Deck 4: Curriculum Adaptations

Question 1

Students with Autism may have difficulty with the social and sensory demands of physical education classes.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Using audio books as an instructional tool is an example of:

A) Providing multiple means of representation
B) Providing multiple means of engagement
C) Providing multiple means of expression
D) All of the options given here

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Three key student attributes to consider when planning are:

A) Memory, mental age, acquisition of key vocabulary
B) Memory, learning strategies, IQ
C) Memory, learning strategies, acquisition of key vocabulary
D) Disability category, learning strategies, acquisition of key vocabulary

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Due to difficulties with decoding, students with ADHD may have trouble using printed material.

Question 5

When planning for students with special education needs, teachers should collaborate with:

A) Subject specialists
B) Parents
C) Learning support teachers
D) All of the options given here

Question 6

The first four years of school are considered an important time to acquire reading skills. If these are not acquired during this time an increasing gap will emerge between those with poor reading skills and more skilled peers.

Question 7

When something is stored in short-term memory, it can be said that learning has taken place.

Question 8

Allowing students to record their answers orally rather than writing them is an example of:

A) Providing multiple means of representation
B) Providing multiple means of engagement
C) Providing multiple means of expression
D) All of the options given here

Question 9

Teachers should teach the letters a, m, s and t first because they represent common sounds in the English language.

Question 10

Discuss the roles that memory and vocabulary play in giving students with special learning needs access to knowledge beyond the instructional phase.

Question 11

Giving students the choice of taking a quiz, designing a display, or writing an essay is an example of UDL.

Question 12

Universal Design for Learning requires teachers to present academic content in a very prescriptive manner, in order for all students to access the academic content.

Question 13

Using an iPad application as an instructional tool is an example of:

A) Providing multiple means of representation
B) Providing multiple means of engagement
C) Providing multiple means of expression
D) All of the options given here

Question 14

Discuss what is meant by curriculum-based assessment and how this can be used in your subject area.

Question 15

Designing a program ahead of time without knowing who will be accessing it could prove to be disabling for the students.

Question 16

What is meant by the term Universal Design for Learning (UDL)? How can teachers use this approach to create an inclusive classroom?

Question 17

Direct Instruction refers to:

A) An approach that is not underpinned by cognitive behavioural theory
B) A teaching model that is only used with students with special needs
C) A teaching model that includes review, model, guided practice, independent practice and review
D) Talking directly to students about their learning

Question 18

Designing a program that takes into account different levels of ability is part of:

A) Response to instruction
B) Cooperative learning
C) Universal Design for Learning
D) Functional academics

Question 19

Subject-specific yearly standardised tests, such as the NAPLAN tests, are examples of curriculum-based assessments.

Question 20

Describe what is meant by the term "task analysis" and discuss how this is used to cater for students with significant education needs.

Question 21

Mediated scaffolding is about seeing the connections between differing pieces of knowledge and making these links explicit.

Question 22

The strategy of assessing students' prior knowledge then reminding them of things they may have forgotten from previous lessons is an example of:

A) Primed background knowledge
B) Conspicuous strategies
C) Mediated scaffolding
D) Judicious review

Question 23

Using a graphic organiser and then a mnemonic to prompt students is an example of:

A) Mediated scaffolding
B) Conspicuous strategies
C) Judicious review
D) All of the options given here

Question 24

KWL charts are examples of:

A) Big ideas
B) Conspicuous strategies
C) Judicious review
D) All of the options given here

Question 25

A good assessment:

A) Is an essential part of planning the curriculum
B) Shows where the student should be placed in the curriculum
C) Gives an indication of student strengths and weaknesses
D) All of the options given here

Question 26

Elaborated help is one of the strategies included in collaborative strategic reading.

Question 27

Big ideas to remember when teaching students to read are:

A) Phonological awareness, automaticity of code, comprehension
B) Comprehension, vocabulary, visual ability
C) Judicious review, visual ability, phonological awareness
D) Phonological awareness, automaticity of code, understanding rhyme