Deck 10: Working With Special Needs Students

Question 1

Response to Intervention (RtI)is the practice of providing _____________________ with evidence-based core instruction and interventions to meet the instructional needs of all students.

A)educational resources
B)high-quality instruction
C)individual counseling
D)IEP's
E)staff development

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Teachers and school counselors use outcome data for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ______________________________.

A)to determine the effectiveness of both general and remedial instruction and interventions
B)to early identify students with academic and behavioral problems
C)to prevent unnecessary or over identification of students for special education
D)to gather constructive criticism on their own performance and make adjustments
E)to decide which students need special programs, including special education

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is a theory on intelligence that provides insight into how children, adolescents, and adults gather and apply information to solve problems and behave appropriately?

A)Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
B)Sternberg's Triadic Theory of Intelligence
C)Gulman's Theory on Rational Intelligence
D)Friedman's Theory on Emotional Maturity
E)Swanson's Theory of Split Intelligence

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Eligibility for special education can occur when a student's response to ________________________________ still does not result in achieving grade-level objectives such as academic benchmarks or expected peer performance levels.

A)Tier 1 of RtI
B)extensive tutoring
C)parental support
D)parental support
E)both the core instruction and supplemental interventions

Question 5

_______________ have been consistently overrepresented in special education for more than three decades.

A)White students
B)African American students
C)African American students
D)Asian students
E)All minority students

Question 6

__________________ is one of the goals of special education to make education life for those with disabilities as culturally normative as possible.

A)resources
B)support
C)assessment
D)inclusion
E)approval

Question 7

The most essential barometer of student success is the use of _______________. RtI shifts the emphasis from undocumented benefits to evidence-based student outcomes.

Question 8

School counselors participate in the _______________ process of students who are struggling in the core academic area.

Question 9

Which is NOT a procedural step in the initial steps for special education placement?

A)Parental involvement
B)Assessment
C)Eligibility
D)Reevaluation
E)Team decision

Question 10

School counselors recognize the critical importance of early intervention for struggling students and recognize the importance of all being actively involved in all of the following EXCEPT

A)assisting teachers with differentiated instructional service delivery
B)organizing after school programs
C)using data to make informed decisions
D)closely monitoring student progress to inform instruction
E)participating in the identification process of students who are struggling in the core academic areas

Question 11

School counselors, serving as social justice advocates, can ensure that students with learning and instructional differences are _______________________________________ all of the students who are considered part of the mainstream.

A)separated from
B)treated with more respect than
C)treated with the same respect and are given the same opportunities as
D)regarded as "special" compared to
E)given less homework compared to

Question 12

The current traditional system for identifying children as learning disabled limits the opportunity to provide targeted interventions early on and makes it almost impossible to focus on ____________________.

Question 13

The disability rights movement began between the _______________ and the 1980s.

Question 14

A learning disability can be defined as a deficit in _______________________ psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language.

A)many
B)three
C)no less than five
D)two

Question 15

Like RtI, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)requires the use of continuous monitoring, data-based decision making, and ___________________ .

A)astudent code of conduct
B)teachingcharacter education
C)an intervention continuum
D)group work
E)parental involvement

Question 16

The ______________________ is the written record of the needs of each student and the procedures to provide services.

A)Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
B)The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975)
C)Eligibility Plan
D)Accountability System
E)Positive Behavioral Intervention Support (PBIS)

Question 17

As a ___________________ approach, RtI targets instruction with the appropriate levels of time and support.

Question 18

Which question is NOT part of the Problem Solving Model (PSM)?

A)What is the problem?
B)Why is it happening?
C)What should be done?
D)When should we act?
E)Did it work?

Question 19

_________________________ reflects the school personnel's approach to providing a quality grade-level curriculum.

A)Tier 1
B)Tier 2
C)Tier 3
D)Response to Intervention
E)Special Education

Question 20

________________________ is intensive support and ensures that every student who needs it receives it in addition to the core instruction.

A)Tier 1
B)Tier 2
C)Tier 3
D)Response to Intervention
E)Special Education

Question 21

________________ is a student's capacity or aptitude to master a skill, task, or concept while the term disability describes a student's incapability to accomplish or acquire the same skills, task, or concept in certain situations.

Question 22

____________________________ is the application of the RtI framework for the prevention of behavior difficulties.

Question 23

________________ is for all students and helps to blur the lines between general and special education.

Question 24

"Learning disabilities" is by far the largest category of special education.

Question 25

Explain Response to Intervention (RtI)and discuss the implications for school counselors. Salient Points to Consider
a. What is RtI?
b. Explain the differences among the tiers.
c. Consider the school counselor's role as instructional support.
d. How does school counselor advocacy support RTI?

Question 26

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)focuses on the performance of individual students in an array of areas, while IDEAis more interested in system-wide outcomes.

Question 27

School counselors play an important role in working with parents and students in the initial stages of special education. Describe the procedural steps in special education placement and the school counselor's involvement. Salient Points to Consider
a. Parental notice
b. The evaluation process
c. Reviewing data
d. Determining eligibility

Question 28

In PBIS, primary prevention encompasses approximately 80% of the students in school-classroom-wide systems

Question 29

From a ___________________ counseling approach, the school counselor can identify when and how an individual student is succeeding, and then share these successes with the classroom teachers.

Question 30

________________ is part of the RtI system and involves intensive, individualized student support.