GACE Special Education 3

Question 1

Which section of a student's IEP must describe how the student's disability affects involvement and progress in the general education curriculum?

Accepted Answer

Present levels of academic achievement and functional performance (PLAAFP)

Answer

The PLAAFP section must explicitly describe how the student's disability affects their involvement and progress in the general education curriculum.

Question 2

A student with an emotional and behavioral disorder repeatedly disrupts class. The teacher finds that disruptions occur most often during independent seatwork. This information was gathered through which process?

Accepted Answer

Functional behavior assessment (FBA)

Answer

An FBA identifies the antecedents, behaviors, and consequences to determine the function of a behavior, including when and where it most commonly occurs.

Question 3

Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which students are eligible for accommodations?

Accepted Answer

Students with any physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity

Answer

Section 504 has a broader eligibility definition than IDEA, covering any student with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

Question 4

A teacher wants to use Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles in her classroom. Which action best reflects UDL implementation?

Accepted Answer

Providing multiple means of representation, action/expression, and engagement for all students

Answer

UDL is a framework that proactively builds in multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement to make learning accessible to all students.

Question 5

Which term describes a student's ability to read words correctly and with appropriate speed and prosody, serving as a bridge between decoding and comprehension?

Accepted Answer

Fluency

Answer

Reading fluency—accurate, automatic reading with appropriate expression—bridges decoding and comprehension by freeing cognitive resources for meaning-making.

GACE - Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators Practice Test

GACE - Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators Practice Test

GACE Special Education 3