Deck 2: Education for All

Question 1

The Supreme Court declared that an appropriate special education must be

A) ideal.
B) beneficial.
C) the best.
D) ideal and the best.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

IDEA addresses the need for special education and related services for students with disabilities. Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act address the issues of

A) nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for students with disabilities.
B) language needs for students who native language is not English.
C) parental rights to be included in their child's education.
D) societal views on disability.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A principle that characterizes school accountability under the No Child Left Behind Act and IDEA 2004 is

A) an emphasis on challenging academic standards for all students.
B) exclusion of most students with disabilities from academic standards.
C) progress on the goals for the IEP as the way to hold each school accountable for student learning.
D) All of the above

Answer 3

A

Question 4

IDEA requirements for nondiscriminatory and multidisciplinary assessment testing procedures include

A) testing all children in English.
B) the use of the IQ test as a primary tool for determining eligibility.
C) a team approach to assessment.
D) testing all children in English, the use of the IQ test as a primary tool for determining eligibility, and a team approach to assessment.

Question 5

IDEA is based on the value that

A) only some students are able to benefit from education.
B) most, but not necessarily all students, are able to benefit from education.
C) every student can learn.
D) only a few students are able to benefit from education.

Question 6

The zero principle in IDEA requires that public schools provide special education and related services to meet the individual needs of all students.

A) exclusion
B) affect
C) inclusion
D) tolerance

Question 7

A remaining challenge in ensuring all students have the opportunity to learn is

A) developing IEPs for all students.
B) educators have the knowledge and skills to work collaboratively in partnership with families.
C) retaining separate education facilities for students with disabilities.
D) full participation in state and district wide assessments.

Question 8

The development of an individualized education program (IEP) for an identified child with a disability is made by the IEP team consisting of

A) school personnel.
B) the special education teacher and the parent.
C) parents, school personnel, the student, and a school district representative.
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 9

Students with disabilities may have accommodations or modifications to ensure they are afforded access to an appropriate education. Some examples include:

A) changes in seating arrangements.
B) auditory textbooks.
C) oral response to assignments.
D) changes in seating arrangements, auditory textbooks, and oral response to assignments.

Question 10

To ensure that all students, including students with disabilities, succeed in school, students must have

A) highly qualified and effective teachers.
B) an IEP.
C) exemptions from mandated assessments.
D) creative curriculum.

Question 11

The process in special education begins with

A) assessing student eligibility and need.
B) developing the individual education program.
C) the determination of the least restrictive environment.
D) the initial referral.

Question 12

Sven is receiving an education consisting of specially designed instruction and related services that are individually designed to provide educational benefit. Sven is receiving a(n)

A) TBI.
B) LRE.
C) FAPE.
D) 504 Plan.

Question 13

Determination of the student's educational placement in the least restrictive environment is based on

A) cost.
B) location.
C) preference for the general education classroom.
D) the student's native language.

Question 14

Jamal needs speech and language services in order to benefit from special education. This is an example of a(n)

A) adaptive fit.
B) IFSP.
C) IEP.
D) related service.

Question 15

Education was reaffirmed as a right and not a privilege by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of

A) Mills v. District of Columbia.
B) Brown v. Board of Education.
C) PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
D) Wyatt v. Stickney.

Question 16

Education moved from a privilege to a right for children with disabilities as part of what social movement in the United States?

A) Anti-war protests
B) Immigration Acts
C) Civil Rights Movement
D) Free Speech Movement

Question 17

The purpose of the individualized education program (IEP) is to

A) provide an appropriate educational experience for each student.
B) promote effective communication between school and parents.
C) establish continuity in the delivery of educational services from day to day, as well as annually.
D) provide an appropriate educational experience for each student, promote effective communication between school and parents, and establish continuity in the delivery of educational services from day to day, as well as annually.

Question 18

The least restrictive environment is

A) the general education classroom for all students.
B) a special school if the child is blind.
C) individually determined.
D) an inclusive setting.

Question 19

The intent of parental safeguards is to ensure that parents are involved in decisions about their child's education and

A) encourage adversarial relationships between parents and professionals.
B) protect the student and family from decisions that could negatively impact the child's education.
C) provide schools with more power in decision making than parents.
D) encourage adversarial relationships between parents and professionals, protect the student and family from decisions that could negatively impact the child's education , and provide schools with more power in decision making than parents.

Question 20

Franco's teacher has noticed that he is often not able to complete one digit addition problems due to difficulty with number sequencing. Before making a referral for special education services she decides to try and use

A) more punishment.
B) an instructional adaptation.
C) an instructional modification.
D) an instructional adaptation and an instructional adaptation.

Question 21

Every IEP must contain measurable annual goals, including academic and functional goals.

Question 22

Identify the four phases of special education referral, planning, and placement process.

Question 23

Identify at least three of the major components of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Question 24

IDEA mandates that the general education teacher must participate on the IEP team if the child is, or may be, receiving services in the general education classroom.

Question 25

There were numerous high quality options for the education of students with disabilities starting in the late 19th Century.

Question 26

Special education may require some cost to parents if the child's educational needs exceed the resources of a school district.

Question 27

How would you describe the educational services that were available for students with disabilities during most of the twentieth century?

Question 28

Describe at least one right-to-education court case discussed in the text that led to eventual passage of the national mandate to educate students with disabilities.

Question 29

Describe the difference between an IEP and a 504 Plan.

Question 30

Describe two of the principles of a standards based approach to improving student achievement.

Question 31

The definition of FAPE includes not only some educational benefit but also meaningful progress.

Question 32

IDEA 2004 reaffirms the notion that students with disabilities are incapable of learning more if high academic standards are expected.

Question 33

Related services must be provided to ensure that students benefit from special education.

Question 34

Under IDEA, what must a student's IEP include relative to accessing the general education curriculum?

Question 35

The Supreme Court in Hendrick Hudson v. Rowley declared that schools must provide an ideal educational program for each student with a disability.

Question 36

There is no difference among students with disabilities under IDEA and Section 504/ADA.

Question 37

Describe the principle of zero exclusion.

Question 38

Describe the difference between students with disabilities who are eligible for services under Section 504/ADA and those eligible under IDEA.

Question 39

PARC vs. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania established that all students with disabilities have the right to a free and appropriate public education.

Question 40

List at least two of the features that students with disabilities must have to fulfill that promise that all students will succeed if schools expect the highest academic standards.

Question 41

Special education includes

A) specially designed instruction.
B) no cost to parents.
C) services that are provided in all settings.
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 42

Although largely considered a landmark case for ending racial discrimination, Brown v. Board of Education set a precedent for access to education for

A) students from rural communities.
B) students who are gifted.
C) students with disabilities.
D) preschool students.

Question 43

As a parent, you do not agree with the appropriateness of the school's evaluation of your child's learning disability. You may choose to

A) request an independent educational assessment.
B) request an evaluation at public expense assessment.
C) None of the answers are correct.
D) request an independent educational assessment and request an evaluation at public expense assessment.

Question 44

Which of the following is not a component of nondiscriminatory assessment?

A) Validation of tools
B) Testing in primary language
C) Testing in English only
D) Using nondiscriminatory procedures

Question 45

Which of the following is a provision of IDEA?

A) Parental safeguards
B) Individualized Education Program
C) Nondiscriminatory assessments
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 46

The provisions for a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) are based on which Constitutional Amendment?

A) 18th Amendment
B) 15th Amendment
C) 16th Amendment
D) 14th Amendment

Question 47

IDEA 2004 mandates that the individualized education program must describe

A) short-term objectives for every student.
B) how each student's progress toward meeting annual goals will be measured.
C) why it is appropriate for parents to be excluded from the IEP team.
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 48

The least restrictive environment (LRE) requirement in IDEA states that students with disabilities should

A) be fully included in general education classrooms.
B) receive an equal education.
C) be educated with their nondisabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate.
D) go to special schools.

Question 49

In order for a student to receive services under IDEA he or she must be identified as

A) having a recognized disability and requiring special education.
B) needing reasonable accommodations but not special education.
C) requiring special education but not necessarily having a disability.
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 50

It wasn't until that the value of full educational participation for all was put into practice in the United States.

A) 1965
B) 1970
C) 1975
D) 1980

Question 51

Lillian is age four and is getting the benefit of early intervention services as a child with a developmental delay as provided under .

A) PL 94-144
B) PL 95-947
C) PL 97-547
D) PL 99-457

Question 52

Discuss the concept of the least restrictive environment. Is the LRE always the most inclusive placement?

Question 53

Which of the following is required in an IEP?

A) Statement of current levels of performance
B) Measurable annual goals
C) Related services when appropriate
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 54

Public Law 99-457 requires that all eligible children with disabilities between the ages of receive a free and appropriate public education.

A) one and three
B) three and five
C) one and five
D) five and twenty-one

Question 55

Which court case provided the major interpretation of FAPE?

A) Mills v. Board of Education
B) PARCS v. Pennsylvania
C) Brown v. Board of Education
D) Board of Education v. Rowley

Question 56

The individualized education program as mandated in IDEA 2004 must include a statement of

A) annual goals for all students and short-term objectives only for those students who take alternate assessments aligned to alternate achievement standards.
B) annual goals, objectives, and benchmarks for all students.
C) academic annual goals only.
D) functional annual goals only.

Question 57

In order for a student with a disability to receive specialized services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, he or she must have

A) a disability condition as identified in federal law, or a counterpart in state law.
B) a demonstrated need for special education and related services.
C) All of the answers are correct.
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 58

In the 1960s, President Kennedy expanded the federal government's role in special education by

A) supporting IDEA.
B) providing financial support for special education teacher preparation.
C) supporting ADA.
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 59

Junior has repeatedly demonstrated greater academic, social, and behavioral gains in a special school setting. If the IEP team agrees, this means that this setting is likely the for Junior.

A) inclusive placement
B) neighborhood school
C) age appropriate placement
D) least restrictive environment

Question 60

Discuss the major components of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Question 61

Students with disabilities eligible under Section 504/ADA but not eligible under IDEA are entitled to

A) special education and related services.
B) reasonable accommodations or modifications in their educational program.
C) All of the answers are correct.
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 62

Amy is a student who is unable to memorize her multiplication tables. Despite her teacher's interventions she is not making progress. After a referral was initiated, a multidisciplinary assessment was used to determine Amy's eligibility and education need. The next phase would be to

A) determine student strengths and weaknesses.
B) develop an Individualized Education Program (IEP).
C) determine the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE).
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 63

Which of the following is NOT one of the five major provisions of IDEA?

A) A free and appropriate public education
B) Generalized education plans for specific disabilities
C) Nondiscriminatory and multidisciplinary assessment
D) Parental safeguards and involvement

Question 64

The educator on an Individualized Education Program (IEP) team must be:

A) acceptable to both parents and child and acknowledged by a written statement as such.
B) knowledgeable about the general curriculum and the availability of resources within the school.
C) a teacher with at least 10 years of teaching experience.
D) impartial and unrelated by blood or marriage to the student in question.

Question 65

Which is not a characteristic of a standards-based approach to education?

A) Challenging academic standards
B) High academic mastery
C) Standards for knowledge and skills
D) Undifferentiated instruction

Question 66

What are "coordinated early intervening services"?

A) An early morning meditation assembly led by student educators to ensure that students with disabilities begin each day with a sense of calm.
B) Ensuring that children arrive at school early in the day so as to receive extra one-on-one tutoring by private arrangement with the students' parents.
C) Restraining children with apparent behavioral problems according to a previously planned written protocol so that his or her peers in the general education classroom are not injured.
D) The provision of services and supports for students who have not yet been identified as needing special education and related services but who need extra academic and behavior support to succeed in the general education classroom.

Question 67

Which of the following is an example of a nondiscriminatory testing procedure?

A) Taking cultural bias into account during the initial assessment
B) Allowing children to employ modern lingo such as common Internet abbreviations whenever possible during assessment
C) Allowing children with disabilities to take stimulants such as Ritalin prior to assessment
D) Testing of students in their native or primary language whenever possible

Question 68

Which agency was created as a clearinghouse for information at the federal level on special education during the Kennedy administration?

A) Office of Special Education
B) Bureau of Education for the Handicapped (BEH)
C) Office of Rehabilitative Services
D) Bureau of Education for the Disabled (BED)