Exceptional Student Education Flashcards
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Which component of an IEP describes the specific, measurable outcomes a student is expected to achieve within a given school year?
Answer: Annual Goals
Annual Goals are the measurable targets within an IEP that a student is expected to achieve over the course of the school year based on their current performance levels.
A student with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) struggles with changes in routine and transitions between activities. Which support strategy is MOST appropriate?
Answer: Use visual schedules and advance warnings before transitions
Visual schedules and advance warnings provide predictability and help students with ASD prepare for transitions, reducing anxiety and challenging behaviors.
Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, who qualifies for accommodations?
Answer: Students with physical or mental impairments that substantially limit one or more major life activities
Section 504 covers any student with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity, providing a broader eligibility standard than IDEA.
Which instructional strategy involves providing students with the highest level of support first and gradually reducing assistance as the student demonstrates mastery?
Answer: Most-to-Least Prompting
Most-to-Least prompting begins with the highest level of assistance and systematically fades support as the student gains independence, preventing errors from the start.
A teacher is implementing co-teaching in an inclusive classroom. In the 'One Teach, One Support' model, what is the role of the second teacher?
Answer: Moving around the room to assist individual students while one teacher leads instruction
In the 'One Teach, One Support' co-teaching model, one teacher leads whole-class instruction while the other circulates to provide individual support and assistance.
Which of the following is a characteristic of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?
Answer: Providing flexible means of representation, expression, and engagement for all learners
UDL is a proactive framework that designs instruction with multiple means of representation, action/expression, and engagement to be accessible to all learners from the outset.
An ESE teacher is writing a measurable annual IEP goal. Which of the following is the BEST example of a measurable goal?
Answer: Given a grade-level passage, the student will read 80 words per minute with 95% accuracy by May
A measurable IEP goal must include the condition, behavior, and criterion for mastery; 'Given a grade-level passage, the student will read 80 words per minute with 95% accuracy by May' contains all three elements.