Exam 1: Exceptionality and Special Education

Interpretive Exercise Mr.Brown,a second-grade teacher,is concerned about Ed,one of the students in his class.On the basis of his observations,he reports that Ed never completes any of the classroom work that he is assigned,and he reads at a beginning first grade level.He suspects that Ed has a learning disability and refers him for a special education evaluation.The school psychologist,Dr.Long,administers an intelligence test to asses Ed's cognitive abilities.She assigns Ed to a class for students with Learning Disabilities and developes an Individualized Education Program for this setting.She then sends Ed's parents a letter,informing them that Ed has a learning disability,and invites them to a meeting to describe the IEP she has developed for Ed. -Ed's parents should be involved in the above scenario at the following points:

The term "handicap" refers to a disadvantage that is imposed on an individual.

Schools must provide an individualized program for each student who requires special education services.This means that

Jasper is a ten year-old student with an intellectual disability.If he is placed in the least restrictive environment,he will receive instruction in

The single most important goal of special education is

All Canadian provinces and territories promote inclusive education in their policies.

Under IDEA,each state and locality must have a plan to ensure all of the following EXCEPT

In order to best serve the needs of students with exceptionalities,we should focus on

The collaborative model used most often by schools is

Although variations exist from province to province,most students with exceptionalities are placed

According to Hallahan and Kauffman,the least restrictive environment (LRE)is always the regular classroom.

Compare and contrast the laws in the United States and Canada as they apply to the education of individuals with exceptionalities.

The development of special education was influenced by political and societal ideals such as

The most dramatic increases in prevalence figures of the past two decades were in the numbers of children identified as having

Outline the two main reasons why there have been increases in low-incidence exceptionality categories.

In Canada,federal law regulates the education of students with exceptionalities.

According to Hallahan and Kauffman,good or reformed general education can replace special education even for students at the extreme range of exceptionalities.

In the prerevolutionary era in Europe and America,what goal predominated in the actions of society towards people with exceptionalities?

Which one of the following provides the best definition of special education?

When special education works as it should,the outcome for students is