ALL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) year - answer--First passed in 1975 under the
name "Education for All Handicapped Children Act).
-Renamed in 1990
-Public Law No. 94-142
QUESTIONIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) purpose - answer--Federal Law that
requires schools to serve the educational needs of eligible students with disabilities
-Schools must find and evaluate students suspected of having disabilities at no cost to parents
(FAPE)
QUESTIONIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) parts A-D - answer-A-General
Provision of the Law
B-Assistance for education of all children with disabilities
C-Infants and Toddler with disabilities (Birth-3)
D-National support programs administered at the federal level
QUESTIONIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 6 main elements - answer-1.)
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
2.) Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
3.) Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
,4.) Appropriate Evaluation
5.)Parent and Teacher Participation
6.) Procedural Safeguards
QUESTIONIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) services (13 disability categories) -
answer-Autism
Deaf-blindness
Deafness
Emotional disturbance
Hearing impairment
Intellectual disability
Multiple disabilities
Orthopedic impairment
Other health impairment (including ADHD)
Specific learning disability (including dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia)
Speech or language impairment
Traumatic brain injury
Visual impairment (including blindness)
*A student must:
1.) Have a disability and as a result of that disability...
2.) Need special education in order to make progress in school
QUESTIONIndividualized Education Program (IEP) definition - answer--Required under IDEA
-Ages 3-graduation (or 22)
-Legally binding document
,-Addresses a child's unique learning issues
-Specific educational goals
QUESTIONIndividualized Education Program (IEP) must include, by law (7): - answer-1.) A
statement of your child's present level of performance (PLOP)—this is how your child is doing in
school now
2.) Your child's annual educational goals
3.) Special education supports and services that the school will provide to help your child reach
goals
4.) Modifications and accommodations the school will provide to help your child make progress
5.) Accommodations your child will be allowed when taking standardized tests
6.) How and when the school will measure your child's progress toward annual goals
7.) Transition planning that prepares teens for life after high school
QUESTIONPresent Level of Performance (PLOP) - answer-How a child is doing in school now
QUESTIONFree and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) - answer--Required under IDEA
-Says that each child who was a disability and needs special education and related services will
receive a free and appropriate public education
QUESTIONLeast Restricted Environment (LRE) - answer--Required under IDEA
, -A student who has a disability should have the opportunity to be educated with non-disabled
peers, to the greatest extent appropriate
QUESTIONWhich of the following factors is most frequently linked with the development of
social-emotional disorders in children?
A. chronic physical illnesses
B. pressure to conform with peer-group expectations
C. traumatic brain injury
D. abuse and/or neglect by caregivers - answer-D. abuse and/or neglect by caregivers
(Understand various types of disabilities and the characteristics of students with special needs.)
QUESTIONWhich of the following elements of conversational behavior would be most difficult
for an adolescent with a language disorder?
A. recognizing personal space
B. taking turns
C. maintaining eye contact
D. asking questions - answer-B. taking turns
(Understand the significance of disabilities for human development and learning.)
QUESTIONOf the following, the most important purpose of instructional assessment should be
to: