Instructional Strategies Flashcards

Which co-teaching model involves the special education teacher working with a small group of students while the general education teacher instructs the larger class?

Answer: Alternative teaching

Alternative teaching involves one teacher working with a smaller group to provide pre-teaching, re-teaching, or enrichment while the other teacher works with the larger group.

A student with an intellectual disability is learning to order a meal at a restaurant. This type of instruction in real-world settings is called:

Answer: Community-based instruction

Community-based instruction (CBI) involves teaching functional skills in the actual natural environments where those skills will be used, maximizing generalization for students with intellectual disabilities.

Which instructional approach uses a series of graduated prompts from least intrusive to most intrusive to help students complete a task independently?

Answer: Least-to-most prompting

Least-to-most prompting starts with the least intrusive prompt and progresses to more direct prompts only if the student does not respond, fading support as independence increases.

For a student with autism spectrum disorder who engages in repetitive behavior that interferes with learning, which evidence-based strategy involves using the preferred behavior contingent on completing work?

Answer: Premack Principle (Grandma's Rule)

The Premack Principle states that a high-probability behavior (preferred activity) can be used to reinforce a low-probability behavior (non-preferred task), making it an effective classroom strategy.

When modifying curriculum for an ESE student, what is the key distinction between an accommodation and a modification?

Answer: Accommodations provide access without altering content standards; modifications change the content or performance expectations

Accommodations provide access to grade-level content without changing what is being learned or assessed, while modifications alter the grade-level content standards or performance expectations themselves.

Florida's requirement that students with disabilities receive education in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) means that:

Answer: Students should be educated with non-disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate, with supplementary aids and services

LRE requires that students with disabilities be educated alongside non-disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate, with the use of supplementary aids and services to support access to general education.