FTCE Exceptional Student Education K-12

FTCE Exceptional Student Education K12 Portfolio Assessment Ans- A collection of work produced by a student to check student effort, progress and achievement such as a list of books that the student read, a collection of tests and homework, etc. Florida Alternative Assessment Ans- a performance-based alternative assessment of student mastery of Access Point Disproportionality Ans- students from certain racial/ethnic, low socioeconomic status, non-majority linguistic backgrounds and English language learners are overrepresented in special education programs Test Bias Ans- when certain groups consistently score differently from other groups (e.g., females tend to score lower than males) Curriculum-based measurement (CBM) Ans- provides information about student mastery of the general education curriculum Summative Assessment Ans- the process of evaluation student achievement at the end of an instructional period (a quiz administrated by the teacher at the end of an instructional unit, a student's report card, a "high stakes", state achievement test administrated at the end of the school year. Formative Assessment Ans- assessments are "low stakes", their main purpose is not to judge students performance but rather to monitor student progress and identify ways that instruction can be improved overall or tailored to specific students. Response to Intervention (RTI) Ans- The three levels of intensity, or tiers are as in Tier 1 - at risk students receive additional instruction for several weeks; in Tier 2 - students receive more intensive and longerlasting interventions if they have not responded to Tier 1; in Tier 3 - students receive more intensive, individualized interventions if they have not responded to Tier 2 Sensorimotor stage Ans- Piaget divided this stage into six substages: Reflexes (0-1 month); Primary Circular Reactions (1-4 months); Secondary Circular Reactions (4-8 months); Coordination of Reactions (8-12 months), Tertiary Circular Reactions (12-18 months); Early Representational Thought (18-24 months) Early Representational Thought Ans- 18-24 months, children begin representing things or events with symbols. A significant sensorimotor development is object permanence, i.e., realizing things still exist when they are out of sight. 0-1 month Ans- Reflexes (sensorimotor stage) What age? 1-4 months Ans- infants find accidental actions like thumb-sucking pleasurable and then intentionally repeat them (Primary Circular Reactions of sensorimotor stage) What age? 4-8 months Ans- Secondary Circular Reactions (Sensorimotor stage): infants intentionally repeat actions to evoke environmental effects. What age? 8-12 months Ans- Coordination of Reactions (sensorimotor stage): children repeat actions intentionally, comprehend cause and effect and combine schemas (concepts). What age? 12-18 months Ans- Tertiary Circular Reactions (sensorimotor stage): children experiment with trial-anderror. What age? 18-24 months Ans- Early Representational Thought (sensorimotor stage): children begin representing things and events with symbols. A significant development is Object Permanence, i.e., realizing that thing still exist when out of sight. What age? Early Representational Thought (sensorimotor stage): Ans- 18-24 months Tertiary Circular Reactions (sensorimotor stage) Ans- 12-18 months Coordination of Reactions (sensorimotor stage): Ans- 8-12 months Secondary Circular Reactions (sensorimotor stage) Ans- 4-8 months Primary Circular Reactions (sensorimotor stage) Ans- 1-4 months Reflexes (sensorimotor stage) Ans- 0-1 month Ecological assessment Ans- The goal of the assessment is to identify environments in which the student functions with greater or lesser difficulty, to understand what contributes to these differences in functioning and to draw useful implications for instructional planning. Authentic assessment Ans- provides descriptions of student performance on real-life tasks carried out in real world settings. Accountability Ans- The process of requiring students to demonstrate that they have met specified common core standards and holding teachers responsible for students' performance is the best described as Itinerant teachers Ans- Professional who travel between two or more school sites to provide services to students. The Transition plan (Form 1 of the IFSP - Individualized Family Support Plan) Ans- The paperwork that needs to be completed after the transition conference. the IFSP is needed for any child with developmental delays who attends the Early Step Program. Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program Ans- the program enacted in 2004, which is designed to prepare four-year-old children for kindergarten and lay the foundation for their success is know as Performance-based assessment Ans- assessment that measures learning processes Norm-based assessments Ans- Assessments that give us some idea of what students need to know to achieve grade level performance are referred as Informed consent Ans- Parents being noticed in their native language of all educational activities to be conducted during a nondiscriminatory evaluation of their child is called Curriculum based assessments Ans- Assessments that are used to determine how a student is performing in or mastering the actual curriculum. Porfolio Assessment Ans- a collection of work systematically collected by a teacher to determine learning gains and current performance level. indirect instruction Ans- inquiry learning/discovery learning is when students construct meaning on their own. direct instruction Ans- Reviewing the previous day's work, presenting new concepts or skills, providing guided student practice, providing feedback, providing independent student practice and reviewing frequently are key elements of what kind of instruction? glossary Ans- an alphabetical collection of terms and their meanings usually found in the form of an appendix to a book clarifying Ans- When focusing on comprehension, if students pay close attention to whether or not the text is making sense to them, they are using the comprehension strategy know as effective reading instruction Ans- using appropriate and ongoing screening, assessments, and progress monitoring; providing intensive instruction; and obtaining early intervention when needed are directly connected to Strategic competence Ans- it is an aspect of mathematical proficiency, an ability to formulate and conduct mathematical problems. Treatment fidelity Ans- the teaching practice as it was provided in research is called.... Interpreting the meaning of the common core standard Ans- When working with standards, what will be your fist task? generalization Ans- The student is able to transfer information across settings and can use the information learned. So, when a target behavior transfers across settings, persons,, and materials, which stage of learning has been completed? to practice a skill that students have already learned. Ans- What is the purpose of using independent learning as a grouping format? electronic books Ans- Students who have auditory discrimination difficulties may benefit from... trade books Ans- examples of supplemental reading matirials Functional behavior assessment Ans- Data from progress monitoring should be reviewed systematically to make necessary adjustment to intervention. One process that works hand-in-hand with progress monitoring is self-management Ans- Teaching which of the following skills requires a more active role from the students and a more collaborative role from the teachers? positive behavior support Ans- A continuum of policies and procedures implemented throughout the school for all students is called... 10 days Ans- The school must give an oral or written notice of charges and opportunity to respond to charges when students are suspended for more than ..... punitive and reactive Ans- when dealing with due process, legal action tends to be... in loco parentis Ans- According to this concept, parents grant school of personnel a measure of control over their children. The courts recognize the importance of giving teachers and school administration authority over a student behavior. this is called.... discrete and uniform in duration Ans- Even recording should be used when the target behavior is... latency Ans- A term of measurement that involves the amount of delay before behavior is initiated after a direction is given is.... cross age reading Ans- provides readers with a lesson cycle that includes modeling by the teacher, discussing the text, supplying opportunities for practicing reading the text, and reading the text to younger children revise the intervention if it is ineffective Ans- Progress monitoring students with curriculum-based measures allows teachers to attribution retaining Ans- When you convince students that their failures are due to lack of effort rather than ability, you are enhancing their self-image by utilizing... ecological assessment Ans- Since the student is expressing an interest in a specific location, this assessment involves carefully examining the environment in which the activity actually occurs. What type of instructional procedures could determine successful adaptive life skills at this location for the student? placement Ans- The phase of career development that occurs during the final years of high school Preparation Ans- the phase of career development that occurs in elementary school but becomes a priority at high school level. awareness Ans- tthe phase of career development that occurs in elementary and extends through middle school exploration Ans- the phase of career development that begins at the middle school level and continues into the high school years. preparation stage Ans- It is at this stage that students develop coordination their employment preparation skills. Students will focus on obtaining job-seeking skills, as well as job-specific skills through paid and non-paid experiences. discrepancy between intellectual ability, competence, school achievement, or performance to identify SLD Ans- The most recent amendments to the IDEA (2004) include which provision regarding the identification of specific learning disabilities? Prior to this amendment, many educators looked for such a discrepancy as a sign of specific learning disabilities. COACH model (The Choosing Options and Accommodation for Children, 1998) Ans- The model used in planning instruction for students with disabilities is described as an example of "student-direct planning". This collaborative approach as they claim goes "beyond person-centered planning" The National Council on Disability (NCD) Ans- An independent federal agency that makes recommendations to both the President and Congress regarding issues related to disabilities Summative assessments Ans- The type of assessment most often used to evaluate the effectiveness of instruction is ... Criterion-referenced tests Ans- This form of assessment fosters cooperation and is oriented to success. Speech-language impairments, other health impairments, intellectual disabilities, emotional disturbance) Ans- The most recent government data show specific learning disabilities as the largest disability category of students aged 6-21 receiving special education services under the IDEA. What is this category (it includes 4: 18.9%, 9.2, 8.9, 7.7)? Intensive, direct instruction to individual students Ans- When teaching basic mathematics, what kind of instruction is most likely to be needed specifically for students with special needs in a general education classroom? reliability Ans- This term means that a measurement can be replicated many times with consistent findings validity Ans- This term means that something measures what it