FTCE ESE Practice Test Questions and Answers
(2023) (Verified Answers)
1. As a result of P.L. 94-142, what changes occurred in education for
students with disabilities (Answer) B. Education is to be provided to all
children (6-18) who meet age eligibility requirements.
2. What important refinement in special education was a result of the Indi-
viduals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004) (Answer)
A. Estab- lished that special education teachers become highly qualified if they
teach core academic content to students with disabilities.
3. Rule 6A-6.03011, Florida Administrative Code (FAC), stated that the
term "mental retardation" be changed to (Answer). intellectual disability.
4. The 2004 Amendments to IDEA emphasize that more than 30 years of
research indicate that the education of children with disabilities can be
made more effective by (Answer). providing incentives for whole school
approaches and pre-referral intervention to reduce the need to label children as
disabled in order to address their learning needs.
5. P. L. 99-457 extended the services provided to school-aged children
with disabilities. Select the correct range of ages addressed by this law.
(Answer). 3-5 years
6. Maria and her family came to the United States mainland from Puerto
Rico last year. Maria speaks only Spanish and seems unable to learn
,English despite extended help from an ESL teacher. Maria is failing all
subjects. The school psychologist administered an intelligence test in
Spanish. Maria is performing in a mentally deficient range for her age level.
Based on these findings, the IEP team is recommending that Maria receive
special education services as a student with an intellectual disability. Did
Maria receive a nondiscriminatory evaluation as required by IDEA (Answer)
C. No, there was only one test administered.
7. Courtney is a student with an autism spectrum disorder. She does not
speak. She types what she wants to say into a device that converts the text
to speech. The device helps Courtney to express her desires and needs.
This is an example of (Answer). assistive technology.
8. According to federal law IDEA 2004, Part C, at what age is a child no
longer eligible for the Early Steps program (Answer) A. 36 months
9. The amendment to the Federal Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008-
(Answer). created a new program to expand the number of postsecondary
programs for students with intellectual disabilities.
,10. Max was having difficulty in the second grade classroom. His teacher
brought her concerns to the IEP team after conducting problem solving
strategies in a multi-tiered system of supports. Mr. and Mrs. Jones gave
written permission for an initial evaluation to occur. The IEP team now
wishes to conduct an eligibility staffing to discuss Max's initial evaluation.
Which of the following does NOT meet the requirement for informing
parents that the IEP team is conducting an eligibility staffing (Answer) A.
The team plans and implements the evaluation findings without informing the
parents.
11. Requirements outlined in IDEA that give parents the rights to
participate, receive notice, and give permission (consent) are known as
(Answer). procedural safeguards.
12. According to IDEA, what term describes the right of students with a
disability to special services that will meet their individual learning needs,
at no cost to the parents (Answer) C. free and appropriate public education
13. Michelle and her son have moved from a county in North Florida to a
county in Central Florida. Michelle's son has been identified as
developmen- tally delayed and is four years old. When Michelle enrolls her
son in school in Central Florida what can she expect (Answer) A. Children
who qualify for ESE services in one Florida school district qualify for ESE
services everywhere in Florida.
14. A paraeducator is assigned to a general education classroom that in-
cludes several students with learning disabilities. Which of the following
, best describes a responsibility of the paraeducator in this setting (Answer)
A. assisting the students with learning disabilities during small-group instruction
15. The professional who has the most detailed knowledge of the day-to-
day needs of students with disabilities is the (Answer). general education
teacher.
16. A person who serves as an advisor and sometimes represents
parents at meetings related to their children with disabilities is a(n)
(Answer). advocate.
17. A key to success for students with disabilities is to make the learning
visible. Select the most appropriate strategy that will help make content
more understandable. (Answer). graphic organizers
18. Select the statement that applies to instructional modifications.
(Answer). Con- tent expectations are altered and the performance outcomes
expected of students change.
19. The most meaningful information about student progress is
determined by (Answer). direct and frequent measures of student
performance.
(2023) (Verified Answers)
1. As a result of P.L. 94-142, what changes occurred in education for
students with disabilities (Answer) B. Education is to be provided to all
children (6-18) who meet age eligibility requirements.
2. What important refinement in special education was a result of the Indi-
viduals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004) (Answer)
A. Estab- lished that special education teachers become highly qualified if they
teach core academic content to students with disabilities.
3. Rule 6A-6.03011, Florida Administrative Code (FAC), stated that the
term "mental retardation" be changed to (Answer). intellectual disability.
4. The 2004 Amendments to IDEA emphasize that more than 30 years of
research indicate that the education of children with disabilities can be
made more effective by (Answer). providing incentives for whole school
approaches and pre-referral intervention to reduce the need to label children as
disabled in order to address their learning needs.
5. P. L. 99-457 extended the services provided to school-aged children
with disabilities. Select the correct range of ages addressed by this law.
(Answer). 3-5 years
6. Maria and her family came to the United States mainland from Puerto
Rico last year. Maria speaks only Spanish and seems unable to learn
,English despite extended help from an ESL teacher. Maria is failing all
subjects. The school psychologist administered an intelligence test in
Spanish. Maria is performing in a mentally deficient range for her age level.
Based on these findings, the IEP team is recommending that Maria receive
special education services as a student with an intellectual disability. Did
Maria receive a nondiscriminatory evaluation as required by IDEA (Answer)
C. No, there was only one test administered.
7. Courtney is a student with an autism spectrum disorder. She does not
speak. She types what she wants to say into a device that converts the text
to speech. The device helps Courtney to express her desires and needs.
This is an example of (Answer). assistive technology.
8. According to federal law IDEA 2004, Part C, at what age is a child no
longer eligible for the Early Steps program (Answer) A. 36 months
9. The amendment to the Federal Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008-
(Answer). created a new program to expand the number of postsecondary
programs for students with intellectual disabilities.
,10. Max was having difficulty in the second grade classroom. His teacher
brought her concerns to the IEP team after conducting problem solving
strategies in a multi-tiered system of supports. Mr. and Mrs. Jones gave
written permission for an initial evaluation to occur. The IEP team now
wishes to conduct an eligibility staffing to discuss Max's initial evaluation.
Which of the following does NOT meet the requirement for informing
parents that the IEP team is conducting an eligibility staffing (Answer) A.
The team plans and implements the evaluation findings without informing the
parents.
11. Requirements outlined in IDEA that give parents the rights to
participate, receive notice, and give permission (consent) are known as
(Answer). procedural safeguards.
12. According to IDEA, what term describes the right of students with a
disability to special services that will meet their individual learning needs,
at no cost to the parents (Answer) C. free and appropriate public education
13. Michelle and her son have moved from a county in North Florida to a
county in Central Florida. Michelle's son has been identified as
developmen- tally delayed and is four years old. When Michelle enrolls her
son in school in Central Florida what can she expect (Answer) A. Children
who qualify for ESE services in one Florida school district qualify for ESE
services everywhere in Florida.
14. A paraeducator is assigned to a general education classroom that in-
cludes several students with learning disabilities. Which of the following
, best describes a responsibility of the paraeducator in this setting (Answer)
A. assisting the students with learning disabilities during small-group instruction
15. The professional who has the most detailed knowledge of the day-to-
day needs of students with disabilities is the (Answer). general education
teacher.
16. A person who serves as an advisor and sometimes represents
parents at meetings related to their children with disabilities is a(n)
(Answer). advocate.
17. A key to success for students with disabilities is to make the learning
visible. Select the most appropriate strategy that will help make content
more understandable. (Answer). graphic organizers
18. Select the statement that applies to instructional modifications.
(Answer). Con- tent expectations are altered and the performance outcomes
expected of students change.
19. The most meaningful information about student progress is
determined by (Answer). direct and frequent measures of student
performance.
