof ff6 ffand ff21; ffa(n) ff_____________ ffserves ffa ffstudent ffyounger ffthan
ffschool ffage. ff- ffAnswer ffindividualized fffamily ffsupport ffplan(IFSP)
Teachers ffwho ffdesign ffassessment ffinstruments fffrom ffclassroom ffmaterials ffare ffusing
_____________. ff- ffAnswer ffinformal ffassessment
Explain ffone ffmethod ffof ffdocumenting ffthe ffinstructional ffstrategies ffthat ffhave ffbeen
ffutilized ffbefore ffreferral. ff- ffAnswer ffResponse ffto ffIntervention. ffThis fftechnique ffis
ffused ffto ffdocument ffinstructional ffstrategies ffand ffassessments ffused ffin fforder ffto
ffhelp ffstudents ffbe ffsuccessful ffwith ffthe ffgeneral ffeducation ffcurriculum.
Why ffare ffstatewide fftests ffcalled ffhigh-stakes fftests? ff- ffAnswer ffStatewide fftests ffare
ffcalled ffhigh-stakes fftests ffbecause ffthey ffare ffused ffto ffdetermine ffthe ffeffectiveness ffof
ffeducational ffprograms ffand ffare ffused ffto ffmonitor ffthe ffprogress ffof ffindividual ffschools
ffand ffschool ffsystems. ffSchools ffare ffrequired ffto ffshow ffAYP ffin fforder ffto ffdemonstrate
ffthat ffstudents ffare ffmastering ffthe ffcurriculum ffin ffthe ffgeneral ffclassroom ffor ffrisk
ffsanctions ffimposed ffby ffthe ffgovernment.
How ffmight ffhigh-stakes fftesting ffimprove ffthe ffeducation ffof ffall ffstudents? ff- ffAnswer
ffBecause ffall ffstudents ffare ffrequired ffto fftake ffthe ffstatewide fftests ff(i.e., ffhigh-stakes
fftests), ffmore ffstudents, ffespecially ffthose ffwith ffdisabilities, ffare ffbeing ffincluded ffin ffthe
ffgeneral ffeducation ffcurriculum. ffDue ffto ffall ffstudents ffbeing ffexposed ffto ffthe ffsame
ffcurriculum, ffall ffstudents ffhave ffthe ffopportunity ffto ffimprove fftheir ffeducational
ffperformance ffand ffmore ffstudents ffare ffgraduating ffwith ffregular ffhigh ffschool
ffdiplomas.
The ff2004 ffAmendments ffto ffIDEA ffemphasize ffthat ffmore ffthan ff30 ffyears ffof ffresearch
ffindicate ffthat ffthe ffeducation ffof ffchildren ffwith ffdisabilities ffcan ffbe ffmade ffmore
ffeffective ffby ffwhat ffprocess? ff- ffAnswer ffBy ffproviding ffincentives fffor ffwhole-school
ffapproaches ffand ffprereferral ffintervention ffto ffreduce ffthe ffneed ffto fflabel ffchildren ffas
ffdisabled ffin fforder ffto ffaddress fftheir fflearning ffneeds
Summarize ffthe ffbest-practice ffprocedures ffthat ffinclude ffearly ffintervening ffservices
ffand ffRTI ffand ffwhen ffan ffappropriate ffreferral fffor ffspecial ffeducation ffmay ffbe ffmade.
ff- ffAnswer ff1. ffProgress ffin ffcore ffacademic ffsubjects ffof ffall ffchildren ffshould ffbe
ffmonitored ffroutinely.
2. ffStudents ffwho ffexperience ffdif ffculty ffwhen ffcompared ffto fftheir ffpeers ffare
ffconsidered ffto ffbe ffat ffrisk ffof ffacademic ffor ffbehavioral ffproblems ffand ffthen ffreceive
fftier-two ffinterventions, ffsuch ffas ffremedial
assistance ffor fftutoring ffusing ffresearch-based ffinterventions.
3. ffStudents ffnot ffsuccessful ffwith fftier-two ffinterventions ffreceive ffintensive ffintervention
ffthrough ffthe
teacher ffassistance ffteam ffthat ffis ffspeci ffcally ffdesigned ffto ffaddress ffareas ffof ffdif
ffculty.
4. ffIf ffa ffchild ffcontinues ffto ffstruggle, ffthe ffchild ffmay ffbe ffreferred fffor ffconsideration ffof
ffan ffevaluation fffor
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Concerns ffregarding ffthe ff_____________ ffof ffstudents fffrom ffdiverse ffethnic ffand
ffcultural ffbackgrounds ffemphasize ffthe ffneed fffor ffcollecting ffassessment ffdata ffin ffa
ffvariety ffof ffways. ff- ffAnswer ffdisproportionality
In fforder ffto ffassess ffall ffareas ffto ffobtain ffa ffview ffof ffthe ffwhole ffchild, ffthe
ff_____________ ffis ffdesigned fffor
each ffindividual ffstudent. ff- ffAnswer ffindividual ffassessment ffplan
When ffa ffteacher ffwants ffto ffdetermine ffhow ffa ffstudent ffsolved ffa ffproblem ffincorrectly,
ffthe ffteacher
completes ffa(n) ff_____________. ff- ffAnswer fferror ffanalysis
When ffa ffchild fffrom ffa ffdifferent fflinguistic ffbackground ffis ffassessed ffby ffproviding
ffcues ffor ffprompts, ffa
form ffof ff_____________ ffhas ffbeen ffemployed. ff- ffAnswer ffaccommodations
As ffa ffresult ffof ffthe ff_____________, ffan ffIEP ffor ffan ffalternative ffplan fffor
ffaccommodations ffor ffother
interventions ffis ffdeveloped fffor ffa ffstudent. ff- ffAnswer ffeligibility ffmeeting
_____________ ffmust ffbe ffgiven ffin ffa ffspeci ffc ffmanner ffas ffstated ffby ffthe ffpublisher,
ffwhereas ffinformal
tests ffinclude ffa ffvariety ffof ffmethods ffand ffstrategies fffor ffcollecting ffdata. ff- ffAnswer
ffstandardized fftests
If ff_____________ ffprove ffto ffbe ffunsuccessful, ffthe ffteam ffmay ffconclude ffthat ffthe
ffstudent ffrequires
additional ffassessment ffto ffdetermine ffif ffadditional ffservices ffare ffneeded. ff- ffAnswer
ffearly ffintervening ffservices
A fftest ffthat ffcompares ffa ffstudent's ffperformance ffwith ffa ffnational ffsample ffof ffstudents
ffof ffthe ffsame
age ffor ffgrade ffis ffknown ffas ffa(n) ff_____________. ff- ffAnswer ffnorm-referenced fftest
An ffindividualized ffeducational ffplan ffserves ffa ffstudent ffeligible fffor ffspecial ffservices
ffwho ffis ffbetween
, the ffages ffof ff6 ffand ff21; ffa(n) ff_____________ ffserves ffa ffstudent ffyounger ffthan
ffschool ffage. ff- ffAnswer ffindividualized fffamily ffsupport ffplan(IFSP)
Teachers ffwho ffdesign ffassessment ffinstruments fffrom ffclassroom ffmaterials ffare ffusing
_____________. ff- ffAnswer ffinformal ffassessment
Explain ffone ffmethod ffof ffdocumenting ffthe ffinstructional ffstrategies ffthat ffhave ffbeen
ffutilized ffbefore ffreferral. ff- ffAnswer ffResponse ffto ffIntervention. ffThis fftechnique ffis
ffused ffto ffdocument ffinstructional ffstrategies ffand ffassessments ffused ffin fforder ffto
ffhelp ffstudents ffbe ffsuccessful ffwith ffthe ffgeneral ffeducation ffcurriculum.
Why ffare ffstatewide fftests ffcalled ffhigh-stakes fftests? ff- ffAnswer ffStatewide fftests ffare
ffcalled ffhigh-stakes fftests ffbecause ffthey ffare ffused ffto ffdetermine ffthe ffeffectiveness ffof
ffeducational ffprograms ffand ffare ffused ffto ffmonitor ffthe ffprogress ffof ffindividual ffschools
ffand ffschool ffsystems. ffSchools ffare ffrequired ffto ffshow ffAYP ffin fforder ffto ffdemonstrate
ffthat ffstudents ffare ffmastering ffthe ffcurriculum ffin ffthe ffgeneral ffclassroom ffor ffrisk
ffsanctions ffimposed ffby ffthe ffgovernment.
How ffmight ffhigh-stakes fftesting ffimprove ffthe ffeducation ffof ffall ffstudents? ff- ffAnswer
ffBecause ffall ffstudents ffare ffrequired ffto fftake ffthe ffstatewide fftests ff(i.e., ffhigh-stakes
fftests), ffmore ffstudents, ffespecially ffthose ffwith ffdisabilities, ffare ffbeing ffincluded ffin ffthe
ffgeneral ffeducation ffcurriculum. ffDue ffto ffall ffstudents ffbeing ffexposed ffto ffthe ffsame
ffcurriculum, ffall ffstudents ffhave ffthe ffopportunity ffto ffimprove fftheir ffeducational
ffperformance ffand ffmore ffstudents ffare ffgraduating ffwith ffregular ffhigh ffschool
ffdiplomas.
The ff2004 ffAmendments ffto ffIDEA ffemphasize ffthat ffmore ffthan ff30 ffyears ffof ffresearch
ffindicate ffthat ffthe ffeducation ffof ffchildren ffwith ffdisabilities ffcan ffbe ffmade ffmore
ffeffective ffby ffwhat ffprocess? ff- ffAnswer ffBy ffproviding ffincentives fffor ffwhole-school
ffapproaches ffand ffprereferral ffintervention ffto ffreduce ffthe ffneed ffto fflabel ffchildren ffas
ffdisabled ffin fforder ffto ffaddress fftheir fflearning ffneeds
Summarize ffthe ffbest-practice ffprocedures ffthat ffinclude ffearly ffintervening ffservices
ffand ffRTI ffand ffwhen ffan ffappropriate ffreferral fffor ffspecial ffeducation ffmay ffbe ffmade.
ff- ffAnswer ff1. ffProgress ffin ffcore ffacademic ffsubjects ffof ffall ffchildren ffshould ffbe
ffmonitored ffroutinely.
2. ffStudents ffwho ffexperience ffdif ffculty ffwhen ffcompared ffto fftheir ffpeers ffare
ffconsidered ffto ffbe ffat ffrisk ffof ffacademic ffor ffbehavioral ffproblems ffand ffthen ffreceive
fftier-two ffinterventions, ffsuch ffas ffremedial
assistance ffor fftutoring ffusing ffresearch-based ffinterventions.
3. ffStudents ffnot ffsuccessful ffwith fftier-two ffinterventions ffreceive ffintensive ffintervention
ffthrough ffthe
teacher ffassistance ffteam ffthat ffis ffspeci ffcally ffdesigned ffto ffaddress ffareas ffof ffdif
ffculty.
4. ffIf ffa ffchild ffcontinues ffto ffstruggle, ffthe ffchild ffmay ffbe ffreferred fffor ffconsideration ffof
ffan ffevaluation fffor
