The first piece of federal legislation to address the civil rights of all people with disabilities
was.
A) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
B) the individuals with disabilities Education Act.
C) the Elementary and secondary Education Act.
D) the No Child Left Behind Act. - ANSWER A) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
The reason that section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act was ignored by state and local educa-
tional agencies for 20 years after it was passed in 1973 is that the law...
A) didn't make sense to school boards.
B) was discriminatory.
C) was never signed by the President of the United States.
D) did not include provisions for federal funding or monitoring. - ANSWER D) did not in-
clude provisions for federal funding or monitoring.
In special education professional circles, the term "disproportionality" refers to
A) the overrrepresentation of racial, cultural, and linguistic minorities in special education.
B) a mathematical dilemma with geometric shapes.
C) the high number of students with autism in ALE classrooms.
D) the low number of Texas schools receiving special education funding. - ANSWER A) the
overrrepresentation of racial, cultural, and linguistic minorities in special education.
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,Which reauthorization of IDEA implemented a timeframe of not more than 60 days to con-
duct initial evaluations for special education eligibility?
A) Reauthorization of 1990
B) Reauthorization of 1997
C) Reauthorization of 2004
D) Reauthorization of 2009 - ANSWER C) Reauthorization of 2004
The law that mandates the states provides a free appropriate public education to all children
with disabilities or risk educational funding cuts or withholdings is
A) Public Law 89-10
B) Public Law 93-112
C) Public Law 94-142
D) Public Law 94-479 - ANSWER C) Public Law 94-142
Which reauthorization of IDEA expanded the definition of disabilities to include children with
developmental delays between the ages of three and nine?
A) Reauthorization of 1990
B) Reauthorization of 1997
C) Reauthorization of 2004
D) Reauthorization of 2009 - ANSWER B) Reauthorization of 1997
Which federal law replaced the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in 2015?
A) Public Law 99-457
B) Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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, C) Public Law 108-446
D) Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) - ANSWER D) Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
A special education teacher working with students with intelectual disabilities and autism is
teaching one-to-one correspondence. The most appropriate instructional tool for the
teacher to use in teaching this concept would be which of the following?
A) A worksheet with symbol-supported text
B) A graphic organizer
C) Blocks of different colors
D) A caculator - ANSWER C) Blocks of different colors
Which of the following examples would best serve as a transition for students moving from a
concrete to an abstract conceptual understanding of fractions?
A) A pie cut into 8 pieces
B) A pie graph divided into 4 parts with one part shaded
C) An apple cut into 12 slices
D) A recipe requiring several ingredients in half- and quarter-cup or teaspoon measurements
- ANSWER B) A pie graph divided into 4 parts with one part shaded
A middle-school teacher is working with a small group of below-level readers. He brings in
five print advertisements for various consumer products and uses sticky notes to cover all
the words. He then displays the advertisements one at a time and asks the students to tell
him what each advertisement is trying to tell consumers. The purpose of this activity is to
A) convince the students to buy the products.
B) show students how visual images in media communicate a message and how to interpret
them.
C) motivate reluctant readers by removing all the words.
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was.
A) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
B) the individuals with disabilities Education Act.
C) the Elementary and secondary Education Act.
D) the No Child Left Behind Act. - ANSWER A) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
The reason that section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act was ignored by state and local educa-
tional agencies for 20 years after it was passed in 1973 is that the law...
A) didn't make sense to school boards.
B) was discriminatory.
C) was never signed by the President of the United States.
D) did not include provisions for federal funding or monitoring. - ANSWER D) did not in-
clude provisions for federal funding or monitoring.
In special education professional circles, the term "disproportionality" refers to
A) the overrrepresentation of racial, cultural, and linguistic minorities in special education.
B) a mathematical dilemma with geometric shapes.
C) the high number of students with autism in ALE classrooms.
D) the low number of Texas schools receiving special education funding. - ANSWER A) the
overrrepresentation of racial, cultural, and linguistic minorities in special education.
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,Which reauthorization of IDEA implemented a timeframe of not more than 60 days to con-
duct initial evaluations for special education eligibility?
A) Reauthorization of 1990
B) Reauthorization of 1997
C) Reauthorization of 2004
D) Reauthorization of 2009 - ANSWER C) Reauthorization of 2004
The law that mandates the states provides a free appropriate public education to all children
with disabilities or risk educational funding cuts or withholdings is
A) Public Law 89-10
B) Public Law 93-112
C) Public Law 94-142
D) Public Law 94-479 - ANSWER C) Public Law 94-142
Which reauthorization of IDEA expanded the definition of disabilities to include children with
developmental delays between the ages of three and nine?
A) Reauthorization of 1990
B) Reauthorization of 1997
C) Reauthorization of 2004
D) Reauthorization of 2009 - ANSWER B) Reauthorization of 1997
Which federal law replaced the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in 2015?
A) Public Law 99-457
B) Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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, C) Public Law 108-446
D) Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) - ANSWER D) Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
A special education teacher working with students with intelectual disabilities and autism is
teaching one-to-one correspondence. The most appropriate instructional tool for the
teacher to use in teaching this concept would be which of the following?
A) A worksheet with symbol-supported text
B) A graphic organizer
C) Blocks of different colors
D) A caculator - ANSWER C) Blocks of different colors
Which of the following examples would best serve as a transition for students moving from a
concrete to an abstract conceptual understanding of fractions?
A) A pie cut into 8 pieces
B) A pie graph divided into 4 parts with one part shaded
C) An apple cut into 12 slices
D) A recipe requiring several ingredients in half- and quarter-cup or teaspoon measurements
- ANSWER B) A pie graph divided into 4 parts with one part shaded
A middle-school teacher is working with a small group of below-level readers. He brings in
five print advertisements for various consumer products and uses sticky notes to cover all
the words. He then displays the advertisements one at a time and asks the students to tell
him what each advertisement is trying to tell consumers. The purpose of this activity is to
A) convince the students to buy the products.
B) show students how visual images in media communicate a message and how to interpret
them.
C) motivate reluctant readers by removing all the words.
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