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TEXES SPECIAL EDUCATION EC-12 (161)
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025
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.
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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.
Supplementary Aids and Services-correct-answer-These are the terms used in
IDEA to describe aids, services and other supports provided in regular education
classes, extracurricular activities and/or non-academic settings that enable a
student with a disability to be educated with students who do not have
disabilities. Schools must try these before recommending removal of a student
with a disability from a setting with nondisabled peers.
Texas Education Agency (TEA)-correct-answer-The state agency ultimately
responsible for making sure every student with a disability receives a free
appropriate public education.
TEXES SPECIAL EDUCATION EC-12 (161)
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025
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.
, 2|Page
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.
Supplementary Aids and Services-correct-answer-These are the terms used in
IDEA to describe aids, services and other supports provided in regular education
classes, extracurricular activities and/or non-academic settings that enable a
student with a disability to be educated with students who do not have
disabilities. Schools must try these before recommending removal of a student
with a disability from a setting with nondisabled peers.
Texas Education Agency (TEA)-correct-answer-The state agency ultimately
responsible for making sure every student with a disability receives a free
appropriate public education.
