Deck 4: Teaching Students With Disabilities

Question 1

Section 504 of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires that schools

A)provide special educations services to students with diagnosed disabilities.
B)provide students with disabilities a "free and appropriate education."
C)develop IEPs for students with disabilities.
D)provide the necessary accommodations, including adaptive technology, to students with disabilities.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What is a classroom teacher's responsibility vis-à-vis a student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP)?

Answer 2

The classroom teacher could be held liable if the student is not provided with the services spelled out in the IEP.

Question 3

Compare and contrast mainstreaming, inclusion, and full inclusion.

Answer 3

All of these are ways of including children with disabilities in the activities of the regular classroom.Mainstreamed students generally only join regular-education students for certain activities.In inclusion, students are in the regular classroom for most of the day, but may be pulled out for special instruction in some subjects.In full inclusion, students are in the regular classroom all the time, and special services are delivered in that environment.

Question 4

Which of the following does NOT need to be included in a student's IEP?

A)annual goals
B)cost of educational services
C)current performance
D)educational services

Question 5

Mental retardation, autism spectrum disorders, and orthopedic impairments are examples of

A)developmental disabilities.
B)emotional disabilities.
C)auditory processing disorders.
D)specific learning disabilities.

Question 6

Students diagnosed with dyslexia have difficulties

A)solving arithmetic problems.
B)decoding words and understanding sentences.
C)forming letters or writing in a confined space.
D)processing visual images.

Question 7

Describe the most common symptoms of any of the autism spectrum disorders.

Question 8

Which of the following is TRUE about specific learning disabilities as defined by IDEA?

A)They affect the motor skills.
B)They are present in about 2% of the school population.
C)They are neurologically based disorders.
D)They affect individuals' abilities respond appropriately to social cues.

Question 9

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are disabilities that

A)are classified as specific learning disabilities by IDEA.
B)affect a person's mental or physical development.
C)decrease learners' ability to focus for normal periods of time.
D)affect how the brain processes information.

Question 10

IDEA is

A)the key federal law requiring schools to provide special services to students with disabilities.
B)a developmental disability characterized by problems with social skills and a need for repetitive behavior.
C)an adaptive technology that helps students with visual processing disorders mentally envision textual materials.
D)an abbreviation for the legal document that details the special services that must be provided to a student with a disability.