CAS CAS Educational & Transition Planning Competency 2

Question 1

What does FAPE stand for in special education law?

Accepted Answer

Free Appropriate Public Education

Answer

Full Academic Progress Evaluation

Answer

Functional Assessment of Placement and Environment

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Federal Authorization for Program Eligibility

Question 2

The least restrictive environment (LRE) principle requires that students with ASD be educated:

Accepted Answer

With non-disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate

Answer

Exclusively in special education classrooms

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In the most segregated setting available

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Only in home or hospital settings

Question 3

Which type of curriculum modification involves simplifying the complexity or difficulty of content while maintaining access to the same general education curriculum?

Accepted Answer

Modifications

Answer

Curriculum compacting

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Accommodations

Answer

Enrichment

Question 4

A CAS professional wants to help a student with ASD generalize newly learned vocational skills across multiple community settings. Which strategy is most effective?

Accepted Answer

Systematically teaching and practicing the skill across varied environments, people, and materials

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Teaching the skill in a single controlled environment only

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Practicing the skill in one setting until mastered, then stopping

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Relying on the skill to transfer automatically without planning

Question 5

Self-determination skills important for transition-age youth with ASD include:

Accepted Answer

Abilities such as goal-setting, problem-solving, self-advocacy, and self-management

Answer

Dependence on others for all decision-making

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Academic skills exclusively

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Compliance with adult-directed routines only

Question 6

Which federal law specifically protects adults with ASD from disability-based discrimination in employment?

Accepted Answer

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Answer

IDEA

Answer

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

Answer

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)