TExES Special Education EC-12 (161) Practice Exam | 100% Correct | Verified | 2024 Version

Austin, a student with mild vision impairment, often has difficulty viewing text when the teacher writes on the board or shows PowerPoint presentations to the class. Which of the following suggestions is the most appropriate first step to try to help Austin view text? - Move Austin's seat to the front row of the classroom and enlarge font size for presentations. Roman has recently started on medication for ADHD. His mother sent an email to the teacher to let her know that his behavior and attentiveness should improve. What negative side effects may the parent ask the teacher to monitor? - lack of hunger or excessive thirst Students in Mr. Carson's third-grade class are often asked to work in small groups. Mr. Carson noticed that students picked the same partners or group members, so other children often felt left out. When he assigned group members, students had difficulty choosing roles and working together, so the workload appeared unbalanced and not all students remained focused. Mr. Carson recently began assigning designated roles to each group member when students complete small group assignments. Which of the following is the most likely benefit to students of this type of classroom? - increased on-task behavior A curriculum that focuses on teaching academic and social skills, utilizes therapeutic and behavioral strategies, and provides support during transitional activities is most likely used with students with: - emotional disabilities. A fifth-grade student with dyslexia continues to struggle with reading even though she has received special education services for over a year. The teacher would like to use assistive technology (AT) to help her. What would be the first low-tech type of assistive technology that may be considered for addition into her Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and why? - word prediction software, so that she can type written responses more quickly