ELED 320 Unit 1 Test Questions
with Correct Answers
What are functional skills? - Answer-Skills students with severe disabilities need to
master for life/job skills
What is the continuum of services? - Answer-Graph, severity of disabilities --> more
restrictive environment (less students)
What is LRE? - Answer-Least Restrictive Environment
What is manifestation determination? - Answer-How much behavior is linked to disability
What are examples of barriers to collaboration? - Answer-Lack of time, language
differences, professional jargon
What are reasons/causes of disabilities? - Answer-- Prenatal or congenital causes occur
before or at birth and are often genetic
- Perinatal causes occur during the birthing process (low birth weight, injuries)
- Postnatal causes occur after birth, environment is a major factor
What does IDEA stand for? - Answer-Individuals With Disabilities Education Act
What was the first form of the law and when was it passed? - Answer-Education for All
Handicapped Children, passed in 1975
When was the law changed? What was the new name? - Answer-1990. Name was
changed for EHCA to IDEA
Why was the name of the law changed from EHCA to IDEA? - Answer-1. "handicapped"
2. not just children
3. person-first language
What are the 6 principles of IDEA? (ONLY MATCHING QUESTION, principle to
definition) - Answer-1. Zero reject
(schools must educate all children with disabilities)
2. Nondiscriminatory Identification & Evaluation
(non-biased, multi-factored evaluation)
3. FAPE
, 4. LRE
5. Due Process Safeguards
(parents and children's rights are protected)
6. Shared Decision Making
(schools must collaborate with parents)
What are the 5 categories of high-incidence disabilities listed in IDEA? - Answer-1.
Specific Learning Disabilities (LD)
2. Speech or Language Impairments
3. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
4. Intellectual Challenges
5. Emotional Disturbance (ED or EBD)
What is Rosa's law? - Answer-Mental retardation --> intellectual challenges
Who are exceptional children? - Answer-Children who differ from the norm (normal
curve) either below or above
What is IQ equation and norm? - Answer-Mental age/chronological age x 100, 100 =
perfect norm
What is Section 504? - Answer-1973 - protects against discrimination of handicap by
federally funded organizations
What is ADA? - Answer-Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), extended protection
against discrimination to private sectors, reasonable accommodations
What are the 5 steps in the referral process for special education? - Answer-1. Pre-
referral Intervention - provide immediate instruction and/or behavioral assistance
2. Evaluation and Identification - all children suspected of having a disability must
receive a nondiscriminatory, multi-factored evaluation - four domains
3. Program Planning - an IEP must be developed for children identified as having a
disability
4. Placement - IEP must determine the LRE that meets the students' needs
5. Review and Evaluation - IEP team must be throughly and formally reviewed on
annual basis and student reevaluated tri-annually (every 3 years)
What makes up a language disability? - Answer-Receptive/expressive/understanding
What are the categories of speech disability? - Answer-1. Articulation - wabbit/rabbit
2. Fluency - stuttering
3. Voice quality - nasal
What is validity? - Answer-A test is testing what it says it will
What is reliability? - Answer-If a test is given numerous times, scores should be similar
with Correct Answers
What are functional skills? - Answer-Skills students with severe disabilities need to
master for life/job skills
What is the continuum of services? - Answer-Graph, severity of disabilities --> more
restrictive environment (less students)
What is LRE? - Answer-Least Restrictive Environment
What is manifestation determination? - Answer-How much behavior is linked to disability
What are examples of barriers to collaboration? - Answer-Lack of time, language
differences, professional jargon
What are reasons/causes of disabilities? - Answer-- Prenatal or congenital causes occur
before or at birth and are often genetic
- Perinatal causes occur during the birthing process (low birth weight, injuries)
- Postnatal causes occur after birth, environment is a major factor
What does IDEA stand for? - Answer-Individuals With Disabilities Education Act
What was the first form of the law and when was it passed? - Answer-Education for All
Handicapped Children, passed in 1975
When was the law changed? What was the new name? - Answer-1990. Name was
changed for EHCA to IDEA
Why was the name of the law changed from EHCA to IDEA? - Answer-1. "handicapped"
2. not just children
3. person-first language
What are the 6 principles of IDEA? (ONLY MATCHING QUESTION, principle to
definition) - Answer-1. Zero reject
(schools must educate all children with disabilities)
2. Nondiscriminatory Identification & Evaluation
(non-biased, multi-factored evaluation)
3. FAPE
, 4. LRE
5. Due Process Safeguards
(parents and children's rights are protected)
6. Shared Decision Making
(schools must collaborate with parents)
What are the 5 categories of high-incidence disabilities listed in IDEA? - Answer-1.
Specific Learning Disabilities (LD)
2. Speech or Language Impairments
3. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
4. Intellectual Challenges
5. Emotional Disturbance (ED or EBD)
What is Rosa's law? - Answer-Mental retardation --> intellectual challenges
Who are exceptional children? - Answer-Children who differ from the norm (normal
curve) either below or above
What is IQ equation and norm? - Answer-Mental age/chronological age x 100, 100 =
perfect norm
What is Section 504? - Answer-1973 - protects against discrimination of handicap by
federally funded organizations
What is ADA? - Answer-Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), extended protection
against discrimination to private sectors, reasonable accommodations
What are the 5 steps in the referral process for special education? - Answer-1. Pre-
referral Intervention - provide immediate instruction and/or behavioral assistance
2. Evaluation and Identification - all children suspected of having a disability must
receive a nondiscriminatory, multi-factored evaluation - four domains
3. Program Planning - an IEP must be developed for children identified as having a
disability
4. Placement - IEP must determine the LRE that meets the students' needs
5. Review and Evaluation - IEP team must be throughly and formally reviewed on
annual basis and student reevaluated tri-annually (every 3 years)
What makes up a language disability? - Answer-Receptive/expressive/understanding
What are the categories of speech disability? - Answer-1. Articulation - wabbit/rabbit
2. Fluency - stuttering
3. Voice quality - nasal
What is validity? - Answer-A test is testing what it says it will
What is reliability? - Answer-If a test is given numerous times, scores should be similar
