ILTS 290 – Questions With Applicable Solutions
A special education teacher is summarizing the evaluation findings of a
second-grade student with a suspected intellectual disability. As part of the
assessment, the teacher administered a standardized assessment that is
normed on a younger population of students to obtain information about the
student's developmental age-equivalency. Which of the following strategies
related to scoring the assessment would be most appropriate in ensuring the
accuracy of the information?
A. Using the highest chronological age presented in the manual to score
assessment.
B. Presenting the findings descriptively without reporting standardized scores
C. Estimating the student's grade-level abilities based on performance on the
test.
D. Converting the students raw scores into standardized scores and percentile
ranks. Correct Answer - B.
*When an assessment is administered to student outside of the normed
population, no standard or scaled scores can be accurately calculated, but the
information could still be useful to demonstrate strengths and needs.
For which of the following purposes would a behavior frequency chart be
used most appropriately?
A. Identifying the reward that most effectively motivates the student.
B. Comparing a student's behavior with that of other students in the class.
C. Determining the appropriate intervention to address a student's behavior.
D. Establishing the baseline for a student's behavior Correct Answer - D.
* Tracking how frequently a behavior occurs in various contexts is part of
establishing baseline and having a comparison to evaluate interventions.
Screening tools are best described as forms of assessment that have which of
the following characteristics?
A. They provide detailied information on exact supports a student requires.
B. They indicate when further assessment or intervention may be needed.
C. They inform school administrators about classroom achievement levels.
D. They provide data to support a referral for full educational evaluation.
Correct Answer - B.
,*Screening tools are intended to identify when a student is broadly achieving
at or below expectations in a content area and identify students who may
need additional support or assessment, but they do not provide detailed data
or precise information on student needs.
Which of the following communication strategies would be most appropriate
for a special education teacher to use when describing assessment results to
family members during an initial eligibility meeting?
A. asking family members what questions they have about assessment results
before discussing them.
B. providing a list of terms and definitions used in assessment reports for
family members to refer to during the meeting.
C. paraphrasing and summarizing they key information presented in the
assessment report
D. reading the assessment report aloud to the family to accurately present all
information included. Correct Answer - C.
*This strategy ensures that assessment results are comprehensible to the
family during the meeting and does not put family members on the spot or
assume they do not understand.
After a functional behavior assessment(FBA) has been conducted an
intervention team meets to create a behavior intervention plan (BIP) for a
student with an emotional disability who has recently been demonstrating
disruptive behavior that has not responded to informal intervention
approaches. The team begins the BIP by developing short-term and long-term
behavioral goals. A primary purpose of this step of goal development is to:
A. identify which stakeholders should be involved in implementing the
students intervention.
B. determine the most effective and expedient way to eliminate the
challenging behavior and reinforce student compliance.
C. identify acceptable alternative that serve the same purpose as the
challenging behavior.
D. determine which preventative strategies would minimize the student's
negative behavior. Correct Answer - C.
*Goals should focus on identifying replacement behaviors that will serve the
same function as the disruptive behaviors analyzed in the FBA. The FBA
, includes an analysis of the function of the behavior, and the BIP seeks to
provide the student with a more functional alternative to meet the same need.
Which of the following steps is required by federal law to be completed by a
school before determining that a middle school student who had been
identified as having a specific learning disability no longer meets the criteria
for special education services?
A. changing from direct to indirect services as a preliminary decrease in
service provision
B. informing the parents/guardians in writing that the school has terminated
services
C. trialing a period of time without services and documenting student
performance.
D. requesting parental/ guardian consent to administer a full educational
assessment. Correct Answer - D.
*Special education services are not allowed to be eliminated without
administering an assessment that demonstrates that the student no longer
presents with a learning disability based on comprehensive data from
multiple sources and types of assessments. The student's parent/guardian
would need to consent to this evaluation.
An elementary school offers a weekly art class for all students. Early in the
school year, the art teacher asks the special education teacher to collaborate
on modifying the learning environment for a student who receives special
education services and needs support following multistep instructions. Which
of the following strategies would best address the student's needs?
A. creating a digital sequencing board for the student to use on their tablet.
B. seating the student close to the teacher for demonstrations of techniques
C. providing the supplies needed for each activity to the student ahead of time
D. reducing talking and ambient noise in the classroom during art activities.
Correct Answer - A.
*a student who has trouble following instructions required to complete are
projects would benefit most from a support that provides a visually presented
order of actions to be completed, which would facilitate greater independence
for the student.
A special education teacher is summarizing the evaluation findings of a
second-grade student with a suspected intellectual disability. As part of the
assessment, the teacher administered a standardized assessment that is
normed on a younger population of students to obtain information about the
student's developmental age-equivalency. Which of the following strategies
related to scoring the assessment would be most appropriate in ensuring the
accuracy of the information?
A. Using the highest chronological age presented in the manual to score
assessment.
B. Presenting the findings descriptively without reporting standardized scores
C. Estimating the student's grade-level abilities based on performance on the
test.
D. Converting the students raw scores into standardized scores and percentile
ranks. Correct Answer - B.
*When an assessment is administered to student outside of the normed
population, no standard or scaled scores can be accurately calculated, but the
information could still be useful to demonstrate strengths and needs.
For which of the following purposes would a behavior frequency chart be
used most appropriately?
A. Identifying the reward that most effectively motivates the student.
B. Comparing a student's behavior with that of other students in the class.
C. Determining the appropriate intervention to address a student's behavior.
D. Establishing the baseline for a student's behavior Correct Answer - D.
* Tracking how frequently a behavior occurs in various contexts is part of
establishing baseline and having a comparison to evaluate interventions.
Screening tools are best described as forms of assessment that have which of
the following characteristics?
A. They provide detailied information on exact supports a student requires.
B. They indicate when further assessment or intervention may be needed.
C. They inform school administrators about classroom achievement levels.
D. They provide data to support a referral for full educational evaluation.
Correct Answer - B.
,*Screening tools are intended to identify when a student is broadly achieving
at or below expectations in a content area and identify students who may
need additional support or assessment, but they do not provide detailed data
or precise information on student needs.
Which of the following communication strategies would be most appropriate
for a special education teacher to use when describing assessment results to
family members during an initial eligibility meeting?
A. asking family members what questions they have about assessment results
before discussing them.
B. providing a list of terms and definitions used in assessment reports for
family members to refer to during the meeting.
C. paraphrasing and summarizing they key information presented in the
assessment report
D. reading the assessment report aloud to the family to accurately present all
information included. Correct Answer - C.
*This strategy ensures that assessment results are comprehensible to the
family during the meeting and does not put family members on the spot or
assume they do not understand.
After a functional behavior assessment(FBA) has been conducted an
intervention team meets to create a behavior intervention plan (BIP) for a
student with an emotional disability who has recently been demonstrating
disruptive behavior that has not responded to informal intervention
approaches. The team begins the BIP by developing short-term and long-term
behavioral goals. A primary purpose of this step of goal development is to:
A. identify which stakeholders should be involved in implementing the
students intervention.
B. determine the most effective and expedient way to eliminate the
challenging behavior and reinforce student compliance.
C. identify acceptable alternative that serve the same purpose as the
challenging behavior.
D. determine which preventative strategies would minimize the student's
negative behavior. Correct Answer - C.
*Goals should focus on identifying replacement behaviors that will serve the
same function as the disruptive behaviors analyzed in the FBA. The FBA
, includes an analysis of the function of the behavior, and the BIP seeks to
provide the student with a more functional alternative to meet the same need.
Which of the following steps is required by federal law to be completed by a
school before determining that a middle school student who had been
identified as having a specific learning disability no longer meets the criteria
for special education services?
A. changing from direct to indirect services as a preliminary decrease in
service provision
B. informing the parents/guardians in writing that the school has terminated
services
C. trialing a period of time without services and documenting student
performance.
D. requesting parental/ guardian consent to administer a full educational
assessment. Correct Answer - D.
*Special education services are not allowed to be eliminated without
administering an assessment that demonstrates that the student no longer
presents with a learning disability based on comprehensive data from
multiple sources and types of assessments. The student's parent/guardian
would need to consent to this evaluation.
An elementary school offers a weekly art class for all students. Early in the
school year, the art teacher asks the special education teacher to collaborate
on modifying the learning environment for a student who receives special
education services and needs support following multistep instructions. Which
of the following strategies would best address the student's needs?
A. creating a digital sequencing board for the student to use on their tablet.
B. seating the student close to the teacher for demonstrations of techniques
C. providing the supplies needed for each activity to the student ahead of time
D. reducing talking and ambient noise in the classroom during art activities.
Correct Answer - A.
*a student who has trouble following instructions required to complete are
projects would benefit most from a support that provides a visually presented
order of actions to be completed, which would facilitate greater independence
for the student.
