Professional Development 206 Exam
Questions With Correct Answers.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 1975 - Answer 1. Publicly funded education cannot
exclude any student because of the student's disability.
2. The rights of students with disabilities and of their parents are assured by the protection of due
process procedures.
3. The parents of students with disabilities are encouraged to participate in their children's
educations.
4. The assessment of all students must be fair and unbiased.
5. All students must be given a free, appropriate public education (FAPE), and it must be provided in the
least restrictive environment (LRE) where the student and other students can learn and
succeed.
6. Information related to students with disabilities and their families must be kept confidential.
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) 1973 - Answer 1.)An important construct of the federal
special education law (IDEA) which says that all children with disabilities will be educated free of cost to
parents, in other words at public expense, and in a manner that is appropriate for each individual child.
2.)Special education and related services that (a) have been provided at public expense, under public
supervision and direction and without charge; (b) meet the standards of the state educational agency;
(c) include an appropriate preschool, elementary, or secondary school education in the state involved;
and (d) are provided in conformity with the individualized education program.
No Child Left Behind Act (2001) - Answer 1.)States must adopt education accountability standards
2.)States must annually test students
3.)Sanctions against schools that fail to meet adequate yearly progress
Provides financial assistance to schools with high concentrations of children from disadvantaged homes.
It requires statewide reading and mathematics tests each year in grades 3-8, starting in 2005-2006. Each
school must attain academic proficiency for all students in 12 years, and document progress toward that
goal
, Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) - Answer 1.)legislation passed in 1965 that provides
federal direction to education and federal funds for schools (think anti poverty)
2.)The main body of federal education policy and law and source for education funding to state and local
education agencies. Passed in 1965 and binding on all states and entities that accept federal education
funding.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) - Answer covers better alignment of
NCLB with IDEA, appropriately identifying students needing special education, ensuring reasonable
discipline while protecting special needs students defining highly qualified teachers, reducing
paperwork, and increasing cooperation to decrease litigation.
Recent Legal Changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act (2009) - Answer 1. Physical or mental
impairments substantially limiting one or more life activities now include
immune system functioning; normal cell growth; brain, and neurological, respiratory, circulatory,
endocrine, reproductive, digestive, bowel, and bladder functions, added to the existing activities of
eating, sleeping, thinking, communicating, concentrating, lifting, and bending.
2. Impairments include physical (deaf, blind, or wheelchair-bound); conditions (AIDS, diabetes, or
epilepsy); mental illnesses and ADHD; record of impairment, for example, cancer in remission and
regarded as impaired.
3. Reasonable accommodations mean adaptations or modifications enabling persons with
disabilities to have equal opportunities. The ADA describes this regarding equal employment
opportunities, but it could also be interpreted relative to equal educational opportunities.
4. Reasonable accommodations that would cause undue hardship, for example, financial, are not
required.
Legal Responsibilities of ECE Professionals - Answer 1.)Since 1991, the IDEA legislation has established
the necessity of inclusion in normal care and educational environments, including ECE settings, for
children with disabilities.
ECE professionals know excluding any child is illegal.
2.)"mandated reporter" status of ECE teachers. They are legally required to report suspected child abuse
and neglect; the law penalizes them for not
reporting.
Questions With Correct Answers.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 1975 - Answer 1. Publicly funded education cannot
exclude any student because of the student's disability.
2. The rights of students with disabilities and of their parents are assured by the protection of due
process procedures.
3. The parents of students with disabilities are encouraged to participate in their children's
educations.
4. The assessment of all students must be fair and unbiased.
5. All students must be given a free, appropriate public education (FAPE), and it must be provided in the
least restrictive environment (LRE) where the student and other students can learn and
succeed.
6. Information related to students with disabilities and their families must be kept confidential.
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) 1973 - Answer 1.)An important construct of the federal
special education law (IDEA) which says that all children with disabilities will be educated free of cost to
parents, in other words at public expense, and in a manner that is appropriate for each individual child.
2.)Special education and related services that (a) have been provided at public expense, under public
supervision and direction and without charge; (b) meet the standards of the state educational agency;
(c) include an appropriate preschool, elementary, or secondary school education in the state involved;
and (d) are provided in conformity with the individualized education program.
No Child Left Behind Act (2001) - Answer 1.)States must adopt education accountability standards
2.)States must annually test students
3.)Sanctions against schools that fail to meet adequate yearly progress
Provides financial assistance to schools with high concentrations of children from disadvantaged homes.
It requires statewide reading and mathematics tests each year in grades 3-8, starting in 2005-2006. Each
school must attain academic proficiency for all students in 12 years, and document progress toward that
goal
, Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) - Answer 1.)legislation passed in 1965 that provides
federal direction to education and federal funds for schools (think anti poverty)
2.)The main body of federal education policy and law and source for education funding to state and local
education agencies. Passed in 1965 and binding on all states and entities that accept federal education
funding.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) - Answer covers better alignment of
NCLB with IDEA, appropriately identifying students needing special education, ensuring reasonable
discipline while protecting special needs students defining highly qualified teachers, reducing
paperwork, and increasing cooperation to decrease litigation.
Recent Legal Changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act (2009) - Answer 1. Physical or mental
impairments substantially limiting one or more life activities now include
immune system functioning; normal cell growth; brain, and neurological, respiratory, circulatory,
endocrine, reproductive, digestive, bowel, and bladder functions, added to the existing activities of
eating, sleeping, thinking, communicating, concentrating, lifting, and bending.
2. Impairments include physical (deaf, blind, or wheelchair-bound); conditions (AIDS, diabetes, or
epilepsy); mental illnesses and ADHD; record of impairment, for example, cancer in remission and
regarded as impaired.
3. Reasonable accommodations mean adaptations or modifications enabling persons with
disabilities to have equal opportunities. The ADA describes this regarding equal employment
opportunities, but it could also be interpreted relative to equal educational opportunities.
4. Reasonable accommodations that would cause undue hardship, for example, financial, are not
required.
Legal Responsibilities of ECE Professionals - Answer 1.)Since 1991, the IDEA legislation has established
the necessity of inclusion in normal care and educational environments, including ECE settings, for
children with disabilities.
ECE professionals know excluding any child is illegal.
2.)"mandated reporter" status of ECE teachers. They are legally required to report suspected child abuse
and neglect; the law penalizes them for not
reporting.
