CTA CTA Special Education & Inclusive Practices 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A student with ADHD is having difficulty staying on task. Which support strategy is most appropriate for a teacher assistant?
- Remove the student from the classroom
- Break tasks into shorter chunks and provide frequent check-ins (Correct answer)
- Ignore the behavior and hope it improves
- Increase the length of assignments
Correct answer: Break tasks into shorter chunks and provide frequent check-ins
Breaking tasks into shorter segments and providing frequent check-ins helps students with ADHD maintain focus and manage workload effectively.
Question 2: When assisting a student with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which environmental support is most helpful?
- Frequent unannounced schedule changes
- Maintaining predictable routines and providing advance notice of transitions (Correct answer)
- Removing all visual supports from the classroom
- Encouraging loud, unstructured activities
Correct answer: Maintaining predictable routines and providing advance notice of transitions
Students with ASD typically benefit from predictable routines and advance notice of transitions to reduce anxiety and support regulation.
Question 3: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act provides protections for students with disabilities by:
- Guaranteeing all students an IEP
- Prohibiting discrimination and requiring reasonable accommodations in school (Correct answer)
- Requiring separate classrooms for all students with disabilities
- Funding special education programs only
Correct answer: Prohibiting discrimination and requiring reasonable accommodations in school
Section 504 prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities and requires schools to provide reasonable accommodations for eligible students.
Question 4: A student with a visual impairment needs classroom support. Which accommodation would be most helpful?
- Removing all visual materials from the class
- Providing materials in large print or braille and ensuring seating near the board (Correct answer)
- Assigning only auditory tasks
- Reducing the amount of instruction given to the student
Correct answer: Providing materials in large print or braille and ensuring seating near the board
Providing materials in large print or braille and ensuring preferred seating addresses the student's access needs for visual content.
Question 5: The term 'co-teaching' refers to:
- Two students teaching each other
- A general education teacher and a special education teacher sharing instructional responsibilities (Correct answer)
- A teacher assistant leading the class independently
- Teaching the same lesson twice in one day
Correct answer: A general education teacher and a special education teacher sharing instructional responsibilities
Co-teaching involves a general education teacher and a special education teacher collaborating to deliver instruction to a diverse classroom that includes students with disabilities.
Question 6: When observing a student with a suspected learning disability, a teacher assistant should:
- Diagnose the learning disability themselves
- Document specific observations and share them with the lead teacher (Correct answer)
- Tell the student's parents without involving the teacher
- Ignore observations and continue normal routines
Correct answer: Document specific observations and share them with the lead teacher
Teacher assistants should document specific, objective observations and share them with the lead teacher, who can then initiate appropriate evaluation processes.
CTA CTA Special Education & Inclusive Practices 2
A student with ADHD is having difficulty staying on task.
Which support strategy is most appropriate for a teacher assistant?