TeXes SPED EC-12 161: Study
Questions
Which of the following is an example of tactile perception? (Skill 2.08) (AVERAGE) -
✔️✔️Identifying a rough surface with eyes closed
IDEA 2004 states that evaluations of student eligibility should? (Skill 2.09) (AVERAGE) -
✔️✔️Use a variety of assessment tools and strategies
Which of the following activities best exemplifies a kinesthetic exercise in developing
body awareness? (Skill 2.08) (AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️Singing with motions "Head and
Shoulder's Knees and toes."
The definition for "Other Health Impaired (OHI)" in IDEA: (Skill 1.04) (AVERAGE) -
✔️✔️Is the definition that accepts heart conditions.
Antwon is in your high school resource classroom. You begin to wonder if a functional
program would be best when you not the student's? (Skill 2.08) (AVERAGE) -
✔️✔️Difficulties understanding concrete examples
The greatest number of students receiving special services are enrolled primarily in:
(Skill 3.06) (AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️The regular classroom
ARD meetings are held for different reasons. Which of the following would be a reason
to hold an ARD meeting? (Skill 3.04) (AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️Transition to post-scondary
school life
What components of the IEP are required by law? (Skill 3.04) (AVERAGE) -
✔️✔️Present level of academic and functional performance; statement of how the
disability affects the student's involvement and progress; evaluation criteria and
timeliness for instructional objective achievement; modifications of accommodations,
Projected dates for services initiation with anticipated frequency, location and duration;
statement of when parent will be notified; statement of annual goals,
Extent to which child will not participate in regular education program; transitional needs
for students age 16
Included in data brought to the attention of Congress regarding the evaluation
procedures for education of students with disabilities was the fact that? (Skill 10.01)
(AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️There were a large number of children and youths with disabilities
in the United States, Many children with disabilities were not receiving an appropriate
,education, & Many parents of children with disabilities were forced to seek services
outside of the public realm.
Which component of language involves language content rather than the form of
language? (Skill 8.01) (AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️Semantics
During which written composition stage are students encouraged to read their stories
aloud to others? (Skill 8.08) (AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️Revising/ Editing
Students with autistic tendencies can be more successful academically when the
teacher: (Skill 7.02) (AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️Keeps a calendar on the board of expected
transitions
Which of the following is a good example of a generalization? (Skill 3.09) (AVERAGE) -
✔️✔️Bill recognizes a vocabulary word on a billboard when traveling
Janelle is just as "antsy" as Jaquan who has ADHD. You want to keep a good eye on
them so you put them in the same corner. Later you suspect Amanda also has ADHD
and you move her to the same area... You are creating: (Skill 6.02) (AVERAGE) -
✔️✔️Self- fulfilling prophecy
Vocational training programs are based on all of the following ideas: (Skill 5.08)
(AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️Students acquire specific training in job skills prior to exiting school,
Students need specific training and supervision in applying skills learned in school to
requirements in job situations, & Students obtain needed instruction and field-based
experiences that help them to be able to work in specific occupations
A functional curriculum includes: (Skills 6.10) (AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️Life Skills
After purchasing what seemed to be a very attractive new math kit for use with her
students who have learning disabilities, Ms. Davis discovered her students could not
use the kit unless she read the math problems and instructions to them, as the
readability level was higher than the majority of the students' functional reading
capabilities. Which criterion of the materials selection did Ms. Davis most likely fail to
consider when selecting this math kit? (Skill 4.09) (AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️Relevance
Which is an educational characteristic common to students with midl intellectual
learning and behavioral disabilities? (Skill 1.01) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Require modification in
classroom instruction
In general, characteristics of learning disabilities include: (Skill 1.01) (EASY) - ✔️✔️A
discrepancy between achievement and potential
,Which of the following is true about autism? (Skill 1.04) (EASY) - ✔️✔️It is a separate
exceptionality category in IDEA
Safeguards against bias and discrimination in the assessment of children include: (Skill
2.02) (EASY) - ✔️✔️The use of evaluative materials in the child's native language or
other mode of communication
The MOST RESTRICTIVE environment in which an individual might be placed and
receive instruction is that of: (Skill 3.06) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Institutional setting
Which legislation has forced public and private facilities to accommodate those who are
physically disabled? (Skill 10.01) (EASY) - ✔️✔️ADA
Students who receive special services in a regular classroom with consultation,
generally have academic and/ or social- interpersonal performance deficits at which
level of severity? (Skill 7.04) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Mild
One of the most important goals of the special education teacher is to foster and create
with the student: (Skill 7.02) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Self-Advocacy
The opportunity for a student with a disability to attend a class as close to the normal as
possible describes: (Skill 10.01) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Normalization
John learns best through the auditory channel, so his teacher wants to reinforce his
listening skills. Through which of the following types of equipment would instruction be
most effectively presented? (Skill 5.04) (EASY) - ✔️✔️CD Player
What is untrue about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? (Skill 10.01) (EASY) -
✔️✔️If reauthorized the discretionary programs of EHA
What is true about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? (Skill 10.01) (EASY) -
✔️✔️Signed into law same year as IDEA by President Bush, Protection to all people on
basis of race, sex, national origin, and religion, & It guarantees equal opportunities to
person with disabilities in employment, public accommodations, transportation,
government services, and telecommunications.
If a student is predominately a visual learner, he may learn more effectively by: (Skill
12.02) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Watching a DVD
What is true about IDEA? In order to be eligible, a student must: (Skill 10.01) (EASY) -
✔️✔️Have a disability that fits into one of the categories listed in the law.
Autism is a disorder characterized by: (Skill 1.01) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Distorted relationships
with others, perceptual anomalies, and self-stimulation.
, Which of these factors relate to eligibility for learning disabilities? (Skill 2.04) (EASY) -
✔️✔️A discrepancy between potential and performance
The social skills of students in programs for children with mental retardation are likely to
be appropriate for children of their mental age, rather than their chronological age. This
means that the teacher will need to do all of the following: (Skill 5.08) (EASY) -
✔️✔️Model desired behavior, Provide clear instructions, & Adjust the physical
environment when necessary.
The effective teacher varies her instructional presentations and response requirements
depending upon: (Skill 5.04) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Student needs, The task at hand, & The
learning situation.
Which tangible reinforcer would Mr. Whiting find to be most effective with teenagers?
(Skill 6.05) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Free Homework Pass
Which of the following is the first step you should take to prepare to teach preparation
for social situations? (Skill 6.05) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Anticipate possible problems
_________________________ is a method used to increase student engaged learning
time by having students teach other students. (Skill 5.04) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Collaborative
learning
Which of the following must be provided in a written notice to parents when proposing a
child's educational placement? (Skill 6.03) (EASY) - ✔️✔️A list of parental due process
safeguards
IEP's continue to have multiple sections; one section, present levels now addresses
what? (Skill 6.10) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Academic achievement and functional performance
Social maturity may be evidenced by the student's: (Skill 7.04) (EASY) -
✔️✔️Recognition of rights and responsibilities (his own and others), Display of repeat
for legitimate authority figures, and Formulation of a valid moral judgment.
The individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was signed into law in and later
reauthorized to its current in what years? (Skill 10.01) (EASY) - ✔️✔️1990 and 2004
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) describes special education and related
services as? (Skill 6.03) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Public expenditure and standard to the state
educational agency, Provided in conformity with each student's individualized education
program, if the program is developed to meet requirements of the law, & Include
preschool, elementary, and/or secondary education in the state involved.
Questions
Which of the following is an example of tactile perception? (Skill 2.08) (AVERAGE) -
✔️✔️Identifying a rough surface with eyes closed
IDEA 2004 states that evaluations of student eligibility should? (Skill 2.09) (AVERAGE) -
✔️✔️Use a variety of assessment tools and strategies
Which of the following activities best exemplifies a kinesthetic exercise in developing
body awareness? (Skill 2.08) (AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️Singing with motions "Head and
Shoulder's Knees and toes."
The definition for "Other Health Impaired (OHI)" in IDEA: (Skill 1.04) (AVERAGE) -
✔️✔️Is the definition that accepts heart conditions.
Antwon is in your high school resource classroom. You begin to wonder if a functional
program would be best when you not the student's? (Skill 2.08) (AVERAGE) -
✔️✔️Difficulties understanding concrete examples
The greatest number of students receiving special services are enrolled primarily in:
(Skill 3.06) (AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️The regular classroom
ARD meetings are held for different reasons. Which of the following would be a reason
to hold an ARD meeting? (Skill 3.04) (AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️Transition to post-scondary
school life
What components of the IEP are required by law? (Skill 3.04) (AVERAGE) -
✔️✔️Present level of academic and functional performance; statement of how the
disability affects the student's involvement and progress; evaluation criteria and
timeliness for instructional objective achievement; modifications of accommodations,
Projected dates for services initiation with anticipated frequency, location and duration;
statement of when parent will be notified; statement of annual goals,
Extent to which child will not participate in regular education program; transitional needs
for students age 16
Included in data brought to the attention of Congress regarding the evaluation
procedures for education of students with disabilities was the fact that? (Skill 10.01)
(AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️There were a large number of children and youths with disabilities
in the United States, Many children with disabilities were not receiving an appropriate
,education, & Many parents of children with disabilities were forced to seek services
outside of the public realm.
Which component of language involves language content rather than the form of
language? (Skill 8.01) (AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️Semantics
During which written composition stage are students encouraged to read their stories
aloud to others? (Skill 8.08) (AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️Revising/ Editing
Students with autistic tendencies can be more successful academically when the
teacher: (Skill 7.02) (AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️Keeps a calendar on the board of expected
transitions
Which of the following is a good example of a generalization? (Skill 3.09) (AVERAGE) -
✔️✔️Bill recognizes a vocabulary word on a billboard when traveling
Janelle is just as "antsy" as Jaquan who has ADHD. You want to keep a good eye on
them so you put them in the same corner. Later you suspect Amanda also has ADHD
and you move her to the same area... You are creating: (Skill 6.02) (AVERAGE) -
✔️✔️Self- fulfilling prophecy
Vocational training programs are based on all of the following ideas: (Skill 5.08)
(AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️Students acquire specific training in job skills prior to exiting school,
Students need specific training and supervision in applying skills learned in school to
requirements in job situations, & Students obtain needed instruction and field-based
experiences that help them to be able to work in specific occupations
A functional curriculum includes: (Skills 6.10) (AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️Life Skills
After purchasing what seemed to be a very attractive new math kit for use with her
students who have learning disabilities, Ms. Davis discovered her students could not
use the kit unless she read the math problems and instructions to them, as the
readability level was higher than the majority of the students' functional reading
capabilities. Which criterion of the materials selection did Ms. Davis most likely fail to
consider when selecting this math kit? (Skill 4.09) (AVERAGE) - ✔️✔️Relevance
Which is an educational characteristic common to students with midl intellectual
learning and behavioral disabilities? (Skill 1.01) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Require modification in
classroom instruction
In general, characteristics of learning disabilities include: (Skill 1.01) (EASY) - ✔️✔️A
discrepancy between achievement and potential
,Which of the following is true about autism? (Skill 1.04) (EASY) - ✔️✔️It is a separate
exceptionality category in IDEA
Safeguards against bias and discrimination in the assessment of children include: (Skill
2.02) (EASY) - ✔️✔️The use of evaluative materials in the child's native language or
other mode of communication
The MOST RESTRICTIVE environment in which an individual might be placed and
receive instruction is that of: (Skill 3.06) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Institutional setting
Which legislation has forced public and private facilities to accommodate those who are
physically disabled? (Skill 10.01) (EASY) - ✔️✔️ADA
Students who receive special services in a regular classroom with consultation,
generally have academic and/ or social- interpersonal performance deficits at which
level of severity? (Skill 7.04) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Mild
One of the most important goals of the special education teacher is to foster and create
with the student: (Skill 7.02) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Self-Advocacy
The opportunity for a student with a disability to attend a class as close to the normal as
possible describes: (Skill 10.01) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Normalization
John learns best through the auditory channel, so his teacher wants to reinforce his
listening skills. Through which of the following types of equipment would instruction be
most effectively presented? (Skill 5.04) (EASY) - ✔️✔️CD Player
What is untrue about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? (Skill 10.01) (EASY) -
✔️✔️If reauthorized the discretionary programs of EHA
What is true about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? (Skill 10.01) (EASY) -
✔️✔️Signed into law same year as IDEA by President Bush, Protection to all people on
basis of race, sex, national origin, and religion, & It guarantees equal opportunities to
person with disabilities in employment, public accommodations, transportation,
government services, and telecommunications.
If a student is predominately a visual learner, he may learn more effectively by: (Skill
12.02) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Watching a DVD
What is true about IDEA? In order to be eligible, a student must: (Skill 10.01) (EASY) -
✔️✔️Have a disability that fits into one of the categories listed in the law.
Autism is a disorder characterized by: (Skill 1.01) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Distorted relationships
with others, perceptual anomalies, and self-stimulation.
, Which of these factors relate to eligibility for learning disabilities? (Skill 2.04) (EASY) -
✔️✔️A discrepancy between potential and performance
The social skills of students in programs for children with mental retardation are likely to
be appropriate for children of their mental age, rather than their chronological age. This
means that the teacher will need to do all of the following: (Skill 5.08) (EASY) -
✔️✔️Model desired behavior, Provide clear instructions, & Adjust the physical
environment when necessary.
The effective teacher varies her instructional presentations and response requirements
depending upon: (Skill 5.04) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Student needs, The task at hand, & The
learning situation.
Which tangible reinforcer would Mr. Whiting find to be most effective with teenagers?
(Skill 6.05) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Free Homework Pass
Which of the following is the first step you should take to prepare to teach preparation
for social situations? (Skill 6.05) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Anticipate possible problems
_________________________ is a method used to increase student engaged learning
time by having students teach other students. (Skill 5.04) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Collaborative
learning
Which of the following must be provided in a written notice to parents when proposing a
child's educational placement? (Skill 6.03) (EASY) - ✔️✔️A list of parental due process
safeguards
IEP's continue to have multiple sections; one section, present levels now addresses
what? (Skill 6.10) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Academic achievement and functional performance
Social maturity may be evidenced by the student's: (Skill 7.04) (EASY) -
✔️✔️Recognition of rights and responsibilities (his own and others), Display of repeat
for legitimate authority figures, and Formulation of a valid moral judgment.
The individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was signed into law in and later
reauthorized to its current in what years? (Skill 10.01) (EASY) - ✔️✔️1990 and 2004
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) describes special education and related
services as? (Skill 6.03) (EASY) - ✔️✔️Public expenditure and standard to the state
educational agency, Provided in conformity with each student's individualized education
program, if the program is developed to meet requirements of the law, & Include
preschool, elementary, and/or secondary education in the state involved.
