GACE Special Education 5

Question 1

A student with a visual impairment requires instruction in Braille. This skill is considered part of which specialized curriculum for students with visual impairments?

Accepted Answer

The Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC)

Answer

The Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) addresses skills unique to students with visual impairments, including Braille literacy, orientation and mobility, and assistive technology.

Question 2

Which federal law requires that students with disabilities who are transitioning out of high school receive transition services in their IEP beginning at age 16 (or younger if appropriate)?

Accepted Answer

IDEA 2004

Answer

IDEA 2004 mandates that transition services—coordinated activities to facilitate movement to post-secondary education, employment, and independent living—be included in the IEP by age 16.

Question 3

An IEP team is discussing a student's reading goal. Which annual goal is written in the most measurable and appropriate format?

Accepted Answer

Given 5th-grade passages, the student will read 120 words per minute with 95% accuracy by the end of the school year

Answer

An appropriate IEP annual goal must be measurable, include a specific condition, performance criterion, and timeline—this option includes all required components.

Question 4

Which concept describes the idea that special education services and supports should be provided to students in ways that are as similar as possible to those provided to students without disabilities?

Accepted Answer

Normalization

Answer

Normalization is the principle that people with disabilities should experience life conditions as close as possible to those typical of mainstream society.

Question 5

A student with a specific learning disability in math has difficulty recalling basic multiplication facts. Which evidence-based strategy best supports automaticity with math facts?

Accepted Answer

Explicit instruction with distributed practice and immediate corrective feedback

Answer

Explicit instruction combined with distributed practice and corrective feedback is the most evidence-based approach for building automaticity with math facts for students with learning disabilities.

GACE - Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators Practice Test

GACE - Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators Practice Test

GACE Special Education 5