Texes 253 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|2025/2026
While reviewing the education records of a fifth-grade student who recently enrolled in the
district, the educational diagnostician realizes that the
student was in the process of a Full and Individual Initial Evaluation (FIrE) for a suspected
learning disability at the previous school. The evaluation
consent form included psychological, speech-language, and educational assessments, but the
previous school was not able to complete the
psychoeducational assessment before the student's departure. According to federal and state
regulations, which of the following actions is the
student's current school district obligated to take? ** Answer ** • A. completing the
evaluation after collaborating with the previous school district
According to the Child Find mandate of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),
which of the following actions best describes a sci
district's primary obligation to children and their families within a community? ** Answer **
C. identifying and locating children who need special education or related services
Devaluating every child within a community to identify the child's learning strengths and
challenges
An educational diagnostician would like to design an efficient method for locating, identifying,
and evaluating students with disabilities who are
homeschooled or attend private schools within the community. Which of the following
actions would most effectively address the educational
diagnostician's goal? ** Answer ** D providing community outreach services to
parents/guardians by hosting a series of information sessions regarding state educational
policies
,Which of the following actions best illustrates the integral role of educational diagnosticians as
active participants in locating and identifying young
children with disabilities? ** Answer ** A. collaborating with early childhood educators to
provide universal screenings of prospective prekindergarten children at school
Which of the following students demonstrates characteristics that are most consistent with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? ** Answer ** B. a three-year-old child who exhibits
restrictive and repetitive patterns of behavior
X
An educational diagnostician has recently assessed a number of students. Which of the
following students demonstrates characteristics that would
cause an educational diagnostician to assess the student further for a specific learning disability
that affects reading? ** Answer ** C. a kindergarten student with an impairment that
significantly impacts speech sound production
Which of the following educational practices is most likely to reduce the disproportionate
representation of students who are culturally and
linguistically diverse in special education? ** Answer ** D implementing district-wide
Response to Intervention (Rtl)/Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) interventions
Which of the following approaches should be taken first when addressing the instructional
needs of a prekindergarten child with a hearing loss? ** Answer ** B evaluating the barriers
that impact the child's ability to communicate and access information across a variety of
environments
An educational diagnostician has been notified that a ninth-grade student with complex medical
needs and multiple disabilities will be enrolling in the
district in three months. Which of the following actions should the educational diagnostician
take first to begin preparing for the student's enrollment? ** Answer ** C. reviewing the
student's current Individualized Education Program (IEP)
, The parents/guardians of a fifth-grade student with an emotional disturbance recently disclosed
that their child has been seeing a psychologist for
three years through an outpatient program. When requesting permission to access the
student's medical records, it is most important for the
educational diagnostician to assure the parents/guardians of their privacy rights as well as the:
** Answer ** D. benefit of collaborating with outside providers to best support their child's
needs.
A fourth-grade student has been referred for a Full and Individual Initial Evaluation (FIE) for a
suspected specific learning disability in reading after
making minimal progress in two eight-week Response to Intervention (RtI)/Multi-Tiered Systems
of Support (MTSS) interventions. While reviewing
the student's educational record, the educational diagnostician notes that in second grade the
student was identified as English proficient and exited
the English as a Second Language (ESL) program. Which of the following steps is most critical to
obtaining accurate information regarding the
student's cognitive and academic abilities? ** Answer ** D. requesting that the language
proficiency assessment committee (LPAC) collaborate with the evaluation team to reevaluate
the
student's language abilities
Use the information below to answer the question that follows.
An educational diagnostician and a special education teacher consider objectives for a
kindergarten student with a language impairr
demonstrates considerable difficulties with word problems. They are discussing how to support
the student in attaining the following
the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Kindergarten Mathematics3. B. The student
is expected to solve word problems using objects and drawings to find sums up to 10 and
differences within 10.Which of the following objectives would best address the TEKS learning
standard shown above based on the students needs? ** Answer ** B. The student will
While reviewing the education records of a fifth-grade student who recently enrolled in the
district, the educational diagnostician realizes that the
student was in the process of a Full and Individual Initial Evaluation (FIrE) for a suspected
learning disability at the previous school. The evaluation
consent form included psychological, speech-language, and educational assessments, but the
previous school was not able to complete the
psychoeducational assessment before the student's departure. According to federal and state
regulations, which of the following actions is the
student's current school district obligated to take? ** Answer ** • A. completing the
evaluation after collaborating with the previous school district
According to the Child Find mandate of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),
which of the following actions best describes a sci
district's primary obligation to children and their families within a community? ** Answer **
C. identifying and locating children who need special education or related services
Devaluating every child within a community to identify the child's learning strengths and
challenges
An educational diagnostician would like to design an efficient method for locating, identifying,
and evaluating students with disabilities who are
homeschooled or attend private schools within the community. Which of the following
actions would most effectively address the educational
diagnostician's goal? ** Answer ** D providing community outreach services to
parents/guardians by hosting a series of information sessions regarding state educational
policies
,Which of the following actions best illustrates the integral role of educational diagnosticians as
active participants in locating and identifying young
children with disabilities? ** Answer ** A. collaborating with early childhood educators to
provide universal screenings of prospective prekindergarten children at school
Which of the following students demonstrates characteristics that are most consistent with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? ** Answer ** B. a three-year-old child who exhibits
restrictive and repetitive patterns of behavior
X
An educational diagnostician has recently assessed a number of students. Which of the
following students demonstrates characteristics that would
cause an educational diagnostician to assess the student further for a specific learning disability
that affects reading? ** Answer ** C. a kindergarten student with an impairment that
significantly impacts speech sound production
Which of the following educational practices is most likely to reduce the disproportionate
representation of students who are culturally and
linguistically diverse in special education? ** Answer ** D implementing district-wide
Response to Intervention (Rtl)/Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) interventions
Which of the following approaches should be taken first when addressing the instructional
needs of a prekindergarten child with a hearing loss? ** Answer ** B evaluating the barriers
that impact the child's ability to communicate and access information across a variety of
environments
An educational diagnostician has been notified that a ninth-grade student with complex medical
needs and multiple disabilities will be enrolling in the
district in three months. Which of the following actions should the educational diagnostician
take first to begin preparing for the student's enrollment? ** Answer ** C. reviewing the
student's current Individualized Education Program (IEP)
, The parents/guardians of a fifth-grade student with an emotional disturbance recently disclosed
that their child has been seeing a psychologist for
three years through an outpatient program. When requesting permission to access the
student's medical records, it is most important for the
educational diagnostician to assure the parents/guardians of their privacy rights as well as the:
** Answer ** D. benefit of collaborating with outside providers to best support their child's
needs.
A fourth-grade student has been referred for a Full and Individual Initial Evaluation (FIE) for a
suspected specific learning disability in reading after
making minimal progress in two eight-week Response to Intervention (RtI)/Multi-Tiered Systems
of Support (MTSS) interventions. While reviewing
the student's educational record, the educational diagnostician notes that in second grade the
student was identified as English proficient and exited
the English as a Second Language (ESL) program. Which of the following steps is most critical to
obtaining accurate information regarding the
student's cognitive and academic abilities? ** Answer ** D. requesting that the language
proficiency assessment committee (LPAC) collaborate with the evaluation team to reevaluate
the
student's language abilities
Use the information below to answer the question that follows.
An educational diagnostician and a special education teacher consider objectives for a
kindergarten student with a language impairr
demonstrates considerable difficulties with word problems. They are discussing how to support
the student in attaining the following
the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Kindergarten Mathematics3. B. The student
is expected to solve word problems using objects and drawings to find sums up to 10 and
differences within 10.Which of the following objectives would best address the TEKS learning
standard shown above based on the students needs? ** Answer ** B. The student will
