AECTP Special Education 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following BEST describes the role of the general education teacher on an IEP team?
- Implementing the IEP in isolation without team collaboration
- Providing input on general curriculum, classroom modifications, and behavioral supports (Correct answer)
- Signing the IEP without contributing to its development
- Serving only as an observer with no decision-making role
Correct answer: Providing input on general curriculum, classroom modifications, and behavioral supports
IDEA requires at least one general education teacher on the IEP team to contribute knowledge of the general curriculum and discuss appropriate supports.
Question 2: A student with a speech-language impairment receives pull-out speech therapy three times per week. This service is BEST classified as which type of service under IDEA?
- Supplementary aid
- Related service (Correct answer)
- Specially designed instruction
- Extended school year service
Correct answer: Related service
Speech-language therapy is a related service under IDEA, meaning it supports the student's ability to benefit from special education.
Question 3: Which legal standard determines whether an IEP provides a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) after the 2017 Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District Supreme Court decision?
- The student must reach grade-level standards
- The IEP must be reasonably calculated to enable meaningful educational progress (Correct answer)
- The student's IEP must mirror what a non-disabled peer receives
- Any service the district offers automatically constitutes FAPE
Correct answer: The IEP must be reasonably calculated to enable meaningful educational progress
The Supreme Court in Endrew F. raised the FAPE standard, requiring IEPs to be reasonably calculated to enable a child to make meaningful progress appropriate to their circumstances.
Question 4: A student with ADHD receives extended time on tests as an accommodation. What is the key distinction between an accommodation and a modification?
- Accommodations change what is being tested; modifications do not
- Accommodations change how a student accesses content without changing expectations; modifications alter the content or expectations (Correct answer)
- Accommodations are only for students with IEPs; modifications are for Section 504 students
- There is no legal distinction between accommodations and modifications
Correct answer: Accommodations change how a student accesses content without changing expectations; modifications alter the content or expectations
Accommodations change the process of how a student accesses or demonstrates learning without altering the standard, while modifications change the actual content or performance expectations.
Question 5: Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of an Extended School Year (ESY) program?
- To provide enrichment activities for all students during summer
- To prevent significant regression of skills that the student would not recover from in a reasonable time (Correct answer)
- To fulfill mandatory summer school requirements for failing students
- To allow students to earn additional credits
Correct answer: To prevent significant regression of skills that the student would not recover from in a reasonable time
ESY services are provided to prevent significant skill regression that would take an unreasonable amount of time to recoup when school resumes.
Question 6: A student with a physical disability uses a power wheelchair. Which professional would MOST likely be part of the IEP team to address mobility and positioning needs?
- School psychologist
- Physical therapist (Correct answer)
- Speech-language pathologist
- Orientation and mobility specialist
Correct answer: Physical therapist
Physical therapists address mobility, motor functioning, and positioning needs for students with physical disabilities in the school environment.
Question 7: When conducting a reevaluation for a student already receiving special education services, which statement is CORRECT under IDEA?
- A reevaluation must always include a full battery of new standardized assessments
- A reevaluation must occur at least every three years and may not be conducted more than once per year without parental consent (Correct answer)
- The student must be removed from services during the reevaluation period
- Parents cannot request a reevaluation; only the school may initiate one
Correct answer: A reevaluation must occur at least every three years and may not be conducted more than once per year without parental consent
IDEA requires reevaluation at least every three years and no more than once per year unless the parent and school agree otherwise.
AECTP Special Education 5
Which of the following BEST describes the role of the general education teacher on an IEP team?