TExES Special Education EC-12 (161)| 61 questions| with complete solution
Six IDEA Principles: Zero Reject Correct Answer: Rules against excluding any student
Six IDEA Principles: Nondiscriminatory Evaluation Correct Answer: Rule requiring schools to
evaluate students fairly to determine if they have a disability, and if so, what kind and how
extensive.
Six IDEA Principles: Appropriate Education/IEP Correct Answer: A free, appropriate public
education to all children who have been identified as needing special education. Program must
be tailored to the needs of the student. Includes related services and supplementary aides and
services if needed.
Six IDEA Principles: Lease Restrictive Environment Correct Answer: When the Individualized
Education Program (IEP) is written, a determination is made regarding the amount of time each
student with disabilities will spend with nondisabled peers both in the classroom and al other
school activities.
Six IDEA Principles: Procedural Due Process Correct Answer: Provides safeguards against
schools' actions, include a right to sue in court, provisions are made for the settlement of disputes
by an impartial third party.
Six IDEA Principles: Parents of children with disabilities participate Correct Answer: Parents of
children with disabilities participate in the planning and decision making for their child's special
education. Parents' rights primarily involve access to students' educational records for inspection
and review and the need for parental consent to release personally identifiable information.
Accommodations Correct Answer: Adjustments made in how a student with a disability is
taught or tested. They do not change what the student is taught or what he is expected to know.
Accommodations (examples) Correct Answer: highlighted textbooks, extensions of time for a
student who writes slowly, seating close to the teacher, assistive technology
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Correct Answer: Under NCLB, all schools, school districts
and states are required to show progress in: reading/language arts, math, and either graduation
rates or attendance rates. There are consequences for failing to meet the criteria for two
consecutive years.
Adult Students Correct Answer: Students age 18 and older are considered to be this, unless the
student's parent or other individual has been granted guardianship of the student under the Texas
Probate Code
Alternative Education Programs (AEPs) Correct Answer: Disciplinary programs operated by
school districts for students who have committed a range of offenses specified in state law and/or
in the district's Student Code of Conduct. Students with disabilities who are in these programs
are still entitled to special education services.
, Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) Correct Answer: Operated by the school
district.
Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP) Correct Answer: Operated by the
juvenile justice system.
Types of AEPs Correct Answer: Alternative Education Program, Disciplinary Alternative
Education Program, Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program
Admission, Review and Dismissal Committee (ARD) Correct Answer: In Texas, this is the
name for the group made up of a student's paretns and school staff that meets at least annually to
decide whether or not the student has an eligible disability and what special education and
related services will be provided. Its major responsibility is the development of the IEP for
students receiving special education.
Assessment Correct Answer: Tests given to all students in the state to evaluate learning. Most
common in Texas is the STAAR, previously known as TAKS. Students receiving special
education take the same state and district-wide ________ given to all students, unless their ARD
committee determines a particular test is not appropriate. In this situation, the ARD committee
will determine whether the student will take STAAR modified or alternate.
Assistive Technology Correct Answer: Any item, piece of equipment or product used to
increase, maintain or improve the functioning of a student with a disability.
Types of Assistive Technology Correct Answer: devices used for seating and positioning,
mobility, augmentative communication, computer access and instruction, environmental control,
adaptive toys and games, visual and listening aids, self-care.
Assistive Technology services Correct Answer: Including training, these services assist students
with disabilities in the selection, acquisition or use of an AT device.
Assistive Technology Evaluation Correct Answer: Will determine if an assistive technology
device and/or service is necessary to ensure the student will benefit from special education
services.
Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Correct Answer: A part of the IEP that identifies supports and
services that will be provided to prevent inappropriate behaviors from occurring and to support
desired behaviors.
Early Intervening Services Correct Answer: IDEA allows schools to use up to 15 percent of
IDEA funds for support services for students not identified as having a disability, but who need
additional academic and behavioral supports to succeed in a general education classroom.
Six IDEA Principles: Zero Reject Correct Answer: Rules against excluding any student
Six IDEA Principles: Nondiscriminatory Evaluation Correct Answer: Rule requiring schools to
evaluate students fairly to determine if they have a disability, and if so, what kind and how
extensive.
Six IDEA Principles: Appropriate Education/IEP Correct Answer: A free, appropriate public
education to all children who have been identified as needing special education. Program must
be tailored to the needs of the student. Includes related services and supplementary aides and
services if needed.
Six IDEA Principles: Lease Restrictive Environment Correct Answer: When the Individualized
Education Program (IEP) is written, a determination is made regarding the amount of time each
student with disabilities will spend with nondisabled peers both in the classroom and al other
school activities.
Six IDEA Principles: Procedural Due Process Correct Answer: Provides safeguards against
schools' actions, include a right to sue in court, provisions are made for the settlement of disputes
by an impartial third party.
Six IDEA Principles: Parents of children with disabilities participate Correct Answer: Parents of
children with disabilities participate in the planning and decision making for their child's special
education. Parents' rights primarily involve access to students' educational records for inspection
and review and the need for parental consent to release personally identifiable information.
Accommodations Correct Answer: Adjustments made in how a student with a disability is
taught or tested. They do not change what the student is taught or what he is expected to know.
Accommodations (examples) Correct Answer: highlighted textbooks, extensions of time for a
student who writes slowly, seating close to the teacher, assistive technology
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Correct Answer: Under NCLB, all schools, school districts
and states are required to show progress in: reading/language arts, math, and either graduation
rates or attendance rates. There are consequences for failing to meet the criteria for two
consecutive years.
Adult Students Correct Answer: Students age 18 and older are considered to be this, unless the
student's parent or other individual has been granted guardianship of the student under the Texas
Probate Code
Alternative Education Programs (AEPs) Correct Answer: Disciplinary programs operated by
school districts for students who have committed a range of offenses specified in state law and/or
in the district's Student Code of Conduct. Students with disabilities who are in these programs
are still entitled to special education services.
, Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) Correct Answer: Operated by the school
district.
Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP) Correct Answer: Operated by the
juvenile justice system.
Types of AEPs Correct Answer: Alternative Education Program, Disciplinary Alternative
Education Program, Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program
Admission, Review and Dismissal Committee (ARD) Correct Answer: In Texas, this is the
name for the group made up of a student's paretns and school staff that meets at least annually to
decide whether or not the student has an eligible disability and what special education and
related services will be provided. Its major responsibility is the development of the IEP for
students receiving special education.
Assessment Correct Answer: Tests given to all students in the state to evaluate learning. Most
common in Texas is the STAAR, previously known as TAKS. Students receiving special
education take the same state and district-wide ________ given to all students, unless their ARD
committee determines a particular test is not appropriate. In this situation, the ARD committee
will determine whether the student will take STAAR modified or alternate.
Assistive Technology Correct Answer: Any item, piece of equipment or product used to
increase, maintain or improve the functioning of a student with a disability.
Types of Assistive Technology Correct Answer: devices used for seating and positioning,
mobility, augmentative communication, computer access and instruction, environmental control,
adaptive toys and games, visual and listening aids, self-care.
Assistive Technology services Correct Answer: Including training, these services assist students
with disabilities in the selection, acquisition or use of an AT device.
Assistive Technology Evaluation Correct Answer: Will determine if an assistive technology
device and/or service is necessary to ensure the student will benefit from special education
services.
Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Correct Answer: A part of the IEP that identifies supports and
services that will be provided to prevent inappropriate behaviors from occurring and to support
desired behaviors.
Early Intervening Services Correct Answer: IDEA allows schools to use up to 15 percent of
IDEA funds for support services for students not identified as having a disability, but who need
additional academic and behavioral supports to succeed in a general education classroom.
