Deck 14: Teaching Students With Special Needs in Secondary Schools

Question 1

In many instances, as students with exceptionalities reach high school,

A) the gap between academic achievement widens
B) they may have difficulty performing the higher-level cognitive tasks that are characteristic of secondary schools
C) they may encounter teachers who are content specialists who may not individualize instruction to meet their needs
D) all of the above

Answer 1

all of the above

Question 2

In general, inclusion at the secondary level

A) has been more successful
B) has been less successful
C) is about as successful as inclusion at the elementary level
D) makes no difference

Answer 2

has been less successful

Question 3

Which of the following is essential to a comprehensive high school curriculum for students with exceptionalities?

A) The secondary curriculum must be responsive to the needs of individual students.
B) The secondary curriculum must facilitate maximum integration with typically achieving students.
C) The secondary curriculum must focus on students' transition to postsecondary settings.
D) All of the above

Answer 3

All of the above

Question 4

____________________ may be problematic for a person with exceptionalities.

A) employment
B) basic skills remediation
C) career choices
D) development

Question 5

_______________________ will empower individuals to seek employment and independent living opportunities on their own.

A) encouragement
B) self-esteem.
C) self-competence
D) self-advocacy skills

Question 6

Accommodations should be designed to offer the _______ amount of change to regular programming.

A) least.
B) most

Question 7

_______________________ refer to changes in policy that will support students with exceptionalities in their learning, e.g. altering curriculum

A) adaptations
B) modifications
C) IEPs
D) accommodations

Question 8

The majority of secondary students with exceptionalities are educated in

A) special education classrooms
B) vocational education classrooms
C) alternative schools
D) general education classrooms

Question 9

_______________ are efforts that a teacher makes to alter the environment and curriculum in such a way that students with exceptionalities can be successful.

A) Modifications
B) Accommodations
C) Adaptations
D) Responsive practices

Question 10

One of the ways a teacher can make an accommodation for a test is by

A) using technology to scan and read text
B) having an assistant write the test for them
C) having a peer helper write the test for them
D) excluding them from writing tests altogether

Question 11

The __________ strategy is an error-monitoring strategy for writing.

A) SMART
B) SCROL
C) COPS
D) SOLVE-IT

Question 12

__________________ are specific techniques and devices to help students acquire, retain, and express knowledge.

A) Learning strategies
B) Self-regulated strategies
C) Self-evaluation strategies
D) Study skills

Question 13

___________________ are ways to use active learning to acquire and use new information and solve problems.

A) learning strategies
B) self-regulated strategies
C) self-evaluation strategies
D) study skills

Question 14

Describe an effective learning strategy to help students perform at their maximum level in class.

Question 15

Describe the types of accommodations or modifications that might be used to address the following student characteristics:
a. difficulty completing assignments
b. difficulty with tasks that require memory
c. difficulty with test taking
d. confusion from non-verbal cues
e. confusion from written material
f. confusion from spoken material, lectures, and audio-visual material

Question 16

Describe the collaborative role of the special educator in terms of each of the following:
a. counseling students for daily crises
b. preparing students for high school content classes
c. preparing students for the high school graduation exam
d. preparing students for postsecondary training
e. preparing students for independent living
f. preparing students for employment

Question 17

Describe ways that general education teachers can make accommodations in the following areas:
a. making time adjustments
b. providing feedback
c. providing alternative assignments

Question 18

Describe four ways that testing can be adapted to meet the needs of students with exceptionalities in secondary settings.

Question 19

When considering preparation for independent living, identify five areas that may be problematic for persons with exceptionalities.

Question 20

Describe five homework adaptations that could be used with adolescents with exceptionalities.

Question 21

Describe six techniques that could be used to adapt measurement instruments.

Question 22

You have been hired as a curriculum coordinator for a local school system. Your first task is to design, in collaboration with other professionals, a comprehensive high school curriculum for secondary students with exceptionalities. Describe the major components of this curriculum, and detail the types of educational experiences that students with exceptionalities will receive.

Question 23

Congratulations! As a general education teacher, you were recently selected as the winner of a local community service award. You received this award as a result of your excellence in preparing the secondary students with exceptionalities in your classroom for post secondary education. The election committee has asked that you describe, as a part of your acceptance speech, the ways to meet the needs of these students. Write your acceptance speech, providing specific examples of how you will prepare secondary students with exceptionalities in your classroom for post secondary education.