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RTL Correct Answer: practice of meeting the academic and behavior needs of all students.
What is included in RTL model? Correct Answer: Tier 1 (80% of students) high-quality core
class instruction aligned with TEKS. Tier 2 (10-15% of students) Students identified for
individual/small group intervention in addition to core class instruction. Tier 3 (5-10% of
students) Students that have not responded to Tier 1 and Tier 2 receive specific custom-designed
individual or small group instruction.
Fidelity of Implmentation Correct Answer: Success can only be dependably duplicated if
teachers are provided sufficient on-going training, agree to aspects of the model, uphold the
agreement.
Decisions are made about RTL Correct Answer: 1. Universal screening. 2. Diagnostics. 3.
Progress monitoring.
Can RTL be used for behavioral concerns? Correct Answer: Yes, it can improve pace of
improvement, support academic growth and improve climate of school.
Sample 504 Accomodations Correct Answer: Environmental: structured learning environment,
separate "space". Organizational: Model and reinforce, set time expectations. Behavioral: use
techniques consistently, utilize logical consequences. Presentation: tape lessons, books on tape.
Evaluation: limit amount of information on one page, provide oral testing.
What is Idea? Correct Answer: Individuals with disabilities education act, which guarantees to
each child with a disability and in need of special education service, the right to a free
appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE) appropriate.
What are the four parts of IDEA? Correct Answer: A) general provisions. B) Assistance to
states. C) Infants and toddlers. D) National assistance
What are the 6 main principles of IDEA? Correct Answer: 1. FAPE 2. Appropriate Evaluation.
3. IEP (Individualized education program 4. LRE 5. Parent and Student participation in decision
making 6. Procedural Safeguards.
Infants and toddlers Correct Answer: Under IDEA, infants and toddlers with disabilities are
defined as individuals under 3 who need early intervention due to developmental delays,
cognitive dev, physical dev, communication dev, social/emotional dev and adaptive dev or have
a diagnosed physical or mental condition.
What are the 13 disability categories? Correct Answer: 1. Autism-dev disability significantly
affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction. 2. Deaf-blindness-
concomitant hearing and visual impairments that together cause severe delays. 3. Deafness-
, hearing impairment so severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic information. 4.
Emotional disturbance-exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics (inability to learn,
inability to build/sustain interpersonal relationships, inappropriate behavior/feelings, pervasive
mood of depression, develop physical symptoms/fear from personal/school problems (includes
schizophrenia)). 5. Hearing impairment- impairment of hearing, not deafness. 6. Intellectual
disability- significantly sub average general intellectual functioning. 7. Multiple disabilities-
simultaneous impairments (LD & blindness). 8. Orthopedic impairment. 9. Other Health
Impairment- Limited strength, vitality, or alertness (asthma, adhd, add, epilepsy, ect.) 10.
Specific learning disability- one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in
understanding/using language (dysfunction, dyslexia). 11. Speech or language impairment-
stuttering, voice impairment. 12. Traumatic brain injury- injury to brain by external force,
resulting in total or partial functional disability. 13. Visual Impairment including blindness.
What is section 504? Correct Answer: federal rights law under the rehabilitation act of 1973 that
provides protection against discrimination for individuals w/disabilities.
Where does a 504 start? Correct Answer: Early intervention (ECI)
Who makes up a 504 team? Correct Answer: Principal, referring and/or gen ed teacher, school
counselor, and parents.
What are the 2 purposes of an evaluation? Correct Answer: the see if the child has a disability
and identify what services they need.
What is collaboration? Correct Answer: a style that professionals choose to use in order to
accomplish a goal they share. In true collaboration all share decision making and sense they are
respected.
What are the types of co teaching? Correct Answer: One teach, one support-station teaching-
parallel teaching, alternative teaching, team teaching,
Procedural Safeguards Correct Answer: must be in the native language, School required to give
only 1 time a year, unless by request, complaint filed with TEA.
ARD Correct Answer: (admission, review, dismissal) committee that makes educational
decisions for the student (IEP)
Prior Written Notice Correct Answer: written notification from the school given at least 5 days
before ARD meeting.
Initial Evalauation Correct Answer: before student is evaluations, the school must make valid
attempt to reach parents for approval
Initial Services Correct Answer: School needs parent permission, must make time to reach
parent.
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RTL Correct Answer: practice of meeting the academic and behavior needs of all students.
What is included in RTL model? Correct Answer: Tier 1 (80% of students) high-quality core
class instruction aligned with TEKS. Tier 2 (10-15% of students) Students identified for
individual/small group intervention in addition to core class instruction. Tier 3 (5-10% of
students) Students that have not responded to Tier 1 and Tier 2 receive specific custom-designed
individual or small group instruction.
Fidelity of Implmentation Correct Answer: Success can only be dependably duplicated if
teachers are provided sufficient on-going training, agree to aspects of the model, uphold the
agreement.
Decisions are made about RTL Correct Answer: 1. Universal screening. 2. Diagnostics. 3.
Progress monitoring.
Can RTL be used for behavioral concerns? Correct Answer: Yes, it can improve pace of
improvement, support academic growth and improve climate of school.
Sample 504 Accomodations Correct Answer: Environmental: structured learning environment,
separate "space". Organizational: Model and reinforce, set time expectations. Behavioral: use
techniques consistently, utilize logical consequences. Presentation: tape lessons, books on tape.
Evaluation: limit amount of information on one page, provide oral testing.
What is Idea? Correct Answer: Individuals with disabilities education act, which guarantees to
each child with a disability and in need of special education service, the right to a free
appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE) appropriate.
What are the four parts of IDEA? Correct Answer: A) general provisions. B) Assistance to
states. C) Infants and toddlers. D) National assistance
What are the 6 main principles of IDEA? Correct Answer: 1. FAPE 2. Appropriate Evaluation.
3. IEP (Individualized education program 4. LRE 5. Parent and Student participation in decision
making 6. Procedural Safeguards.
Infants and toddlers Correct Answer: Under IDEA, infants and toddlers with disabilities are
defined as individuals under 3 who need early intervention due to developmental delays,
cognitive dev, physical dev, communication dev, social/emotional dev and adaptive dev or have
a diagnosed physical or mental condition.
What are the 13 disability categories? Correct Answer: 1. Autism-dev disability significantly
affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction. 2. Deaf-blindness-
concomitant hearing and visual impairments that together cause severe delays. 3. Deafness-
, hearing impairment so severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic information. 4.
Emotional disturbance-exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics (inability to learn,
inability to build/sustain interpersonal relationships, inappropriate behavior/feelings, pervasive
mood of depression, develop physical symptoms/fear from personal/school problems (includes
schizophrenia)). 5. Hearing impairment- impairment of hearing, not deafness. 6. Intellectual
disability- significantly sub average general intellectual functioning. 7. Multiple disabilities-
simultaneous impairments (LD & blindness). 8. Orthopedic impairment. 9. Other Health
Impairment- Limited strength, vitality, or alertness (asthma, adhd, add, epilepsy, ect.) 10.
Specific learning disability- one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in
understanding/using language (dysfunction, dyslexia). 11. Speech or language impairment-
stuttering, voice impairment. 12. Traumatic brain injury- injury to brain by external force,
resulting in total or partial functional disability. 13. Visual Impairment including blindness.
What is section 504? Correct Answer: federal rights law under the rehabilitation act of 1973 that
provides protection against discrimination for individuals w/disabilities.
Where does a 504 start? Correct Answer: Early intervention (ECI)
Who makes up a 504 team? Correct Answer: Principal, referring and/or gen ed teacher, school
counselor, and parents.
What are the 2 purposes of an evaluation? Correct Answer: the see if the child has a disability
and identify what services they need.
What is collaboration? Correct Answer: a style that professionals choose to use in order to
accomplish a goal they share. In true collaboration all share decision making and sense they are
respected.
What are the types of co teaching? Correct Answer: One teach, one support-station teaching-
parallel teaching, alternative teaching, team teaching,
Procedural Safeguards Correct Answer: must be in the native language, School required to give
only 1 time a year, unless by request, complaint filed with TEA.
ARD Correct Answer: (admission, review, dismissal) committee that makes educational
decisions for the student (IEP)
Prior Written Notice Correct Answer: written notification from the school given at least 5 days
before ARD meeting.
Initial Evalauation Correct Answer: before student is evaluations, the school must make valid
attempt to reach parents for approval
Initial Services Correct Answer: School needs parent permission, must make time to reach
parent.
