Special Needs & Inclusive Education Flashcards
7 cards from real GED practice questions. Tap to flip, then mark Knew It or Still Learning — missed cards come back until you master them.
Read the first 7 Special Needs & Inclusive Education flashcards as text
A GED student with dyscalculia consistently reverses numbers and struggles with place value. Which intervention strategy is MOST evidence-based for this specific difficulty?
Answer: Explicit instruction using concrete-representational-abstract (CRA) sequence
The CRA sequence moves students from manipulatives to pictures to symbols, building conceptual understanding of number and place value.
Which scenario BEST describes 'co-teaching' in an inclusive classroom?
Answer: A general education teacher and a special education teacher jointly plan and deliver instruction to a mixed group of students
Co-teaching involves two licensed educators jointly instructing a blended class, with both sharing instructional responsibilities.
Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which student is MOST likely to qualify for accommodations?
Answer: A student with ADHD whose symptoms substantially limit their ability to concentrate and learn
Section 504 protects individuals with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity such as learning.
When developing an IEP goal, which format ensures the goal is measurable and legally defensible?
Answer: The student will correctly read grade-level passages aloud with 80% accuracy across 3 consecutive sessions by May 1
A legally defensible IEP goal includes a specific skill, measurable criterion, conditions, and a timeline.
A GED teacher observes that a student with a hearing impairment frequently misses verbal instructions. What is the MOST appropriate first accommodation to implement?
Answer: Providing written or visual versions of all verbal instructions
Written or visual instructions ensure the student has full access to information regardless of their hearing capacity.
What is the defining difference between a 'modification' and an 'accommodation' for a student with a disability?
Answer: Modifications change what the student is expected to learn; accommodations change how the student accesses or demonstrates learning
Accommodations change HOW a student learns or is assessed without altering the standard; modifications alter the content or standard itself.
Which federal law specifically governs early intervention services for infants and toddlers (birth to age 3) with developmental delays?
Answer: Part C of IDEA
Part C of IDEA mandates early intervention services for eligible infants and toddlers from birth through age 2.