ESE FTCE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Developmentally appropriate characteristics of an 8-year-old include the ability to
A) attend to short tasks, stay seating during teacher instruction, and play cooperatively
B) take turns, display good self-esteem, and seeking constant attention
C) raise a hand for attention, define career goals, and be prepared for class
D) complete simple assignments without constant guidance, be echolalic and run
errands - Answers - A) attend to short tasks, stay seating during teacher instruction, and
play cooperatively
Assistive technology must be provided by the school district when it is
A) necessary for a student's optimal functioning.
B) necessary for a student's appropriate education.
C) desired by a student's parents.
D) desired by a student. - Answers - B) necessary for a student's appropriate education.
A student with an emotional or behavioral disability is enrolled in a general education
classroom with consultative services. Behavioral difficulties are escalating and
interfering with the student's learning, as well as the learning of others. Another
placement is being considered to better meet the student's needs. Choose the next
least restrictive placement.
A) part-time ESE classroom
B) full-time ESE classroom
C) self-contained ESE classroom
D) self-contained ESE classroom at a special school - Answers - A) part-time ESE
classroom
A school psychologist has reviewed a student's evaluation data with the student's
parents and the rest of the staffing committee. The committee has recommended that
,the student, age 13, is eligible for the program for students with emotional or behavioral
disabilities. After the committee writes the goals for the student, what is the next step?
A) selecting the least restrictive environment for the student
B) requesting the student's parents to present their independent evaluation
C) asking the student to express an opinion of the decision
D) placing the student in an ESE class - Answers - A) selecting the least restrictive
environment for the student
Factors to consider while preparing the annual goals section of a student's IEP include
the
A) severity of the student's disability, attention skills, and special abilities.
B) presence of different types of services.
C) availability of instruments that can be used to measure student progress.
D) competency of the student's teacher and therapy that is available at the school site. -
Answers - A) severity of the student's disability, attention skills, and special abilities.
Consultative services provided by an ESE teacher include
A) continuous provisions for part-time placement services.
B) coteaching in the general education classroom.
C) parent counseling on a regular basis.
D) maintaining communication with general education teachers. - Answers - D)
maintaining communication with general education teachers.
While attending a parent conference, a new ESE teacher explains that a basic
classroom expectation is for students in the class to function academically at
approximately half the rate of average children. A more experienced ESE teacher,
serving as the meeting chairperson, waits until after the meeting to comment to the new
teacher. What comment should the more experienced teacher make?
A) "It is unwise to give parents rules that, when applied, may lead them to have lower,
rather than higher, expectations of their children."
B) "It is good to affirm by established rules that most students with exceptionalities are
the same and this child is no different."
, C) "Information that is difficult to interpret into easy-to-apply rules should be
condensed."
D) "Rules for behavioral expectations should be developed by all exceptional education
programs and applied to predict student behavior." - Answers - A) "It is unwise to give
parents rules that, when applied, may lead them to have lower, rather than higher,
expectations of their children."
The findings in Diana v. State Board of Education (California) were significant in that
they
A) addressed behavioral treatment at school.
B) provided for free access to public school education.
C) changed procedures for identifying and placing students in special classes.
D) mandated that related services be provided to persons with mental disabilities. -
Answers - C) changed procedures for identifying and placing students in special
classes.
Free and appropriate public education for individuals with disabilities was, in part, the
result of which court case?
A) PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
B) Brown v. Board of Education
C) New York ARC v. Carey
D) Honig v. Doe - Answers - A) PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
A student has received Tier 2 intervention for some time but shows no change in
academic progress. Which of the following is the next step?
A) a referral to the ESE nondiscriminatory evaluation process
B) a design of a more intense teacher or classroom intervention
C) a placement for special education in a more restricted environment to improve
learning outcomes
D) a Multi-Tiered System of Supports committee meeting to determine if more intensive
services may be needed - Answers - D) a Multi-Tiered System of Supports committee
meeting to determine if more intensive services may be needed
Developmentally appropriate characteristics of an 8-year-old include the ability to
A) attend to short tasks, stay seating during teacher instruction, and play cooperatively
B) take turns, display good self-esteem, and seeking constant attention
C) raise a hand for attention, define career goals, and be prepared for class
D) complete simple assignments without constant guidance, be echolalic and run
errands - Answers - A) attend to short tasks, stay seating during teacher instruction, and
play cooperatively
Assistive technology must be provided by the school district when it is
A) necessary for a student's optimal functioning.
B) necessary for a student's appropriate education.
C) desired by a student's parents.
D) desired by a student. - Answers - B) necessary for a student's appropriate education.
A student with an emotional or behavioral disability is enrolled in a general education
classroom with consultative services. Behavioral difficulties are escalating and
interfering with the student's learning, as well as the learning of others. Another
placement is being considered to better meet the student's needs. Choose the next
least restrictive placement.
A) part-time ESE classroom
B) full-time ESE classroom
C) self-contained ESE classroom
D) self-contained ESE classroom at a special school - Answers - A) part-time ESE
classroom
A school psychologist has reviewed a student's evaluation data with the student's
parents and the rest of the staffing committee. The committee has recommended that
,the student, age 13, is eligible for the program for students with emotional or behavioral
disabilities. After the committee writes the goals for the student, what is the next step?
A) selecting the least restrictive environment for the student
B) requesting the student's parents to present their independent evaluation
C) asking the student to express an opinion of the decision
D) placing the student in an ESE class - Answers - A) selecting the least restrictive
environment for the student
Factors to consider while preparing the annual goals section of a student's IEP include
the
A) severity of the student's disability, attention skills, and special abilities.
B) presence of different types of services.
C) availability of instruments that can be used to measure student progress.
D) competency of the student's teacher and therapy that is available at the school site. -
Answers - A) severity of the student's disability, attention skills, and special abilities.
Consultative services provided by an ESE teacher include
A) continuous provisions for part-time placement services.
B) coteaching in the general education classroom.
C) parent counseling on a regular basis.
D) maintaining communication with general education teachers. - Answers - D)
maintaining communication with general education teachers.
While attending a parent conference, a new ESE teacher explains that a basic
classroom expectation is for students in the class to function academically at
approximately half the rate of average children. A more experienced ESE teacher,
serving as the meeting chairperson, waits until after the meeting to comment to the new
teacher. What comment should the more experienced teacher make?
A) "It is unwise to give parents rules that, when applied, may lead them to have lower,
rather than higher, expectations of their children."
B) "It is good to affirm by established rules that most students with exceptionalities are
the same and this child is no different."
, C) "Information that is difficult to interpret into easy-to-apply rules should be
condensed."
D) "Rules for behavioral expectations should be developed by all exceptional education
programs and applied to predict student behavior." - Answers - A) "It is unwise to give
parents rules that, when applied, may lead them to have lower, rather than higher,
expectations of their children."
The findings in Diana v. State Board of Education (California) were significant in that
they
A) addressed behavioral treatment at school.
B) provided for free access to public school education.
C) changed procedures for identifying and placing students in special classes.
D) mandated that related services be provided to persons with mental disabilities. -
Answers - C) changed procedures for identifying and placing students in special
classes.
Free and appropriate public education for individuals with disabilities was, in part, the
result of which court case?
A) PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
B) Brown v. Board of Education
C) New York ARC v. Carey
D) Honig v. Doe - Answers - A) PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
A student has received Tier 2 intervention for some time but shows no change in
academic progress. Which of the following is the next step?
A) a referral to the ESE nondiscriminatory evaluation process
B) a design of a more intense teacher or classroom intervention
C) a placement for special education in a more restricted environment to improve
learning outcomes
D) a Multi-Tiered System of Supports committee meeting to determine if more intensive
services may be needed - Answers - D) a Multi-Tiered System of Supports committee
meeting to determine if more intensive services may be needed
