AECTP Special Education 5

Question 1

Which of the following BEST describes the role of the general education teacher on an IEP team?

Accepted Answer

Providing input on general curriculum, classroom modifications, and behavioral supports

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Related service

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

The IEP must be reasonably calculated to enable meaningful educational progress

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Accommodations change how a student accesses content without changing expectations; modifications alter the content or expectations

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

To prevent significant regression of skills that the student would not recover from in a reasonable time

Answer

ESY services are provided to prevent significant skill regression that would take an unreasonable amount of time to recoup when school resumes.

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AECTP Special Education 5