STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES CST
NYSTCE (060)
1. MR. GRAHAM IS A SPECIALIST WHO WORKS WITH STUDENTS WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS. YOU
OBSERVE MR. GRAHAM AND HE IS WORKING WITH A GROUP OF STUDENTS ON THE TASKS OF
CUTTING WITH SCISSORS, HOLDING A PENCIL, AND WRITING SENTENCES USING THE SAME
HAND WITHOUT SWITCHING TO ANOTHER HAND. MR. GRAHAM IS THE
A. SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER
B. PHYSICAL THERAPIST
C. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
D. MOTOR PLANNING SPECIALIST
✓ (C) MR. GRAHAM IS THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST. SOME STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE
FINE MOTOR ISSUES. HE IS WORKING ON THESE SKILLS INCLUDING CROSSING MIDLINE.
2. WHICH IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN UNMET NEED THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO THE REFERRAL
PROCESS?
A. CONDUCTING A FORMAL ASSESSMENT TO PINPOINT THE STUDENT'S READING CAPABILITIES
B. CREATING AN IEP WITH GOALS FOR THE STUDENT
C. SELECTING RELATED SERVICES THAT THE STUDENT WILL RECEIVE
,D. PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO HELP THE STUDENT INCREASE HIS ATTENDANCE RATE
✓ (D) (A), (B), AND (C) ARE ACTIONS THAT TAKE PLACE AFTER THE REFERRAL PROCESS AND ARE
NOT UNMET NEEDS. HELPING THE STUDENT IMPROVE ATTENDANCE IS A NEED THAT SHOULD BE
ADDRESSED PRIOR TO ASKING IF THE DIFFICULTY IN SCHOOL IS RELATED TO A DISABILITY.
3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF A CHRONIC BEHAVIORAL PATTERN THAT
IS PROBLEMATIC?
A. TAYLOR THROWS CHAIRS TO EXPRESS HER ANGER CONCERNING HER PARENT'S DIVORCE
B. SAL GETS INTO FIGHTS WHEN HE IS ATTACKED
C. KELLY CANNOT VERBALLY SOUND OUT DIGRAPHS WHEN READING ALOUD
D. SHAWN IS SOMETIMES LATE TO SCHOOL BECAUSE HE MISSES THE BUSES
✓ (C) KELLY'S BEHAVIOR IS CHRONIC AND PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE IT IMPEDES READING. THE
BEHAVIORS OF TAYLOR, SAL, AND SHAWN ARE IN RESPONSE TO A SPECIFIC EVENT AND ARE
NOT CHRONIC.
4. THE FIRST STEP IN ADDRESSING AN IDENTIFIED UNMET NEED IS TO
A. REFER THE STUDENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION
B. SET UP COUNSELING
C. CONTACT THE FAMILY OR GUARDIAN
,D. MEET WITH THE PRINCIPAL
✓ (C) MEETING WITH THE FAMILY OR GUARDIAN IS THE FIRST STEP BECAUSE YOU CAN GAIN
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE NEED. CHOICE (A) AND (B) WOULD NOT BE A FIRST STEP.
MEETING WITH THE PRINCIPAL IS A STEP THAT WOULD HAPPEN PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE
NEED. IT WOULD HAPPEN WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING THE NEED.
5. THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM IS CREATING JENNA'S IEP. IN REGARDS TO PLACEMENT IN
GENERAL EDUCATION, THE TEAM MUST
A. PLACE JENNA IN A GENERAL EDUCATION CLASS
B. JUSTIFY HER PLACEMENT IF SHE IS NOT PARTICIPATING IN GENERAL EDUCATION
C. EXPLAIN HER PLACEMENT TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
D. REPORT HER PLACEMENT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION TO THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL
SERVICE
✓ (B) AS PART OF THE IEP PROCESS, A JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT MUST BE MADE THAT EXPLAINS
THE CONSIDERATIONS OF THE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN REGULAR EDUCATION. IF A
DECISION IS MADE THAT THE STUDENT WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN GENERAL EDUCATION, THE
RATIONALE MUST APPEAR ON THE DOCUMENT.
6. LISA IS A NEW STUDENT IN YOUR CLASS. SHE HAS AN IEP. YOU ARE PLANNING INSTRUCTION
BUT NEED TO KNOW WHAT LISA IS EXPECTED TO ACHIEVE BY THE END OF THE YEAR. WHICH
SECTION OF THE IEP BEST ARTICULATES THIS INFORMATION?
A. THE PRESENT LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE
, B. THE ANNUAL GOALS
C. THE SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVES
D. THE EVALUATION SCORES
✓ (B) THE ANNUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES STATE THE PROJECTED LEARNING WHICH WILL BE
ACHIEVED BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
7. ON SHELDON'S IEP, IT STATES THAT SHELDON WILL ATTEND A TWO-YEAR COLLEGE WITH THE
PURPOSE OF TAKING COURSES IN CHILD DAY CARE. WHERE ON THE IEP SHOULD THIS
INFORMATION BE DOCUMENTED?
A. PRESENT LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE
B. MANAGEMENT NEED
C. POST-SECONDARY GOAL
D. EVALUATION STATEMENT
✓ (C) A POST-SECONDARY GOAL STATES THE CAREER-RELATED GOAL AND WHAT THE STUDENT
ASPIRES TO DO AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.
8. WHICH IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF AN IEP ANNUAL GOAL?
A. SCOTT WILL SOLVE MATH PROBLEMS THAT INVOLVE ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF THREE- AND
FOUR-DIGIT NUMBERS WITH 90% ACCURACY ON 7 OUT OF 10 TESTS, IN WHICH HE WILL BE ASSESSED
WEEKLY THROUGH THE USE OF CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT AND CLASSWORK WORKSHEETS.
NYSTCE (060)
1. MR. GRAHAM IS A SPECIALIST WHO WORKS WITH STUDENTS WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS. YOU
OBSERVE MR. GRAHAM AND HE IS WORKING WITH A GROUP OF STUDENTS ON THE TASKS OF
CUTTING WITH SCISSORS, HOLDING A PENCIL, AND WRITING SENTENCES USING THE SAME
HAND WITHOUT SWITCHING TO ANOTHER HAND. MR. GRAHAM IS THE
A. SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER
B. PHYSICAL THERAPIST
C. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
D. MOTOR PLANNING SPECIALIST
✓ (C) MR. GRAHAM IS THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST. SOME STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE
FINE MOTOR ISSUES. HE IS WORKING ON THESE SKILLS INCLUDING CROSSING MIDLINE.
2. WHICH IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN UNMET NEED THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO THE REFERRAL
PROCESS?
A. CONDUCTING A FORMAL ASSESSMENT TO PINPOINT THE STUDENT'S READING CAPABILITIES
B. CREATING AN IEP WITH GOALS FOR THE STUDENT
C. SELECTING RELATED SERVICES THAT THE STUDENT WILL RECEIVE
,D. PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO HELP THE STUDENT INCREASE HIS ATTENDANCE RATE
✓ (D) (A), (B), AND (C) ARE ACTIONS THAT TAKE PLACE AFTER THE REFERRAL PROCESS AND ARE
NOT UNMET NEEDS. HELPING THE STUDENT IMPROVE ATTENDANCE IS A NEED THAT SHOULD BE
ADDRESSED PRIOR TO ASKING IF THE DIFFICULTY IN SCHOOL IS RELATED TO A DISABILITY.
3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF A CHRONIC BEHAVIORAL PATTERN THAT
IS PROBLEMATIC?
A. TAYLOR THROWS CHAIRS TO EXPRESS HER ANGER CONCERNING HER PARENT'S DIVORCE
B. SAL GETS INTO FIGHTS WHEN HE IS ATTACKED
C. KELLY CANNOT VERBALLY SOUND OUT DIGRAPHS WHEN READING ALOUD
D. SHAWN IS SOMETIMES LATE TO SCHOOL BECAUSE HE MISSES THE BUSES
✓ (C) KELLY'S BEHAVIOR IS CHRONIC AND PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE IT IMPEDES READING. THE
BEHAVIORS OF TAYLOR, SAL, AND SHAWN ARE IN RESPONSE TO A SPECIFIC EVENT AND ARE
NOT CHRONIC.
4. THE FIRST STEP IN ADDRESSING AN IDENTIFIED UNMET NEED IS TO
A. REFER THE STUDENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION
B. SET UP COUNSELING
C. CONTACT THE FAMILY OR GUARDIAN
,D. MEET WITH THE PRINCIPAL
✓ (C) MEETING WITH THE FAMILY OR GUARDIAN IS THE FIRST STEP BECAUSE YOU CAN GAIN
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE NEED. CHOICE (A) AND (B) WOULD NOT BE A FIRST STEP.
MEETING WITH THE PRINCIPAL IS A STEP THAT WOULD HAPPEN PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE
NEED. IT WOULD HAPPEN WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING THE NEED.
5. THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM IS CREATING JENNA'S IEP. IN REGARDS TO PLACEMENT IN
GENERAL EDUCATION, THE TEAM MUST
A. PLACE JENNA IN A GENERAL EDUCATION CLASS
B. JUSTIFY HER PLACEMENT IF SHE IS NOT PARTICIPATING IN GENERAL EDUCATION
C. EXPLAIN HER PLACEMENT TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
D. REPORT HER PLACEMENT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION TO THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL
SERVICE
✓ (B) AS PART OF THE IEP PROCESS, A JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT MUST BE MADE THAT EXPLAINS
THE CONSIDERATIONS OF THE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN REGULAR EDUCATION. IF A
DECISION IS MADE THAT THE STUDENT WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN GENERAL EDUCATION, THE
RATIONALE MUST APPEAR ON THE DOCUMENT.
6. LISA IS A NEW STUDENT IN YOUR CLASS. SHE HAS AN IEP. YOU ARE PLANNING INSTRUCTION
BUT NEED TO KNOW WHAT LISA IS EXPECTED TO ACHIEVE BY THE END OF THE YEAR. WHICH
SECTION OF THE IEP BEST ARTICULATES THIS INFORMATION?
A. THE PRESENT LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE
, B. THE ANNUAL GOALS
C. THE SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVES
D. THE EVALUATION SCORES
✓ (B) THE ANNUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES STATE THE PROJECTED LEARNING WHICH WILL BE
ACHIEVED BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
7. ON SHELDON'S IEP, IT STATES THAT SHELDON WILL ATTEND A TWO-YEAR COLLEGE WITH THE
PURPOSE OF TAKING COURSES IN CHILD DAY CARE. WHERE ON THE IEP SHOULD THIS
INFORMATION BE DOCUMENTED?
A. PRESENT LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE
B. MANAGEMENT NEED
C. POST-SECONDARY GOAL
D. EVALUATION STATEMENT
✓ (C) A POST-SECONDARY GOAL STATES THE CAREER-RELATED GOAL AND WHAT THE STUDENT
ASPIRES TO DO AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.
8. WHICH IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF AN IEP ANNUAL GOAL?
A. SCOTT WILL SOLVE MATH PROBLEMS THAT INVOLVE ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF THREE- AND
FOUR-DIGIT NUMBERS WITH 90% ACCURACY ON 7 OUT OF 10 TESTS, IN WHICH HE WILL BE ASSESSED
WEEKLY THROUGH THE USE OF CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT AND CLASSWORK WORKSHEETS.
