SLP NON-TEACHING EXAM 232
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2026.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - ANS P.L. 101-336. Bans discrimination of
handicapped individuals for employment, public services, and accommodations. Includes adults
and children not covered by other legislation. Updated in 2008.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - ANS A special education law that requires
schools to educate students with disabilities in least restrictive environments to the greatest
extent of their abilities using plans tailored to the individual needs of the students. Service
delivery from ages 3-21 years.
IDEA Components - ANS Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Due Process
Nondiscriminatory Assessment
Parental Participation
No Child Left Behind Act (2001) - ANS States must adopt education accountability standards
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,States must annually test students
Sanctions against schools that fail to meet adequate yearly progress
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) - ANS main law for K-12 public education in the United
States, replaced No Child Left Behind, purpose is to make sure public schools provide a quality
education for all kids, gives states a say in how schools account for student achievement,
including disadvantaged students
multidisciplinary team - ANS a group of professionals who work separately and
independently, they come together to report assessment results and intervention outcomes
from the perspective of their own discipline, do not engage in joint planning or intervention
interdisciplinary team - ANS a group of professionals that discuss and share perspectives to
set goals and identify intervention priorities (joint planning), they collaborate and communicate
for assessment and intervention, aim to provide less fragmentation of services
transdisciplinary team - ANS a group of professionals from different disciplines who function
as a team and individuals trained in various disciplines take on aspects of each others' roles, all
duties are shared, blend professional boundaries
primary prevention - ANS alter conditions to reduce new occurrences and aims to prevent
disease or injury before it ever occurs (e.g., warn mothers about the dangers of drinking when
pregnant)
secondary prevention - ANS early identification to reduce long term functional limitations
and reduce the impact of a disease or injury that has already occurred, this is done by detecting
and treating disease or injury as soon as possible to halt or slow its progress (e.g., early
identification of HL)
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, tertiary prevention - ANS remediating current problems and limiting further ones after they
have appeared and helping people manage long-term, often-complex health problems and
injuries (e.g., assessment and intervention)
Education plans under ESSA - ANS states get to decide the education plans for their schools
within a framework provided by the federal government, the law also offers parents a chance to
weigh in on these plans
Response to Intervention (RTI) is sometimes interchanged with _________ - ANS Multi-Tiered
System of Support (MTSS)
RTI/MTSS - ANS instructional framework that includes universal screening of all students,
multiple tiers of instruction and support services, and an integrated data collection and
assessment system to inform decisions at each tier of instruction (the framework can be used
for literacy, math, or positive behavior supports)
Tier I of RTI/MTSS service - ANS Universal Instruction--implemented by classroom teachers,
frequent progress monitoring, consultation with child study teams
Tier II of RTI/MTSS - ANS Targeted Interventions--small group interventions added to
universal instruction, progress monitoring continues
Tier III of RTI/MTSS - ANS Specialized Treatments--intensive, individualized support, varied
professionals address areas of limited progress, progress monitoring continues
What happens after Tier III of RTI/MTSS? - ANS A SPED evaluation is next if students don't
make enough progress in Tier 3, but they reach this point with lots of documentation and data
from the MTSS process can be helpful when developing an IEP
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2026.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - ANS P.L. 101-336. Bans discrimination of
handicapped individuals for employment, public services, and accommodations. Includes adults
and children not covered by other legislation. Updated in 2008.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - ANS A special education law that requires
schools to educate students with disabilities in least restrictive environments to the greatest
extent of their abilities using plans tailored to the individual needs of the students. Service
delivery from ages 3-21 years.
IDEA Components - ANS Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Due Process
Nondiscriminatory Assessment
Parental Participation
No Child Left Behind Act (2001) - ANS States must adopt education accountability standards
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1
,States must annually test students
Sanctions against schools that fail to meet adequate yearly progress
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) - ANS main law for K-12 public education in the United
States, replaced No Child Left Behind, purpose is to make sure public schools provide a quality
education for all kids, gives states a say in how schools account for student achievement,
including disadvantaged students
multidisciplinary team - ANS a group of professionals who work separately and
independently, they come together to report assessment results and intervention outcomes
from the perspective of their own discipline, do not engage in joint planning or intervention
interdisciplinary team - ANS a group of professionals that discuss and share perspectives to
set goals and identify intervention priorities (joint planning), they collaborate and communicate
for assessment and intervention, aim to provide less fragmentation of services
transdisciplinary team - ANS a group of professionals from different disciplines who function
as a team and individuals trained in various disciplines take on aspects of each others' roles, all
duties are shared, blend professional boundaries
primary prevention - ANS alter conditions to reduce new occurrences and aims to prevent
disease or injury before it ever occurs (e.g., warn mothers about the dangers of drinking when
pregnant)
secondary prevention - ANS early identification to reduce long term functional limitations
and reduce the impact of a disease or injury that has already occurred, this is done by detecting
and treating disease or injury as soon as possible to halt or slow its progress (e.g., early
identification of HL)
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, tertiary prevention - ANS remediating current problems and limiting further ones after they
have appeared and helping people manage long-term, often-complex health problems and
injuries (e.g., assessment and intervention)
Education plans under ESSA - ANS states get to decide the education plans for their schools
within a framework provided by the federal government, the law also offers parents a chance to
weigh in on these plans
Response to Intervention (RTI) is sometimes interchanged with _________ - ANS Multi-Tiered
System of Support (MTSS)
RTI/MTSS - ANS instructional framework that includes universal screening of all students,
multiple tiers of instruction and support services, and an integrated data collection and
assessment system to inform decisions at each tier of instruction (the framework can be used
for literacy, math, or positive behavior supports)
Tier I of RTI/MTSS service - ANS Universal Instruction--implemented by classroom teachers,
frequent progress monitoring, consultation with child study teams
Tier II of RTI/MTSS - ANS Targeted Interventions--small group interventions added to
universal instruction, progress monitoring continues
Tier III of RTI/MTSS - ANS Specialized Treatments--intensive, individualized support, varied
professionals address areas of limited progress, progress monitoring continues
What happens after Tier III of RTI/MTSS? - ANS A SPED evaluation is next if students don't
make enough progress in Tier 3, but they reach this point with lots of documentation and data
from the MTSS process can be helpful when developing an IEP
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