FTCE ESE Assistive Technology and Accommodations 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A student with a visual impairment requires printed materials in Braille. This is an example of which type of accommodation?
- Presentation accommodation (Correct answer)
- Response accommodation
- Setting accommodation
- Scheduling accommodation
Correct answer: Presentation accommodation
Presentation accommodations change the format in which information is delivered to the student, such as providing Braille, large print, or audio versions of materials.
Question 2: Which accommodation involves changing where a student completes an assessment rather than how it is presented or completed?
- Extended time
- Read-aloud
- Separate testing room (Correct answer)
- Calculator use
Correct answer: Separate testing room
A separate testing room is a setting accommodation that changes the environment in which the student completes the assessment, reducing distractions or providing space for other accommodations.
Question 3: For a student with dyscalculia, which accommodation is most directly aligned with their specific disability-related need during math assessments?
- Extended time only
- Read-aloud of all text
- Use of a number line or multiplication chart (Correct answer)
- Preferential seating near the teacher
Correct answer: Use of a number line or multiplication chart
Number lines and multiplication charts serve as memory aids that directly address the difficulty students with dyscalculia have with number sense and mathematical fact retrieval.
Question 4: The term 'Universal Design for Learning' (UDL) refers to:
- Designing buildings to be physically accessible to all students
- Proactively designing curriculum with multiple means of representation, action, and engagement for all learners (Correct answer)
- Creating individualized modifications for each student with a disability
- Retrofitting existing lesson plans with accommodations after identification
Correct answer: Proactively designing curriculum with multiple means of representation, action, and engagement for all learners
UDL is a framework for designing flexible curriculum from the start, providing multiple ways for students to access information, demonstrate knowledge, and engage with learning.
Question 5: When selecting assistive technology for a student, the IEP team should FIRST consider:
- The cost of the device
- The student's specific functional needs and how AT can address barriers to learning (Correct answer)
- What devices other students with similar diagnoses use
- The availability of technology already in the school
Correct answer: The student's specific functional needs and how AT can address barriers to learning
AT selection must be individualized, starting with an assessment of the student's specific functional limitations and how AT can remove barriers to accessing the curriculum and demonstrating learning.
Question 6: A student with a hearing impairment uses an FM system in the classroom. This device works by:
- Converting sign language to spoken words for the teacher
- Transmitting the teacher's voice directly to the student's hearing aid or receiver, reducing background noise (Correct answer)
- Providing real-time captioning of all classroom speech on a screen
- Amplifying all sounds in the room equally for the student
Correct answer: Transmitting the teacher's voice directly to the student's hearing aid or receiver, reducing background noise
An FM system transmits the teacher's voice via a microphone directly to a receiver worn by the student, significantly improving signal-to-noise ratio and speech clarity.
FTCE ESE Assistive Technology and Accommodations 2
A student with a visual impairment requires printed materials in Braille.
This is an example of which type of accommodation?